I Found Love Again 3 Years After My Husband’s Death — One Day My Daughter Said, ‘Mommy, New Dad Asked Me to Keep a Secret from You. Is That Okay?’

He was patient, kind, and most importantly, he adored Maggie.

I saw my child light up around him in ways I hadn’t seen since my husband’s death. Slowly, I let myself believe again. Maybe life after Charles did have happiness, and maybe that also involved another person, too.

“Hillary,” I imagined him saying.

“We had years of being each other’s ‘great’ love, but it’s time to find another kind of love now. Go be happy. Do it for Maggie.

Do it for you.”

And so I did. I let Jacob in, and soon, a relationship blossomed.

Two months ago, I married Jacob on a little farm with a duck pond. I thought I had found the missing piece of our family.

Or at least, a piece that would help Maggie and I move on with our lives.

But sometimes, life doesn’t just throw you curveballs. Instead, it aims straight for your heart.

Let me tell you everything.

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