“What about me?”
Shoshana looked at the sea and slowly shook her head. “I could never be parted from my child and I could never let you know that pain.”
“And if I wore that ring? If I became part of Michael’s harem?”
“That’s a lifetime commitment, Jan,” she said sadly, “it’s made out of love of Michael.”
They sat quietly for a long time, each lost in their own thoughts.
Shoshana took Janet’s hand. That night, they slept in each other’s arms.
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