I Married My Best Friend—Days Before Our Fifth Anniversary, I Heard Him Say, “She Walked Right Into My Trap”

as I could.

Then I heard my name.

My hand froze on the knob.

Matthew stood in the living room, talking on the phone.

“…don’t worry.” He laughed softly. “She walked right into my trap back in high school.”

Every muscle in my body locked.

Then he spoke again.

The smile disappeared.

“I’ve been working on this since we were teenagers,” he added.

The gift bag slipped continue reading …