Meredith finally brought up the idea. Nora had thought about it before, so when he asked her now, her answer came without hesitation.

"What about you? Why not come back here and work instead?" she countered, throwing the question back at him.

Meredith paused for a moment before saying, "I can’t do that right now."

He didn’t elaborate, and Nora didn’t press him for more. Instead, she replied firmly, "I don’t want to move overseas." ...