"I can't believe that it's taking so long," Noah complained.

"Just hold on. They will call you soon." Luke was trying to calm Noah down.

It's been a year since Noah's bone marrow transplant. Joe wanted to do another test to see if Noah was still in remission. Noah's been a bundle of nerves for days and frankly, he's been getting on Luke's nerves.

"Noah Mayer?" the nurse called.

"Here." Noah answered as he was happy to finally get this over with. He stood up and went into the doctor's office. He noticed that Luke didn't follow him in, so he went back out to the waiting room. "Are you coming?"

"I…"

"Come on," Noah said firmly. Luke got up and followed Noah into the examination room. "I know I've been on edge lately but so much is riding on this. I can't even begin to tell you…"

"I know you are scared but we will deal with whatever happens." Luke walked up to Noah and kissed him on the lips.

Joe walked into the room to greet his patient. "How are you doing, Noah? Oh, hi Luke." He waved at Luke when he noticed that he was in the room.

"I'm fine. I just want to know my results." Noah was almost frantic at this point.

"There are no abnormal cells in your blood. You're still in remission," Joe replied quickly.

Noah just sat there for a minute without saying anything. It was what he hoped for but he was waiting for a but…but it didn't come. Tears began to fill his eyes. So much was riding on him still being in remission. "Thank you," he whispered.

Luke moved over next to Noah and pulled him into a hug.

"You will still need to be tested regularly. If your plans are still the same, my college roommate is an oncologist practicing in Los Angeles. I can give you the information if you're interested."

Noah looked troubled by the doctor's comments but Luke knew this day was coming, when he would move out to Los Angeles with Noah. He had been preparing for it by selling Grimaldi Shipping. It was a blessing in disguise. He never really knew how much he hated owning and working at Grimaldi until he was out of it. The foundation was expandable. It could only benefit from having a wide reach to projects and fundraising. And he could write anywhere.

"Our plans haven't changed. Thank you Joe." Luke replied. Noah looked over at Luke. There seemed to be no apprehension in his voice or his eyes.

Joe handed Noah a business card with his roommate's name and number on it and a schedule of what tests Noah should have done and when. They shook hands. Noah thanked him again and left the office.

-P-

Noah drove Luke out to their favorite part of the pond. They stood there holding hands, when Luke noticed that Noah was shaking.

"You're shaking, baby."

Noah didn't notice he was but it was true. He was nervous. "Are you happy, Luke?"

Luke didn't know why Noah was asking. "I am very happy about your diagnosis today and happy that I am here with you."

"Are you happy with me?"

"I'm very happy with you, Noah." Luke wondered where all of Noah's questions were leading to. "What do you…" Luke stopped talking when he saw Noah take a small little box out of his pants pocket. When he realized what it was, he could only gasp.

"I am so happy with you, Luke." Noah opened the box. Luke was surprised when he saw two princess-cut diamond rings, in a channel-set in a rich 18k white gold mounting. Noah went down on one knee.

"Yes," Luke blurted out.

Noah started laughing. "I'm supposed to ask you first."

"Hurry up." Luke sounded frantic.

"Will you marry me, Luke?"

"YES!" Luke shouted. He pulled Noah up from his knees and kissed him hard and long. When they separated, they took a moment breathe as their foreheads touched. Luke was grabbing at the box but Noah wouldn't let him have it.

"Wait." Luke stopped trying to grab the box. Noah pulled out Luke's ring. "This endless circle of diamonds symbolizes my love for you. While there was a beginning to our love, there is no end." Noah put the ring on Luke's finger and looked into his eyes. "You are my happy ending, Luke. You always have been and always will be." Noah wiped away Luke's tears.

Luke looked at it on his finger. "It's beautiful, Noah but how did you afford this?"

"I went jewelry shopping with Lucinda." Noah looked embarrassed. "She let it be known what was acceptable for her grandson."

Luke had to laugh. "You did great. I love it, Noah."

"Um, Luke, did you forget something?"

"No, I don't…" Luke stopped talking and looked embarrassed when Noah raised the box with a ring still in it.

Luke grabbed the ring out of the box and put it on Noah's finger and looked him straight in the eyes. "Noah, I fell in love with you the first time our hands touched at WOAK and I've never, ever stopped loving you or wanting to be with you."

Noah knew exactly what Luke meant. They kissed again and then walked back hand in hand to the farm to celebrate the good news with their family.

-P-

When Luke and Noah moved out to Los Angeles, they bought a beach front house in Pacific Palisades, with some of the money they received from the sale of Grimaldi Shipping. Their lives turned into a hectic pace with Noah trying to build his film career and Luke finally returning to his other passion in his life, his writing. But Luke and Noah never lost sight of what was important to the both of them…their love for each other and their approaching wedding. Luke and Noah were married the following year in a lavish ceremony in Los Angeles on the beach.

Noah's movie, Made It Through, won best documentary in all the film festivals that it was submitted to and opened some big doors for him in Hollywood. Noah Snyder-Mayer went on to direct a movie for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. His first feature length movie came out two years later and was a smash hit. It helped launch MGM's return to profitability and he was signed to direct four more movies for the studio.

Luke, still running the Luke Snyder Foundation and helping those in need, went on to complete his first novel, while living in Los Angeles. It became a bestseller on the New York Times bestsellers list. MGM bought the movie rights to the book and his husband was tapped to direct it.

Two years after they were married, Luke and Noah decided to expand their family and were now in the process of adopting three young siblings, whose parents died in an accident on the Ventura freeway.

Noah's cancer remained in remission.