Bright future
This was a huge relief to Maria, she had finally convinced Joseph to leave the army, although that was a very hard thing for him to do. She knew how much he loved it, but it was time to move on if he was going to be serious about having a family.
He just had to come back from this last tour and they could start a new chapter in their lives. Now he would be at home with her all of the time and they could move in a brighter direction. But tragedy was about to strike their lives and change all of that.