Solitude
Rose became a bit of a recluse after her parents deaths. Not even Joshua could rouse her from her melancholy. Their trips stopped and they found themselves back on the slow path.
He wanted to feel betrayed, but he couldn't. Not when the love of all his lives was obviously mourning. He missed their trips but he would sacrifice all of that in an instant to make her happy again.
Joshua threw himself headlong into doing small, romantic things to break Rose from her melancholy. He knew she needed to mourn, but it was quickly becoming a long-seeded depression. This wasn't something he was used to seeing in his Bond-Mate and it weighed heavily on his hearts. She hadn't been like this since they discovered they couldn't have children.
He decided to woo her properly, again. He knew she needed to mourn and deserved to, but she also needed to laugh and love and live.
He started with small things. Notes on her bedside table. Her favorite tea already prepared when she entered the Kitchen. After a dew days, he escalated things. Swaying softly in the Living Room while music played in the background. Lunch dates. Then dinner dates. It took two months before Rose started really smiling again.
It was another month before Rose finally decided she was ready to start traveling again.