“Well when she came in to your life I mean,” he replied while batting a gnat away from his ear.
Call it a missing puzzle piece, a glass half full, or whatever phrase people use to describe that empty feeling from being alone. Josiah didn’t require dependence or security, he just longed for companionship - not the kind you get from your mother or a puppy, the kind that made you feel whole. The kind of deep complacency that only a lover could bring you.
“I guess I’m asking because I wonder if people aren’t meant to come into our lives until we’re ready. Like there’s some force that drives individuals to each other at certain times.”
It was a habit for Joe to assess life’s mysteries with the scientific method. Being an atheist, he often would look to science to answer the big cosmic questions. After he presented his theory, he looked up to the older woman in hopes she wouldn’t make fun of him for his unordinary outlook.