Margaret Doyle — The House They Thought Was Theirs

Not that she had loved me well, but that she had mistaken service for proof of love.

“I cared about you,” I said.

“And I still wish you well.

But caring doesn’t mean I have to live under your rules.”

She stared into her tea.

“Gordon says I taught him to expect too much.”

“Gordon is responsible for his own decisions.”

“Even so.”