A/N: Here it is. The big reveal. I am now opening up the prompts again, however I would prefer them to be prompts set after these chapters so I don't have to do anymore rearranging. Anyways, enjoy and don't forget to review and let me know what you guys think.

This is it. Today is the day my bandages come off and I can finally see my new chest. I can't help my excitement as Chloe and I drive to the hospital to get the drains removed. She rests a hand on my thigh and glances at me before turning her attention back to the road.

"You ready?" She asks me as we sit in the exam room waiting for my surgeon.

I nod and take a deep breath. "More than ready." I lean my head on her shoulder and kiss the side of her neck. "Thanks for being with me through all this."

I feel her smile against my head. "Of course honey. I love you and I love how strong you've been."

The surgeon walks in and smiles at our position. I sit up and return her smile.

"I know you're anxious to get the bandages off and those drains out so let's do just that." She unwraps the bandage and it feels weird. Kind of...lighter I guess. I wince slightly as she pulls the drain on my right side out slowly.

I feel Chloe grip my hand and I can't look down, not yet, so I keep eye contact with her. "You're doing so well. Just one more baby. One more then you can look."

I smile at her and wince again when the surgeon takes out the second drain. "Alright. Let me just stitch these holes up then we will get you over to the mirror."

It's so close I can almost reach it. In less than ten minutes I will get to see my new chest and I'm overspilling excitement. That is until the pain of the stitches makes itself known and I grip Chloe's hand tighter.

"Hang in there my brave boy." She whispers into my ear and I nod, squeezing my eyes shut, until I hear those words. The words that bring back the excitement.

"Time to see that chest." The surgeon and Chloe help me stand and the surgeon holds a towel in front of my chest as they walk me to the mirror in the corner of the room. "Ready?"

I nod and Chloe and her both look at each other before counting.

One
So close. So very close.

Two
I take a deep breath to prepare myself.

Three
The towel is dropped and the tears start falling. They're really gone. It's flat. I'm filled with this overwhelming happiness that I can't put into words. I let the tears fall freely because I deserve this. I've worked so hard for this and this is my reward. I turn to Chloe to see the tears pricking her eyes as she watches my excitement and happiness.

"Are you happy?" She asks me and I don't even have the words to answer her, so I just settle for a repeated series of nods.

I turn back to the mirror as the surgeon starts speaking. I don't really hear the words, but I know that Chloe is listening for me. It's probably just stuff I have to do till I'm healed and recovered but I can't focus on that right now. I'm too focused on my chest as I hesitantly and carefully reach up to trace around them. I guess to make sure they're there and I'm not in some wonderful dream that I could wake up from any second, but this is real. It's absolutely real and I honestly don't think I've ever been this happy in my whole life, although when Chloe and I started dating comes in at second place. It's real it happened. I'm me. I'm free.