"You know sometimes I think you think you may turn to dust if a day goes by that you don't flatter me," Kate said with a giggle wrapped around her voice, flexing her fingers against his arm to pull him that much closer. "You smell amazing, by the way. I'll never get tired of that cologne."
As they walked, she kept in natural stride with him, a habit gleaned from decades of being in his company, at his side or at his back, defending him whenever needed, even in the rare case when she was upset with him. There wasn't a day in her life that she didn't thank god for Ben, and their daughters.