My Dying Wife Asked Me to Find My First Love as Her Final Wish—When Claire Told Me Why, My Knees Nearly Gave Out

The wedding album.

Why?

Because I had been there.

My joy in those photographs was real.

Erasing evidence of love would have repeated the same mistake as erasing evidence of betrayal.

I kept both.

PART 50 — THE OREGON COTTAGE

I bought a small cottage near the coast.

Not directly on the cliff.

I was not wealthy enough for cinematic oceanfront real estate.