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time though, won't she?"

"No," he replied. "No, she won't, or at least it's very unlikely that
she will. She's had counselling, we've both had counselling, and the
top guy in the business has told us that in his opinion, nothing's
likely to change."

"But can't she be put on medication?"

He snorted. "What? Love potion number nine, do you mean? No, Paulie,
there is no medication that will counter what's wrong with Mags. She's
lost the ability to love, and not just to make love, either. She's
withdrawn herself from me."

"Aren't you even going to try to draw her back?"

"Turn on the McGuire charm, you mean? No, I'm not."

"But why not? The two of you had so much going for you." She frowned.
"I know it's a hell of a thing for me to be saying, but surely, big
boy, if you really gave it a go ..."

"Yes, but that's the point. I loved her, and I still care for her, but
I don't love the woman she's become. We sleep in separate bedrooms
now, and one night I heard her locking her door. She doesn't need to,
though. I've got no wish to open it."

"But what about the wee boy you're adopting? The lad you took in after
he was orphaned. I thought the idea was that you were going to raise
him together."

He drew in a deep breath. "We are, and until Maggie says different, we
will. I'll go home this morning and we'll take Rufus out. If it's as
nice a day as yesterday, we might take him to the seaside."

"Will you be allowed to adopt him, though? I thought you had to have
social workers confirm that you have a stable marriage, and all that
guff."

Mario hesitated. "What?" she asked, reading his indecision, as he
pulled himself up to lean against the high, curved headboard of the
bed.

"I didn't want to tell you this; I didn't want to tell anyone who
doesn't have to know, but especially not you. So promise me again it
stays our secret." She nodded. "The thing is," he continued, 'we
don't need the law to let us adopt Rufus. He's Maggie's
half-brother."

He looked at her as she worked through the implications of what he had