At 73, I Married My Dying High School Sweetheart as His Final Wish—After the Funeral, His Lawyer Knocked on My Door and Said, “You Walked Right Into His Trap”
We reconnected while I happened to be his nurse.
Then we corrected the boundary.
I could visit as Evelyn.
Other nurses could care for him.
That protected Thomas.
Protected me.
Protected the hospital.
Romance does not become purer when professional rules disappear.