Pity

"Finish, you can look now," she said and he turned around looking at Julia then she sighed. 

"It's almost night, you should join the others for dinner," she said. 

"I am not the only one who is going to join them am I?" he asked. 

"I am not hungry, so you can go on," she responded as she sat down on the bed and looked out the window. 

"Julia," he said, and she sighed.

'Go ahead without me.' Caiden, it's best that way; I'll be returning home soon; are you coming with me? "Don't let our marriage keep you from doing what you want," she said, and he shook his head and looked at her.

"I'm coming with you because I'm your husband and I have a duty to fulfill," he said and her eyes widened as she stared at him.

"Got it," she said.

"We don't have to be all lovey-dovey, but we can at least be there for each other," he replied to which she sighed.