Chapter 25 Love Found
Coast of France
Isabella reaches Chris and he has a pulse. She notices that he is soaked and that he is unconscious. She goes back to her horse and searches the cave for wood. She also brings a sleeping bag and dry clothes for Chris. She brings the horse into the cave and secures him.
She attempts to use the radio to communicate to the rescue personnel. However, no one answers her. She thinks it must be due to the storm that has started – lots of ran and thunder.
Isabella re-starts the fire and she starts to get Chris out of his clothes. Luckily, he starts to wake up and helps her get him undressed. She dries him and they're able to get him into clean, dry clothes. She also gets him into the sleeping bag which is big enough for two people.
After she starts the fire, she makes soup and hot tea for them. Chris is a little delirious at this point – he's running a fever.
"You're an angel. You've rescued me", Chris says to her. He can barely see her, but he can smell her familiar scent.
"I'm glad you think so, my love. Here, please try to drink the tea", Isabella says as she touches his forehead. His forehead is hot and he's burning up. She knows that it's important to get liquids in him. Fortunately, she brought plenty of food and liquids. Chris begins to drink the tea.
"Maybe you're not an angel, maybe you're the devil. You haunt me. I don't think I'll ever be free of you. I can't even die without you being around", Chris says.
"Don't you dare think of dying on me! I'll chase you straight into heaven and pull you back! I'm never going to let you go, my love", Isabella says as she kisses him.
"You need to take your heart medicine and eat some food", Isabella says as she gives him the medicine and some soup.
Chris manages to eat the soup. Eventually, he falls back asleep. Isabella keeps the fire going for awhile. She then crawls into the sleeping bag with Chris.
Coast of France – Next Morning
Isabella has already waked up when Chris begins to wake. She has hot tea and soup ready for them to eat. She tried to use the radio to contact the rescue personnel, but it hasn't worked yet. She's fed and watered the horse, too.
"Good morning", Isabella says.
"What are you doing here?" Chris asks.
"Rescuing you, my love", Isabella says.
"How did you get here?" Chris asks her.
"I came by horse. Do you feel well enough to mount the horse?" she asks him.
"You risked my children! How could you risk them?" Chris yells at her.
"No one would believe me when I told them that you weren't dead. I had to rescue you myself. The twins are fine" Isabella tells him.
"I can't believe this! My plane crashes and you come to rescue me. How did you know that I was alive?" Chris asks her.
"I've learned from my past mistakes. This time I listened to my heart and it told me that you were alive. I knew that I had to find you and I knew that you were alive. This time I had faith in our love for each other and it guided me to you" she tells him.
"After you have the twins, I may give you the thrashing that you deserve!" Chris says. He gets up and slowly puts his clothes on.
"Are you so mad because I risked our children to save you or because I risked myself?" Isabella asks him. She is annoyed that Chris always refers to the twins as 'his' and not 'ours'.
"I'm concerned about my children", Chris says.
"I think you're worried about me, too", Isabella says.
"I think that I can mount the horse. I'm ready to go home", Chris says.
"When we get home are we going to start again?" Isabella asks him.
"What do you mean?" Chris asks.
"I heard the message that you left on my voicemail. I know that you still love me. I just proved to you that I do have faith in our love. So, do I get another chance?" Isabella says.
"You're so stubborn! You're not going to give up until you get another chance, are you?"
"Well, surely there must be someone out there in the world more stubborn than little me", Isabella says.
"The mere thought makes me shudder", Chris says.
"So, do I get another chance or not?" Isabella asks him as they prepare mount the horse.
"I don't know. I'll have to think about it. Come on, let's get out of here" Chris says.
She leads the horse out of the cave. Chris mounts the horse and she gets on it, too. Chris lets her take the reins of the horse and they head towards the rescue personnel.
"Make sure you go slow. I don't want to risk the twins", Chris says.
"Do you think that I'd gallop amongst all of this rock? I'm not taking any unnecessary risks with our children", Isabella says.
"Why are you mad?" Chris asks her.
"I rescue you and you accuse me of risking the twins. I wouldn't have attempted to rescue you if I thought there was too much danger for the twins. I'm insulted. Then, you don't even tell me 'thank-you'" Isabella says as she turns around and gives him a scowl.
"I'm sorry. You're right. I know that you'd never intentionally jeopardize the twins. Thank-you for rescuing me", Chris says as he leans down and kisses the back of her neck.
"We progress, I think", Isabella says.