“I’m so in love with him, Claire,” I confessed, and then I burst into tears. “I love him so much that the thought of him not being okay is killing me.” “Does Johnny know how you feel?” I shook my head and cried harder. “I shouldn’t have left him,” I sobbed. “I should have stayed with him.” “You couldn’t,” she said in a gentle tone. “Mr. Mulcahy would’ve never allowed you.”
