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remarkable.”
    “I’m surprised you can accept this all so
easily.”
    “Helena was a very mysterious woman.” His
eyes glimmered. “I could spend a lifetime trying to understand
her.” He shook his head with a grin. “Certain things she did, or
knew, make so much more sense to me now. I can’t believe she was
willing to give it all up for me.”
    “I get the impression she would have done
anything for you. Putting your child’s future before her own was a
huge sacrifice.”
    “How does she fare?”
    “Not well.” Gemma frowned. “She blames
herself for everything you’re going through. The murder
accusations, your… death.”
    “My death?”
    “Well, not anymore.” Gemma smiled lightly
trying to take the punch out of her truth.
    “So you just… changed history?”
    “Uh-huh.”
    “Hm.” His head tipped in contemplation.
“Remarkable.”
    “I’m not done though.” Gemma nibbled on her
cheek. “I need your help to keep changing it. You see Helena needs
to know you forgive her. She’s never… gotten over you.”
    “But you said she’s… married.”
    Gemma noted the distinct edge to Nathaniel’s
voice. She softened her own to compensate. “She is and she loves
Bryan, but… not like she loves you.”
    It was a sad reality. Gemma knew the art of
moving on was a hard one to master. Helen had done her best to give
Harrison a normal life, but she had paid a significant price.
    “She’s the most amazing woman I’ve ever
encountered, such strength, such passion. She was my life. If only
she had told me the truth.”
    Gemma hugged her knees and rocked forward. “I
think she wanted to, but was afraid.”
    “I would have still loved her.”
    “I know… and I think she knew that too. I’m
guessing she didn’t tell you, because she knew you’d be able to
convince her to stay. She probably stole away in the dark, because
one look at your face would have annihilated her will. It was the
only way she could be strong.”
    Nathaniel could only swallow and shake his
head. Gemma allowed the silence to linger, giving him time to
process the bombshell of information. She averted her gaze,
choosing to admire the horses instead. Her thoughts lingered on
Helen as she waited, wondering how she would cope with this change
in history.
    “I do forgive her, though there’s hardly a
need. Her reasons were virtuous.”
    Gemma’s head whipped around with the quiet
statement.
    “I love her so much. I’d do anything for
her.”
    A smile grew on Gemma’s face as she felt her
belly ignite. “That’s what I was hoping you’d say.”
    Nathaniel’s head shot up, his eyes narrowing.
“You have a plan?”
    She nodded. “How do you feel about
sailing?”
    Nathaniel’s eyebrows rose then dropped as
understanding dawned.
    “They’ll just keep hunting you if you stay
here,” Gemma quickly justified. “There’s a passenger ship leaving
from Liverpool in a few days time. It’s the closest port to where
we are. If we leave today, we should be able to make it.”
    “Where’s it bound?”
    “New York.”
    “You want me to go to America?”
    Gemma nodded with a hopeful grin.
    “And what am I supposed to do there?”
    “Write a letter.”
     
    * * * *
     
    It took them three days to reach Liverpool.
Gemma tried not to push Nathaniel too hard. They rode at a slow
amble and stopped early in the day to set up camp. They spent their
evenings talking of Helen and Harrison. Nathaniel remembered every
detail of his time with his “morning star” and Gemma relished his
intoxicating stories. She tried to stay casual about her feelings
for Harrison, but Nathaniel’s passion was inspiring and she had
soon shared all her secret dreams and fears over the relationship.
Nathaniel listened with a patient smile. He reminded her so much of
Harrison sometimes she found it hard to breathe and ached to see
her boyfriend again.
    The sound of seagulls filled the harbor.
Gemma glanced up at the greedy birds circling the docks and