"I am scared."
Those three words started it all. Even though there was no explanation for what terrified Cosette, but Maxen remembered embracing her as tightly as he could. In the end, she wasn't able to prepare anything since she just cried and cried. He didn't raise questions when morning rolled in, but he served her and tried to cheer her up.
Patience dominated that weekend. It was Maxen's practice to wait until Cosette was ready to tell him the problem. But she didn't. She simply stayed quiet throughout the weekend, and then, when Monday rolled in, she acted as if nothing was wrong.
The following week went by as if that night didn't happen until Cosette and Maxen had a dinner date with the Blacs. That was when everyone's world stopped.
"I… will not have children," were the words that put a halt to the warm atmosphere in the dining where Conrad, Marcel, Gretchen, Maxen, and Cosette were enjoying a feast.
