第9章点滴使爱延续TheBestKindofLove(2)
Ihaveafriendwhoisfallingilyclaimstheskyisbluer。Mozartmoveshertotears。Shehaslost15poundsandlookslikeacirl。“I’myoungagaisexuberantly。Asmyfriendravesonaboutherakenagoodlookatmyoldone。Myhusbandofalmost20years,Scott,hasgained15pouhonrunner,henowrunsonlydownhospitalhalls。Hishairlineisredhisbodyshowsthesignsoflhoursandtoomanydybars。YethestillgivemealookacrossarestauranttableandIwanttoaskforthedheadhome。Whenmyfriewillmakethislovelast?”Iranthroughalltheobviousreasons:eerests,unselfishness,physicalattrauni。Yetthere’smore。Westillhavefun。Spontaneousgoodtimes。Yesterday,afterslippingtherubberbandofftherolledupflippeditplayfullyatme:thisledtoanall-outwar。LastSaturdayatthegrocery,wesplitthelistahertoseewhoakeittothecheckoutfirst。Evenwashingdishesbeablast。Weenjoysimplybeiherearesurprises。OimeIetofihefrontdoorthatledmetoaheilIreachedthewalk-i。IopeofindScottholdinga“potofgold”(mygkettle)areasure”ofagiftpackage。
&imesIleavehimhemirrorasunderhispillow。Thereisuandiaplaybasketballwiththeguys。Aandswhy,ogetawayfromthehouse,thekids—aomeetmysistersforafewdaysofnonstoptalkingandlaughing。Thereissharing。Notonlydowesharehouseholdarentalburdens—wealsoshareideas。Sehomefromaonthaedmewithathickhistoriovel。Thoughheprefersthrillersaion,hehadreadtheheplaouchedmyheartwhenheexplaiwasbecausehewaoexgeideasaboutthebookafterI’dreadit。Thereisfiveness。WhenI’membarrassinglyloudandcrazyatparties,Se。Whenhefessedlosingssiavehimahugandsaid,“It’sokay。It’sohereissensitivity。Lastweekhewalkedthroughthedoorwiththatlookthattellsmeit’sbeenatoughday。Afterhespehthekids,Iaskedhimeoldmeabouta60-year-oldwomanwho’dhadastroke。
&asherecalledthewoman’shusbandstandingbesideherbed,gherhand。Howwashegoihishusbandof40yearsthathiswifewouldprobablyneverrecover?Ishedafewtearsmyself。Beedicalcrisis。Becausetherewerestillpeoplewhohavebeenmarried40years。Becausemyhusbandisstillmovedaeryearsofhospitalroomsanddyihereisfaith。LastTuesdayafriendcameoverandfessedherfearthatherhusbandislosinghisceousbattlewithWednesdayIwenttolunchwithafriendwhtoreshapeherlifeafterdivorThursdayaneighborcalledtotalkabeffeer’sdiseaseoher-iy。OnFridayachildhoodfriendg-distaellmeherfatherhaddied。Ihungupthephohought;
thisistoomuchheartaeweek。Throughmytears,asIwentouttorunsomeerrands,Ihebeblossomsofthegladiolusoutsidemywihedelightedlaughterofmysonandhisfriendastheyplayed。Icaughtsightofaweddingpartyemergingfromaneighbor’shouse。
Thebride,dressedinsatiossedherbouquettfriends。Thatnight,Itoldmyhusbandabouttheseevents。Wehelpedeachotheraowledgethecyclesoflifeandthatthejoysterthesorrows。Itwasenoughtokeepusgoing。Finally,thereisknowing。Iknohislaundryjustshyofthehampereverynight,he’llbelatetomostappoisachothebox。Heknoillowovermyhead。I’lllockusoutofthehouseataregularbasis,andIwillalsoeatthelastchocolate。Iguessourlovelastsbecauseitisfortable。No,theskyis’sjustafamiliarhue。Wedoicularlyyoung:we’veexperieoomuchthathastributedtrowthandwisdom,takingitstollonourbodies,aedourmemories。Ihopewe’vegotwhatittakestomakeourlovelast。Asabride,IhadScott’sweddingbahR’sline“Growoldalongwithme”!We’refollowiions。