Back on the porch, I looked at Elizabeth, who was smiling as she watched our grandchildren play in the yard.
“It’s funny,” I said.
“That one promise changed everything.”
Elizabeth turned to me, her eyes as bright as ever. “You kept it,” she said. “And so did I.”
We sat there in comfortable silence, watching the sun set, surrounded by the life we built together.
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