Where the Streets Have No Name
Chapter 35
Edward hadn't thought of the consequences of his marriage that far ahead. In fact, the notion of separation only came to him as he was trying to refute his father. An eternity of being bound to Carmen was a daunting concept indeed. But surely she couldn't keep him from a divorce on religious grounds.
He wasn't Catholic.
In fact, neither was she from what he could tell. Her insistence on marriage seemed to have more to do with appeasing her family than any personal conviction she had on the matter. After all, she didn't have any gripe about terminating the pregnancy.
"If it comes to that," Edward began, "I'm not saying it will, but if it does, she can't impose her Catholic rules on me; I'm just marrying her, not joining her church. Besides, it won't be a matter of life or death anymore. She won't have the upper hand like she does now. She can't force me to stay in the marriage if I don't want it."
"Do you even realize that when you speak of Carmen it sounds like you are talking about an adversary, not someone who's about to be your partner in life? And what about your son or daughter? Have you considered how it would impact them to see their parents at each other's throat? Is that the stage you want to set up for them?" Carlisle asked pointedly.
"No, of course not! I'm only talking about remote possibilities here. Of course I hope it will never come to that," Edward protested vehemently. "But for the sake of argument, more than half the children in this country are raised by divorced parents. It's not ideal, but it's better than..."
He couldn't finish his sentence.
Better than what?
Death?
How can one die who has never been?
Never being.
Surely it's a fate worse than being raised in a broken home, isn't it?
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