the woman he had abandoned because he believed she might never have children.
He searched for the headquarters of Little Nests.
Then he drove straight to Back Bay.
Elena refused to let him upstairs.
So Alex waited on the sidewalk outside her office for almost three hours.
When she finally emerged through the glass doors, she showed almost no surprise at finding him there.
“I saw you on television,” Alex said, struggling to control his voice. “Elena, I need an answer.”
She pulled her coat more tightly around herself.
“You