My stepdaughter arrived at my second wedding in a wedding dress to steal the show – but what my daughter did made her shout, "You had no right!"

Maya took out the gift that she and Leo had made.

The difficult years.

The years when we held firm.

And now, this one.

The family gathered around.

Around me.

Around Thomas.

Exactly where the attention should have been focused from the beginning.

The family gathered around.

Looking at my children on either side of me, I realized that I had spent so many years being strong for them that I had forgotten what it felt like to be protected in return.

I thought back to that corridor from this morning.

The doors that opened wide.

At the moment I thought nothing could ruin this day.

I was wrong about that.

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