Sacred Vow Page #4

I realized that i

hadn't looked at her

In a really long time.

Looked at her carefully.

She wasn't young anymore.

There were these fine

wrinkles on her face.

Our marriage had

taken a toll on her.

For a minute i wondered

what had i done to her.

- Doug... doug...

Is something wrong?

- No, i...

- You what?

- I've gotta go to work.

Wow, two

days in a row.

This is the way i

carried your mother to

The car after

we got married,

So i thought that...

- Thought what?

We just thought it

would be fun to celebrate

The whole month.

Your birthday is coming

up and our 25th wedding

Anniversary is right

around the corner.

I want a marriage

just like yours

When i'm older.

We want that for

you too, sweetie.

I hate to run off but

i've got to get to work.

Love you.

- What's wrong with you?

You're acting different.

Carrying my wife to

the front door every day

Is really beginning

to bother me.

You should have

seen our daughter,

She was waiting there

like she was expecting it.

- Well, put a stop to it.

- I can't. I promised her.

- Break your promise.

It's hard on

your daughter,

And i don't like it.

- It's only for 30 days.

So you're telling me

that you're gonna pick

Her up, with her

body close to yours,

And carry her from your

room to the front door,

Like she's some

little princess,

For 28 more days?

You're making it sound

like it's romantic

Or something. It's not.

It's a chore.

You've got nothing

to worry about.

Somewhere along the line,

i quit trying to make

Things between my

wife and i special.

The effort was gone.

I was the problem.

Not her.

In only a few days i

felt myself changing

Back again and at

the same time i...

I didn't even realize why.

- Thanks for breakfast.

- You're welcome, honey.

I made your bacon

extra crispy

The way you like it.

- It's perfect.

- Good.

And i made this

for your mom.

I'm gonna go see

where she is.

Amber?

- I'll be right out.

I made you

some breakfast.

I'm not

hungry right now,

But i'll eat it later.

Thanks.

All right, well, i'll

just be waiting out here.

I've got to be getting

off to work soon.

- Good morning.

- Morning.

- Oh...

- Who were those kids?

- Were we ever that young?

- You okay?

- Yeah.

I'm good, i just...i

didn't sleep very well.

Just kind of tired today.

It'll be good.

It's all good.

All right.

Well, ready?

- Okay.

- You smell good.

- Thanks.

And thanks for doing this.

You don't

have to thank me.

- I want to.

I know you're doing

this for izzy.

- Right. For izzy.

I realized in that moment

that i had let her down in

The most cruel way i could.

I had allowed a gulf to come

between us, but on the third

And the forth days when i

lifted her up, i started to

Feel things that i hadn't

...that i hadn't felt

In a long time.

And that gulf

began to narrow.

Hi.

- Made you lunch.

- Aww.

- Wow. Thank you.

It's peanut butter and jelly

with crushed potato chips.

- Mmm. That's my favorite.

- I know.

You taught me

how to make it.

It's my favorite now, too.

It's been a long time

since i made one for you.

- It's okay. It's my turn now.

- You okay, dad?

Yeah. Yeah,

i'm fine.

I'll see you girls tonight.

I...

- Love you.

- I'll be home for dinner.

- Okay. See you then.

The greatest gift a father

can give his children is to

Love their mother.

And i believe that's true.

As the days turned into

weeks, i could feel myself

Changing inside, not just

emotionally but physically,

Spiritually, and even

mentally as well.

I even started praying,

going back to church.

Everybody was

praising him the first week.

An important part of my

life that i had somehow just

Gotten away from i didn't

realize until now how all

The little things add up to

make a huge difference

In our lives.

- ...Embarrass him.

He's above embarrassment.

He's above your fear.

He's above your lust.

He's above your cheating,

your lying, your stealing.

Does anybody here

hear what i'm saying?

I found myself coming

home from work early just to

Be with my family.

My head started to clear.

My thoughts seem to be

in line with what was truly

Important in my

life, god and family.

I started to look forward to

each morning with my wife,

Not my time with the other

woman though i didn't tell

Her about this.

I also noticed that it

became easier to carry her

Out as the month went by.

Perhaps my everyday workouts

were making me stronger.

- Mmm.

- What you are doing?

I'm eating the

sandwich my daughter made.

Is there a

problem with that?

- Nope.

- Here.

You should try some.

It's really good.

- No, thank you.

- All right.

Suit yourself, but you don't

know what you're missing.

- What is wrong with you?

- Nothing is wrong with me.

I'm just enjoying

a sandwich is all.

You can't keep

your hands off me usually,

And you haven't

touched me in weeks.

- I'm just tired.

- Can't sleep at night?

- No. Not really.

- Is she keeping you up?

- No.

Then what are

you two doing?

I want to know.

Answer me!

We are not

doing anything!

I'm just not

sleeping is all.

- I'm not stupid, doug.

I am smell her

perfume all over you.

- Okay.

Maybe she's putting on her

perfume a little heavily in

The morning and it's getting

all over my suit as i carry

Her to the door.

- Please.

She's trying to seduce you.

Is there more going on here

than you're telling me?

No, there is

nothing more going on.

- I don't believe you!

- Nothing is happening!

It's her that

i don't trust.

Look, she is just trying

to keep her family together.

That is the same thing that

any decent human being would

Be trying to do.

Then let's call the whole

damn thing off, and you can

Go back to your boring

little wife with your

Boring little wife!

- That's not what i want!

You better figure things out

really fast because i'm not

Going to play second

fiddle to her.

- Where are you going?

- I am going to work.

- Since when?

You never go in until noon.

Since my business

is falling apart.

I'll call you later.

- This is nice.

- Yeah.

You used to bring me

here a lot during

Your winter breaks.

We used to come

here all the time.

Why did we stop?

- I don't know.

- Probably my fault.

You okay?

- Mm.

Yeah, just taking

in the fresh air.

- All right.

- Is she pretty?

Does she make you happy?

- No.

No, she doesn't

make me happy.

- Then why?

I've been asking myself

the same question these past

Three weeks, and i don't

have a good answer.

I'm sorry.

- Don't say anything.

Not until you're sure what

it is you want to do.

Thanks

for bringing me here.

I so wanted to pour my

heart out to her right there

And then, and somehow

she knew i wasn't ready.

It wasn't the right time.

At that point, it was more

for me and to relieve my own

Guilt than to tell her how

much i wanted her back,

And how sorry i was.

- Here.

Let me help you with that.

I realized that she had

grown so thin, that that was

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