I stood frozen,

not knowing what to say. But at that moment, Julia ran out of somewhere, shouting indignantly, “Mum! Stop making fun of him!” The mum laughed and invited me to coffee. That’s how I met my future mother-in-law.

I still remember the day I met Julia at that party like it was yesterday. We hit it off instantly, talking for hours and laughing at each other’s jokes. When the party started to wind down, we decided to leave together and ended up back at my place. The next morning, I woke up to an empty bed and the sound of the front door closing. Julia had left in a rush because she was running late for work.

As I leisurely made my way to the kitchen to make breakfast, I noticed a pair of vintage earrings on the table. Julia had mentioned that they