Lasting Love Is Never Stagnant
As time passes, the lovesickness fades. That is not to say he loves her any less than the day he married her, no, if anything he loves her more today than he did yesterday and will love her more tomorrow than he does today. But they become more comfortable, more secure with each other and the need for grand gestures of affection fades. It is enough for him that she stays up for him no matter how late into the night he works. It is almost a habit now, coming into his quarters to find her sitting up, expectant, and then laying his head on her lap and letting out an exhausted sigh. She uses one hand to run her fingers through his hair and he entwines his with the other and tells her about his day. She listens keenly, offering advice every now and again; her intelligence no longer surprises him. He often seeks her advice when his …show more content…
She had been infected by a disease that had caused quite an epidemic in Awa and other port towns, and the death toll was discouragingly high.
It had nearly scared the life out of him, watching her. She had been too weak to move, her eyes were always red and swollen and she whimpered in pain every time someone made physical contact. Her temperature skyrocketed during the oddest hours and he spent many nights tending to her, talking to her in an effort to calm her down. Her nurses and the family physician insisted that he let them take care of her but only was he was too exhausted to even think would he relinquish his position by her side. He wept with relief when the family physician told him that she had begun to show signs of recovery.
Now, his plans rearrange themselves to include her and he makes decisions after contemplating how they would affect her, he knows what she likes and dislikes, and he adores every flaw that she has. She has cemented herself into his life, but that, he supposes, is what marriage
As time passes, the lovesickness fades. That is not to say he loves her any less than the day he married her, no, if anything he loves her more today than he did yesterday and will love her more tomorrow than he does today. But they become more comfortable, more secure with each other and the need for grand gestures of affection fades. It is enough for him that she stays up for him no matter how late into the night he works. It is almost a habit now, coming into his quarters to find her sitting up, expectant, and then laying his head on her lap and letting out an exhausted sigh. She uses one hand to run her fingers through his hair and he entwines his with the other and tells her about his day. She listens keenly, offering advice every now and again; her intelligence no longer surprises him. He often seeks her advice when his …show more content…
She had been infected by a disease that had caused quite an epidemic in Awa and other port towns, and the death toll was discouragingly high.
It had nearly scared the life out of him, watching her. She had been too weak to move, her eyes were always red and swollen and she whimpered in pain every time someone made physical contact. Her temperature skyrocketed during the oddest hours and he spent many nights tending to her, talking to her in an effort to calm her down. Her nurses and the family physician insisted that he let them take care of her but only was he was too exhausted to even think would he relinquish his position by her side. He wept with relief when the family physician told him that she had begun to show signs of recovery.
Now, his plans rearrange themselves to include her and he makes decisions after contemplating how they would affect her, he knows what she likes and dislikes, and he adores every flaw that she has. She has cemented herself into his life, but that, he supposes, is what marriage