When they arrived home, he hugged her again and ushered her, carefully, into the kitchen, where he made tea, hot and spicy, and handed her a large mug of it.
"Drink up, love, it will make you feel better, I hope."
And he sat next to her and stroked her back, unsure what to say, what to feel now, save that his wife was in pain and he knew not how to help.