“You think a person comes out of a house like that undamaged? You don’t see it now, Kate, but it’s there. I promise you. Marriage is long. All the seams get tested.” “Well, you would know, right?” Kate said, Francis gave her a warning look. She looked right back. “Why him?” “Because I love him.” “Love isn’t enough. Not even close.” “It is for me. Him, too.” Francis smiled but there was no light in it. “You don’t have the first clue what you’re talking about.”
