Gomez's death was just as he and Morticia had hoped: with his hands in hers. The funeral had gone just as well, with people lamenting and dabbing their eyes the entire time. But once the macabre festivities had ended, the reality of the situation hit Morticia in a way she could never have imagined.
In the Addams family, death and darkness were a part of daily life, and were something to be celebrated. But now, as Morticia stood above the grave of her husband, she felt the emptiness of losing her one true love bring about a pain that was all too damaging.
Distant thunder pulled Morticia from her thoughts. The funeral had ended hours ago, but she was the last who remained at the family plot outside the mansion.
Morticia had started to consider the prospect of going inside when the dark clouds opened, sending a cascading rainfall upon her. Morticia smiled; she and Gomez had always found solace in such dreary weather.
Gomez. Morticia dreaded the thought of going back to their bed, as it was too big without him by her side.
"One night," Morticia decided, "I will give myself one night to grieve by his side, then I must continue on for both our sakes,"
Morticia settled on top of the concrete mausoleum as the gathering storm raged around her. The concrete block was only a few feet off the ground, somewhat resembling a bed. Laying back on the concrete slab, Morticia looked up at the statue of her late husband.
"My dearest Gomez," she said aloud as the raindrops mixed with her tears, "How am I supposed to go about without you here?"
Morticia had no regrets about their relationship; they'd shown affection for each other until their hair grayed and their children had grown, right up until Gomez's final breath. A love that deep could never be sullied.
As the hours passed and Morticia drifted asleep, she heard a familiar phrase whisper in her ear: "Cara mia,"
"Mon cher," Morticia knew she was dreaming, but that didn't stop her from taking Gomez's outstretched hand. Pressing her head against his chest, she said "I can no longer hear your heart beating,"
"I know," Gomez gently lifted her chin so they could look into each other's eyes. "You were with me till the end,"
"We were two halves that made a whole," Morticia said, "I but I fear your death has left a hole in my heart that can never be filled,"
Gomez grasped her hands in his and kissed them. "I am yours for all eternity," he said, "But you must go on. Be the radiant despair in the world that I can no longer be," Looking downwards, Gomez noticed the concrete block that held him below. "We will be together again," he said. "But until then, hold our children, even though they have grown, because I cannot. Be the beautiful havoc in the world that you have always been,"
"I will," Morticia promised as she pressed her lips onto his, "I will,"
She felt his hands glide to the small of her back as their bodies began to sway in rhythm with the rain. The cemetery was their floor, the lightening their spotlight, and the thunder their music. They danced to a tune nobody else dared attempt, one that was meant especially for them, and them alone.
The dream began to fade to blackness as Morticia woke the next morning. The rain had stopped, but the sky was still overcast, as if in mourning.
The snapping of twigs attracted Morticia's attention to where Lurch stood. The expression on his face was, as always, unreadable. Without a word he scooped Morticia off the mausoleum like a child and carried her inside where it was…well, not warm, but not quite as damp either… and placed her in her bed.
"Thank you," Morticia said. "Would you mind terribly if you made me some coffee? Burnt, just how I like it?" Lurch bowed and left the room.
Morticia turned her attention out the window. It would be another rainy day; she could feel it in her bones. But that was a good thing, one step forward in how she would now face this new life.
"We will dance again my dear Gomez," Morticia said, "Above the rainclouds and everything in the universe. But for now, my place is here. And should you ever wish to seek me out, you'll know where to find me,"