Witty beyond her sex.

It was funny how he actually obeyed her as if it was nothing when if it had been anyone else he would have rebelled like a little kid.

It takes him a moment to realize that she is asking him if he wants some cocoa, as taken as he is with her, but he finally says.

How could he be so blessed to have a wife that loved him so much? She had stayed by his side even in the worst of moments and still loved him. Far more than what he deserved.

Still, he could not help a smile.

“And I am very happy to be home, my love.”

Returning with a tray on which two mugs of cocoa rested, Susanna could not help but smile in return at his smile. He was everything she had ever wanted. He loved her. Something she had thought to be so rare and hard to come by but for fairytales.

Placing the tray down on the table, she the curled her fingers around the handle of his mug and held it out to him.

It takes him a moment to realize that she is asking him if he wants some cocoa, as taken as he is with her, but he finally says.

Having John to herself - even for a short time - was enough to alleviate all her worries and concerns. There was nothing in her small world in Stratford that could give to her the same peace and ease she found in his company.

With Gracey at her heel, she filled the kettle and once back in it’s cradle, flipped the on switch.

It hurt to see her this way. And if he could, he would change this but then he had to make sure those patients were well.

“You don’t need to hope” he said, cupping her cheek “Because that is what will happen”

She exhaled slowly as he cupped her cheek, eyes filling with moisture that she tried to blink away. Susanna wasn't sure why it hurt so much - she should be used to goodbyes by now - but still.

For never was a story of more woe. Than this of Juliet and her Romeo. - William Shakespeare.

He had missed her. And he really prefered not to think about what was coming but seeing her like this made him worried. So bringing her close into his arms, he pressed a kiss to her brow, a bit to make sure that there was no fever, but mostly out of love.

But she seemed okay in that aspect, even if not in the rest.

7.Romantic Kiss

He could already hear the indignant huffs of the biddies, but he owed them nothing, and to her the world. He loved her so much that he would not see her suffering because of these women again.

She'd be relieved. Relieved beyond all belief but she'd never thought for one second his reaction would be such a public display of affection.