" He gave me my first kiss, patted my head, and told me there would be someone much better for me down the line."
"Was there?"
"Oh yes, though it would be years before I found him."
"Nicholas' grandfather?"
She smiles fondly and nods. "Edward was not at all my type when we first met. In fact, I thought he was a little rude. He didn't like me much either. I wasn't afraid to speak my mind in an age when most women would have happily zipped their lips and married a nice boy from a nice family."
"What happened?"
"Oh, he fell hopelessly in love with me, of course. "

― R.S. Grey , Love the One You Hate