Forever Black (31 page)

“One
month from today you’ll be back here for blood work,” Dr. Murphy instructed.

Connor
took my hand and helped me from the bed. He pulled me into an embrace and
whispered in my ear, “Now we wait.”

I
stood at the edge of the shoreline looking out into the depths of the water.
Today was my mom’s birthday, and there was no place I felt closer to her than
here. I wished so bad she and my dad could have been here to see Connor and I
and how happy we are. If there was a time in my life I needed my mom most, it
was now.

I
stood and watched the waves as they crashed into the shore remembering the day
he brought me here 10 months ago.

Connor
took my hand as he led me, blindfolded, somewhere he called a surprise. I was
still in my wedding dress because he wouldn’t let me change out of it; he said
he wanted the honor of undressing his new bride.

“Are
you ready darling?”

“Yes,
I was ready forever ago.”

He
laughed as he removed my blindfold. I gasped as I stood in front of what felt
like one of my paintings. Standing before us was the Cape Cod style house I
painted in my picture.

“Connor,
what is this?” I could hardly speak. I looked around and we weren’t in New York
anymore; this looked like the Hampton's.

He
took my hand and led me to the porch, “This house is your wedding present.”

My
heart started racing with excitement. This house was exactly like the one I
painted. I was breathless, speechless as my mind tried to figure out what was
going on. He picked me up and carried me through the door.

“Do
you like it?” he asked.

“Like
it? I love it, but I don’t understand.”

He
smiled and gently kissed my lips, “This is our second home. We will spend our
weekends and summers here.”

He
put me down and took my hand as he led me to the back of the house. Tears
started to roll down my face as I stepped out onto the deck and took in the
beauty of what was before me. He had everything built just like I painted. I
admired the short stone wall that went around the property. There was an
archway that sat over small steps leading to the beach. My favorite flowers
lined the walkway. But the one thing; the very one thing that made the property
so perfect, was the lighthouse that sat off to the side of the house. Connor
stood behind me and let me take it all in. I turned to him as he softly wiped a
couple of tears that sat upon my cheek.

“You
don’t have to say a word Ellery I know how much you love it; I can tell by the
look on your face. This was built for you because I love you. I want to give
you every dream you’ve ever dreamed, every happy moment you never had, every
bit of love you’ve ever lost, and most importantly, a family. This home, our
home, is my future with you and we are going to spend the rest of our lives
making beautiful memories here.”

I
gulped because I didn’t know what to say. I was an emotional wreck at the
generosity and loving nature of this man. It felt as if I was living in a
dream, that reality was some other realm that I traveled from and refused to go
back to. I looked into his seductive eyes and held his face in my hands.

“I
could never understand my purpose in this world. I have had nothing but pain
and loss my whole life. But now I know why god saved me the first time. It was
so I could find you. Then he saved me the second time so I could love you
forever. This house is perfect; you are perfect and no one will ever take that
away from us. Our love is infinite and I’m going to spend the rest of my life
showing you.”

I
pressed my lips against his and we fell into a deep passionate kiss. He picked
me up in his strong arms and carried me towards the house.

“Let’s
get you out of this dress Mrs. Black,” he smiled.

Connor
walked up behind me and wrapped his arms around my expanding waist, resting his
hands on my stomach and laying his chin on my shoulder.

“How
are my two girls doing?”

I
put my hands on his as he rubbed my tummy tenderly.

“Your
daughter has been very active today and she kept me up all night.”

He
nuzzled his face into my neck and softly kissed me.

“She’s
like her beautiful mother and she’s going to be a fighter. I can’t wait to see
her and hold her in my arms,” he whispered.

I
smiled as I interlaced our fingers, “I can’t either. She’s the reason god saved
me a third time. She’s our little miracle.”

The
End
…

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