“Paul drew himself to his full height, which was an inch taller than his former professor. “I said you don’t deserve her.” “You think I don’t know that?” Gabriel threw his china coffee cup in frustration. It smashed on the pavement. “Every night when I fall asleep with her in my arms, I thank God she’s mine. Every morning when I wake up, my first thought is that I’m grateful she married me. I will never be worthy of her. But I spend every day trying my damnedest.”
