Henley To say the ride back to the palace was quiet was an understatement. But at least one good thing came out of it: Gerard got the waitress's number. Whether he calls her or not may be a different story, but maybe I got my point across. I didn't want to hurt him, but perhaps now he could stop the games. But with Gerard, it wasn't a game. I just hoped he found a nice woman to settle down with one day, but that woman wasn't me. I wish it were. Then life would be a lot less complicated. But if Declan loved me the way Gerard seemed to, there would no longer be a problem. Then I wondered… can you force love, or does it just happen? But I already knew the answer. You can't force love. Either you love someone, or you don't. But then there were plenty of gray areas, too. Look at Mom and