Divorced and Rekindled (Once Divorced, Twice Loved)
My dreams of living in a small town with a loving husband go up in smoke.
“Exchange wedding rings,” Father Parisi instructs.
Before I can think to worry about Angelo’s ring, he removes a small crimson velvet box from his pocket, and opening it, he pulls two wedding bands from the pillow. He hands me the thicker ring that has the letters A & V engraved on it.
A for Angelo and V for Vittoria.
I’m confused by the romantic gesture.
When Angelo pushes the thinner band onto my ring finger, he says, “Vittoria, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.”