Falling In Love Again

Quiet came after a long time of laughter. It was settled between the two of them that there was love there. They didn't need to tell each other, it was just known to both. People in the restaurant looked on in bewilderment at the mutual interest these two shared. It was a solid, pure love. Everyone could see it.

This couple had adventure and enthrallment in their relationship. I believe it was everyone's opinion that this was their first date. The couple could look at each other as if it was the first time they realized they were in love. The photographer in the restaurant approached them.

"Excuse me." The photographer said softly, "would you mind if I took a picture of the both of you for our wall of couples?" The man looked at the woman with a smile, and then looked back at the photographer.

"Yes, of course." He said. The photographer snapped a picture and stood back smiling.

"If you don't mind me saying, the two of you are quite a dazzling couple. Is this your first date?" The woman let out a soft laugh and glanced at the man across from her.

"You could say that, I suppose." She paused and put her hand in his, "At least, it always feels like that first date we had 41 years ago." She blushed as her husband smiled at her.

The photographer, smiling from ear to ear, slowly backed away, leaving the couple alone.

"Eleanor, you look beautiful tonight." The man said to his wife squeezing her hand slightly. She blushed even more.

"You always know how to make me smile, John." They gazed into each others eyes again, and then let out another laugh. This was their 40th anniversary. They had been married all 40 years, staying faithful to each other through it all. They had 5 children, 14 grandchildren, and 3 great grandchildren. They had seen the best and the worst in it all. And yet - they could look at each other with that same fire they both shared on their first date 41 years before.

There was a young couple sitting close by watching Eleanor and John interact. It was their 2nd year anniversary, and they were struggling in their relationship. The husband thought it would be a good idea to get out of the house and have a nice evening with his wife. He thought maybe it would bring some healing to their relationship for them to remember why they were together. He had no idea the impact this older couple would have on them, and the change they would go through over the next few months because of that night.