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Perhaps he only means Leonie was unstable, but hoould he know?

Fucking Griffin and his cluster bomb tactics

“As for lonely, how can I be with such falass in the most insincere toast of my life

“But everyone needs love” My attention slides to Portia, whose gaze relued to her wine “And sometimes friendship can develop into love”

Oh, Portia We have never even been friends

And if there’s soht htrandparents,We’ve all chosen poorly or had love slip away If you believe e is cursed But back in the real world, which is where I prefer to dwell, it’s neither ic nor a lack of luck that is the cause It’swith our familial responsibilities, make us very hard to love But that’s not an explanation for anyone this evening

“That’s where boundaries come in,” I reply, my tone low, so low I’m sure that few people heard A formal dinner isn’t the place to bare your soul, nor is it the place to re next to you not to build up her hopes Or to explain to the woman you’re obsessed with, the woood

“Boundaries?” h she can’t help herself and her bat-like hearing

“Rules, if you like”

Rules that I govern my relationships by Relationships omen who know they will never co list of my responsibilities Women who know and are coain co her a service Having her by my side would be a mistake It would be to make her into someone else To bend her spirit To bend her will To force her to fit to a mould that isn’t hers

At the thought, I give a rueful ser a one-night blessing But as much as I want her, I’m not about to fall in love Lust, however, seems another matter

“But love doesn’t play by the rules,” Isla says, returning to trite states as she seeks corroboration froe

“You’re right” My gaze slices up,Holland’s at the other end of the rooht reason, if it’s meant to be, it will alork out in the end”

And I have to believe that right now