His mouth quirks in spite of himself. Somehow the good things about Mary, the challenges and the ways she made them all better, come more easily than the violent end when Molly's this close.

"She sent me this string of texts partway through the honeymoon, when she found out I hadn't danced with you at the wedding. A lot of them were just variations on 'Seriously?'"

You knew before I did, Mary, he thinks, and you were right, and John is right.