“I love you, baby.”
“I love you too, honey.”
“I’m so tired, Jake.”
“I know you are, honey.”
“Lay here with me?”
“Of course.”
“Umm, it feels good to have your arms around me.”
“Shhh, don’t cry, honey.”
“I’m so sorry, Jake.”
“You have
nothing to be sorry for.”
“I’m sorry I won’t be here to go RVing around the
country with you like we planned."
“I’ll probably never retire anyway.”
“I’m sorry I’ll miss your Christmas ham, and your
terrible rendition of White Christmas.”
“The doctor said I have to cut down on sodium, so
there’ll be no ham this year, and I’m sure everyone can do without my singing.”
“Oh, no, you have to sing the song, Jake! Promise me
you will!”
“Calm down, honey. I promise to bust everyone’s ear
drums again this year.”
“Thank you. I don’t want anything to change just
because, because…”
“Things have to change, darling. My heart will no
longer be whole without you.”
“Oh, honey, don’t cry. I need you to be strong for
me. I can’t do it myself.”
“I’m here, honey. I’ll always be here.”
“You always were my rock. I don’t know what I would
have done without you.”
“You would have done just fine. I’ve always told you
that you are stronger than you think.”
“I wish I’d been strong enough.”
“You were! You are! There is nothing you could have
done to prevent this. The doctor’s told you that, honey. Stop beating yourself
up.”
“I know. I just feel so useless, defeated. Why me,
Jake? Why me?”
“I don’t know, honey. I just don’t know.”
“Promise me you’ll go on with your life, Jake. Meet
someone new.”
“I don’t want to talk about this, Mary.”
“We need to talk about it, Jake. You don’t need to
be alone. You have a lot of life ahead, share it with someone. I want you to be
happy.”
“How am I supposed to be happy without you?”
“You can. In time. I’m not saying I want you to meet
someone at the funeral.”
“Hush, woman. This is no time for joking.”
“Oh, there’s always time for laughter, Jake. Do you
remember at Timothy’s graduation? That bee landed on your nose and you couldn’t
get it to move no matter what. I got so tired of you fidgeting around that I
smacked you with my program. The look on your face was priceless.”
“I don’t remember it being so funny.”
“Oh, quit your grumbling. You always were a grumpy
Gus.”
“And you were always my angel.”
“I worry that I haven’t shown you, or told you
enough, how much you mean to me.”
“Oh, honey, I know, because I feel the same. We were
made for each other.”
“Two halves of a whole.”
“Two peas in a pod.”
“Now we’re getting silly.”
“Silly is ok. You were always good at silly.”
“Hey! I don’t know if that’s a compliment or not.”
“You know it is. I needed your silliness to
counteract my stubbornness.”
“You are stubborn, that’s for sure.”
“Hey, you didn’t have to agree with me!”
“Hold me closer.”
“Are you cold, honey? Your hands are like ice. Let
me get you another blanket.”
“I don’t need a blanket, Jake. I just need your
arms.”
“You got ‘em, babe. I’m right here. Snuggle in
close. That’s right, I’ve got you.”
“I’m so
tired, Jake.”
“I know you are, baby.”
“I don’t want
to leave you.”
“I know, baby. I know, but I’ll be fine. You go rest
now. I’ll see you again before you know it.”
“You promise?”
“I promise.”
“I’ll be waiting.”
“I love you, baby.”
