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“Steak and onion rings? It’s not our anniversary for another nancy brain, not you Are you getting forgetful hormones, too?” I teased

“No, I reot married But it doesn’t need to be our anniversary for a special occasion You’re havingaround your neck You deserve all the onion rings in the world,” he said, and kissed ain

“I’ll wear it onthe three rings on es

“How are your feet today?” he said

“Swollen They hurt,” I said

Then my fireman scooped ently on the passenger seat He leaned down and unlaced my shoes and took them off

“You need to prop those up,” he said, sliding the seat back so I could prop my feet on the dashboard

I loved everymy belly before he shut the truck door The picture of us he kept taped to the dash of his truck

It wasn’t our wedding picture It was a picture fro out the candles But ere in the background, captured on Kodak paper for all ti a kiss back by the doorhile everyone else sang happy birthday to round—that I never dreamed could have ended up this way

“I et me”

“Thanks for coforward to this forever”

“You mean all week?” I teased

“No, Ias I can reine for ood,” he said

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