Tim Welch is a popular history teacher at the Montague Academy, an exclusive private school in Brooklyn Heights As he says, "I was an odd-looking, gawky kid but I like to think my rocky start forced me to develop empathy, kindness, and a tendency to be enthusiastic All of this, I'm now convinced, helped in my quest to be worthy of Kate Oliver " Now, Kate is not inherently ordinary But she aspires to be...