We’re sitting on the couch watching television.

Andrea at one end, legs stretched out. Me at the other end, legs also stretched out.

Pip is snuggled between Andrea’s shoulder and the back of the couch. Little Frankie—the dog I ‘didn’t want’ but is now my best bud—is curled up on my lap.

I give her a few pats before resting my hand on Andrea’s leg.

We’re watching The Big Bang Theory for the bazillionth time. It’s the very last episode, the one where Amy and Sheldon receive their Nobel Prize (#SpoilerAlert).

They’re about to accept the award. Andrea reaches for the box of Kleenex on the side table next to the couch.

Despite all the reruns, this scene still gives all the feels. Sheldon spotting his friends in the crowd, his speech, the vulnerability.

It’s good writing.

It’s good storytelling.

Because it feels real, from the heart.

I look over at Andrea. A tissue is crumpled in her hand, Pip’s small head now resting in the crook of her neck.

She catches my eye, “Stop, I can’t help it!”

She sniffles, “This part gets me every time.”

I don’t say anything, just rub her leg gently. When she turns away, I reach up and scratch my beard.

The tip of my middle finger grazes the corner of my right eye. A tiny tear streaks across my face.

That’s what hits hardest, I think to myself.

The real stuff.

The kind of stuff that comes from the heart of a human.

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