Epilogue
“Trey asked me to marry him today. He said there was no reason for us to keep putting off the inevitable, especially since we’d both graduated high school now.” I laugh out loud in the empty cemetery as I lean against Candy’s tombstone. “I wish you could have been there. You would have loved what he said next. After he informed me we should get on with getting married, he says, we need to get married young, so I will have many, many years of bedding you.” I look down at her grave as if she can see me and roll my eyes. “He seriously said bedding you. I mean, who says that? Of course, you know I said yes. How could I resist such a romantic proposal?”
I lay my head back and let the summer sun warm my face. I’ve been making weekly visits to Candy’s grave since she passed. Much to my
