He Said His Ex's Name at Our Proposal

My boyfriend, Austin Miller, always called me by his ex-girlfriend's name.

On my birthday, when he handed me a gift, the words slipped out of his mouth:

"Summer, this is your favorite shade of lipstick."

When he accompanied me to the hospital for an IV drip, he asked:

"Summer, does it hurt?"

Even on Valentine's Day, as he held me by the waist in the dark, he whispered:

"Summer, just relax."

Every single time, I corrected him with rising anger:

"My name is Sera, Austin. Not Summer."

Over time, Austin began to pause for a solid two seconds before calling my name.