Special to the Herald/Lucy Luginbill - He loves me! It says so on his chest.
I married a strong, silent type of guy. One you can count on to be dependable.
But the other day, I couldnt believe my eyes!
Is that real?!!! I exclaimed as Bill pulled off his T-shirt to reveal a tattoo his first.
Of course its real, he said, a look of amusement on his face. I always said that someday Id get one. Today was the day.
I peered closer, still not believing the heart design wasnt hand-painted just to play a trick on me.
Are you sure? I queried, thinking I might be the target of Punkd. You told me you were going into town to get a canoe hat, not a new tat, my eyes searching the room for Ashton Kutcher.
Well, the tattoo parlor was on the way, so on a whim..." the words lost in his laughter.
I studied the tattoo and my husband, too.
What was it with him? Hes been a man of few words and predictability throughout our marriage. But Im beginning to wonder.
For instance, not too long ago we were sitting on the sofa watching TV and he suddenly turned and told me how much he loves me. Since he was a bit choked up and we werent watching Old Yeller, my reaction was to ask if he was getting ready to die.
Shortly thereafter, I insisted on his getting a physical.
Now, follow that sofa scene with a trip to Mens Wearhouse in Kennewick to buy a dark suit. (Were funeral arrangements not far behind? Bill NEVER goes shopping.)
At the suit store, itd been so long since theyd seen him that hed been deleted from their computer. They were quite happy to put him back in.
Out he came with two suits, three ties and enough dress shirts for a month of Sundays. He even threatened to go back to church to wear them.
Now, I knew we needed a doctors second opinion.
Its not a mid-life crisis. Could it be an end of life crisis? Even our daughters said, What was he thinking?
So I asked him.
I thought that after almost 44 years of marriage, it was time to make sure you know I really love you, he explained. Instead of asking all the time, now you just have to look at my tattoo.
Well, as I said, hes a man of few words even fewer now.
But his love just like the I love Lucy tattoo is real.
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