“I love you I love you, don’t be afraid, it’s only me, everything’s all right, I love you Babe, I love you.”
He stroked her hair and felt her relax in his grip. She started sobbing after a while and her whole body relaxed. He let her slip to the floor and knelt down beside her, still stroking her hair, still murmuring soft words.
“I tried to control it,” she said haltingly, her words distorted by her crying. “I tried.”
“Shhh, don’t worry about it. It’s over now.”
Her body was convulsed with jerking sobs. “Call the doctor, David. I need help.”
He held her for a while longer, then walked her to the couch and put a blanket over her. He got a fire going in the fireplace then sat beside her. They both stared at the flames for a time and felt the comfortable heat on their faces.
“It’s very
