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had a dollar to spare. Brad was a self-made man, and till
the very end, he never lost sight of what was important to
him.”
Savannah eyed Maddox, and they shared a silent
conversation.
“I fell in love with Brad when I was eleven. He was my
first love, my first kiss… I remember the first time I saw
him. It wasn’t anything romantic. Actually, if you heard the
real story behind our first meeting, you’d think I was lying.
I remember…”
She broke off, choking on her cries.
“Brad and I got married at a court house. We exchanged
the cheapest rings. Rings that we had bought from the
gas/convenience store. It was the simplest wedding, but it
was the best day of my life, second to the day I gave birth
to our son. Brad taught me to be strong, to always chase
what I want in life. He loved unconditionally. He wasn’t
always good at showing it, but he loved. Hard. He’d
whisper his accomplishments to me, and he’d whisper his
regrets.”
Her eyes clung to Maddox, desperate for him to listen,
to hear her unsaid words. “His last words to me were that
he wished he had more time with us.”
Maddox sucked in a sharp breath, and he held my hand
in a death grip. “He wasn’t a perfect human, or the perfect
husband or the perfect father, but as long as he was alive,
he tried. And that was all that mattered. If there’s one
thing my life with Brad taught me was that love…”
Her eyes searched ours, and she held onto us in the
moment, holding us still with her gaze. “Love is messy…
love is ugly. Love is roses and thorns. Love is…
unconditional. You don’t give up on love. You fight and
fight… and fight for it, because it is worth every tear, every
ache… every smile, every laugh.”
She smiled through her tears. “This isn’t the movies. Or
a romance book. It’s real, and it’s going to hurt. You see,