For years, my neighbor has been coming home in the middle of the day for 15 minutes—I finally mustered the courage to take a look.

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As I hurried to my front door, I realized I had only fifteen minutes left.

As soon as I thought no one was watching, I quickly went to the open window. I was relieved that no neighbors were watching as I peered over the windowsill.

Their living room looked like all the others. Mike was standing with his back to me, holding a high-quality camera. With a subtle smile, Jill turned to him.

My attention was drawn to a brief movement at the edge of the room. Mike had my full attention.

His wife shouted, “There’s someone!” as our eyes met, and I gasped. Someone was peeking in!

No, no, no! I thought. This can’t be happening!

With my heart racing, I ran back to my house and locked the door. What was going through my mind?

Why did I look into their house? Had I offended them? I thought they might call the police.

The next day, the silence was interrupted by a knock at my door. When I looked through the peephole, my stomach churned.

It was Mike. He pulled out a photo from an envelope he was holding. My picture. “Would you like to explain this?” he asked, amused.

Embarrassed, I admitted it. To my surprise, Mike grinned and invited me to visit them, explaining that he loves Jill by taking a picture of her every day.

I appreciated their loving tradition and never looked out the window again after that day.

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