Now it was coming to an end, and it was like he was watching the last flicker of light wink out in the darkness of an endless tunnel.

Because being comfortable meant she might lower her guard, and she could not let that happen.

As compromised as their marriage might be, part of her still believed in her vows. She loved the man he'd been, and she loved the man she knew he could be.

Then you came along and helped me believe in myself again.

Real people had real agendas, real demands, real expectations about how other people should behave.

Believe me, I'm no romantic, and while I've heard all about love at first sight, I've never believed in it, and I still don't. But even so, there was something there, something recognizably real, and I couldn't look away.

It’s never too late to do the right thing.