Liam
After four hours in surgery, I finally leave the operating room. I'm exhausted. I wash up to go out into the hallway and when I'm done, I go straight to my office. Once there, I collapse onto the small sofa I have to rest. I put my hand on my forehead and start to think. Very soon, I'm going to say "yes." The true yes that I have longed for.
I close my eyes. An image comes to mind: Annie dressed as a bride on our wedding day. I know she was looking forward to that moment with great excitement before María arrived. But someday she will understand that I was not the one. Someday, the right man for her will give her the most beautiful memory of her life. That's why I dared to do such a cruel thing. Otherwise, she wouldn't give up.
Even now I wonder how I got this far. But I couldn't,
