I married my high school sweetheart – but on our first anniversary, I overheard a phone call that left me gasping.

the morning. I used to say it with pride, as if it were a medal. Now I just say it and wait to see what kind of face people make.

My high school sweetheart was Aaron.

I sat with him on my grandmother’s porch swing the summer I turned 16, after my mom had passed. He held my hand while I cried about her, and I thought, “This is the one. This is the boy continue reading …