While Dustin and her mother argued, Juliette waited impatiently. This had turned into a never-ending goodbye! How longer would she have to wait?
"Sorry for the ambush", she told Robin, flushed. "Neither Dustin nor I imagined this".
"Don't worry, I understand. They're nervous and rightly so".
"Not all of them, just my mom. But I swear she means well".
"I know, and it's fine, really".
This said, Robin turned to Karen again.
"You don't have to worry about anything, Dr. Shen. I didn't come here to take advantage of Juliette, on the contrary, I'm here to support her".
"Did you hear, mom?", Dustin pointed.
"Alright, I'll give you the benefit of the doubt".
"Thank God! Can we leave now?" Dylan asked, exhausted. Rowan looked pretty tired too.
"Excuse my behavior, I just don't want you to get hurt again".
"Calm down, mom, I know what I'm doing".
"I pray that you do, or you'll be in a lot of trouble".
Dylan turned to Robin.
"Don't take what Karen says personally. She's not against you, she's just worried about Jul, like all of us".
"I get it, and I admire your family values. We don't have anything like that in the Future".
"I know, and so does Karen, hence her concern".
"Believe me, I prefer the rules of your time, that's why I decided to get married here, I only regret that it wasn't with your daughter".
"Well, I bet you'll find a solution for that".
"Well, we're leaving", Karen continued. "I hope Robin didn't get the wrong impression of me".
Juliette smiled.
"You don't know him. If there's something he respects and admires are the old-fashioned family values".
"Yeah, the concept of family has been devalued in the future. Babies by design, multiple spouses, love as a form of entertainment, no commitment at all. That's why your father and I decided to return to the Present. Anyway, I hope you'll make the best choice for Rowan".
"I will, mom. Thanks for caring".
Before walking to the door, Dylan asked Robin some questions about Emit and his mission. Robin didn't want to inform him anything until he found out what had happened to his descendants. How to tell him all of them were missing in 2054, including his grandchild Rowan? Luckily for him, Dustin came to the rescue.
"Well, family, it's time to go".
"Where's Logan?", Karen asked.
"Upstairs, playing on Jul's computer. I'll go get him", Dustin said and disappeared up the stairs. Dylan got distracted and didn't ask anything else. Phew!
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