FORTY-FIVE
AlmaIf my life were a movie, the three years following my engagement to Leo would be a series of short video clips played to a romantic song, highlighting our amazing time together. These images would show a fairy-tale life, the kind that only happens in romance movies.
Upon returning from Mackinac Island with stunning bling on my hand, I officially moved in with Leo. I kept my scholarship-allotted dorm room each year, just in case, though I never needed it. The practical side of me knew to maintain that safety net. I’d worked too hard to potentially find myself homeless.
Leo finished his business degree the year following our engagement, and two years later, I completed my teaching degree with magna c*m laude honors.
We remained close with Amos, Quinn, Ethan, and Ollie and
