I couldn’t believe my good fortune to have him with me, not one discussion of business the entire time. I was almost afraid that he’d quit his job just to care for me. In those glorious days, we talked so that I felt that I’d really gotten to know the man I married. Late at night when I couldn’t sleep and we’d lie awake in bed together, he even spoke to me of his fears and failures, something I would never have believed possible of a man as capable as Andre. He didn’t acknowledge these things by the light of day, but in the darkness he seemed to be able to unburden himself to me. I’d listen without saying a word. Just my hand on his was all the communication that he needed.
For many days after my awakening we were not able to have s****l relations. At first I didn’t even think of it, but
