09-09-2019, 09:15 PM
Elijah smiled weakly and looked away. " I know all that, but.. I don't.. want a woman to pretend to love me.. just so she could be married to a nice man with a steady life. Besides, I'm a constable. You can never guarantee anything in my life." He almost mentioned it was like being at sea, but Tom came to mind and he certainly knew better.