"Thank you" he said shipping on the water before dropping it on the table in front of them. "I do consider your children as mine of course they are" Varian said licking his lips. "Of course you should, they are yours," Ellen said. Varian's eyes opened in shock, she was not using the same tone she was using before she left to get the water. "Hmm, okay" "Yeah," she said clearing her throat. Her tone was not encouraging to him to continue the conversation. He wanted to be clear with her that she was the one he was talking about. They sat there staring out into space with silence around them. Ellen felt as if she was being too hard on him but she would rather be hard on him than allow herself to be used by him. She did not need to know his plans for the future and his family. She wa