At 74 I married a woman 38 years younger than me. Everyone thought I had lost my mind… But one night, my humble domestic worker heard a conversation and said, “Mr.simo Richard, if you don’t listen to me right now, tomorrow may be too late.”

We did normal things.

We were going to small restaurants.

We bought food in the market.

I taught her to play chess, and she taught me to send videos from my phone without accidentally calling the whole family every time.

At first, my children were surprised.

Especially Claire.

But one day he took me aside.

“Dad, I never saw you like that when you were with Vanessa.

“As well as?

“In peace.

He was right.

With Vanessa she always tried to look younger.

With Rachel, it was just Richard.

On my seventy-fifth birthday we had a small family dinner.

After everyone left, Rachel stayed.

I took her to the terrace.

He had a small ring in his pocket.

I didn’t even kneel. My knees had retired from that kind of heroics many years ago.

I just took his hand.

Rachel, I can’t promise you fifty years.