by qhml1
Just finished my third reading of this great story. Made me mist up again, darn it! Gonna have to go up and hug my spouse for a while. Congratulations on the well-deserved win as LW story of the year!
I've just reread this story. Ten stars to the author. This one reaches into the heart.
Before finishing the first page I'd realized I'd read it before and remembered it had a tear jerk of an ending. Beautiful story qhml1, beautiful! Loved it. 5 BIG ASS FUCKING HUGE FLAMING NOVA STARS!
I absolutely loved this made this old tuck driver a bit teary keep up the great work 5 stars
Damn. Read it again and the same reaction. Just about a perfect story. Five stars, of course.
JPB
Phenomenal story, I too realized I'd read it before, still 5+++++stars. Glad you won an award
A story from qhml is always going to be worth reading, and this was no exception. Great characters and a very nice tale of family and what that really means. Thank you again for sharing your wonderful talent with us, and congratulations on the award for this one.
Rnebular
Reading again. Old fashioned CD's? I guess so. I remember when they came in and now they have gone out. Hell, I remember when fax machines were a brand new thing. And now they are as scarce as hen's teeth. How's that for a hundred plus year old saying? I'm glad to make to this old age. I just didn't realize it would happen that quickly.
Just a quality story. Characters with depth and roundness. I thought I had read all of your stories, but I don't recall this one. That's okay, because it was just fine this time.
I read this sometime ago, it still gets me, emotionally. Excellent writing and worth more than 5 stars.
I was fifty three when I got off the fence and started dating again, which was two years after my first wife passed away. Best thing that I ever did. And my second wife has not replaced the love for my first wife. She's just added to it and I feel so blessed that I was able and the short time that we all have on this ball of dirt circling the sun that I was able to be blessed as well as I have with these two awesome women.
Great story made up of great characters. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve read a piece and thought ‘No one talks like that’! The wordplay with the principals was genuine. Keep up the good work!
Gets better every time I read it, what more can I say other than thanks for sharing 😎
One of the best stories that I've read in quite a while. qhml1 got this one right! Keep it up!
OMG What a wonderfully written story!!!! I LOVE IT!!! No words enough to compliment it!
5 stars, of course.
Congratulations and thousands thanks for sharing!
Good story but while I get why I didn't like the ending too much with Angie and Vicki dying though I understand why you wrote it out like that i wish it would have a happy ending its never a happy ending when someone passes away
PhoenixLore1981
When my wife died after 16 year bout with a very rare cancer, it was a happy ending. 53 years with a perfect woman.
She is now in heaven where everything is perfect forever.
Thanks qhml1! Awesome story!
The Hoary Cleric
Such a warm and beautiful story that kept me in an emotional rollercoaster up to the end of the story where it took me way up and then slammed me down with those deaths. I couldn’t stop crying for almost an hour. Incredible story and very well written but it will put some people through the emotional ringer.
No, just too syrupy and contrived, then lame and preachy. Not real people, not the real world, and not real compelling or believable in the end. But you've got lots and lots of fans. So does McDonald's. About the same quality and content; fat and sugar. Congratulations.
Everytime I read this story I think this is the last time I will. I'm pretty sure this is the sixth time, I doubt it will be the last. Thank you Q . . . .AMAZING.
somewhere east of Omaha
Wonderfully put together story! Author, you need to start writing REAL BOOKS! Excellent detail! Character development was AWESOME! Story line was out of this world! VERY realistic, VERY relatable. I enjoyed reading this nugget of gold! 5 stars. Thank you qhml1 for this work!
Benny Jr’s leaving didn’t make sense. He FINALLY seemed to be getting his life on track, made a serious effort to reconnect with his wife, children, and parents. Then just up and left? As the previous commenter said; what a putz.
Really good story and I enjoyed it (though I'm not sure why it's in the Literotica forum).
This a beautiful story. Of course I come to Literotica for sex stories, yet I read it to the end with tears in my eyes.
This is a beautifully crafted and written story, it actually brought tears to my eyes. Thank you.
To the anon that responded to my last comment i get it as i said I understand but it my personal opinion when someone that you love with everything you have passes away its not a happy ending for it leaves a hole in your heart a empty space that can never be filled friends,kids and grandkids can help a lot but even they can't fill that place i have been there my serious relationship a girl that I was engaged to died from cancer my current wife has done a lot to fill that void and I can't imagine my life without her but there is still a empty space in my heart that nobody can fill again i understand cause everyone dies its part of life but it doesn't make it a happy ending for those left behind and in terms of a loving wife story that was written as a romantic tale about an actual loving wife like this story its not a happy ending when the wife passes away or when the husband passes away i get some would say shes in a better place but that's not a cancellation point for the loved ones left behind
Это очень красивая история, но автор ЗАЧЕМ так заканчивать? Неужели нельзя было остановиться до смерти Энджи и написать, что впереди ждут годы семейного счастья? Концовка добавила горечи в хорошую историю. Не надо так заканчивать!
