I married my high school sweetheart at seventy-three to honor his final wish—but after his funeral, his lawyer came to my door and said, “You walked straight into his trap.”

you dare!”

And another voice, the one I’d silenced at 17, said, “Say yes! For once in your life, say yes!”

Thomas had stage 4 cancer. I decided I would grant his final wish.

“Yes,” I whispered. “Thomas, yes.”

His eyes filled with tears. So did mine.

“You won’t regret it,” he said. “I promise you that, Nancy. On my life, you won’t regret it.”

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