There’s nothing like being married to your best friend. I realize with a start that Odette really has become my best friend. She’s the first person I think about when I wake up and the first person I want to share good news with. She has been a balm to my closed-off heart and a breath of fresh air in a lifetime of busyness. Something in my heart has changed since she walked into my life, like the molecules of my body have shifted, causing my heart to double in size. I miss her when she’s only been away for a few hours; I find myself daydreaming about her smile, and I have to touch her every
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