The Widower I Never Meant to Be
Since you've chosen to start a new life, you should let him go.
"Mom, Dad, what on earth are you talking about? Don't tell me you really believe that he's going to get married again? His wife had just passed away. He has a kid. Who else would want him besides me?"
Still, Sarah's confidence wavered as she went on. She might look like she was objectively analyzing the situation when, in fact, she was just trying to persuade herself.
Ironically, she had always wanted Luke and me to vanish from her life. When it truly happened, she suddenly could not come to terms with it.