“You didn’t figure it out?” Elizabeth sounded surprised.
“Evidently not. It was far too cryptic for me.”
“For you, perhaps, but it wasn’t cryptic at all for Francesca.”
“You’re not making it any clearer. It’s been bothering me for ages now, I haven’t been able to figure it out and I can’t exactly ask her.”
“I don’t know whether you’re hopelessly naïve or just blind. I think she likes Selene, so I told her she should say something.”
“Of course she likes Selene, they have been friends for years.”
“No, I meant… never mind.”
“Oh…” it finally occurred to him that she didn’t mean friendship, “I don’t think my sister is capable of that kind of emotion, Elizabeth.”
“You didn’t think you were capable of feeling that way until you met me.”
“I would never have loved anyone if I didn’t bond w
