By Claire FitzSimmonds
Peter was 45 when he married Louise. Pale-haired, half his age, dress seemingly formed of flower petals.
She promised not to nag him about his spinach intake. He’d hike mountains with her if she’d stay up late with him.
“We’ll live well,” they vowed. “If not long.”
And twelve years isn’t long, not when they’re over.
“Quality,” Peter says, after they’ve left the oncologist, “is maybe a little bit tied to quantity. Sometimes.”
“Maybe,” Louise responds.
Maybe love feels this short for everyone, those who first held hands 65 years ago and those who brushed thumbs yesterday. She laces her fingers through his.
Nice. Gives one a warm feeling. Like it.
Wonderful! Love the phrase ‘brushed thumbs.’ Irrelevant, but I know at least two couples named Peter and Louise….
So touching. This will reach out to very many people. Well done.
Nice story