Don't Say You Love Me (Boundless Love Book 1) (18 page)

‘You okay?’ He took her hand and rubbed it gently.

‘I’m trying to be, but I’m as scared as hell. What if –’

‘L
et’s wait for the results. Okay?’

‘Yes, okay.’ She leaned her head on his shoulder. ‘I’m glad you came,
even though I didn’t want you to. I don’t think I would’ve managed this without you.’

He kissed her forehead.
The next patient was called in. Sahara’s heart thudded. She shifted uncomfortably, and danced her foot up and down. It was a nightmare wide a wake and she wanted to wake up soon. Fifteen minutes later, the woman who had gone in, came out. There was no expression on her face. Sahara looked up at Eugene, he squeezed her hand.

Finally after thirty minutes of uncomfortable waiting, it was her turn to go into the room.

‘Sahara,’ said Dr Cross. ‘It’s good to see you, have a seat.’

‘Thank you. This is
Eugene, he’s my support today.’

‘Nice to meet you, Eugene.’

Eugene nodded.

‘You look well,
Sahara, I see your hair is growing back.’

‘Yep, hopefully to stay this time.’

He smiled and nodded, he could tell that she wanted to get it over and done with. He opened the file and a smile lightened his face.

‘It’s good news,
Sahara.’

She beamed.

‘I can say that after all tests and scans, you’re cancer free. You’re in remission.’

‘Oh thank God!’ She turned to
Eugene, he took her into a big hug. ‘Oh this is wonderful news!’

‘You know how this works.’

‘I do. I know you can’t say I’m cured yet, but I’m sort of cured.’ She giggled.

‘We’re going to start of
f with monthly checks, and then reduce it to three monthly if all goes well and then every six months.’

‘I can deal with that. All I care about right now is that it’s gone.’

‘Congratulations, you’re a fighter.’ He stood up, and so did they.

Dr Cross
extended his arm to shake her hand. She took it firmly and finally they said their goodbyes.

‘Give me two secs
, honey, I’ll meet you in the car.’ He took a call.

She nodded and headed for the car.

‘It’s good news!’ he said.

He listened for a moment.

‘Give us forty minutes,’ he said finally.

He reached into his jacket pocket and felt the gift he’d been waiting to give her. He’d wanted to give it to her for so long, but her worry about the appointment would’ve taken away the joy of giving it. But now, they could celebrate, and the gift was just perfect.

‘You okay?’ he asked after he’d got into the Jaguar.

‘Mo
re than okay, I’m over the moon! We need to go out and celebrate!’

He leaned towards her and gave her a big hug.

‘I just want to go somewhere, anywhere, but home. Right now I just want to enjoy this amazing moment! I know I’m it could come back, but right now is all we’ve got. Right?’

‘Yes it is honey!’ He took her hand.

‘So let’s go somewhere.’

‘We will, but right now I have to get back to the house to pick up my laptop.’

‘Oh, why?’ She deflated.

‘There’s this big business deal I can’t pass over. I’m so sorry it has to be today.’

She looked ahead, sucked in a deep breath and then looked at him, a wide smile across her face.

‘Okay, we can do it later. Nothing can dampen my mood today. We’ve got time to celebrate.’

‘Thank you for understanding.’

‘Thank you for being with me, through all this. I never thought I’d meet someone who would do the things you did. You’ve put up with a lot from me.’

‘You were ill, I understood why.’

‘Still, I’m glad you took my mother’s advice.’ She laughed lightly. ‘I’ll have to give her a call when we get home to give her the good news.’

‘I bet she’ll be thrilled.’

‘Very. We’ve done this once before.’

‘This time it will be more so! You’ve overcome a second time.’

She nodded. There were a few more words between them,
and then they sat silently enjoying the moment.

The car finally pulled in front of
the house. Eugene insisted she remain seated, so that he could open it for her. He walked round to her side and opened the door.

‘Madam.’ He held out his hand.

‘Sir.’ She took it.

They walked towards the house, there was almost a skip in her step. For a moment she searched her bag for the keys. He smiled, his heart pounded at an incredibly fast rate.

‘You okay?’ She noticed the flush on his face.

‘
Yes, I’m fine, don’t mind me.’ He tried to keep his feelings at bay, but was finding it difficult.

The moment the door opened… ‘SURPRISE!’

‘Oh my God!’

The house was filled with friends and family.

‘What are you…you almost gave me a heart-attack!’ she giggled. ‘This was all your idea, wasn’t it?’ She gazed at him.

‘Guilty!’ He lifted his hands.

‘Huh!’ she hugged him.

‘We’re so happy about the news!’ Emily piped. ‘This is great!’

‘Yes, so am I! Thank you everyone for all your support. I wouldn’t have been able to do it without you.’

Everyone smiled
from ear to ear. Just then Eugene fiddled for his pocket, and got down on one knee.

‘Oh god!
Eugene? What are you doing?’

He took her hand and gazed up at her.

‘I never thought that I would meet someone who makes me so happy.’ His eyes glazed over. ‘You’ve opened my eyes to see the world in such a different way. Not too long ago I was chasing money, thinking it was the only thing that mattered. Then you stepped into my life, and things changed. I got to let go of the things that weren’t important. Now I want to hold onto the thing that is.’ He squeezed her hand. ‘Sahara, you are the most important person to me right now. I want you in my life. I know this may seem too soon, but I’ve never been this sure of anything. It’s like you’ve said, today is all we’ve really got.’

Tears streamed down her cheeks,
Sahara couldn’t believe this was happening to her.

‘Sahara Young, will you marry me?’

She swallowed back hard, looked straight into his eyes and said, ‘Yes, yes I will marry you!’

He slid on the ring, there was a cheer from the crowd.
Eugene stood up and took his fiancée into his arms.

‘I love you
so much!’

‘I love you too,’ she replied.

After a moment Emily said. ‘Come on then, let’s get this celebration going.’

It was the best moment of her life. Life had certainly given her another chance, and she was going to live it to the fullest.

Next In the series, Happily Ever Now!

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