It's eleven years later, and we're still living separate lives. While I know she isn't comfortable with my lifestyle after everything she's been through, I can't be without her anymore.

I need her.

She's my wife.
She's my heartbeat.
She's my every breath.
She's my everything.

I want to know every detail of her life. I want to be part of it all. I want to work as hard to get there as she did to get here. 

She's always been my girl—even at the age of eight. As I face her now, there's no doubt she'll be mine until I draw my last breath. 

It's time for our forever to begin.

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