And when Theo proposed a year later, in the garden behind his mother’s house, I saw no reason to say “no.”
Dad said something I’d heard maybe three times in my entire life.
He looked so earnest when he held out the ring and asked, “What do you think about forever?”
And it felt inevitable, like this was where we’d been headed all along.
“I think forever with you sounds amazing,” I replied.
He wrapped his arms around me and twirled me around. I thought we were set for life… that we’d grow old together, have kids, and sit side by side in a nursing home one day, joking about how times had changed.
I was so sure I’d found the right person.
It felt inevitable.
We went all out while planning the wedding.
The venue, the flowers, the dress… oh, the dress! I felt otherworldly in that gown.
Everything was finalized, but then I got an unnerving phone call.
It was two nights before the wedding. Theo was at his bachelor party, and I was hosting a small get-together at home with my bridesmaids and maid of honor.
We’d just finished applying face masks when my phone rang.
The man on the other end of the line started talking the moment I picked up.
