Chapter 153: Talking Through
The return ride was silent. Marcella thought that Tony might say something but he didn’t. He didn’t look mad but the happiness she saw on his face on the drive to the restaurant. She didn’t like that.
She didn’t want their ride to be silent. "I do not like this silence," she said.
She didn’t know whether it was a good idea to reveal everything she was thinking to her husband. Being a little secretive won’t hurt, so others say. But she couldn’t bear the silence between them when he was not happy.
Tony took a glance at her and turned on the radio. Marcella pouted and leaned on the seat with her arms folded over her chest. Since it was Valentine’s day, romantic songs were getting broadcasted in every station.
’Put your head on my shoulders’ played on one of the stations. Marcella tapped his hand to stop him from changing the channel.
Marcella leaned on the seat comfortably. As the car zoomed on the empty road, with her eyes closed, she listened to the song.
"Do you remember, Tony?" she turned to face him. "On our way back after our wedding, you said it to me—put your head on my shoulder," she couldn’t contain her smile. "You have no idea how much your words meant to me that day..."
Tony said nothing but she saw his smile return to his face. "I wanted to say that to you for a very long time... At your father’s funeral, when you were leaning on the wall; when you learned of your mother’s death... Plenty of times..."
"I wish you did... I was not strong at all. I needed someone to say that to me. I would have felt like I had it all if you were the one who said it..."
Tony bowed his head and squeezed her hand. "I was such a coward when it came to you..." He kissed her hand. "I am glad it worked out between us, Marcella... I am so glad."