If Something Happens, Our Last Words Will Be, “I Love You”

Because you never know.

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In my early twenties, I worked construction for a while for a company that traveled the southeast building fast-food joints. For a while, the boss booked us two to a room (hopefully with twin beds). I was on one crew for a few months and roomed with this guy named Doug. He was a newlywed and every night, after we got in bed…