Random but have to share

Today after I got home from work, Jeff's Uncle Rick dropped by
to get a ladder.

Uncle Rick, is a rough around the edges kinda guy, he doesn't really
care what other people think, and says what he wants. But it works for
him and although sometimes he can be hard to take, I find him quite funny.
Jeff is really really close to him, tells him just about everything
and after Rick died Uncle Rick was really there for Jeff and tried to help as much as possible.

So back to his visit to get the ladder.

I was helping him find it in the garage, and after we had found it and he was
getting ready to leave and he said I've been wanting to talk to you, but we
are never alone...and he paused and said "I'm not really good at this mushy stuff".

Then he said, before you and Jeff got together, Jeff was gone...I tried to stop it
but he was already gone. Then you came, and he said I want you to know that
you saved him...and I just wanted to thank you for saving his life.

It was all I could do to make it back to the couch, where I cried my eyes out!

I knew that Jeff was in a bad place when we started dating, and maybe I had
forgotten about the nights I would wipe away tears or squeeze his hand when
it wouldn't stop shaking with anger...I just didn't think much of it. I guess I really
had no idea how much pain he was really in and I although I don't think I saved
his life by any means, I feel like I made a difference in life of the most important
person to me.