The Love That Passed

Third Person’s POV

“Is it?” Colleen asked again. After Jared left the room, she looked at Dr. Gerard and asked him about her concern. She was shy about it but she really wanted to know because she wanted to at least please her husband.

“Well, I didn’t expect that you would be asking me that. I mean, you’re married, so it is fine if you are worried about that matter. But, I think Jared will never force you to do that.” Dr. Gerard said,

“Exactly, that’s why I’m asking you so that I can offer it to him. I mean, I wanted to, you know, make him feel that he had a wife.” she replied shyly.

“Colleen, Jared knows about your condition and I’m sure that if you are about to be intimate with him, he will worry about you.”

“That’s why I want to know if it would be fine if we did it again. I mean, he was gentle when we first, you know, uhm,—” she said with her head down, as she couldn’t look at Dr. Gerard.

“Alright, you can. But with caution.” Dr. Gerard replied. He was really shocked to hear Colleen asking him about her trouble and he was a little hurt. He has liked her for a long time already, but if she chooses Jared, it was fine with him as well. “You will be able to feel it, but you don’t need to insist on doing it when Jared doesn’t want to. You have to understand that he is worried about you as well, OK?” he added. Colleen smiled shyly as she got up from her seat and said goodbye.

She went out of the room with a smile on her face and found Jared waiting for her. He stood up as soon as he saw her and walked towards her and took her hand. “Done?” he asked and she nodded. He wanted to ask her about what they had talked about but he stopped himself. He thought that she didn’t want him to know, maybe because she was shy about it.

“Where do you want to go?” he asked her again. Colleen thought for a while and said.

“Home,” Jared looked at him, trying to make sure if it was really what she wanted. Because she was all smiles, he was sure that she really wanted that. Colleen thinks that they should just go home and not do anymore activities because of the plan she was making in her head for later at night.

She decided to rest so she would be ready when she initiated her plan. Although she was nervous and shy, she was confident that Jared would want to do it too. She did so he should too, she thought.

In their room, Colleen was on their bed and was looking at her phone when Jared sat beside her, “My wife,” he called her, so she looked at him and waited for him to say what he wanted to say. “Are you feeling alright?” he asked.

Colleen was curious why he asked her that and, with a creased forehead, she replied and asked, “Yes. Why don’t I look OK?”

“I was just wondering why you had to make me leave the hospital earlier. Is there anything you feel that you don’t want me to worry about?” he asked, worriedly. Although he saw her smiling, he was thinking that she must have been faking it so he wouldn’t have to worry about her.

“Nothing. Nothing at all, why did you say that?” she answered immediately. She didn’t think that he would be feeling that way, which made her feel guilty. She didn’t want him to think about her that way, as much as possible, he wanted him to see her getting better day by day.

“It’s just that, I thought you were keeping something from me. Wife, I want to know everything about how you feel. If there’s something that bothers you, you have to tell me about it. Don’t over think and if you can’t help it, you have to share it with me to lessen your burden.”

Colleen smiled and said, “There’s nothing for you to worry about. Knowing that you love me, keep me at peace and I have already told you that I will only believe in you. I promise that if there is something I need to clear with you, I am not going to hesitate to ask you about it.” she replied and Jared sighed in relief.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Thank you,” he said and touched her face. “I want to have a date with you after your check-up but you wanted to go home. You must be feeling tired, so you take your rest now and put down your cell phone already.” he added in a low voice, looking at her with so much love.

She held his hand that was touching her face and smiled, looking at him, “It must have been hard on you,” she said. Jared wondered what she meant but he still replied,

“Never, loving you was never hard. With you, I feel alive and good. Never think otherwise.”

“Uhm,” she said, nodding.

“Now, rest.” he said, smiling, and she laughed. Then suddenly, she decided to gather her courage and look at him in his eyes and said,

“Hubby,”

“Hmm?” he replied, looking at her eyes as well. He had a feeling about what Colleen wanted to tell him. He could feel it with the way she looked at him.

“I love you,” she said,

“I love you more.” he replied and, slowly, Colleen moved her face closer to his as he waited for her lips to touch his as well. When they do, Jared closes his eyes and feels all the love that Colleen was trying to convey with the kiss.

He responded to her gently because he knew that she was not allowed to have too much and excessive movements. They both took it slow but Jared stopped and looked at her, “Will you be OK with this?” he asked,

“I asked Dr. Gerard earlier and he said yes. Just not the way other couples do it.” she replied shyly, and Jared’s eyes widened when he realized why she stayed behind on her check-up. He smiled and then he was the one who started kissing her. He wanted her so much but he knew that it would be difficult for her and was worried that it might give too much stress on her. That’s why he never tried to initiate it. Now that she was the one who wanted it and was confident, he still needed to be careful and gentle. After all, Colleen is his fragile wife.

“I love you so much, my wife.” Jared told her after their gentle love-making.

“I love you too, hubby,” she replied, and gave him a light kiss on his lips again. They slept hugging each other as always, but they were both extra happy with what had just transpired. Colleen and Jared felt their love for each other had gone deeper and were both satisfied.