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Chapter 28: Lasting Moment
Kasumi sat on the lavish couch in their apartment with Arianne on her lap. She took a sip of her icy water and continued looking out of the window at the thunderstorm outside.
It had been two days since the fake wedding never happen and they had not heard a word from Ryu. The bomb had gone off and the Brown family along with Ayane were in jail but only temporarily, they needed the proof that Ryu had stayed under to find. Kasumi frowned at the thought of never seeing him again and Arianne growing up without a father. She wiped away a tear from her cheek and felt the girl coming into the room.
"Hey, how are you holding up?" Helena said gently sitting across from her.
"I'm okay" Kasumi said forcing a smile, "I just don't want Brown to get away with all that he did and probably will do if he is released".
"Yeah, I can't even think about it" Hitomi said shaking her head.
"Hitomi how is my idiot brother?" Kasumi said smiling a little knowing that he really did love Hitomi after all.
Hitomi took a deep breath and said,
"Good, he explained to me that he lied earlier when he told me he was working with them. He did it all to protect me but I don't know we have all had so much on our minds recently that I can't think about that right now" Hitomi said sadly.
"I don't want you girls to stop your lives because of what happen" Kasumi said and before they could say anything the doorbell rang.
"I will get it" Kokoro said standing.
A few seconds later Kasumi decided to go put Arianne in her room since she was sleeping. She headed back to the living room but she froze in the hallway. She was definitely seeing a ghost at the front entrance. Ryu was standing there looking at her like he found his everything again. She walked slowly towards him and when she was finally in front of him she reached out and placed her trembling hand on his chest. He was real she thought.
"Oh my God" she said jumping on him and hugging him as tight as she could and he held her without saying a word. He felt at home with her in his arms, her body heat made him feel whole again. He never wanted to let her go.
"Hey" he smiled when she finally pulled out of the hug.
"Hi" she smiled brightly right before he leaned down and kissed her on the lips like he had not seen her for years.
A few minutes later, he told all the girls the story of how he got out. He had sneaked out just in time from a secret passage in the back of the lab and he had with him the flash drive with all the evidence. He could not contact anybody for a day just so that Brown's associates did not try and find him before he handed the information to the police.
"So earlier today I went to the police" he explained, "And we can be rest assured that Brown will be behind bars for a very long time".
"That is such wonderful news" Helena smiled.
"So how about dinner tonight?" Ryu asked Kasumi who smiled and said,
"Yes, of course".
Kokoro's phone went off and she picked it up and after a few minutes of excited conversation she hung up and Hitomi asked,
"Hey, everything okay?"
"Yeah, better than okay, the doctor called me and Teddy is awake" she smiled grabbing her coat and running for the door.
"Let's go" Helena said and they all followed her to the hospital.
Kokoro was the first one in the room and Teddy smiled as soon as he saw her.
"Hey" she said sitting next to him.
"Hi" he said as he turned off the TV news saying that Brown was under arrest, "I guess I missed a lot".
"No, I just missed you a lot" she said smiling, "I am so sorry for telling you that I did not like you anymore, it's just that - "
"I know" he said, "I know what you love me and you don't have to explain anything because I love you just as much".
"I guess it's about time that I figured it out" she laughed.
"Yeah, it did take you some time" he teased her.
She smiled and bent over to meet his lips. She lay down next to him and stayed there for the rest of the night.
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Ryu picked up Kasumi at seven for dinner. She stepped out in a long black gown that complimented her figure and her hair was swept up.
"You look wonderful" he said smiling, wearing a black suit.
"You don't look so bad yourself" she smiled.
Dinner was absolutely incredible. Ryu had asked one of his friends to close down his restaurant for the night and just have them there. The table was located outside on a balcony facing both the harbor and Boston skylights and was surrounded by candles and flowers. They had a great time talking about their childhood memories and of course Arianne and their life to come. As they enjoyed dessert, Ryu said,
"I am sorry I never told you".
"Told me what?" she smiled.
"That I loved you, I waited so long and one thing after another came up and I was always afraid of hurting you but I never thought about how you felt" he said.
"Well it's not like I was the most open person either, I guess I just went off the feeling that I always wanted my fairy tale ending and in those stories the prince seems to know exactly how the princess feels but in real life I guess you can't really have that without communication and we both seem to be pretty bad at that" she laughed.
"You were right to want your fairy tale ending, every girl deserves to be treated like a princess but I guess this prince waited too long to get on his trusty steed and find you" he said smiling.
She laughed thinking about their fairytale analysis.
"Well at least the prince realized it soon enough" she smiled.
"He certainly did" Ryu said standing up from his chair and taking her hand as she stood up to face him.
"The only thing I want in my life is to see you and Arianne smile and I realize now that I can't go another day without you in my life so Kasumi" he said getting down on one knee, "Will you marry me?"
She was in shock, she had dreamt of this moment for the longest time and she could not believe it was actually happening so she stood there another minute and then finally came back to reality and said,
"Yes, of course" Ryu smiled slipped on the beautifully designed diamond on her finger.
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Five Months Later…..
Kokoro directed her employers to place the bouquets of flowers to the designated tables just before she headed upstairs the large estate.
"Hello beautiful" Kokoro said entering the room and seeing Helena in her white bridal gown.
"Hi" Helena smiled.
"Doesn't she look gorgeous?" Hitomi asked.
"She certainly does" Kasumi said smiling and fixing Helena's veil.
"Can you guys believe we are at a wedding we actually want to be at after all this time?" Kokoro asked.
"Yeah, finally and thank God Brown and Ayane are now behind bars and we can live our lives" Hitomi said.
"You can say that again" Kokoro said, "Oh I see you and Hayate are all good now" she said pointing out Hitomi's ring. She wore the one he gave her as a promise.
Hitomi smiled as she looked at the ring and said,
"Look who is talking, you and Teddy are finally officially together after all the time we tried to convince you that he was a hottie".
"That is very true" Helena said laughing.
"Okay fine, I was a little stupid in the beginning but now I most definitely see what you mean" Kokoro said smiling thinking about Teddy.
"And now we have another wedding to look forward to" Hitomi said looking at Kasumi's shining diamond.
"Very true" Kokoro said, "Now that will be the wedding that should have happened a long time ago".
They all laughed and slowly made their made down stairs. The wedding was at the house that Helena and Kane had bought together by the beach. It was a generously sized house with a beautiful view of the beach from the large back yard, which is where the wedding took place. Kokoro was the maid of honor followed by Kasumi and Hitomi. The ceremony was short and beautiful with the ocean breeze providing a refreshing back ground.
After Helena and Kane shared their first dance they were joined by Kasumi dancing with Ryu; Kokoro and Teddy; and Hitomi with Hayate. The couples all enjoyed each other's company on the dance floor and for the first time in a long time they could enjoy the moment without anything to worry about except making each other happy.
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