“Then, I won’t have a relationship with my wife’s parents.” I shrug and her eyes widen at my words. “It’ll be hard, losing them. But, to your point, I chose them once and I spent three years being miserable.” I turn in my seat and rub my hand down her cheek, rubbing a thumb under her eye to collect the stray tears that had lingered on her skin. “I’m not losing you twice in a lifetime.”

