[MarvHarvey]

Marty meets Mia and Charlie, Chapter 7, Part 5

Marty's ring on my cell phone was a surprise. He didn't usually call me in the middle of the day, he knows I often have working lunches. I excused myself: "I'll just be a moment. It's my husband - and he doesn't call unless it's important, or maybe something about the kids."

"Hi Honey!"

"Miss Kathryn, I love you - even more than before if that's possible." Is what I heard.

My eyes teared up a bit. "Aw Honey! I always love to hear those words."

"Miss Kathryn, My Katie, I love you - even more than before if that's possible." He said again.

"I love you too. This is going to be special for both of us. I have to go now, but watch for a text. I love you, Marty."

I could hear the emotion in his voice: "I love you, Miss...." I think he may have been weeping as he hung up.

I was smiling as I returned to my lunch mate: "nothing serious, basically some good news he just had to share. Now, where were we...."

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After lunch with the client, I sent Marty a text. "I will learn, you will learn, it will be different than we expect, but it will be us, together."

Then I sent him another text. "When you get home you will present me with your assignment. You will write out neatly, 50 times: 'I love, honour, and obey Miss Kathryn every day.'"

Every time I thought about that I got a warm feeling. He would do it - he would do anything! This was power given to me out of some combination of primal need and true love. I wished I had said 100 lines.