Not mine. Wish they were, I'd be rich.
Epilogue: Him I Could Love 'til I Die
Gregory had been twenty years older than Marian, so it was inevitable that she would outlive him. Gregory died when Marian was sixty, of a heart attack. They had had 35 years of marriage, quite long enough to become part of each other. Gregory had retired about 10 years before, and they had moved back to River City.
When Gregory died, Marian felt as if her heart had died too. Sean was their only child, and Marian loved him dearly. He had married and had four children, who Gregory spoiled shamelessly. Marian's main focus, however, had always been Gregory. He had been the center of her life for so long, she felt lost without him.
Eventually, Marian became very ill. Being 85 was horrible. She had aches and pains, and couldn't get around very well any more. She had to give up her home and live with Sean and his family. Her independence was lost. Finally, she just gave up.
Her final days were spent in the hospital. Sean and his wife were there almost constantly. The one she looked for, she didn't find until the end.
"Madame Librarian, it's time for us to be together again." He looked as he had when she first met him in 1912.
"Professor Hill, I have been waiting for you for the last 25 years."
"Your wait is at an end." He reached his hand out to her, and she placed hers in it. As she arose from the bed, she noticed she looked the way she had when she was 25. Never looking back at the old lady lying in the bed, she walked away with her love. The light around them grew brighter and brighter, and they vanished into it. Together forever