LOVESICK

Chapter Forty Two: Let's Start Over

""It cannot be doubted that each of us can only see part of the picture. The doctor sees one, the patient another, the engineer a third, the economist a fourth, the pearl diver a fifth, the alcoholic a sixth, the cable guy a seventh, the sheep farmer an eighth, the Indian beggar a ninth, the pastor a tenth. Human knowledge is never contained in one person. It grows from the relationships we create between each other and the world, and still it is never complete."

Ivan read to me as I continued to paint a simple sketch i drew last night,he sat on the window seat leaning on the wall and stretching his legs on the comfortable Cushions,still in his pajamas,he had all the windows open as i liked it,he spent every free second he had with me.

As he continued to read from When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.
It was the simple minutes we spend together that mattered,he did what i asked him to do,he spend times with me,he took care of me while still managing his work,

"What are you drawing by the way?" He paused putting the book down,
"Yesterday i got an idea for a simple painting so I'm making it," I replied still focused on the canvas,He got up and approached me looking at the painting,
"It looks familiar..." he said tilting his head to focus on each of the features and details,

"When i was in your office..." i started to explain my inspiration for this piece by putting my paintbrush down,
"I saw a photo that was burned from it's edge and the woman in it looked really beautiful...but unfortunately her features were burned and I couldn't see what she looked like,so I'm trying different features on papers guessing what she might've looked like"

He paused a little surprised..
I knew it was Everly I've seen her face but without details,so I'm drawing the closest thing  I could've imagined she looked like,
"I can tell you what her face looked like..." Ivan started...

His phone suddenly buzzed interrupting us and he quickly picked it up,it seems that he's been waiting for this call,
"Yes Eric?" He quickly answered.
He paused listening carefully to Eric,
He walked out the room so that I don't listen to whatever he had to say,
After a good ten minutes,he came back into the room,

"Wanna take a shower?" He smirked waiting for me at the door,i nodded and got up taking his hand, "what type of shower?" I asked with a giggle, "a steamy one" he joked,

<><><><><>

"Dry Your hair and come down quickly,
I have something for you," he gave me a quick peck on the lips before leaving the bathroom,
He still has a thing to give?

I dried my hair and walked out to his room to find some clothes already there for me,
I picked the black dress up for it to be a short dress,off shoulder with long sleeves with a v-cut for the front and back with Black high heels that had red bottoms,
Am i going clubbing or something?

"Ma'am?" Sophia knocked on the door,
"Master told me to tell you that the clothes on the bed are not for now,"
"Oh...makes sense" i replied,
"So can you bring me something to wear from my room?" I asked as i began to feel colder because i was still in my towel,
"Sure!" She replied and left,

I walked around the room and tapped my foot waiting for Sophia,she quickly walked in with a white Maxi dress,

"You have good taste" I joked taking the dress from her,
"I thought that it'd suit you,you're still a bride anyways" she added with a faint and low tone
It finally struck me..wow I'm married..
"So you're trying to give me an imaginary wedding?" I laughed trying to not think of the negative aspects of it..
"Thank you Sophia."