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I TOOK HIS HAND

“I don’t need to be the first thought in every emergency.”

He looked at me.

“But I need to exist somewhere in the decision.”

“I know.”

“No.”

I squeezed his fingers.

“You know now.”

He nodded.

Then whispered:

“I’m sorry.”

I believed him.

That didn’t mean I stopped being furious.

Marriage can hold multiple emotions at once.