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“But I have been bedridden for the past three days.”
I sigh and give in. “Okay, what do you want to do?”
“Let’s check on Luna and swing in the backyard.”
“Only if I carry you.”
She walks to me, and I scoop her up. “Look at us compromising.”
“No, look at me being the more sane one.” She grins, and I pretend to drop her. I laugh so hard I barely keep us upright.
She cries out, her arms flying around my neck. “You... you big AA.”
“Ah, I almost missed my nickname. I would never drop you.”
She kisses the place between my pectorals, whispering, “I know.”
We find Luna in the yard, fed and looked after by Marie. The deer approaches, more stable on her feet. Wrapped in a blanket, Violet pets Luna, who settles at her feet.
I can’t force Luna to stay, but I know it will break Violet’s heart when she leaves. Getting a dog seems more and more appealing.
Later, we sit on the swing, my wife’s head resting against my chest while I stroke her arm.
For a moment, peacefulness and serenity envelop me. But I can’t risk her recovery, so after a few more minutes, I pick her up and carry her inside.
When she’s settled in bed, she turns to me. “Thank you.”
I don’t have the slightest idea what she means. Confusion must be written all over my face.
“For taking care of me.”
“That’s not a reason to thank me.”
“There is caring, and then there is you. I would have freaked out, but I’m stronger now, since I started living here and knowing you’re here to keep me safe.”
I swallow the knot of emotions, and she kisses me.
“I give in. I love you.”
My heart thunders, and I stammer, “You do?”
“You’re easy to love.”
I kiss her and stop her when she moves to undress me.
“I need you,” she says. Will I ever be able to say no to her?
I show her how vulnerable I am right now in front of her. With every kiss and touch, I relish every perfect inch of her, wishing to share with her all the marvelous and frightening things she ignites in me.
When I slip inside of her, I am home.
Please, see what you mean to me. I have never said those words to anyone. Never. It’s only now I realize how fucked up it is, but it’s like I’m pleading with her for patience. Because the last layer of my walls will leave me bereft, exposed in the rawest way.
I make love to her while she moans my name, and I lose myself in her bliss. Knowing she loves me, I let myself fall.
She falls asleep right after she comes. After I kiss her temple, I slip out of bed with a clear mission in my head.
Climbing the stairs, I unlock the room.
