Ivy The first few days after I came back from the hospital felt like a honeymoon, even better than a honeymoon. I felt expectant for what felt like a new phase in our lives because Sean and i had just gone through the eye of the storm and survived it, it could only get better from here. His tenderness each time he touched me melted my heart and had my limbs trembling with want. He treated me like I was glass and instead on doing everything for me. He would come back as early as he could from work and I would cuddle up with my back to his chest while we fed each other popcorn and watched my comfort shows and then I fell asleep without fail. Our routine never varied, I would wake up late in the morning to his long vacated bed side and sigh in longing wishing that he was not so diligent a

