Chapter 49: How Long

I knew better, but my feelings for Maggie were the sort you hid and never showed. Setting aside Abigail as an obstacle, Sullivan would never allow Maggie and me to be together. Besides, our lifestyles, families, and incomes were worlds apart; even if we managed to force it for a while, sooner or later we would break because our values pulled us in different directions. So I chose to be Maggie's friend. At least that way we wouldn't paint ourselves into an awkward corner. "Maybe it's time I found...