When she was finally allowed to turn around, Paul stood in the living room with a beautiful painting. It was a self-painted masterpiece. On the canvas was a painted version of their most beautiful wedding photo. Charlotte knew that Paul was a good painter, but the fact that he had done this painting by himself… He had clearly put lots of work and love into it.
The years passed in a blur. Paul and Charlotte were blissfully happy in their marriage. Their two sons grew up, left home, and started families of their own. Charlotte was more than content with her quiet life, even if nothing truly exciting ever happened. One constant through it all was the simple painting Paul had made for her, which continued to hang proudly on their living room wall decade after decade.