He figured he would stop talking  about the paintings, since it seemed  to  not be a  topic she liked  very much. He  wondered  why he seemed  so obsessed  with them, wanted to keep them even  though she didn't like  them. He normally did whatever  she wanted. The only thing  they really fought about  was  kids. But, after  a  while of fighting, it seemed she had accepted his view on it. Really, he  knew it wasn't fair  of him to make her  give  up on her  want of kids because of his  past. Maybe  when they settled here more  he  would tell her  the truth. He  remembered  once, he easily told a woman  he was beginning to have feelings for what had happened in the past. The beginning of the  relationship was good, but then  all of a  sudden she left. It had made  him into a broken man, and  you were  the one who saved him from that. But, that  broken feeling  had made him fearful to face  the past. He  wanted  to be  a strong man, but the truth  left him weak. Yet he hid his feelings  from his wife, like a true man would.<br/>"Yes, I think getting lunch is  a  good idea. We can meet the people in  this  town. A friendly diner would be wonderful for our  first  trip out of the house."<br/>He  tried to push the thoughts out of his head, but they seemed to be rushing over him like a waterfall. Maybe  thinking of  something else  would be best.