He smiled.
“I wanted all of it.”
The smile faded.
“But wanting doesn’t change anything.”
He looked directly into the camera again.
“So here’s what I need both of you to remember.”
He paused.
“Don’t spend your lives standing beside my grave.”
“Go camping.”
“Celebrate birthdays.”
“Fall in love again.”
The last words caught me completely off guard.
He was looking at me now.
“Emma.”
“If one day you meet someone kind…don’t let guilt convince you that loving again means you loved me less.”
“It doesn’t.”
“I’ve had the greatest gift anyone could ask for.”
“I got to be your husband.”
“I got to be Noah’s dad.”
“I’ve already won.”
I buried my face in my hands.
Noah wrapped both arms around me.
We cried together until the room fell silent.
When I finally looked back at the television, Ethan was smiling again.
Ethan leaned back in his chair and smiled.
“I know what you’re doing.”
Noah frowned.
“What?”
Ethan pointed toward the camera.
