Single Dad Skipped His Crucial Job Interview to Help a Stranger – Only to Discover She Was the CEO Who Would Transform His Life…

“She would have liked you,” James said. “She had this way of seeing through to who people really were.”

“Marry me,” James said suddenly. “Not now, but someday.” “Marry me.”

The actual proposal came from Liam months later. He approached Victoria one Saturday with a Ring Pop and serious expression.

“Will you marry me and dad?” “He’s too chicken to ask properly, and I really want you to be my mom officially.”

Behind him James held a real ring.

“Yes,” Victoria said to both proposals.

They married the following spring in their backyard, rain falling soft as a blessing. They exchanged vows under a small awning built to recreate where James first helped Victoria. Liam served as ring bearer and best man.

In his impromptu speech Liam said, “If dad hadn’t stopped in the rain, he would have gotten that job.” “But we wouldn’t have Victoria.” “So I’m glad Dad missed his interview.” “Sometimes the best things happen when stuff goes wrong.”

As evening ended, Victoria stood watching the rain with James beside her, Liam asleep in his arms.

She whispered, “Thank you for stopping.”

He replied, “Thank you for being worth stopping for.”

The rain continued, soft as promise. They were complete. They were family. They were home.