The marriage she had assumed naively would be the end of every serious relationship now seemed a very distant - if not unreachable - shore. Whereas Luke was very near, and the feelings he aroused in her were like an undertow, pulling her down.
Luke had waited long enough
If - when - he decided he had waited long enough she was far from certain what her response would be.
The marriage she had assumed naively would be the end of every serious relationship now seemed a very distant - if not unreachable - shore. Whereas Luke was very near, and the feelings he aroused in her were like an undertow, pulling her down.</s>If - when - he decided he had waited long enough she was far from certain what her response would be.</s>Luke had waited long enough