When Sean awoke again, he could see a bright light. It wasn’t heaven or anything like that though. It came from a doctor’s torch.

“Well, he seems OK – you can come in and see him now.”

Sean was face down on the bed. The doctor issued strict instructions for him to remain that way as she pulled her torch out of his face and shone it instead in the region of his ass.

“Your husband has suffered severe ass trauma.” the doctor said, turning to Claire – she had come, of course she had. “Make sure he doesn’t sit on it.”

For a moment Sean forgot that all his worst fears had come to pass, and that his ass would likely never be the same again. He had survived his worst fears, and what was more, Claire was there.

He tried to crane his neck around in order to face his wife.

“I’m sorry.” he said
“So am I.” said she, meaning it.
“Let’s always be there for each other.” And although Sean couldn’t see Claire silently nodded, her eyes glistening and alive.