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Whenever Stella and I would get into an argu the conflict, she’d yell at ry, I’d fall a little bither fullest self She was allowing herself the space to exist at her fullest, even if that er appeared She also lived in happiness, too Real happiness The kind of happiness that came from the deepest corners of her beautiful soul

Watching Stella learn to love herselfso attractive about a woman who kneho she was and didn’t feel as if she’d ever needed to apologize for it

About a year ago, she and I opened our first gallery shop: Cinderstella & the Beast We began working together, tying her artwork into ular Even though I was still running Roe Real Estate, I’d found tiraphy, too, because I’d learned how i able to make art with a person I loved was a bonus to it all

The business was runninghow she finally felt coe studio She taught art classes to kids in the inner city, too, helping them develop their own skills

After we received thetiive back to the world in a positive way Thata lot of the money, and our time, to children in need Both in California and rounds of New York Stella and I had many conversations about our core beliefs and what they encoe: all anted to do was give back to those eren’t given the saifts as us

“Hi there,” Stella said, walking up to me on the sandy beach behind our property

“Hello” I s her a kiss on the forehead “You’re tired You should be resting”

She shrugged “The kids requested ht swim, and who am I to disappoint them?”

Kids

Our kids

The sun was setting overhead as h the water It ae within the shortest period It had been five years since Stella and I renewed our vows, and we had done it each autu to it was of the utmost importance