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Ronnie went to Annapolis. He played football there, but it was the righteous kind. He threw a couple of TD passes in the Army-Navy game his senior year. I nearly fell out of the stands celebrating. Now, he's a Lieutenant Commander and XO on a Seawolf-class fast attack submarine, down there in the deep blue underneath the ocean. Needless to say, he isn't bashful Ronnie anymore.
This brings us back to where we began. Love is an odd thing. Unpredictable and uplifting to the people who experience it. Still, whatever the word might mean to you in personal terms, the ability to spend your days with the right person will give you a life well-lived.
That gets particularly important as the icy winds of your seventies begin to blow, and you know that the frozen reality of winter is right behind.
I would have never understood that simple truth in my earlier years. It took the perspective of a long life to see why sharing every aspect of yourself with the right person is the most gratifying experience in the entire diverse pantheon of human rewards.
It was blind luck that led me to Billie. But once I'd found her, I was smart enough to do whatever it took to get and keep her. Looking at my wife's dear face now, I think about how much we've supported each other in the inexorable climb toward the end of things - and it reminds me how fortunate I've been.
Blessed are those who can look back at their life and say, "It was all worthwhile." I'm one of those lucky few because of one caring woman.
- COMMENTS
vicelord26 days agoThis made me laugh: a fantasy about a guy who thinks with his dick and lives happily ever after. (Actually, I realized the author knew exactly what he was writing when I read, "Do you EVER use that auxiliary brain located in your skull??!"")
EoRaptor0137 months agoWell crafted story, but I wish someone would steal the caps lock key from diversions keyboard! Italics would be an improvement, but I don't know what the author interface or uploading technology supports. Regardless, I think it's fairly obvious to most of us which words would be emphasized in the conversation.
None of the above decreases the quality of this story, or any of the author's other tales.
Sensateabout 1 year agoThank you for such a wonderful story. 5 *'s. Especially enjoyed the similes and metaphors. They really made the story all that much more enjoyable.
Schwanze1over 1 year agoMaybe I need to read the romance section more. That was a helluva lot of fun.
xhristianjover 1 year agoIt's funny people saying don't critique the story just enjoy it as a whole? But my problem is the protagonist he's entirely unlikable his whole persona is intellectual indifference. He married a woman he didn't love and in fact didn't even like. And he did absolutely nothing to facilitate their eventual divorce it happened despite of his complete indifference to her or their marriage? Yet he gloried in her marriage to one of her fuck buddies and eventual divorce like really talk about passive aggressive and is atypical of the intellectual elite.
His aimless meandering through life is not just literarily boring as hell it's just annoying. Like who the fuck cares about a fucking teacher fucking random women as low on the attaction scale sd possible becaude he at best is a 5?
So he stumbles upon a woman who is desperate economically which he takes advantage of wow my hero and creates a new boring life for himself with company. Oh please give us a sequel.....NOT😂😂
bobareenoalmost 2 years agoWhat a wonderfully written tale. There were so many evocative turns of phrase. I relished reading them. Thanks for a superbly written story.
Willowghbyalmost 2 years agoTwo thoughts to share:
1) DT has handled the character transitions (maturation) of both MCs in a complete and believable fashion. Well done, Sir!
2) My personal thanks to DT for the effort behind this sharing of his prodigious skills as a writer. Thank You!
Keep 'em comin'.
