I love reading the stories in this site, so after reviewing the agreements and all I have decided to submit a story...I hope you all enjoy and I look forward to the positive as well as the negative replies ( as to the story line and where I could improve my skills as a new writer). Thank you, so with that said...Let's begin....
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Many years ago I married a woman who just knock me off my feet. Susan was like the most positive and caring person that I had met in a long time. She was what I needed at that time in my life, as I had not been in a relationship for a number of years. Just after a week of being together, we both knew we didn't want to be apart.
We planned a big wedding and did what had to be done to achive our desired wedding day. Since we were paying for it all ourselves, we did not cut corners on cost.
After five (5) months of meeting, we were married on a very hot September day. The wedding went off without any problems and so did the reception.
Susan was beautiful, her dress made her look and feel like a million dollars. As for myself,the tuxedo, did for me what Susan's dress did for her...I, too felt like a milliion bucks.
As Susan and I were anixous to get the honeymoon under way, we said our goodbye's and headed for our "secert" getaway. We were on our way to the Great Smoking Mountains.
As we were driving, Susan told me how happy this day had been for her. She informed me that she had some news to tell me. "Dan, we are going to have a baby". I was not only shocked, but thrilled as well. I had always wanted a child, yet didn't think it would come so soon in the marriage. "Susan,how long have you known?",I asked. Susan looked at me and said she was two months pregnant. She waited to tell me,she said so that I would not be scared off from marrying her. I reassured her that I loved her and will do the same with our child.
Unfortunately,life has a way of fooling people into a sense of security that when broken will drive some to maddness. You see,after only four months of marriage, Susan became ill and the discovery of cancer was to shorten her stay on this earth, in this marriage and to be taken away from her child and husband. Susan passed away after only a few days passed our daughter's first birthday. Marie and I were left to continue our lives without the woman we both have grown to love so much.
Marie had as best a childhood life as I could provide. She never wanted for anything. As her father,I worked hard to give her what she needed as will as some (if not all) of the things she wanted. I watched Marie grow into a beautiful young woman. She went off to college and received her degree as an attorney. She is very good at what she does.