Chapter 29: Two years later
“I’m pregnant.” Lizzie said it over breakfast on a Tuesday morning, two years into their marriage. Oliver dropped his coffee […]
“I’m pregnant.” Lizzie said it over breakfast on a Tuesday morning, two years into their marriage. Oliver dropped his coffee […]
They honeymooned in Italy—two weeks of wandering through Rome, Florence, the Amalfi Coast. No schedule, no plans. Just exploration and
The reception was everything the first wedding wasn’t—intimate, joyful, real. Ruby’s backyard had been transformed into a fairy tale. String
Wedding planning, Lizzie discovered, was much easier the second time around. Maybe because she knew what mattered. Not the flowers
Six months later, Oliver asked Lizzie to meet him at the cathedral. “Why?” Lizzie asked over the phone. “Because I
One year after the bridge, Oliver took Lizzie back to the restaurant where they’d had their first date. “Why are
Six months after saying “I love you,” Lizzie found herself at a crossroads. Her business was thriving—she’d expanded to three
Three months into their real relationship, Lizzie realized she was happy. Not the careful, guarded happiness she’d been protecting. Real,
The day of the board vote, Oliver kissed Lizzie goodbye like he was going to war. “It’ll be okay,” she
The invitation arrived by courier on a Saturday morning. Lizzie stared at the cream-colored envelope, recognizing the Richardson family crest