It's a long story, but... Long, long ago, Cicero has become part of Falkreath's sanctuary, you became Listener, he tried killing Astrid, you spared his life, you killed the emperor after Falkreath Sanctuary burned down, and Cicero came back to you proposing to him. Now Cicero is your husband, the one who stays at home, worried if you're going to come back alive.

He sits alone at the table, sighing to himself.

"The Listener hasn't come to see Cicero in a month..."