Chapter 155

The rest of the day was fairly boring for Mara. She took a quick nap, then spent time talking and playing with Cody. Charlotte talked to her and Mara told her about Keegan's offer for her to stay at his.

"He loves you, doesn't he?" Charlotte smiled at her and Mara smiled back telling her about their conversation and about her fears.

"Oh...dear, but answer me this...will you let your future self regret it if you don't try? I mean you loved him once, and I suspect that you still have feelings for him."

"I do, Charlotte, but I don't know if I could..."

"Well, you know what they say...the bigger the risk, the bigger the rewards, right? it's all or nothing. And I know Keegan is a very dependable guy, he wouldn't be Seamus's right-hand man if he wasn't. You know that right?" Charlotte sighed, but she gave Mara another hug before she needed to go with Seamus to her doctor's appointment.

When night came and Cody was tucked away, sleeping, Mara was reading in be