He saw her across the room, talking and dancing with her friends without a care in the world. He mustered the courage and walked over to her.

“Hi, my name’s John.”

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He smoothed down the front of his suit and rang the doorbell. He finally got to take her on a date. After a few seconds of silence, he was stuck. It could be considered rude if he rang the doorbell again, but on the other hand, she might not have heard it the first time. His worries were put to rest when the door opened revealing the beauty of his date.

“John!”

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He stood in front of a pastor, hand in hand with the love of his life. His eyes were tearing up as she said her vows. Then the magic words:

“I do, John, I do.”

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He and his wife lay in bed, her head on his arm. They had been renovating the spare room all day and were exhausted. He asked her why she was so insistent about fixing it up.

“We’re having a baby, John.”

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After hours of intense labor, they finally heard the welcome sound of a baby’s cry. It was a baby boy. The doctor asked the happy couple what they would name their son. They looked at each other, and he let her speak.

“Let’s name him John.”

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The couple grew older, taking their teenage son to baseball practice almost every night. They were so proud of him and his accomplishments. They, on the other hand, had been having some difficulties recently, but would never let the young boy know of it. He tried cracking one of the jokes she used to love, but she just sighed.

“Oh John.”

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The couple started spending less time together, using work and their son as an excuse. Their son was old enough to drive and had a girlfriend of his own. That didn’t stop his parents from going to every practice and game. Whenever he was late coming home, his dad always said that work was rough at the moment. His wife would always roll her eyes.

“Whatever, John.”

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They yelled at each other, throwing books and shoes at one another. Their son was married and gone so they didn’t have to fight in secret anymore. She started pushing him towards the door, and he eventually relented, grabbing a few things before opening the door.

“Goodbye John.”