Two Months Later
"Cora, are you alright?" he said and leaned over her shoulder as she sat on the sofa, looking at her phone.
"Oh yes, fine. I just wish Sarah would call me or answer my texts. I do miss her."
Robert sat next to her, hooking his arm around her. "Are you sure you sent a text?"
Cora gave him a surprised face and hit him gently on the shoulder with the back of her hand, "I'm not that terrible with technology."
"No?" he asked. "Well darling, I'm sure she will come around. She's probably just hurt, you aren't the easiest person to get over.." Cora leaned over and kissed him on the lips.
"I suppose you're right. So are you ready to go home?" she asked. Robert and Cora, after they were left alone after the holidays, decided to go to one of their country homes. They spent much of the time, talking about topics that used to be taboo. They were not in perfect shape, of course, but it was a step in the right direction. They had to go back this afternoon, as they were starting their couples therapy tomorrow. They had to go back to real life. Robert was more excited than Cora to head back; he had been through therapy and knew his therapist—as Cora did not.
"Oh yes, it's been lovely being here, but we need to get back to real life and real issues. I don't want to ignore them anymore," he held her hands and kissed them gently. She smiled back at him.
"So this is it?" she said as she parked the car in the parking lot. The building was rather large, almost gothic looking; not very comforting.
"Yes, Cora, I know it looks frightening, but it's really lovely and the doctor is quite nice."
"I suppose so," she said looking down and moving to open the car door. Robert grabbed her hand, "you do trust me on this, darling?"
She grasped his hand tighter in his, "I do, c'mon let's go," she said with the smile that he loved to see.
Robert and Cora walked around the parking lot, life was moving around them. Couples held hands on the streets, little children held onto their mothers hand, and a teenage boy looked longingly at a girl that was sitting alone in the square. Cora looked around her: after everything that had happened, she was ready to join life again—not to live in a dream world of happiness but to reclaim her real happiness with Robert. She leaned into him and he smiled, before kissing her on the cheek. They walked in together, ready to begin again.
The end, sorry this took so long! I hope you enjoyed this story and thank you for reading :) A special thank you to Shellz Kiwi for all her feedback and keeping me motivated throughout the whole thing 3