Sucking and fucking is really only moments in our lives…
But our lives are really about the precious sweet finite time we have with those hearts that
Feed our souls…..
My soul mate….. 36 years in April….. the years spin faster now…. Too fast… we both know…
Too fast…. Too soon
I jumped to the end before I did a lot of reading on this as I am not able to bear real sad stories. So, I will try to read another story from the author as I pass this one. To all of us who have lost someone special, do your thing but, for me, I can never dwell on it, it hurts too much.
wld have given my nuts to partake in a relationship such as this one for @30 yrs, instead , well my fault, but didnt get this and never recovered. cant wait to die, its 2024 and the democrap scum and the lazy shifless rest of america have all gone cowardly and kiss the ass of the unaccountable , certainly unaccomplished, self proclaimed entitled elites. western civilization is lost, just mo time needed before everyone realizes it and we are speaking chink and worshiping alla. thank you for nothing liberal progressive idiot democrap socialists. hope you get the worst comeuppance i can imagine. rk
Her "flaming red hair" turned "platinum blonde" very quickly. Good tale in spite of a few inconsistencies!
I always seem to keep coming back to read this. Once I pick it up, I never seem to stop until I've got to the end. A well laid out tale and a damn good read, thank you so much. If I could yank it past the 5* barrier I would.
A very good read. Very well done! The people around us is whats make the journey worth while. Everything else is just accesories.
to anon eleven days ago, the flaming red hair was that of her friends that fist night they met
It was a good story not to sound like a bitch but the dude got what he deserved when he was killed anyone who could just up and leave his family for another without warning just abandoning them deserves to die they for damn sure don't deserve to have there kids a part of there life especially when he allowed his new wife to talk him into signing over his rights
A very good story with just enough sex followed by a strong love story without being sappy. I really enjoyed reading way to late into the night!
Hi Absolutely loved. Probably one of the best, no the best short story I have read. Thank you for sharing. Tc Stu
I keep coming back to this story, it's just so good. This is what I think about when referring to loving wife. Thanks so much for sharing your talents and imagination.
DP
I had read this and rated it sometime in the past. However, I did not commet. Thanks for this great story, and for the chance to reread it. Stay safe.
This is truly one of the best stories I’ve ever read. As I finished it there were tears in my eyes.
Thank you for sharing this with me.
Dude....you've done it again! Damm allergies are acting up AGAIN!! Nice story mate. Well done.
Decent story,spoilt again by references to he,she and they leaving it unclear who is talking or doing something.
Q, you are amazing. Have read this many time, as well as “reaction”.
You are possibly the best LIT has. No not possibly, definitely
Q, straight to the heart. Thanks for the words. Just Beautiful. You are one of the best Wordsmiths on the platform.
I read one comment from a guy who checked the end and saw 'a sad ending'. His loss but he missed a hell of a story. While sad it is life and as the saying goes 'no one here gets out alive'. The passing was sad but they all ended their lives happy, not all do. Thanks once more to Q. 5 stars (by the way nitpic, just because there is a comment section, don't feel obligated).
somewhere east of Omaha
@ nitpic : they sell RID at any drugstore, it kills nits and lice too. You should try it and leave the “adult” stories to the adults. Great story, Q, thanks for sharing it here. My third read and I think I enjoy it more every time.
5 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
I n Ed to stop reading these stories. They make my eyes water. Must be allergies.
Was an ok story, I got lost in all the kids, step kids, and blah blah. Certainly didn't belong in any erotic category.
Another well written and emotional story from Q. My second read and it still packs quite an emotional punch although my allergies always kick up this time of the year and maybe that's the cause of my tearing up.
anon from 8 days ago: Clean your glasses, it is not in any erotic category - it's Loving Wives and Angie, Vickie and Heather were ALL loving wives! Thanks again Q.
somewhere east of Omaha
there may not have been a lot of sex in this,but there sure was a lot of loving !!
unk # of readings, always like it always cry at the end, for the love everybody shared, for the happiness realized by all the major players barring the worthless son. Am jealous of them and sad for my never experiencing anything like that. rk
5*s