A Decade
We weren't supposed to make it. We were, I think she said, "a divorce waiting to happen". And the other guy sighed, it's not a big deal, I was his "starter wife". Even I was a little afraid. I'd never been one to finish things I start, and I'd never been in a relationship longer than 6 months. Our wedding day was 6 months after the day we met. We were supped to fail. BUT GOD, in his sovereignty, knew my fickle heart and gave me a man that grounded it. He knew I was immature so he gave me a man with a looooooooong fuse and a gentle answer. He knew I was afraid of failure so he gave me a man who didn't have the word divorce in his vocabulary. When we met, that very first night, I knew right away I would know Mark for a very long time. I just knew it. So when the event that brought us together again took place I was not surprised. I wasn't surprised when he told his mom, the day after our first phone call, he'd met the girl...