He Asked for Three Years of Freedom, Gave Him a Lifetime of Regret

At my most naive, I caught Rod Graves cheating the night before our wedding. I didn't confront him, didn't scream, didn't ask a single question. I just gave him three days to cut things off with that woman.

Day one, they went hiking together and took couple photos. I told myself it was fine.

Day two, they spent twenty-four hours in bed, refusing to be apart. I told myself he was just temporarily out of his mind.

By day three, he brought her straight to me.

“Selma, we're only twenty-three. We're young, we're restless. I don't want to walk into a marriage this early.”