I knew I loved Emma. I’ve known for a while. But it’s only in this moment that I realize how deep it goes. It’s the soul-deep, earth-shattering kind of love. The kind of love that changes lives and hearts and futures. The kind of love I never thought would be mine but is here, standing in front of me, in a living room full of pillows and blankets and tacos and an excited seven-year-old on a rainy fall night. It’s not at all how I imagined it, but it’s better than I ever could have dreamed. Now to grab onto it and find the courage and trust to never let go.
