Things were happening slowly and it was getting uncomfortable for Mark. He could no longer sit without feeling something was pinching him. His legs shook often and his fingers always drummed on the desk in his office or the arm of the sofa at home. He was back talking to his wife but the communication was not like before. She replied to his questions like it took much strength to talk to him.

Their recovery was slow, slower than before. Once, they had made love with him pounding into her from behind and she was gripping the sheets making it come off from its ends but he never heard her...