HE TOOK HIS FIANCÉE TO HIS POOR HOMETOWN TO TEST HER—BUT THE PAPER SHE HANDED HIM LEFT HIM TOO ASHAMED TO MEET HER EYES

looked toward the sunset.

“Sometimes.”

He sat beside her.

“I don’t blame you,” he said.

She glanced at him. “That helps.”

“I used to think being a good husband meant earning enough money.”

“That matters,” Lucia said. “But it’s not enough.”

“I know.”

She smiled faintly. “You say that a lot now.”

“Because I didn’t know much before.”

Lucia looked toward the house,continue reading …