livia shook her head at him. “You don’t give yourself enough credit Morris. This shop is still what it is because of you.” She smiled at him knowing he took pride in the work that he did. Delancey furniture was talked about in high regard far and wide from Big Sky. She was pretty sure that her grandparents even had a piece of Delancey furniture that probably went to someone else in the family when they died. Pushing those thoughts away she listened to Morris go on. “You were my first Morris, and only one till Blaine was around four. Dad sent him packing though when he saw the bruises on me. I never allowed him around Blaine.” She admitted to him.

She knew without a doubt that Blaine was Morris’s son, and a Delancey so she didn’t push any further. She’d brought it up for Morris’s benefit. She shook her head. “I thought it best to talk to you first. He’s still reeling from me telling him what the doctor told me. I’m heading over to talk to him as soon as I leave here. I wanted to know how you felt about having another son that you never knew about.” She would love to put off telling Blaine a little longer, but twenty-four years was long enough especially when he just found out his mother had incurable cancer.

livia nodded when Morris said it was a shock. She knew it would be. It was her fault for never coming clean before, and it had to be unsettling. “Thank you Morris. I know he’ll be in good hands when I’m not here anymore.” She inhaled deeply after saying that. Something she didn’t even want to think about. She wanted more than anything to be there to see her son become a father, and spoil his kids rotten. Watch them grow up and love them like a grandmother should. Alas that wasn’t going to be in the books for her, and she hated that more than anything. Morris would get that luxury of spoiling their grandchildren, and that made her feel a little bit better.

She shook her head at him as he went on. “No Morris quit saying that you are sorry. It was all me. I’m the one who should be sorry for keeping Blaine from you all these years. Not wanting to screw your life up. I should go now and go check on Blaine and tell him the truth.” She smiled at Morris. “I’ll ask him if he wants me to set something up with you when you let me know it's a good time to meet. Or if he wants to do this on his own.” She gave Morris a hug before she could stop herself and gave him a kiss on the cheek inhaling his scent one last time. One that made her a bit dizzy, but she was able to steady herself as she quickly pulled away.

livia blinked back the tears that were threatening hearing him call her by his nickname for her. She didn’t want to think about what could've been. Life was too short the way it was for that. She had to get out of here before she said something stupid. She just nodded at him feeling a little at a loss what to say now. She was a bit shocked that he had hugged her back. She took a few steps away. “I’ll let you know.” She headed towards the door, before stopping as she reached for the door handle. With a deep breath she told him what was in her heart then.

“You were my first love Morris, and will always have a special place in my heart. Especially being the father of my child. That love has never gone away. They say if you love something you should set it free, and that was I guess what I did back then. I could have fought for you, but you were happy, and I wasn’t going to spoil that. Then or now.” With that said, not even looking at him she rushed out the door as the tears started to slide down her cheeks. She pulled her keys out of her pocket getting her car unlocked with the keyless lock and slid into her car when she got there.