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But he’s proud of his daddy and he says so, telling his dad and the whole world that when he grows up he’ll be an architect, just like his dad.
I need more than a moment before I can get up and speak.
Seeing Conor, my best friend, husband, and lover along with our whole family here. It’s an emotional thing.
Not made any easier either, when I have to say a few words myself about being a popular children’s author and illustrator and then read from the latest book that even Conor hasn’t seen yet.
Valentine finds a family
I hope Conor doesn’t mind, and the quivering of his lips once I finish reading it tells me he doesn’t because it’s the story of how we met.
The G-rated illustrated kids version that is.
How Valentine the wolf-dog found me and brought me home, and how he found his own family along the way, growing up along with all of us.
With the sound of applause thundering in my ears, I feel Conor’s hand on my back, giving me a shiver as he leans in to kiss me.
Congratulating me on the book but best of all, thanking me for giving him his family. Giving him my life to share with him.
It’s all without words because we go deeper than that. Conor and me.
With a single touch of his hand, his lips on mine, I know he’s telling me something that’s worth more than a million words.
I love you Rachel, and every gift you’ve given me, our children, our life together. Every single moment of every day, it’s perfect.
Like you.
Like all of them, our beautiful babies.
“Happy Valentine’s day, darling. I love you,” he whispers.
“Happy Valentine’s day, my love,” I tell him right back, knowing there will never be enough times to tell him just how much we all love him.
Our hero, my only.
My Conor.
My true Valentine.
