![]() We were each other’s light and solace.īe strong, be very strong, and we will strengthen each other. As sweet as a million moments we shared before we could possibly grasp how rare and precious it was, what we had. It’s painfully sweet, that memory wrapping around my battered heart. The years fall away, and we’re those kids standing under an elm tree in the Sterns’ backyard, laughing at shattered glass and sealed by vows we didn’t understand. “I was hoping you’d consider,” he repeats, “marrying me again.” In the slit where a ring would normally be is the tab of a can. He opens the box and I’m so shocked by what’s in there, I laugh. ![]() My wide eyes connect with his, and we both swallow hard, on the cusp of something I wasn’t sure would ever happen. ![]() ![]() He reaches to the floor and pulls up a black velvet box. “I would love to…” He clears his throat again. ![]()
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