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^We held each other close—a promise, a vow.

That this would be our forever.^

^It was more than simply agreeing to a dance. It was the fact that he thought of me before anything, that he put my desires and wishes before and beyond his own. I saw it in his every action and word, and my chest felt as if I might fly into a million glittering pieces. This. This was the sort of man a girl dreamed of. And he was mine.^

Not me crying for the third time

^Alexander sought me through the happy crowd of family and friends, and I did not think I would ever grow used to it—the sight of him intent on me, eyes focused as if he had no greater aim than to be at my side.^

^”I only mean to say, she and I are more alike than you might think.”

“You and Miss Haythorne?” Disbelief was stark in his voice. “As alike as a butterfly and a cockroach.”

“Let us hope I am the butterfly in this comparison.”^

🦋🦋🦋

cont’d

“He would be a fool not to want that with you,” he said finally, softer than I’d ever heard him before. “A life of laughter sounds like a dream.”^

😭😭 the dream

^”I always imagined that when I married, I would have a great brood of children to scurry underfoot, to make me laugh and fill my days. Assuming my husband wanted that also, of course.” I stopped suddenly, realizing how my words might have sounded to him. My cheeks filled with heat.

He said nothing for a long moment, his gaze moving to stare out the window.

^”I told him, ‘That woman is in love with you.’” She smiled softly. “And he said, ‘I do not think I will ever be so fortunate.’”

Heavens.^

Me: 🫠🫠😭

^Thankfully, I slept well that night, and the dove-gray dawn woke me gently.^

Oh I love that line

^”We ought to dress for dinner.”^

You know, I kind of wish we had this level of formality. They used to have morning gowns, afternoon, and dinner gowns. Now it’s just sweatpants and sweaters 😔

^Perhaps I should still be angry with her, but I found I could not summon the emotion. She’d asked for my forgiveness, which was more than many in my life had ever done. I did not have it in me to hold a grudge. It was far too exhausting.^