I know.

Patrica walked in to see her friend crying, "Tatiana" she called.

"It's still there Patricia, the pain is still there" she cried.

Patrica ran to her, holding her. She had no words to tell her friends so the pain would go away. She was the only person who could take it away from herself.

Eric drove Jack back in silence. He was gazing through the window silently sobbing.

"Right now you would be sleeping next to your son if you had chosen better" he finally said.

"I know," Jack said.

"And Tatiana would be smiling down at both of you with a look of pride for her man who stood by her and never betrayed her trust" Eric added.

"I know" Jack answered.

"Or indirectly caused the death of her mother"

Jack turned to face Eric, "I KNOW" he yelled.

Eric sighed, "I know you are in pain too, the guilt has been eating you up all these years. But it's just that a feeling but for her, she lost her mother in the process and also the only memory of her father in that land. So Jack instead of thinking about how to stop feeling that guilt, think of a way to help her finally move on from that pain".

....

"Hello" Eric answered he had just got home.

"Hi, home yet?".

"Just got in, how is she? " he said.

Patrica sighed, "just put her to bed, she has decided to go back".

"What was it that bad"

"It was, I don't think Tatiana will ever move on. It was her whole life he destroyed and she tried to move on. But every time she looks at him it all comes back"

"When is she leaving?" Eric asked.

"Tomorrow, she called Steve and he arranged everything"

"That fast, will we be able to see her back here?"

"After all this, she might even really marry that Steve guy".

"WHAT... hi don't joke about that," Eric said.

Patricia laughed, "his much better than that friend of yours and good to Gabriel . He would make a good husband and father".

Eric sighed, "Your pissing me off now, goodnight" he hang up.

Patricia kept laughing. She turned to her now sleeping friend, wondering what she was planning.

She might be denying it but Jack would be in her life no matter what, Gabriel was the bond that brought them together so even if she tried to run away. Her son would bring her back to him.