Chapter 18 - A Quiet Anniversary

Two years after they moved into the house, they celebrated their move-in anniversary.
They had a picnic in their own backyard.
"Do you remember the first night?"
Sophie asked.
"I remember how scared you were,"
Richard said.
"I was scared,"
She admitted.
"But you didn't leave."
"I’m never leaving, Sophie."
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She leaned her head on his shoulder, eating an apple, eyes content.
The fear was a faded scar, but the life they had built was the new skin.