Chapter 13 - At Twelve, Rosie Asked Me Why I Never Married Again—And I Finally Admitted That I Had Never Stopped Loving Her MotherRosie sat with me in the garden.

“Dad?”
“Yes?”
“Why don't you have a girlfriend?”
I laughed.
“That's a strange question.”
She shrugged.
“Everybody asks.”
I looked at her.
“I loved your mother.”
“She died.”
“I know.”
“Do you still love her?”
“Yes.”
She nodded.
“Good.”
“Why?”
“Because she loved you.”
I smiled.
“That's true.”
Rosie looked toward the estate.
“Do you think she would like how we live now?”
I looked around.
Children playing.
Families safe.
People laughing.
“No.”
Rosie frowned.
“No?”
“She'd want it to be louder.”
May you like
Rosie laughed.
“Probably.”
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