Chapter 91

“You’ve been pensive since before the wedding,” I continued, “and I know it’s because of what I said about marriage.”

Maury sighed. “It is, and I’m sorry that I’ve pulled away from you, a little. It’s just, I never thought we could get married and was happy with the status quo, and then gay marriage was legal, and my sister was planning her wedding…I got caught up in it and assumed you wanted the same thing, too.”

“I didn’t realize it was something that would be important to you. To tell you the truth, my parents didn’t have a great marriage, and I never thought it would be something I would consider.”

Hesitantly, I reached out to take his cold hand in mine, and was relieved he didn’t pull away. “If it’s what you want, give me some time to think about it, okay? I want you to be happy, no matter what.”