on her left foot wiggled on command. She beamed triumphantly at Gavin and Jack. They laughed and clapped each other on the shoulder.
“You’re going to walk down that aisle yet, Katie girl,” Gavin knelt at her side to grab her hands in his.
“I will,” she promised.
“I’ve got to call the girls,” Jack excused himself to the corner of the room, where he began speed dialing to share the news that Kate had wiggled her toes.
“What’s this?” Gavin noticed the present still on Kate’s bed.
“Jack brought me my sanity,” Kate teased. “And I’ve missed it so.”
“If I’d known it was that easy to reclaim, I’d have brought you one of those a while ago.”
“Thank you.”
“I was teasing.”
“No, thank you Gavin. For loving me. For loving me enough to tell me to stop feeling sorry for myself. For sitting by this bed. For all of it. Thank you.”
“Oh. That makes way more sense. You’re welcome?”
“Do you remember how you looked at me when we first met? Like you wanted to eat me alive or something? Do you think you’ll ever look at me like that again?”
“Most assuredly.”
“Hello… father in the room.” Jack called from his corner.
“Sorry,” Kate apologized then turned her attention back to Gavin. “Good. Because I don’t want this to be how you see me from now on… this helpless… thing.”
“Helpless? What do you mean? You can wiggle your toes like nobody’s business,” Gavin winked. “Come on; do it again.”
“Okay,” she giggled conspiratorially
“You’re going to walk down that aisle yet, Katie girl,” Gavin knelt at her side to grab her hands in his.
“I will,” she promised.
“I’ve got to call the girls,” Jack excused himself to the corner of the room, where he began speed dialing to share the news that Kate had wiggled her toes.
“What’s this?” Gavin noticed the present still on Kate’s bed.
“Jack brought me my sanity,” Kate teased. “And I’ve missed it so.”
“If I’d known it was that easy to reclaim, I’d have brought you one of those a while ago.”
“Thank you.”
“I was teasing.”
“No, thank you Gavin. For loving me. For loving me enough to tell me to stop feeling sorry for myself. For sitting by this bed. For all of it. Thank you.”
“Oh. That makes way more sense. You’re welcome?”
“Do you remember how you looked at me when we first met? Like you wanted to eat me alive or something? Do you think you’ll ever look at me like that again?”
“Most assuredly.”
“Hello… father in the room.” Jack called from his corner.
“Sorry,” Kate apologized then turned her attention back to Gavin. “Good. Because I don’t want this to be how you see me from now on… this helpless… thing.”
“Helpless? What do you mean? You can wiggle your toes like nobody’s business,” Gavin winked. “Come on; do it again.”
“Okay,” she giggled conspiratorially