Victoire swallowed tightly. "It would all be so much easier if I could be younger though. Or forget I was ever with Teddy. That--that feels like the only thing that's ever going to make this easier, you know? I can't move on. Even if I wanted to, what if he disappeared and came back and expected me to be there for him? I can't be with someone else. His marriage might not count, but mine does. I can't abandon that."
She rubbed her eyes and sniffed. "You're right. I know you're right. But how am I supposed to do that when we have to be parents to Kitty? I don't - I don't want Kitty around - around the other--" She stopped and cleared her throat. "Kitty deserves to have both parents."