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“Sure it is. It’s you and me, together, and that makes it a dream honeymoon. Plus, it’s someplace that matters to you, so it matters to me, too.”

“You really are amazing. How did I get so lucky?”

“I’m the lucky one. I was in such a bad place when I met you a year ago, and I had no idea how I’d ever turn my life around. But you changed absolutely everything by loving me, and providing stability, and by believing in me. I don’t have the words to tell you how grateful I am, and how much I absolutely adore you.”

“You did the same for me, and I’m so glad I get to spend my life with you.”

Ryan looked so content as he wrapped his arms around me and whispered, “Always and forever, baby.”

* * *

Later on, in private, friends would ask me if I was nervous during the wedding ceremony. They’d say, “It must have been tough to put yourself out there like that, after what happened the first time.”

I shook my head and told them the truth. “I wasn’t nervous at all, because this time, I knew I was marrying the love of my life.”

I was sure of Ryan, and he was sure of me, too. It was that simple.

The End

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