Symbiotics

With him being made redundant and me being busier than ever, our dynamic has changed slightly.

He gets out of bed slightly early so that he can wake me up with a cup of tea. He goes for walks and comes home with books I might enjoy. He brings me cold glasses of water when I'm happily sweating in the bath tub. He spends time over dinner, carefully considering what I might like, and then does the washing up, too. He makes me hot water bottles when I've been working so long in the same position that I've become an icicle. He drags me away from my computer at lunch time to make me go for a walk, then holds my hand inside his coat pocket. He makes me marmite toast even though he hates the smell.

He looks after me, even though he's struggling too.