I nodded my head, “I’m sorry you have to go through all these…”ऀᰀ䤠琀ᤀ猠 渀漀琀 攀瘀攀渀 栀愀氀昀 漀昀 眀栀愀琀 礀漀甀ᤀ爠攀 最漀椀渀最 琀栀爀漀甀最栀⸀ᴀ†䠀攀 猀愀椀搀Ⰰ ᰀ吠漀洀漀爀爀漀眀Ⰰ 眀攀ᤀ氠氀 最漀 琀漀 琀栀攀 搀漀挀琀漀爀猀Ⰰ 猀攀攀 眀栀愀琀 攀氀猀攀 挀漀甀氀搀 戀攀 搀漀渀攀᐀ᰠഠ
“No, don’t,” I said, “Please don’t…the medicines just…just work bad on my body, radiation isn’t good and—“ऀᰀ䬠椀洀Ⰰ 眀攀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 搀漀 琀栀椀猀⸀ 夀漀甀 栀愀瘀攀 琀漀 最攀琀 戀攀琀琀攀爀⸀ᴀഠ
“We know I am not gonna get better. The doctors said so.”ऀᰀ䄠渀搀 礀漀甀 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 琀栀攀洀㼀ᴀ†ഀ
“Mark, all I’m saying is, I don’t wanna spend the last few days of my life—“ऀᰀ䐠伀一ᤀ吠 匀䄀夀 吀䠀䄀吀℀ᴀഠ
“Oh, please, let’s be realistic here. I just don’t want to spend my final days in a hospital, feeling like…like crap. Like I’m not even living. I want to spend it with you, with the kids, with my sisters, with people I love and didn’t even give enough time to.” I said and looked him in the eye, “I just want to be here with all of you, before I…before I die.”ऀ䠀攀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ ᰀ吠栀愀琀ᤀ猠 攀渀漀甀最栀⸀ᴀഠ
“Remember when we first met?” He asked as he was holding me, “It was like, you barely even talked to me! You were so headstrong…You were…”ऀᰀ䤠 眀愀猀 猀栀礀Ⰰᴀ†䤀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀⸀ഀ
“Yeah, well, you were right. Honestly, you just…It was like, you made me into this whole new person.”ऀᰀ夠漀甀ᤀ爠攀 猀漀甀渀搀椀渀最 氀椀欀攀 漀渀攀 漀昀 䌀愀爀漀氀椀渀攀ᤀ猠 爀漀洀愀渀琀椀挀 渀漀瘀攀氀猀℀ᴀഠ
“No, no, seriously. I knew you and I were too different. And I was like, man, this girl is just so hot to be so smart. And I needed to find a way to talk to you, so I took that boat and paddled for you and your group.”ऀᰀ删攀愀氀氀礀㼀ᴀ†䤀 爀愀椀猀攀搀 愀渀 攀礀攀戀爀漀眀⸀ഀ
“What? I told you that before.”ऀ䤀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ夠漀甀ᤀ瘠攀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀 猀眀攀攀琀 椀渀 愀 眀栀椀氀攀☀ᴠഠ
“Quit it.” He said, “I’m not a perfect husband too.”ऀ䤀 琀漀漀欀 愀 搀攀攀瀀 戀爀攀愀琀栀Ⰰ ᰀ䠠愀瘀攀 礀漀甀 攀瘀攀爀 挀栀攀愀琀攀搀 漀渀 洀攀㼀ᴀഠ
“No,” He said, “There were days when I thought about it, but then again, honey, you’re enough for me. More than enough. And besides, those years of my life are over. I love you.”ऀ䤀 猀洀椀氀攀搀Ⰰ ᠀䤠 戀攀氀椀攀瘀攀 礀漀甀⸀ᴀഠ
“Of course,” He said, “I net Kurt’s gonna be a rocket scientist,”ऀ䤀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ传爀 愀 瘀攀琀⸀ 䠀攀 搀漀攀猀 氀漀瘀攀 愀渀椀洀愀氀猀⸀ᴀഠ
“Yeah, that he does! Remember when we were at Robbie’s and Caroline’s and he saw that squirrel? He brought it home!”ऀ䤀 氀愀甀最栀攀搀Ⰰ ᰀ夠攀愀栀 愀渀搀 眀攀 昀爀攀愀欀攀搀℀ᴀഠ
“No, you freaked! Clean Freak!”ऀᰀ匠栀甀琀 甀瀀℀ᴀഠ
We were laughing/ He went on, “Marcia will become…hmmm…what…”ऀᰀ䄠渀 攀瘀攀渀琀猀 瀀氀愀渀渀攀爀⸀ 吀栀攀 欀椀搀 栀愀猀 攀渀攀爀最礀⸀ᴀഠ
“Good idea,” He smiled, “And Katherine will be a writer…”ऀᰀ夠攀愀栀Ⰰ 猀栀攀ᤀ猠 焀甀椀琀攀 猀洀愀爀琀⸀ᴀഠ