第9章点滴使爱延续TheBestKindofLove（2）
Ihaveafriendwhoisfallingilyclaimstheskyisbluer。Mozartmoveshertotears。Shehaslost15poundsandlookslikeacirl。“I’myoungagaisexuberantly。Asmyfriendravesonaboutherakenagoodlookatmyoldone。Myhusbandofalmost20years，Scott，hasgained15pouhonrunner，henowrunsonlydownhospitalhalls。Hishairlineisredhisbodyshowsthesignsoflhoursandtoomanydybars。YethestillgivemealookacrossarestauranttableandIwanttoaskforthedheadhome。Whenmyfriewillmakethislovelast?”Iranthroughalltheobviousreasons:eerests，unselfishness，physicalattrauni。Yetthere’smore。Westillhavefun。Spontaneousgoodtimes。Yesterday，afterslippingtherubberbandofftherolledupflippeditplayfullyatme:thisledtoanall-outwar。LastSaturdayatthegrocery，wesplitthelistahertoseewhoakeittothecheckoutfirst。Evenwashingdishesbeablast。Weenjoysimplybeiherearesurprises。OimeIetofihefrontdoorthatledmetoaheilIreachedthewalk-i。IopeofindScottholdinga“potofgold”（mygkettle）areasure”ofagiftpackage。
&imesIleavehimhemirrorasunderhispillow。Thereisuandiaplaybasketballwiththeguys。Aandswhy，ogetawayfromthehouse，thekids—aomeetmysistersforafewdaysofnonstoptalkingandlaughing。Thereissharing。Notonlydowesharehouseholdarentalburdens—wealsoshareideas。Sehomefromaonthaedmewithathickhistoriovel。Thoughheprefersthrillersaion，hehadreadtheheplaouchedmyheartwhenheexplaiwasbecausehewaoexgeideasaboutthebookafterI’dreadit。Thereisfiveness。WhenI’membarrassinglyloudandcrazyatparties，Se。Whenhefessedlosingssiavehimahugandsaid，“It’sokay。It’sohereissensitivity。Lastweekhewalkedthroughthedoorwiththatlookthattellsmeit’sbeenatoughday。Afterhespehthekids，Iaskedhimeoldmeabouta60-year-oldwomanwho’dhadastroke。
&asherecalledthewoman’shusbandstandingbesideherbed，gherhand。Howwashegoihishusbandof40yearsthathiswifewouldprobablyneverrecover?Ishedafewtearsmyself。Beedicalcrisis。Becausetherewerestillpeoplewhohavebeenmarried40years。Becausemyhusbandisstillmovedaeryearsofhospitalroomsanddyihereisfaith。LastTuesdayafriendcameoverandfessedherfearthatherhusbandislosinghisceousbattlewithWednesdayIwenttolunchwithafriendwhtoreshapeherlifeafterdivorThursdayaneighborcalledtotalkabeffeer’sdiseaseoher-iy。OnFridayachildhoodfriendg-distaellmeherfatherhaddied。Ihungupthephohought;
thisistoomuchheartaeweek。Throughmytears，asIwentouttorunsomeerrands，Ihebeblossomsofthegladiolusoutsidemywihedelightedlaughterofmysonandhisfriendastheyplayed。Icaughtsightofaweddingpartyemergingfromaneighbor’shouse。
Thebride，dressedinsatiossedherbouquettfriends。Thatnight，Itoldmyhusbandabouttheseevents。Wehelpedeachotheraowledgethecyclesoflifeandthatthejoysterthesorrows。Itwasenoughtokeepusgoing。Finally，thereisknowing。Iknohislaundryjustshyofthehampereverynight，he’llbelatetomostappoisachothebox。Heknoillowovermyhead。I’lllockusoutofthehouseataregularbasis，andIwillalsoeatthelastchocolate。Iguessourlovelastsbecauseitisfortable。No，theskyis’sjustafamiliarhue。Wedoicularlyyoung:we’veexperieoomuchthathastributedtrowthandwisdom，takingitstollonourbodies，aedourmemories。Ihopewe’vegotwhatittakestomakeourlovelast。Asabride，IhadScott’sweddingbahR’sline“Growoldalongwithme”!We’refollowiions。