The Twist of Fate
Peacefully, without pain, exactly as he'd hoped.
Lucy found him when she came to check on him at dawn. He looked calm, almost smiling, his hand still holding the photograph of Rebecca he'd kept on his nightstand.
She sat beside him for a long time, holding his other hand, saying goodbye to the man who'd been her whole world for so many years.
William found her there an hour later, called the hospice nurse, handled the practical matters while Lucy remained frozen in grief.
The funeral was small and dignified. Jackson had planned it himself, leaving detailed instructions about music and readings, even writing his own obituary that made everyone laugh through their tears.
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