They say that true love is hard to find, and once you've found it, hold on to it with everything you have, for true love starts from within. It's selfless, caring, placing all needs, wants and desires of oneself to the side and taking those exact things from the other and placing it at the top. True love is never selfish, and when it comes to the friendship and love of Teri Polo and Sherri Saum, there are not a more fitted couple. The test of time has proven this over and over, and while these two remain as close as ever, sometimes what they have is indescribable and unable to be shared with others.
Teri Polo has said time and again that the love displayed by her friend, Sherri Saum is one of kindness, selflessness and understanding and she has not felt this type of love in her entire existence. To be able to find such a thing is rare, and both of these women understand this to the extent that they are willing to fight for it and keep it safe and close to their hearts. A love that lasts is one worth keeping. A love that has no demands but yields respect for each other as well as complete acceptance is one worth holding onto tightly. The thing about this type of love is the fact that you really don't have to cling to it with everything you have, for it's seamless and irresistible and easy to breathe in every day of ones' life. The worry that it'll implode fades away as the trust shows up strengthening both parties until they no longer feel a need to wonder the ifs, ands or buts.
A love like these two is one worth watching from afar. It's a love worth emulating, and it's a love worth setting as a standard even if each and every one of us has different traits and personalities, for jealousy is not present. Rage is not present. Kindness stands at the top looking down and smiling softly, showing us the way to the peace and tranquility of this relationship. And so, all watch from a distance, ever smiling, ever having faith, ever knowing that Sherri Polo is an eternal flame never to be snuffed out but can and will burn into the end of time.
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*Teri*
As one chapter closes, another opens in my life, and with it comes the uncertainty of what will happen tomorrow except the fact that my kids are here and so is my Sherri. It's impossible to imagine a life without her, and after our show ended, we felt our hearts breaking into four pieces, and we knew that we had to get away to process everything. And so after we returned from Turks and Caicos, we attended several functions together, yet differently, and we saw the tweets and comments of concern that we were ending us.
Of course, me, being as sensitive as I am, backed off completely from social media, and Sherri took to it like a sponge. She is the goofy one, and so began our journey away from The Fosters, away from the limelight, and away from people who would make up stories about us. I love it with all of my heart, for my relationship with her has always been a private one, but now, I am living my dream with no strings, no spotlight and no questions asked although she tells me from time to time that avid fans ask about us. I just sit back, my coffee mug in hand and smile broadly, for I love it that so many are invested in us. I love the fact that we barely give them anything, and it feels even more special from day to day between the two of us.
But lately, I've wondered where my life would be without her actually in it from day to day. It has just now begun to sink in that this show is over for us, that Good Trouble is up on the market, and that we actually aren't filming together anymore. Dread washes over me every single time I think about it, and although Sherri has made it well-known that she is grieving this, I have kept my thoughts to myself.
Everyone thinks I lack empathy when in reality, I'm over acting unless she's with me. How can anyone compare to her? They can't, and the thought twists my gut over and over again.
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*Sherri*
After months of texting back and forth as well as hanging out with Teri, I'm beginning to think that our lives are in limbo. Not moving forward or backward, and that part alone is super frustrating. When Teri took to ebay'ing her artifacts, I picked up my phone that very day and spoke to her about it.
Polo! What's happening, sweets? Are you giving up your memories or what? —- S
Wait...what? No! Haha! I'm actually cleaning out my closets and Sher, when am I gonna wear these dresses again? Really? —- T
Okay, but the mug? The shirt? Stef's ring? Are you sure? 😔 —- S
Yes...my love, my love, my love....you know we have extras... —- T
But NO ONE should own any of her rings...T!!!!!😪 —- S
I'll make it up to you...I promise.... —- T
And so, I dropped it. I really did, and I began to flirt with her even more. On Twitter it was fun, but behind the scenes even better, and when she came by my house last night, I gave her the surprise of a lifetime...
"Hey, baby!" Teri kisses my lips as I open the door, and I quickly pull her inside my house, closing the door with my foot.
"I didn't think you'd make it," I smile as I kiss her softly back but kiss her again and again as she drops her purse on the marble floor and wraps her arms firmly around me.
"I'd never miss today...you know this..."
"I'm glad you came because I have something to show you actually..."
"Oh, ya?" She grins as I tug her hand and she follows me into my front sitting room.
I smile even wider than her as I pull her to sit beside me. "I figured it out, Teri. I really did. You insisted on selling this, but I just had to..." I hold out my left hand and show her the ring I had won from the eBay auction, and at first I can't tell what she's thinking.
Shock? Disappointment? Sadness? My heart races as I wait for what feels like forever, but she soon grabs my hand and begins kissing my ring finger as she whispers, "My love, my wife..."
I hear the tears in her voice as she pulls me into her lap. "Merry Christmas, sweetheart," I cup her cheek and look deeply into her eyes. I seal it with a kiss and my heart knows I've done the right thing.
