A Splash of Rose

He'll do anything to keep her from becoming the one who got away.
She'll do anything to keep him from knowing he already left a piece of himself behind.

Rose
After ten years together, I thought we were solid. Unbreakable.
But when yet another friend got engaged, something inside me cracked. I wanted more. A ring. A vow. A future I could count on. Wyatt didn't.
So I walked away—heart shattered, dreams unraveling, and carrying a secret I wasn't ready to share.
Now we're heading to a wedding together, pretending we're still just two people who know each other too well.
I promised myself I'd wait until after the "I do's" to tell him everything. Because if there's one thing I know about Wyatt, it's that he'll always do the right thing.
Even if it breaks us all over again.

Wyatt
She says we wanted different things. That what we had wasn't enough.
But it was everything to me.
I never believed in marriage, coming from a family like mine, how could I? But losing Rose has made me question everything.
This wedding might be my last shot to show her the life we built was real, even if we never signed a paper to prove it.
I thought I had all the time in the world to fight for us.
I didn't realize there's more on the line than either of us is saying.