The Best Time Ever

Against all odds, at long last, it was him. And for the first time, irrationally, she wanted him. She told him she needed a minute and went to the bathroom where she ran water over her face,. dammed her red nose and puffy eyes and made herself presentable. When she had done everything that was possible, she returned, kissed her husband's hands, and carried what was left of him to bed. After she undressed and got under the covers, his hands hesitated, with a sudden shyness that was almost possible to find endearing. Then slipped under the covers themselves and crawled through the darkness to her side.