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so he went to class without her.
    “How’s your wife?” Henry asked at lunch.
    “She’s still sicker than a dog,” Coen said. “I hope our kids don’t get her immune system.”
    “I think her busy life has finally caught up with her,” Henry s aid. “She must be going crazy lying in that bed all day.”
    “You have no idea,” Coen said. “And she still wants to have sex all the time.”
    “What’s bad about that?” Derek asked.
    “Have you ever had sex with a sick person?” Coen asked. “It’s pretty gross.”
    “Then why don’t you just say no?” Henry asked.
    “When your wife wants you to make love to her, you just do it,” Coen said. “Trust me.”
    Renee looked at Henry. “He has a point.”
    Derek looked at his phone. “Thatcher says we should do out tonight.”
    “Just the guys?” Coen asked.
    “Yep,” Derek said.
    “I’ll ask Syd if she’s okay with it,” Coen said.
    Derek raised an eyebrow. “Since when did you start asking for her permission?”
    Coen glared at him. “It’s because she’s sick. I want to make sure she’s comfortable without me being there.”
    “Oh,” Derek said.
    “My wife always comes first.”
    “That’s how it should be,” Henry said.
    Coen pulled out his phone and texted Sydney.
    The guys want to go out tonight.
    Are you going?
    I want to. But if you want me home tonight, I understand.
    As long as you sleep with me, I’m okay.
    Thanks. I love you, seahorse.
    I love you too.
    Coen put his phone away. “Sydney is okay with it.”
    “Should we go to Tully’s?” Henry asked.
    “Yeah, we’ll watch the game,” Derek said.
    Paola hooked her arm through his, leaning close to him. Renee was just as affectionate with Henry, her hand resting on his thigh. Coen missed Sydney. They bickered often, but he loved feeling her touch him, claim him. It wasn’t the same without her. The scent of her hair was absent and the warmth of her smile was gone. Now he sat alone in his molecular biology course. He usually scribbled love notes to her during the lecture, but now she was gone. He hated the loss. He already knew how much he loved his wife, but it was even more paramount when she wasn’t around.
    After he was done with school, he drove to work. When he arrived in the parking lot, he called Sydney.
    “Hello,” she said with a cough.
    “Hey, baby. How are you?”
    “The same,” she said sadly.
    “I’m sorry.”
    “I’ve been sick for a week. It should be done by now,” she said with frustration.
    “You have pneumonia, not the common cold,” he said with a laugh.
    “It’s still annoying,” she said. “I’m glad my teachers are understanding.”
    “They know how much you hate missing class.”
    “What are you doing?”
    “I’m at work.”
    “Oh, well have a good time.”
    “Thanks.”
    “Where are you guys going tonight?” she asked.
    “Tully’s.”
    “Can you bring me something afterwards?”
    “Anything you want.”
    “Some ice cream.”
    He smiled. “You never eat ice cream.”
    “I think it will feel good on my throat.”
    “Sure. What kind?”
    “Surprise me.”
    They sat on the phone in silence for a while.
    “I miss you,” he said.
    “I miss you too.”
    “It’s not the same when you aren’t at school.”
    “It’s probably nice,” she said with a laugh. “I’m not there to argue with you.”
    “I love arguing with you,” he whispered.
    “I do too.”
    “Well, I’ll see you when I get home. Call me if you need anything.”
    “Okay.”
    “Bye.”
    “Bye.”
    He hung up then walked inside. After he changed, he checked in at the desk and went over his paperwork. Ever since he got married, he stopped taking female clients. There was no doubt that he would never cheat on Sydney, ever look at another woman, but he didn’t want to be put in the situation to begin with. It made him uncomfortable touching another women besides his wife.
    When he looked at the paperwork, he realized his next client was a