Starting over

Early last year I moved to a small town to restart my life, after the passing of my wife of forty years. I have four grown children, who are married with families of there own. They don't see me all that much and only visited me when my wife was alive. So I moved out of the to this small town of 900 or so people. Leaving the past behind, I got a 3 bedroom 2 baths house close to the local shops. I also got a dog for company and started walking him every morning for exercise. While walking thru the small park in the town I met Jim and his sister Jane. Jim is my age 56 and Jane is 54, they use to run a bakery and sold it the year before when Jim got ill. Jim was also a widower and Jane had never married. Jane is a shy quiet woman average build and looks, Jim told me that Jane has always been shy and quiet. Jim was in a wheelchair due his illness and like to play chess and couldn't find anyone in the town to play. I've play chess for years and won prizes playing competitions. So that how I started to see them regularly, I would go over to Jim's place and play chess for hours. Having dinners with them every week, Jane would sit nearby knitting and watching us play. Last May Jim asked Jane to go and get him beer from the frig and she return saying there was none. Then she left to get some, while was gone Jim asked me what I thought of Jane. I said She very nice, do you like her enough to aske her out he asked. Yes I do I said But don't think would accept as she is so shy. I know he said But I haven't much time left according to my Doctor and want to see Jane looked after. Soon after Jane returned with the beer. A short time later Jim said He would like to go to see a concert and asked me If I would join them. I agreed the next weekend the three of us went to the concert and Jim made sure Jane sat next to me. Over the following weeks we would go out to shows and things and Jim kept getting Jane to sit close to me. Then Jim took a turn for the worst and was put in hospital and I would drive Jane there to see him and drive home after. Jane had started to relax around me and we would coffee and talk before I went home. After two weeks Jim had recovered enough to return home, we went back to playing chess and going out. At Jim's encouragement I asked Jane out on a date Jane was slow in replying and Jim answered for her saying Yes she would and Jane just nodded approval. We did have a good time out together and then another date even better. Then Jim had a relapses and was back in hospital again, after visiting Jim and on returning Jane home I kissed her and we ended up in her bed together and I started sleeping her almost every night after. I knew Jim would happy at our relationship, but I asked Jane to marry before telling Jim. He was elated at the news, but due to his declining health I made plans for an early wedding. Two weeks later Jim return home again and Jane and I married the following weekend. My children attended and seem pleased, they really liked Jim and Jane. Jim passed away last Christmas morning in the hospital and Jane I are happy and my children even visit me regularly now.