Caroline lowered her eyebrows. “Why not?”
“Because of my parents,” Maggie explained. “See, they weren’t ‘in love’ when they got married. Mom was pregnant, and Dad’s a responsible guy. The thing is, he had a choice. He could have become bitter about being married to a woman he didn’t love, but that’s not what happened. He decided to love her, and after a while he did. It was a choice.”
“Chose to love someone?” Caroline’s overwhelmed mind refused to grasp the radical concept.
“It doesn’t make sense, does it, based on what fairy tales tell us? But it was real,” Maggie explained. “When she passed away, he grieved until I was afraid he would die of it. I think if it hadn’t been for me, he would have. I’m thankful he’s got Selene now, even if I seem uncomfortable. She makes him happy. But her
