I left our partner behind when I went into the service; I was proud to serve our country, but I was anxious about our partner… When I was called to go overseas, the two of us had just found out she was pregnant, and I could not get it out of our mind.
I could FaceTime her nearly every day, but periodically the fastenion wasn’t too good… The last time I talked to her, she was in tears; She had the Heating and A/C company to the house, and he told her the concern with the oil furnace was that she wasn’t adjusting the air filter correctly. She told him she didn’t think how to change the air filter, and the Heating and A/C company wanted to show her. I looked at our partner, who was in tears, and rubbing her extended belly. I wanted to supply her a hug, but I couldn’t. I was sure I had showed her how to change the air filter, but I could have been mistaken, then before I could tell her she should ask the Heating and A/C company to show her how to change the air filter, the two of us lost the fastenion. The next night, I called her again. She was all smiles. She told me the Heating and A/C company came back after he was done with his shift, but he showed her how to change the air filter and had her do it on her own. She was so proud of herself that she could not stop smiling. She kissed the laptop screen, and I was sure I felt her lips on mine. She was reading more about residing separate from me every day, and I hoped she still needed me when I got home.