Maggie Moves On

by Lucy Score

“It’s okay to want more for yourself,” Blaire said, scooping a piece of fresh bread through the olive dip.

“It doesn’t matter if you have a gold-plated toilet. It’s not wrong to want a faithful husband.” “I think what the moms are saying,” Kayla said, “is that it doesn’t matter how much you have, if it’s not what you want. You can’t just decide to be happy with less than.”

“Babies do not complete you. Babies do not make you a fully realized woman. Neither does a man. That’s a truth we all have to learn the hard way.”

Maggie’s phone vibrated. It was a text from Dean. He’d sent a picture of Silas, hat on backward, watching the game while cradling the sleeping Keaton against his chest. Dean: If I had ovaries they’d be exploding. Marry this man and have his beautiful babies.