But even she had figured out that there was no point giving up a great job and following him to the ends of the earth, when he simply refused to make any promises about, or even discuss, the future.

I studied literature design and fashion design.

She didn't want to let go of him, or the baby, but sometimes life made you give up what you loved most.

I have these wonderful homes, and no one to share them with.

I've shut myself inside these walls, and I'm going to be a very lonely old lady if I'm not careful.

Her life was beginning to make sense again, although she couldn’t say she was enjoying it. But her mind was clear, and her heart was not constantly as heavy. Only when she thought about him. But she knew that in time, she’d survive it. She had done it before and would again. Eventually the heart repairs.

And the worst thing she had heard were the words he hadn't said, the fact that he hadn't loved her.