Watcher's Test (Life in Exile, #1)

by Sean Oswald

As he held her, Emily began to cry on his shoulder. At first, her tears were quiet and barely noticeable, but then he began to feel her shudder as the waves of emotion rushed through her. This was like when her father had died. There was nothing he could do or say to make it right. In fact, it wasn’t about making it right. It couldn’t be right, not when you suffer a loss like that. He had learned back then that the best thing he could do for his wife was to just be there for her, to be present in all of the turmoil. He didn’t need to try to fix her or fix it or minimize her feelings. He needed to be a safe place for her, a sounding board for her emotions, and a rock in her storm. When he had finally stopped trying to get her to let go of her grief and had accepted her with her grief and all, it had led to an entirely new level of intimacy between them. For more than a year, they had been close and had recaptured some of the original spark, better able to share of themselves with each other.