I hired a nanny to assist with my kids and started noticing some unexpected changes in both my husband and the children—until one day, I returned home earlier than usual

“I saw you looking at them,” he said with a smirk. “Figured you should have them.”

I laughed, shaking my head. “You’re unbelievable.”

He suddenly grew serious, reaching for my hand. “And there’s one more thing.”

I tilted my head. “What?”

He took a deep breath, then looked into my eyes. “I want to say my vows to you again.”

My heart stuttered in my chest. “Peter—”

“I know it’s unexpected,” he cut in, squeezing my hand. “But I mean it. After fifteen years, after everything we’ve been through, I still choose you. Every day, I choose you.”

Tears blurred my vision.

He took both my hands in his and began.

“This time, my vows are different,” he said. “But the meaning is the same. I promise to love you, to stand by you, to fight for us no matter what. To be the husband you deserve.”

A tear slipped down my cheek. I wiped it away, laughing shakily. “I don’t even know what to say.”

“Say you’ll keep putting up with me for another fifteen years.”

I giggled. “I think I can manage that.”

He leaned in, his lips just a breath away from mine. My body relaxed, my heart swelling with so much love I thought it might burst.

And then—his phone buzzed.

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