Never Legally Mine

Five years ago, Sophie Bennett and I had a lavish wedding.

But for five years, she kept refusing to make our marriage legal. Every time, the reason was Daniel Pierce.

He'd been born with a heart condition, she said. He couldn't handle the shock. We'd have to put off the paperwork a little longer.

One day, I looked at the wedding photo on our table and finally asked, "His condition isn't going away. Does that mean you'll never legally marry me?"

Sophie pointed at the photograph, disappointment written all over her face.