*wipes the tear from my eye* Awww, this was lovely, really. I love the looks we get to see at different points in their life. They were sweet, and very real feeling.
And the end... wow... I love that we get to see that she was scared (the 'shook with fear' part), most fics don't give us that peek at her, they just portray her as this completely strong/brave woman (which she was, I don't doubt that at all) but she would have also been terrified of what was going to happen. Okay, I'm rambling... sorry! lol
The "heard the words that took her husband from her"... the phrasing of that really got me, it was very powerful imagery. Well done!
Anyway, just wanted to say that I really liked it.
~Cat~