Not in My Eyes

By Ninja Misao


It was the start if a simple day Lionel Hardcastle was resting in his bed when he noticed someone was missing...Jean. So with a grunt Lionel push off the covers and left his bed room and headed down stairs.

As he reached the last step Lionel could hear the TV on in the main room. Stepping inside the room he noticed Jean laying on the couch sighing heavily while on Table lay a mixture of fitness DVD's and magazines along with a huge pot of coffee sitting square in the middle of the mess. He look up at the TV to see a fitness infomercial. He shook his head Jean was worked up over something again.

"Can't sleep?" Lionel asked

Jean jumped at the sound of his voice.

"Yes...I suppose so." Jean replied

"Something bother you?"

" No." Jean said hastily.

Lionel shook his head once more as Jean sighed. Giving in Jean sat up on the couch letting Lionel sitting down beside her.

"It's...oh never mind."

"Between your sighing and being up at 2am in the morning it has to be something."

There was a brief silence between then followed by Jean sighing again.

"There you go with that sighing again."

"Oh ..alright..do you think I'm out of shape?

"What?"Lionel said in a confused tone.

"Well Some of the girls yesterday claim that me being out of breath and tired us because I'm a bit out of shape."

"Oh I see, so those girls got you all worked up huh?"

"Yes they got me all worked up... I think they might be right."

Jean look on the table and pick up one of the magazine with a young toned woman on the front page.

"Look at her, Would you want some one like this as a wife?!" Jean asked.

"Goodness no." Lionel replied.

Jean went to pick up more magazines to show her husband but Lionel gentle touch his wife's hand and she sat the magazines down but refused to look at his face blinking away tears. Lionel was sighing now he took a long deep breath before turning Jean towards him.

"Are you out of shape? No...not in my eyes. So what if you have trouble breathing after walking the stairs or tire more easily. I love you no mater what." Lionel said in a stern but gentle tone.

Jean smiled and gave her husband a big hug and they snuggled close for a few minutes.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

The both of them pulled away from each other and stood up together. The two of them headed up to the bed room hand in hand enjoying each others company.

"Oh one more thing, the next time you see the girls."

"Yeah?" Jean asked in a curious tone.

"Tell them to sod off." Lionel said with a smile.

The two of them laughed all the way to the bedroom.