Documentary. He thought he’d heard his name but the scene played out as if in slow motion. Chloe elbowed him.“Cal, it’s you. They called for you.”He jogged toward the podium. He hadn’t prepared a speech, didn’t feel anyone should ever prepare a speech for an awards ceremony. He wanted to speak from the heart and since Chloe filled his heart to overflowing, he had an idea of what his speech would entail.As he reached the podium with the glass award in his hands, he held it up and said, “This is for you, Steve.”His throat burned and knotted with emotion. He cleared it and said, “Behind every great man is always an even greater woman. This, of course, is the case with this film. This project only exists because of Chloe. Because of her I now understand the value of life, the value of family in ways I’d never envisioned. Chloe, please come up here and stand next to me.”Her smile looked a little shaky, but he guessed it was the emotion. She joined him and when he put his hands on hers, time stood still.
