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Part 3:<\/strong><\/h1>\n

\u201cI expected something like this from her. But not from you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cMargaret, let me explain.\u201d<\/p>\n

I refused to listen.<\/p>\n

I stormed out of the house, my supposedly injured leg suddenly beginning to ache with every step.<\/p>\n

\u201cMargaret, wait!\u201d Peter shouted as he followed me.<\/p>\n

I spun around.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat could you possibly say? I am too old to be treated like someone\u2019s joke.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI told Kate I did not want her record player!\u201d he shouted. \u201cI told her I only wanted you.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThat does not change the fact that you accepted the deal in the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause you were unbearable!\u201d<\/p>\n

I stared at him.<\/p>\n

He took a breath and softened his voice.<\/p>\n

\u201cOr at least that was what I believed. I heard you constantly correcting Kate and telling her how to run her own home. I assumed you were impossible.\u201d<\/p>\n

He stepped closer.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I was no better. I was bitter, isolated and angry at the world. You changed that. You made me laugh again. You brought music and warmth back into my house.\u201d<\/p>\n

My anger began to weaken, though I did not want him to see it.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy should I believe you?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I fell in love with you, Margaret.\u201d<\/p>\n

His expression was completely serious.<\/p>\n

\u201cI fell in love with the stubborn, meticulous woman who always believes she is right. I also fell in love with the woman who remembers my favourite songs, cooks meals that feel like home and cares more deeply than she is willing to admit.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Tears gathered in my eyes.<\/p>\n

The truth was that I had fallen in love with him too.<\/p>\n

No matter how furious I was, my feelings would not allow me to walk away.<\/p>\n

Peter gently brushed a tear from my cheek.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am sorry I hurt you. Please give me another chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

I slowly nodded.<\/p>\n

\u201cVery well. But you are still accepting that record player from Kate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter looked surprised.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will need it for our music,\u201d I added.<\/p>\n

He laughed, relief spreading across his face.<\/p>\n

From that Thanksgiving onward, Peter and I were inseparable.<\/p>\n

Every year, we celebrated the holiday together while jazz played from the record player that had once been offered as part of a ridiculous scheme.<\/p>\n

The plan may have begun with deception, but the love that followed was real.<\/p>\n

And with every song, it only grew stronger.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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