Hadley Sullivan and Oliver Jones will kiss 12,872 times in their life together. They'll be married 58 years, have 1,462 arguments, and make love 5,787 times. Hadley will hold Oliver's hand when Tessa takes her last breath. Oliver will hold Hadley's when she takes hers. And they will both hold their daughter's hand the day she's born and marvel at her tiny fingers and how none of it would have been possible were it not for a missed flight, a broken seat belt, and a choice to love each other every day.
I’m small and powerless. The weight of my destiny is too much to bear. I feel like I’ll sink to the bottom of that ocean. But Yeon, you push me up like a buoy. You make me float. You make sure I don’t sink. I vowed to give her the gift of a boring and warm life that normal people live, but down by that beach, this is how she replied, “Not alone.” She wishes to die together and live together. However, that seems to be a promise I can’t make.