Sacred principles

Written for theatrical_muse

I'm recently married to probably the nicest person I've ever met. Hope that doesn't make him sound boring. I mean it's not easy to find someone in the world anymore who's really good deep deep down and who makes me want to curl up with him every night knowing how much he loves me. I know he'd do anything for me. If I asked him for anything he'd do whatever he could to get it for me. If the day ever came when I wanted to leave him - not going to happen but I'm going somewhere with this - he would let me go if he knew it would be the one thing I needed to be happy. That's rare that kind of love. It's brilliant. It makes me want to be a better and better person so I feel as if I deserve it.

Right. So marriage. That's one of those things that you really need to take seriously. Once you say those vows you've got to stand by them. I know my mum loved my dad so much she couldn't even move on after he was killed. And my dad loved my mother with every part of his soul. I know that if he had lived then the both of them would be married forever. It's not easy to do that you know. When people get married they're not really thinking about all the stuff coming down the road. At the start of things it's easy to be happy and have fun. But I know that the hard bits come when things aren't so easy. When times get tough that's when you want to run away and never look back. You can't do that when you're married. You have to stick it out otherwise you're just some bastard who only wants to stick around for the good times. It's pathetic to be like that when you think about it. Surviving the bad stuff is what makes us better able to handle things that come along later. I think it makes us appreciate our love more. Don't be a twat and give up at the first sign of trouble. That should be a vow yeah?

Now I'd like to write a short note to my husband:

I meant what I said to you on our wedding day. My vows meant everything to me on that day and keeping them means everything to me now.

I love you.

OK enough of the sappy stuff. Time for me to have a go at making dinner.

Calling Tom

ooc: Bendytimed to sometime after Shane's birthday party.

Shy didn't like to keep secrets, but he told himself that this wasn't a secret he was keeping from Orlando. He'd gone on a walk around the island and happened to have his cell phone with him. He also happened to dial up his friend's number in the hopes of having a casual conversation. That's what he would call it since Tom and Orli hadn't officially talked and Shy hadn't gotten Orli's final OK to use Tom as his counselor. But the dreams were back and Shy needed to talk to someone who might have a clue as to how to get rid of them once and for all.

He took a seat on a large rock that overlooked the water and held the phone to his ear. He couldn't remember when Tom said he was teaching, so he really hoped he wouldn't get Tom's voicemail.