Believe

          

At the age of fourteen, I had a bad car accident with my mother. We both survived thanks to God, but I was the one whose life changed after that. At that age, it didn't matter to me. But as I was growing up, I was watching my friends getting in long time relationship and building families, something I could never have.

That accident cost me the most beautiful thing a woman could be having. Babies. When I started having sex at nineteen, it was okay because I was sure that no matter if I had unprotected sex or not, I would never end up pregnant.

But now that I am twenty-eight and want to settle down, it is difficult for me. Why? Because I can't have children of my own. Men see me as an incapable woman just because I can't give them children.

That was until I met Damien Lefebvre, a French man six years older than me who works as Editor in Chief for a popular magazine in France.

We met there in France. I went there for a little vacation on my own for my big 3-0 birthday with some friends to celebrate.

We bumped into each other while he was going out of a little "café" as I was entering it, making his latte end up on his dress shirt. Embarrassed, I made it up to him by buying him another one.

We ended up sitting at a table and just clicked right at that moment. For the rest of my vacation, we spent every moment we could together. I even forgot that I came to France with my friends but the thing is when I was with him, I felt like I had known him all my life but although it's just been five days.

The day before I traveled back to the US, he asked me when will be the next time we see each other again. I didn't know what to said to him because my life was in Calfornia and his in France. That night, I couldn't stop thinking about him. My friends tried to comfort me but it didn't change the fact that I was gonna miss him.

The day of my departure, Damien came with me at the airport. We were both sad to leave each other. We kissed goodbye and I went with my friends to register for our flight back to California. I didn't feel right at that moment, me leaving him. So when came time to register, I told my friends I couldn't leave him and I wanted to be with him. They immediately understood my point. We said our goodbyes and I went after Damien.

In the end, I never left France and two years later, we were ready to get married. We were both Christians who attend church every Sunday because we find it important for us.

Our wedding was small. We invited both our families and close friends. Both of my friends who were with me on the vacation were my bridesmaids.

"Camelia Eva Stone, prenez vous Damien Lefebvre pour être votre époux, dans la santé et dans la maladie ....." the priest told me.

"Oui, je le veux"

"Damien Lefebvre, prenez vous Camelia Eva Stone pour être votre épouse, dans la santé et dans la maladie ..... "

"Oui, je le veux"

"Par les pouvoirs qui me sont conférés, je vous déclare mari et femme. Vous pouvez embrassez la mariée."

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Years went by and I was still falling more in love with Damien. He was, and still is, everything I wish I could have. He loved me for who I was and even with my flaws.

He knew about the fact that I couldn't get pregnant and never talked down on me because of it.

"Ce n'est pas parce que les médecins t'ont dit que tu ne pouvais pas concevoir qu'il n'y a pas une seule lueur d'espoir." He said and went to kiss my cheek.