My wife is paralyzed, so I haven’t been inti:mate with her for four months. Out of deep frustration, I left her alone for ten days to go on a date with the younger sister of my colleague. And then… the unexpected happened.

we’d be here. I never imagined this would be our life.”

I turned to her, my heart full. “I never imagined it either. But I’m here. We’re here. And that means something.”

She smiled softly, a smile that didn’t erase everything, but softened the edges. “It does,” she said. “It means we’re still here, together.”

I leaned in and kissed her forehead, the weight continue reading …