Chapter 26
“I’m here for you. I’ll do anything I can to help. I’m sure you know that by now,” I whispered into the silence.
“Thank you. I do, and believe me, without you I…I…”
“It’s okay.” I kissed his lips briefly.
“I’m sorry about earlier…when I asked if we could have a tree. It’s just…when those carol singers came round, I just wanted us to have a really nice Christmas. The last couple at home weren’t very nice.”
I kissed him again. “Silly man, we’re going to have a tree, and loads of streamers and stuff around the house. We’re going to have the best Christmas either of us can remember.”
“Thanks, love,” he said.
That was the first time I could ever remember Mark calling me love. This really wasn’t such a revelation though, as here in the North it’s a fairly commonly used word friends say to each other. But it sounded nice when Mark said it. I was determined to make this a very special Christmas for us both.