"I do not think you could disappoint me in any way I could not bear," he assures her. "As I said all those months ago... you could even hate me and I would still find a way to care for you. You won't lose me. Not again."
“I’m yours,” he says. Others may borrow him, or his body —- take their amusements, offered or given up. But he’s hers. “You ought to take pride. Satisfy yourself in having me.”
"Of course I want every night. Of course," she tells him. "Space has served us well, but I haven't enjoyed it. I need you by my side. You know that, don't you, Clive?"
"I know." But he needed time. For himself, maybe, like he did last December but without all the hostility, or the nihilism. Could she understand that? He still cannot say. "We should be together."
"Then come back to our bedroom. I won't send you away again. I swear it," she tells him, eyes searching his. "If it's too soon... we will work through it, we will talk, like we have today."
Jill smiles in relief, eyes closing as she nuzzles his nose in return. He could have said no. He could have said they needed more time apart. Maybe he'd be right, but she wants to try to navigate who they are with one another, together.
"Not with our diligence," he says, and he kisses her briefly on the corner of the mouth, still looking at her. "I promise you it all and everything, Jill. Everything I can give."
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"I couldn't hate you," she says softly. "I've been angry and hurt, but I've always loved you."
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He pauses, a touch of a smile on his face.
"You'll be the mother of my children someday, if we're so fortunate."
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"And so feeling jealous is extremely silly, you're saying," she supplies.
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"Mine," she says. "Mine to love and know better than anyone else."
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"Of course I want every night. Of course," she tells him. "Space has served us well, but I haven't enjoyed it. I need you by my side. You know that, don't you, Clive?"
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"For as long as you'll have me, Jill."
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"I'll come upstairs again." He leans in to brush his nose against hers. "And we'll talk every night."
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"And it won't ruin anything," she promises.
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"Don't use all your vows just yet," she teases.
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"I will cherish them all, just as I treasure you," she tells him. "In all our time here... I've only ever wanted to be with you."