I take no credit for that.

He changed the course of his life when he made amends with the people he hurt. Living with a clear conscience makes life so much sweeter.

My aunt wasn’t invited. I know it’s healthier to forgive her in the long run, but I’m not there yet.

But something Lark said to me more recently stuck. “There have been more than enough broken hearts in this lifetime.” After checking with her dad, she invited Liz.

And she showed up.

I leave her and John chatting at the buffet to find my bride near the garden just before sunset. “Need a breather?” I ask, wrapping my arms around her.

“No. Just wanted to stand back and take it all in. I used to work these events, and now, here I am hosting one.” She smiles. “It’s pretty surreal.”

Lark hasn’t changed from the girl I met, but I have. For the better. Because if I learned anything along this journey to the altar, it’s that all we used to be doesn’t matter. It’s who we are now that counts. When she helped me escape my past, I discovered who I had always wanted to be. In business—my own boss. In my personal life—her husband.

Now I’ve achieved both.

I hold out my elbow, and she wraps her arm around it. “Are you ready to spend the next eighty years together?”

“Only eighty?” She laughs and bumps into me. “I’ve been thinking.”

“About?”

“I think forever sounds better. What do you think?”

“Sounds perfect to me, Doctor.”

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