"I may not have later," she hissed. It wasn't a conversation, she wasn't asking him and he had to know that, he couldn't have any intention of ever discussing it with her which meant a second marriage was clearly something he didn't want to rule out.
She tried as hard as she could to keep the tears at bay but she simply couldn't stop the slow trickle that began. "Swear it or not, but my dying wish is that you live out the rest of your days a widower." Why had she ever let herself believe that death would finally bring out affection from her cold, distant husband? If it were Thom at her bedside... "A man of honor - a true gentleman - would respect that." The silent tears started to fall faster into her pillow.
After a moment she concluded with a pitiful sob, "Have you really no love for me, even after all this time?"
She tried as hard as she could to keep the tears at bay but she simply couldn't stop the slow trickle that began. "Swear it or not, but my dying wish is that you live out the rest of your days a widower." Why had she ever let herself believe that death would finally bring out affection from her cold, distant husband? If it were Thom at her bedside... "A man of honor - a true gentleman - would respect that." The silent tears started to fall faster into her pillow.
After a moment she concluded with a pitiful sob, "Have you really no love for me, even after all this time?"
Thanks to Bee for this magnificent set <3