“Why didn’t you tell me sooner?” I asked gently.
“Because I was afraid,” he admitted. “Afraid of losing you. Afraid you would see me as less. And when I realized how deeply I loved you, that fear became unbearable.”
His words were not excuses. They were vulnerability, laid bare.
I reached for his hand and held it firmly.
“I didn’t marry a body,” I said.continue reading …