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Chapter 35- Live My Life

AJ and Punk stayed at the hospital for a while just talking about memories of AJ and her dad.

"I remember this one time when I was 7, me and my dad went horseback riding for the first time and I was scared as hell to get on the horse," AJ said laughing and slightly embarrassed.

"I don't blame you, their scary as fuck," Punk said with a scared face on.

AJ slapped his arm still laughing, "Anyways, I remember being so scared of getting on the horse that I was practically on my knees pleading with my dad to not let me get on the horse."

"Knowing your dad, I bet he gave you some sort of pep talk," Punk laughed with her.

"Oh ya he did," AJ said. "He lifted her off the ground, looked me in the eye, and gave me a huge speech about life."

"What did he say?" Punk asked.

AJ looked at her dad and smiled, "He told me that being scared or cautious all the time can stop you from living your life. It prevents you from moving forward, because you're constantly trying to figure out how to go around them. It's better to push through them and go forward."

Punk smiled at her and pushed a strand of hair from her face to behind her ear, "Your father is a smart man."

"Ya he is," AJ smiled at her dad.

"So what happened, did you get on the horse?" Punk asked really into the story.

"Ya I got on the horse," AJ told him. "But…."

"But what?"

"I fell off and broke my arm."

"Wait, wait, wait, you April the horse whisperer fell off a horse? I don't believe it," Punk said shocked.

"I was 7," AJ said turning red. "It was my first time on a horse."

Punk took AJ into his arms, "I know baby, I'm just playin'."

AJ looked up at him with her chin resting on his chest, "I know you are, you big jerk."

They slipped into another moment of silence. AJ took this time to think about the story that she told Punk. Most importantly, she thought about the message that he told her in the story.

"Penny for your thoughts?" Punk asked looking down at her.

"Just thinking about how much I can't wait for this anniversary date that you got planned," AJ smiled up at him.

"Are you sure?" Punk asked. "What about your dad?"

"Yes I'm sure," AJ told him and looked at her dad. "I love my dad, but like he said, when you feel scared, don't let it hold you back. Keep moving forward. My dad wouldn't want me to sit here and feel sorry or scared for him, he would want me to move forward and live my life."

"I understand, just as long as you're sure," Punk took her hands in his and looked down. "How about you stay here, while I go get things ready and I'll come back and get you?"

"That sounds good," AJ said as she leaned up to kiss him.

When they pulled apart, Punk softly told her, "I love you."

"I love you too," she replied back and slapped his butt when he walked past her. Punk turned around and winked at her as he left. "That's the man I'll hopefully marry one day dad," AJ said taking a seat next to her father's bed side. "We had breakfast earlier for our anniversary and he asked me what I wanted to do with my life. I told him that I would like to find someone of my choice to settle down with. When I told him that, he asked if I would settle down with him." AJ smiled at the idea of marrying Punk. "I don't know if he was playing around or if he really meant it." She sat there talking about the idea of marrying Punk and other things for about 30 more minutes, when Punk came back.

"Hey Princess, you ready to go?" he asked her as he walked in the door.

"Yep," she said as she stood up and walked over to her father. "We're going to go now daddy, I love you," AJ gave her dad a kiss on the cheek.

"Bye Robert and like I said earlier, I'll take real good care of AJ for you," Punk told Mr. Mendez. He took AJ's hand in his and together they walked out of the room and headed towards the elevator.

"So what's on today's agenda," AJ asked him about what he had planned.

"Well I was thinking of a picnic at our spot, a nice long walk to this other place that I found, and a romantic dinner back at my house," he told her with a smile on his face.

"That sounds amazing, I can't wait," AJ said hugging his midsection.

As they waited for the elevator to reach their floor, they made small talk while sneaking little kisses on each other lips here and there. When the elevator beeped signaling that it was on their floor, the got ready for the door to open, but what they weren't ready for was what they saw when the elevator doors opened.

I wonder what they saw. I love how Punk and AJ interaction with each other. I wonder how there date is gonna go and what they saw. If you want to know too what's going to happen next, please review to found out.

I just realized how slow this story is going and I want to know what do you guys think? If you think that it is going too, I apologize. Things are going to pick up soon, because a lot of things are going to change for the people in this story.

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