this ridiculous rose. The man who realized at the end that I deserved the truth.”
My voice softened.
“You kept him from me for fifty-six years. I don’t know whether I’ll ever forgive that.”
I looked out the window.
“But you finally gave him back.”
Adrian said nothing.
“So ask me again another day.”
His eyes filled.
“I will.”
We both understood there might not be many days left for him to ask.
That night, I returned home exhausted.
It was almost midnight when I walked into my kitchen.
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