Six days had passed since the fever and Sienna had noticed a significant change in Elias from the day she brought up the idea of a divorce. Since then, he had been transformed--attentive, deliberate, almost boyish in his eagerness to keep her close. The wall he had erected between then had come down. Every day he found a new corner of the city to explore with her, as if it were a bouquet he was offering, one petal at a time.
He introduced her to three of his closest friends, men of wit and loyalty who all happened to be from common families. They welcomed her warmly into their circle. He avoided working late, choosing instead to spend evenings with her and the children, weaving himself into their daily lives.
