We only had a couple of days before Lucas had to get to work on the airport project. His office was right in the palace but he was barely there, always at the site working directly with the crews. I knew how important the project was, but he worked such long days.
I got Hunter in his stroller and took him out in the palace gardens. His eyes were so wide as he took in the world around him.
“Look at those pretty flowers. Soon, you’ll be able to pick them and smell them,” I told him.
Pausing, I looked around. There were security guards hovering on the edge of the gardens. They were always around.
I knew they were there to keep me safe, but I didn’t know any of them. They didn’t talk to me but I knew they watched me. It was so strange.
“Oh, Hunter, look at this.” I walked the stroller over to a pond.