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Max and Rosie Pt. 1
Date: 10/19/2017, Categories: Love Stories, Author: Sisyphus, Rating: 13, Source: LushStories
relax.” Max sat in the living room in his recliner reading the New Yorker, but was aware of Robin washing the dishes and humming while she put things away. She has a nice voice…this is strange having such a young woman living here. She’s nice…pretty, seems like a good nurse. Maybe this will work out. When she came into the living room, she sat down on the couch across from him. She was still wearing the same outfit, but took off her sandals and tucked her feet under her and looked around the room, then at Max. “This must be so hard for you.” Max looked up and nodded. “She’s really fading. She used to be so lively and funny. The funniest person I know. We used to listen to Jeopardy after dinner and she would have made a bundle if she had gone on that show…she was so quick. It’s really hard to see her like this.” “I can imagine. I know I took care of one man who had dementia and it was hard for his wife, but she got really impatient with him, like she was angry at him for losing his mind. She was sarcastic and said mean things that he must have heard.” “Really.” Max shook his head. “That’s terrible.” “They didn’t have a good marriage. Nothing like what you and Rosie have. Her name was Althea. She would turn on the TV in the morning and he sat there most of the day while she went around doing stuff. She went out a lot when I was there.” “I thought you worked at a hospital.” “I did but I got laid off when the hospital had to cut back and I got a job with this agency. I didn’t ...