and in that instant, nothing else mattered. Not the song, not the place, not the other couples around him. Only this, only her.

You are my best friend as well as my lover, and I do not know which side of you I enjoy the most. I treasure each side, just as I have treasured our life together.

sometimes our future is dictated by what we are, as opposed to what we want.

The scariest thing about distance is that you don’t know whether they’ll miss you or forget you.

It was a life, she eventually concluded, that had been lived in the middle ground, where contentment and love were found in the smallest details of people's lives. It was a life of dignity and honor, not without sorrows yet fulfilling in a way that few experiences ever were.

She had been proud of his decision to serve his country, her heart bursting with love and admiration the first time she saw him outfitted in his dress blues.

A story about family, first loves, second chances, and the moments in life that leads you back home