"Can we - please, my dear, come and sit down." He tugged her towards the bench, and was relieved when she finally moved with him. His legs really weren't going to support him much longer.
Once there, he turned to face her. Looked down at his hands for a long moment, summoning courage he'd never needed before to look at his wife, then raised his eyes to hers. He could feel a muscle ticking under his eye.
"So. You're from my future. And the Jones girl is going to be my downfall?"