Unexpected Second Chances.
Prelude
This is not a fairy tale.
It is not a story about perfect timing, flawless decisions, or lives that unfolded according to plan. It is a story about moments—small ones, brave ones, ordinary ones—that quietly changed everything.
The events that follow are inspired by real experiences, real places, and real emotions, but they are told through a fictional lens. Names, timelines, and details have been shaped to serve the story, not to document a life. What matters here is not accuracy, but truth—the kind that lives in memory, in feeling, and in the spaces between words.
At
its heart, this is a story about saying yes when it would have been
easier to say maybe, or later, or not at all. It is about
missed chances narrowly avoided, about love that arrives not with fireworks but
with recognition. It is about discovering that happiness does not always look
the way we imagined it would—and that sometimes it is better.
This story is also about time. About how the years teach us what matters, and how love, when it is real, does not rush. It waits. It grows. It endures.
Some
readers may recognize pieces of themselves in these pages. Others may simply
recognize the feeling—the quiet hope, the risk of vulnerability, the comfort of
being truly seen. If so, then this story has done what it was meant to do.
And finally, this book is written with gratitude—for the people who inspire us, the journeys that shape us, and the unexpected turns that lead us exactly where we are meant to be.
Who
would have thought?
Click the chapter titles to open each chapter
Reunion dinner – A Relationship Blooms
Chapter Two: The River BetweenUs
European River Cruise
Chapter Three Where the River Leads
Cruise continues - commitment
Chapter Four: Bluegrass & Bright Futures
Breeders’ Cup Weekend in Kentucky – a couple
Chapter Five: Christmas in NorthCarolina
Trial living together – first Christmas
Chapter Six: New Year’s Eve & The New Year / The Start
First misunderstanding – a full commitment
Chapter Seven: One Room at a Time
Living together day-to-day
Chapter Eight: All Of This, Together
Moving out of Florida – Florida Derby - Engagement
Chapter Nine: This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)
Wedding – minor crisis
Honeymoon in Alaska
Chapter Eleven: I See You, I Really See You
Health problems (eye injections) – Travel plans with friends
Chapter Twelve: Later Than Planned, Right On Time
Second Christmas – reflections
Chapter Thirteen: Everything I Do, I Do For You
Knee surgery – travel plans postponed
Chapter Fourteen: The River Flows In You
Rhine River cruise with close friends
Chapter Fifteen: Love Will Keep Us Alive
Blood clots – Miami Univ visit
Chapter Sixteen: Diamond Girl
Disney weekend
Chapter Seventeen: All I Want For Christmas Is You
A quiet Christmas – a big plan – 2nd Anniversary
Chapter Eighteen: Under The Tuscan Sun
Anniversary trip to Italy with Miami Alumni
Chapter Nineteen: Every Day With You Girl, Is Better ….
A “new doo,” crosswords, coffee and looking ahead to
Antarctica
Chapter Twenty: Antarctica – Baby It’s Cold Outside
Anniversary trip to Italy with Miami Alumni
Daily routines, who would have thought had we moments
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