See, that was why that could be for later. If it needed to be said at all. But Kathy was firmly convinced that Anders did not have some dire fate that was going to damn him to be alone and unhappy for all of his life. Whatever happened with Nathan was more about Nathan than Anders.

She reached for his hands and held them tightly. "No, we don't get a say. And this sucks." On the brink of giving him a bright, 'but not everything is shit!' speech, she looked at his face and dropped that. Again, for another time.

Sorry, Anders. She'd never coaxed anyone through heartbreak before. She wasn't entirely good at it. "But I don't believe that it's all you get. I just can't believe it. You're worth far more than that."