Chapter 1758
Brenna and Ethan were spending time at Emmett’s home. His twin daughters, who had only recently learned to walk and still couldn’t string a word together, tottered around the living room on unsteady little legs. Brenna and Ethan had brought toys, and they couldn’t help smiling as they watched the two girls make their wobbly circuits across the floor, soft giggles drifting through the room.
Both children were strikingly pretty. Brenna settled in to play with them alongside Shari, while Ethan drifted over to his father.
“Dad, what did you want to talk to me about?”
Ethan hadn’t been visiting as often as he might have liked—his mother’s disapproval made every visit a potential source of conflict. Each time she found out he had been here, an argument followed. To avoid unnecessary tension at home, he had been keeping his visits quiet.
Emmett, for his part, was in excellent spirits. Even if his sons rarely came by, his two little girls were more than enough to fill his days with warmth and life.
“Kenny called me yesterday,” Emmett said. “He wants me to help Rosanna land a position in civil aviation. But after reaching out to some old contacts, it seems no one is willing to hire a woman as a pilot. Can you do something about that?”
Ethan nodded. “Kenny already spoke to me about it. It’s not impossible, Dad—it may just take a little time. I’ll sort something out.”
Emmett let out a sigh. “Honestly, I think Rosanna would do perfectly well in airline management. She doesn’t need to insist on becoming a captain or co-pilot. But she’s stubborn. And all the traveling that comes with the job—short domestic flights are one thing, but what about long international routes? Who’s going to look after her son?”
𝖱𝗈𝗆𝖺𝗇𝖼𝖾 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌 𝗈𝗇 𝗀𝖺𝗅𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅𝗌.𝖼𝗈𝗆
Ethan didn’t see it as an insurmountable obstacle. He respected Rosanna’s choices and intended to help her however he could. “A nanny can handle that. And Rosanna is more than capable. Men and women aren’t so different in this regard—she was an outstanding fighter pilot. She can handle it.”
Emmett went on grumbling that Rosanna was difficult to deal with, that her personality was as strong-willed and uncompromising as Elsa’s had once been. Ethan listened without argument.
Then Emmett shifted the subject entirely. “So when are you and Brenna planning to have a baby? You’ve been married for nearly two years now—it’s about time.”
He glanced toward Brenna and continued, “Her situation is a little complicated. The military has its eye on her. They’re preparing to put her in charge of the fifth-generation fighter project, which will take at least two or three years to complete. You two should think about starting a family sooner rather than later, before it interferes with her work down the line.”
Ethan looked caught off guard. “She never mentioned any of that to me.” Then his expression shifted to something more urgent. “But Dad—she’s already pregnant. I need to speak to the military. That project isn’t small, and she shouldn’t be leading something that demanding right now.”
A tight knot of concern settled in his chest. How could the military hand such an exhausting undertaking to a pregnant woman? He wasn’t going to allow Brenna to be buried under that kind of pressure.
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