Engagement
When they arrived they headed straight to their room. Jack ran in while Sean followed and Emily took a deep breath playing with the ring around her neck. She hadn't worn it since that day she first appeared in his office but even then she had it tucked under her shirt.
She placed it over her shirt letting the ring rest between her breasts. She took another deep breath and went inside. Aaron smiled as he saw her and Sean whispered in Jack's ear. He nodded and went to sit next to his sister's bed.
Emily took the now empty chair and took Aaron's hand. He couldn't believe his eyes when he saw the ring on her chest. Was that the ring he'd given her that day at the arcade?
He lifted it up and played with it. "You kept it?" he asked with tears in his eyes.
"I couldn't bear to throw it away even when I found you were married to Haley," she answered holding his hand with both of hers.
She looked over to her brother-in-law to see he'd picked up his brother's chart. He smiled nodding and she nodded message understood. Everything was alright.
She turned back to Aaron and said, "Aaron, if the offer still stands the answer is still yes. "She looked down playing with his fingers.
"Of course it is," he answered making her look back up with tears in her eyes.
"Please ask me again."
"Emily, will you be my wife?"
"Yes," she cried, "yes I'll marry you. I've wanted to marry you for eighteen years."
"As soon as I'm out of here let's just get married. We've waited long enough," he smiled.
"Can't wait."
"Neither can I."
The children smiled at them really big smiles. "Mum and dad are getting married," Jack beamed.
"What did you just call me Jack?" Emily asked in disbelief.
"Mum," he answered looking down. "Can I call you that? You feel like a mum to me."
"She opened her arms wide for him and answered, "Of course you can. I love you like my own son."
He beamed running into her arms and she pulled him onto her lap hugging him close. Aaron smiled watching them that his family was finally complete.