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don’t recall the last time I felt this whole, this happy, and I can’t get enough
of this. The way he looks at me tells me he feels the same way.
I fall asleep next to him every day, yet every morning I wake up missing him a little more, even when he’s right by my side.
This isn’t about the past—it’s about the future. I can’t trust that you won’t lose faith in me all over again the next time someone accuses me of something, and I don’t want to live with that kind of uncertainty. I don’t want to feel like what we have is precarious, and I can’t build any further on an unstable foundation.”
“I love you with all my heart. I always have, and I always will. I don’t know where to go from here, Goddess. Fuck, I don’t know if the trust we broke can ever be fixed, but we’ll try, okay? Let’s try.”
I always thought I knew my wife better than anyone else, but it’s becoming clear there’s so much I didn’t understand—not truly. I
was so caught up in the injustice of the entire situation that I failed to truly think about what drove her and how much she’s still grieving a woman neither of us really knew in the end.
Lately, it feels like I’m rediscovering my wife all over again, even though she’s been by my side all along. Maybe I wasn’t truly letting her in, not until I nearly lost her all over again. Everything has felt different ever since I took her to my private island, the distance that was always between us diminishing a little more every day.
“Yes, because he can actually cook. Years of lessons and you still can’t fry an egg without burning it.”
“If you’ll be a good girl for me and stay perfectly silent, I’ll fuck you right here, right now.”
“You’re fucking incredible, Mrs. Windsor.”
The happiness we have now surpasses what we had in the past, because this kind? It’s the result of two people coming together despite the odds, despite a history that should’ve torn them apart. It’s us choosing each other even when times get tough. It’s learning and never giving up. With it comes a new kind of happiness and an irrefutable, unmovable kind of love.
“My entire world has revolved around you ever since we were three years old and you walked into class with those adorable braids of yours. I thought you were an actual princess, but as it turns out, you were an enchantress, because I’ve been under your spell ever since.”
“You were the reason I became the person I am today, Celeste. All our lives, you challenged me to do better. Through the good and the bad, there was always one constant: you. As we grew up together, you were the
one who taught me what love really is. I think I first realized I was in love with you when we were fifteen and...
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“I don’t think I’ve ever sabotaged someone that quickly. Within hours, I had his father on the phone, begging me to tell him what they’d done to offend me. That’s what you do to me, you know? You drive me a little crazy, in the very best and worst ways.”
I thought I’d loved you then, but everything that followed showed me what true love really is. You taught me that love isn’t always perfect, like I once thought it would be. It’s laughter and inside jokes, home-cooked meals and flowers, long conversations and apologies. It’s patience and grace, but above all, it’s choosing each other over and over again, even when it isn’t an easy choice.”
“Celestial, I want it all with
you. Everything we missed out on, everything we should’ve had. I want everything we’d planned on, right down to the cake we chose. If you’ll let me, I want to write my own vows, and see you walk down the aisle with a smile on your face. Celeste, will you marry me? Not because you have to but because you want to?”
“I’ve had it for years. It’s the same ring I planned to propose with years ago, and I could never get rid of it. I guess deep down, I’d kinda been hoping it’d eventually still end up on your hand. It’s the shape of a rose because I told you the rose garden was always meant for my wife.”
Marriage takes constant work, and the little things matter as much as the big things. It’s facing your fears and giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting that they won’t. Trust.
She’s my partner in crime, my better half, and I don’t ever want her to feel like I take her for granted. It’s so easy to get caught up in life, to forget what matters most—and that’s exactly why we renew our vows every year.
She’s my best friend and the love of my life. Knowing that she loves me the same is so fucking surreal.
“I vow to love you a little more each day, to appreciate you, and to honor you always. I vow to be faithful, and to be your partner as we navigate our
ever-changing life. I promise to take your side and stand by you, to uplift you. I promise to be there when you need me, even if you don’t want me to be, and to push you to be the best you can be. But above all, Celeste, I vow to be yours, forever and always.”
“I, too, vow to love you forever and always, Zane. I vow to respect and honor you, to be faithful and appreciate you, to make you laugh, and to nurture our relationship. I vow to be your best friend, and to never stop challenging you, but above all, I promise to put you first, and to choose you every single day, even when you make it difficult by spoiling our daughter rotten.”
We made it. Despite the odds. Despite the heartache and pain, we made it.
