She walked back towards her ward in a sad mood, she needed to speak with Rafael and hoped he come back soon, instead of going back to the room, she opted for going to the hospital rooftop, she asked for directions and was shown the way up, she saw a few people up there and went to the more quiet side, sat down and brought out her phone from the hospital gown pocket, she had found the phone next to her when she woke up this morning, she thought she had lost it but thankfully not, she played with the phone before dialing his number, it didn’t go through, maybe he turned it off, she wished he could just appear in front of her, she needed to talk to him, they have been separated for too long, she wanted him back now.
“Rafael,”
She whispered his name.
“What are you doing here on your own, I have been looking everywhere for you,”
She heard his voice and turned to see him waving at her, she stood up from where she sat, he appeared, she smiled when he did before bursting into tears, he ran towards her.
“Hey, don’t cry,”
He said standing in front of her.
“Rafael,”
She called reaching out for him.
“Yes, baby,”
“Rafael,”
She called again, he was standing so close to her, he pulled her into a hug.
“Hey, baby, don’t cry, I don’t want you crying,”
“I thought you left, why did you do that? I thought you left me, I only said to get some rest not go away forever, I thought you left for good,”
She cried looking at his face, he wiped her tears with his fingers.
“I can never do that,”
She held onto him crying really hard, she was relieved that he was here with her.
“I am so sorry Rafael, I am so sorry for not listening to you, for being so stubborn and getting us in trouble, please don’t leave me okay,”
“I am not going to do that, never, I only did as you said and got enough rest, I was going to come early but had to stop by the police station,”
“Oh, I had the worst thoughts when you didn’t come back last night and then today, Aron misunderstood what I told you and I thought you did too, I was going to go look for you but I was scared of leaving the hospital on my own,”
“Good girl, thank you for waiting for me,”
He said kissing her on the forehead.
“No, I should be thanking you for not giving up on me, I am sorry I took so long, I love you so much Rafael, only you, I don’t want a life without you in it, you and our baby,”
She said, baring it all out at once, she expected him to be shocked by the news of the baby but he wasn’t, he just pulled her in for a hug.
“I love you more baby and understand you, I am so happy that we can be together again,”
“You are not surprised about the baby? You knew?”
“Yes, your parents told me, and the doctor confirmed it,”
He revealed.
“And you are not mad at me for keeping it from you?”
“I am not mad Nicole, I told you I understand, I know you would have told me, you just needed time,”
“Yes, I was going to tell you but I was scared of doing so, I didn’t want to disappoint you again,”
“You have never disappointed me, Nicole, never, I am proud of you baby, and thankful too and I love you so damn much,”
“I love you too Rafael,”
“Good, so that means you will agree to be mine again?”
He asked stepping away from her, she missed his touch immediately and wanted to be back in his arms and she did just that, she walked the few steps and hugged him close.
“I am your Rafael, yours forever if you will have me,”
“Of course, I will, I love you so much,”
He said and pulled off the hug again, he didn’t let go of her completely this time, he held her hand and slipped a ring on her finger, she looked at it and back to him as her eyes watered again.
“You said you will be mine forever, I needed to put a ring on it before you change your mind,”
She stared at the ring, she was a crying mess already and it got even worst.
“I am never going to change my mind Rafael Salvador, you got me forever, me and all the replica of me and you that I intend to bring fort,”
She said going back into his embrace.
“I like the sound of that,”
He said and raised her face to him, he wiped her tears with his hands before claiming her lips in a promise sealing kiss that cemented their love and happiness, she heard people clapping in the background, smiled and melted into the touch of the man she was going to spend her forever with, indeed Twenty-seven was that age.
“What about Leonard?”
She asked as they sat together on the rooftop, they were alone again and she was in his arms.
“He didn’t make it, he died on the way to the hospital,”
“Oh, God, I don’t even know what to feel, I know he deserves it but I was hoping he will stay alive to face his punishment, what about the other guys, especially the young guy?”
She asked to hope that he would be alive.
“He is fine, in the hospital, not here though, the dad is in police custody, he escaped from prison too like Leonard and they were working together,”
“Aha, but the young guy, would he go to jail too? He was just a victim too,”
“The court will decide that, and his father’s words will have a lot to do for him, if he says he is an accomplice then he will go to jail too, even if he is a victim,”
“Wow, I hope the dad does something right for once, seeing how he almost lost it when he thought Leonard had killed his son,”
“I hope so too,”
He responded and they sat in comfortable silence for a long time, before he helped her back to the room, they met their parents there and told everyone they are getting married again, of course, there was only joy and approval, Nicole didn’t know her luck would be this good but it turned out to be and she was glad and would do her best to love up to it…