Prologue

I, Ashleigh Hemmings, owe it to Michael Gordon Clifford. All of this. Our children, our engagement, everything he's done for me, our ups and downs, always being there for me whether it's in person or through a computer monitor, staying with me for all of these years, being able to last through the whole child birth with my hand nearly breaking his, and most importantly, for being a big part of my life.