There was no way you could just call each other when the need to hear her voice was torturing your soul. It was not even allowed to just "pick her up" to go to see a movie, or even grab a bite. There were rituals involved, permissions to ask, hovering eyes keeping things "in check" and Oh beware the etiquette.
The release of finding themselves now finally "alone", just the two of them, no parents to supervise, no adults to look over the shoulder, free to explore and indulge in life, each other and the what the future may hold.
Beginnings were humble, but Joy around every corner. From a small private practice, the entrepreneurial side flourishing, that independent streak, the promise of a good life, a happy life, and a heart full of warmth for friends and family. There was a new couple, a new start, a new chapter of something they themselves would be the main architects, characters and directors.
It was the early 70's, and life was good.
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