——–Rachel——-

I awoke at dawn. The sky was just lightening outside the window when I realised that the side of the bed that should have held my wife was empty. I pulled on my robe and ventured out to find her.

She was in the living room when I found her staring out at the city seemingly deep in thought.

“I did not want to wake you sorry babe.”

I wrapped my arms around her from behind and rested my chin on her shoulder as she placed her arms on top of mine. I waited for her to speak knowing that she would in her own time; there was no point in pushing.

“I am so happy right now and for the first time in what seems like forever it doesn’t scare me to feel that way, to believe that this is all going to work out.”

I was so glad to hear her finally letting go and moving forward I truly felt we had both finally made peace with our past and in that instant I feel we both saw the future we were headed towards.

“I know babe, I know exactly what you mean. To finally accept happiness and not push it away before it can be taken, I am so glad we have that back. We owe a lot to the people who got us here don’t we.”

She turned to face me as I finished speaking wrapping her arms around my waist. She rests her forehead against mine staring into my eyes. We stood that way for a few minutes just existing together in a new way, a way where whatever happens we are even each leaning on the other no one stronger or weaker.