" The directness of her question throws me. " I don't know. Sometimes I think there are only so many opportunities...to get together with someone. And we've both screwed up so many times" - my voice grows quiet - " that we've missed our chance." " Anna." Mer pauses. " That is the dumbest thing I've ever heard." " But—" " But what? You love him, and he loves you, and you live in the most romantic city in the world. "