Moving on

Anna watched her father leave, and without thinking about anything else, she fell asleep with her son still in her arms.

When she woke up. She remembered her baby and was startled when she didn't find him in her arms. She thought he had fallen and, in her despair, she didn't realize that there was someone right next to her. It was only when she turned to see if her baby was on the floor that she saw two polished luxury shoes, and raised her head until she saw Beth's smiling face, wearing a black suit.

“The nurse has taken the child for a bath and a change of clothes, so you can change too.”

“What are you doing here?”

“I'm going to work for your father. I'm going abroad with you.”

Anna smiled happily. She would have someone to talk to who didn't know another language either.

“I'm happy for you... Did he say what the nature of your service is?” She asked, making sure that her father hadn't revealed that he was a mobster. She wondered if her father knew he was handin