She held the side of my face before tonguing me down for a solid minute. “I knew you liked me, but I had no idea you’d thought about me being your wife then.” Her thumbs massaged the back of my neck. “As far as me showing up…I remember you mentioning in one of our email threads, that you were gonna be the first person to graduate from college in your family. Immediately, I knew I was gonna be there, in-person, no matter what. I just,” she shrugged, “wanted to be there to see it happen and celebrate with you.”
