Re: Melinda
Melinda leaned into Bill’s touch and then gave him the rose before she let herself disappear in his embrace. They still needed to talk, a lot, and plan and talk to their families, but at least here, in front of the cameras, he was willing to give it a try with her. And Melinda was relieved. So incredibly relieved that before she knew it, the tears were rolling, soaking into his light shirt.
She wasn’t sad, quite the contrary, but she had been so wound up and nervous all day, that to hear Bill say those words that she had so hoped for was more than she could cope with right now, at least if she was to keep from crying.