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"Jules."

"I—" A tear rolls down her cheek. Then she blinks, and her eyes are wet. "I… Griff…"

"Yeah, baby?"

"It's perfect. Thank you."

I wrap my arms around her. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"Loving me. Trusting me. Giving me time."

She nods. "Always."

"I'm going to hold you to that."

"I know." She presses her lips to mine. "I am too."

"You are what?"

"You waited for me too. You trusted me too."

"I love you more than anything."

"Me too. I mean, I love you too."

I do away with my gloves. Bring my hand to her cheek. Pull her into a slow, deep kiss.

It hits me slowly, then all at once.

My wife trusts me with her body, her heart, her soul.

That's everything.

She's everything.

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