She and Professor Griffiths did have several similarities. Once upon a time, she would have been utterly rapturous at his interest. But she realized as she opened the door to the cool afternoon, Hulda had no desire to court herself. She didn’t want to be immutable, never changing or growing. She wanted to spend her life with a man who would challenge her, forcing her to stretch and evolve. Someone who made her think differently, who argued the other side, who made her laugh.
