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?’

She smelled nice, too.”

The basement?

It was just a dusty, unfinished space filled with old boxes and tools. Jacob and I barely stepped foot in there since he moved in.

Why would he take a woman down there?

Later that night, as Jacob scrolled through his phone on the couch, I confronted him.

“Maggie told me there was a woman here yesterday,” I said, arms crossed. “She said you took her to the basement.

Care to explain?”

His face flashed with something.

Guilt?

Panic?

But then he quickly recovered.

“Oh, that?” he asked with a laugh. “She’s an interior designer. I wanted to surprise you by fixing up the basement.

It’s been a mess for years.”

“An interior designer?” I repeated, skepticism lacing my voice.

“Yeah! I wanted to turn it into a cozy family space for us. I thought it’d be a nice gift, you know?

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