But to understand how everything fell apart, I need to return to the beginning.
Paul and I met when we were twenty, at a college party, and from the first moment, I felt a connection.
We grew up together, navigated adulthood side by side, and eventually got married after seven years together.
Our joy multiplied when our son, Austin, came into the world.
Paul wept when he first saw our baby, calling it the happiest day of his life.