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“I love you too, Mads. Forever,” I promise .

“Forever,” She agrees.

EPILOGUE

MADELINE & ELLIOT, SEVERAL YEARS LATER

We have never experienced joy like this.

This joy is indescribable.

Beautiful, perfect joy.

It is hard to believe that there was ever silence in our house.

The walls are filled with new pictures and memories. The rooms are loud with laughter and little voices.

We watch our two children, now three and five years old, chase our new puppy around the living room. Their squeals and giggles reach into the deepest parts of our hearts.

We hold each other as we watch the life we envisioned—chased, fought for, and built—thrive around us.

We look at each other and grin .

Forevermore.