Sean and I had a sweet moment this morning when I left for work. I’d just finished blogging about how low I felt yesterday. I was heading out the door, and Sean’s alarm went off. He stirred on the couch, sat up, and said, “Have a good day, baby.”
“You too, sweetheart,” I responded.
He said something else, and I think it was “I love you,” but it was very quiet. I went out the door and shut it and went to lock it behind me.
And then I stopped, and opened it again, and went back into the apartment. I crossed the dark room and sat next to Sean and snuggled into him. He murmured contentedly and I kissed his neck.
“Sorry for being depressed yesterday,” I said.
“It’s okay,” he said, in a tone that made it apparent he didn’t think depression was something to apologize for.
I squeezed him tight and talked about yesterday, going through the things I’d blogged about, and then talked about today, and how I’d belatedly realized that tickets to the Welcome to Night Vale spring live shows were going on sale while I would be in the basement of my workplace for a team event.
“I’m tired,” I said.
“I can relate,” he replied.
We snuggled and kissed and then I had to go. I was very glad I’d turned back. I felt lighter, freer, as I stepped out into the cleansing rain.
(And as for the tickets, I ended up getting them just fine.)