It is been nine weeks and I have just gotten my doctor's all clear of healing properly. Akin and I have been living between my home and his. We kind of have a system going. The food critic's articles came out last month and it sang us such fantastic praise that we are even busier then we were before. So with Christmas around the corner, we are doing so great at the restaurant. Now with me better I can now live in my house again. I packed most of my things this morning from Akin's home and walked around to my house Jihan, Akin's security helped me back home.

Akin and I have a date night tonight and he wants to take me to another type of restaurant. I kissed him goodbye for the day and as we walked to my home next door, I looked up at the building clouds and the cold has already moved in for the twentieth of November. Wait? What? The twentieth, that means I'm in Istanbul for over a year now. I shook my head lightly.

'Ma'am, you okay?' Jihan asked me as we stood in front of my front door.

'It just hit me Jihan.'

'What has ma'am?'

'Today's date is the 20th of November that means I've been in Istanbul for over a year now. Where has the time gone to?' I asked looking at him as I unlock my home.

'It is as you say, ma'am, time is really a funny thing it goes faster than the speed of light these days.'

'You sure are right about that. Thank you so much for walking me home.'

'That is no problem, Miss Jansen. If you need anything please don't hesitate to call.'

'Thank you.' I turn to him and he may be Akin's bodyguard but he is tall and cute. 'Jihan?'

'Ma'am?' He looked at me tilting his head to the side a little.

'I want to thank you for looking after Akin so well. If it weren't for you and your men on a couple of occasions from the stories Akin told me, he wouldn't be here. So I want to thank you for looking after him so well. Thank you for your years of service you have given him and that you still willing to pursue such a dangerous job on a daily basis.' His eyes widen in surprise.

'You are welcome, ma'am. It is an honor to work for Mr. Akinözü.' He said with a hand over his heart. I gave him a smile and with a bag full of cookies we baked two weeks ago I send him back to Akin. I got ready for work. After a quick shower and drove off. Akin called me on my way to the restaurant.

'Hello angel, what is going on?'

'Where are you?' He asked and sound anxious.

'I am six or seven minutes away from the restaurant. Why do you ask?'

'There was just a guy snooping around your house. He doesn't look like your father but more like that Charles guy you talked of and showed me a picture of.'

'How do you know this?' I asked.

'I have some of Jihan's guys look after you when you're not with me. A single woman living on her own in a six-bedroom house, I want you safe.'

'Oh, Akin thank you for looking after me. But how do you know that it is Charles?'

'You showed me his picture a few weeks ago remember on facebook.'

'Yes I did, I remember.'

'Do you still have a photo of him so I can confirm that it really is this asshole?' Akin asked me.

'Yes, I do I'll send it to you the second I stop at the restaurant.' I said and pull in at the secure parking at the back of the restaurant. I sat in my turned off car and send Akin the photo. The thought of Charles being here is like ice-cold water because pour slowly from head to my feet in the middle of winter.

'Angel?' Akin's voice startled me. I grabbed my heart.

'Ye...yes... Love?' I stutter my response.

'Sorry I didn't mean to startle you. You will be okay, love. Let me confirm it with my men and call you back.'

'Okay.' Was all I got out and we hung up. I finally got out of my car and head inside and lock myself in and started on last night's books. Once it all balanced out, I started to get all the machines, on and walked into my kitchen and got the bacon and sausages cooking. My phone rang and it is Akin.

'Hello, love.' I spoke and feel so shakey.

'My men confirmed that it is surely Charles with his funny serpent tattoo on his left forearm.' He spoke and I got hit by the second ice bucket for today. 'Angel?'

'Shit.' I breathed and turned over the meat on the griller.

'Angel, he will not lay another hand on you, that I can promise you. Some of Jihan's guys will come around and look after you while you work.'

'Okay, thank you, love. I think I am in shock because... I can't move.' I spoke the words.

'Hang on I'm on my way.'

'What about your audition this morning?'

'That is at one this afternoon. I'll be there in ten minutes.'

'Please drive safe the roads are a mess this morning.'

'We will. I love you, Hope.'

'I love you more Akin. See you in a bit.' We hung up and I got the meat off the grill and started frying some mushrooms. Akin and his men arrived and they took over my restaurant and go over last night's security footage from the security cameras we had put in five months ago.

Akin grabbed me and held me to him in a bear hug as reassuring me everything is going to be okay. My staff started to arrived and took over the cooking from me. Akin pulled me aside to my office.

'Hey, you will be okay. Jihan and his guys are all over this. They will keep you safe.'

'Thank you sexy but I want you safe as well. I don't want to hog all your security and putting your life at risk as well. That is not right, your mother will not forgive me if something happens to you.'

'Fine but I am not leaving you defenseless here.'

'You are not you can leave two or three guys here the rest I want to protect you.' I looked up at him.

'Fine. Then it is settled then.'

'Yes. Akin.' He looked at me.

'Yes, angel.' He responds and I feel like I should kiss him right now, but wait.

'Thank you.' He smiled.

'Any time.' He said and dove in kissing me. Gül walked up to us and hand me my cell phone that has been ringing. I took my answered phone from her and turned it on speaker so that Akin can hear as well.

'Hello.'

'Hello sweety pie, remember me.' I got the idea to records the call. I press the button.

'Who is this?' I asked know full well who it is.

'Don't pretend you don't know me, sweety pie. Fine, I'll tell you who I am then. I am Charles Davis.' He spoke and I could see Akin's Turkish anger flare-up.

'What do you want Charles?' I asked him shaking so badly I could barely hold my phone.

'I want to take you on a date.'

'No, thank you.' I said firmly.

'Fine another night then.' He countered.

'No thank you. I am fully booked for the rest of my life.'

'With what, Santas factory?' Charles mocked me.

'No, I actually have a life now, wonderful and happy without you. Now leave me alone or I will press harassment charges against you.'

'You don't think I don't know you're cheating on me with that boy toy of yours.' He said laughing lightly. The third bucket of ice water is being poured over me in less than an hour.

'I am not cheating on you we've been broken up for over seven years now. I moved on with my life because not everything in this world is about you asshole. You come near me and I will shoot you.' I hung up and I dropped the phone on my desk. I showed Akin my shaking hands. He looked at me and took my face so gently in both his hands.

'Hey, you will be okay. I won't let him touch you ever again.' He spoke and my first tears are starting to stream down my cheeks as I just look at him.

'You do know, angel that you don't have to get in the middle of this.'

'What are you talking about Hope? You are my whole life now and he will not come near you, that I can promise you.'

'Another thing how the hell did he get my cell number or know where I am. I change phone numbers every four months to avoid this type of situation.' He looked at me and realized what I just said.

'Jihan.' Akin pulled out his phone and made a call.

'Sir.' Jihan stepped closer he looked from me to Akin.

'How can we trace a call?'

'We have the equipment back at home sir.' He replied. I paced my kitchen. They kept talking about plans of action. Jihan gathered all my staff and talked to them about the guys that will be around to look after me. He passed along Charles's photo so everyone can see and know who to be on the lookout for. With everyone in the know now we returned back to work. I got back in the kitchen and Akin and Jihan left driving him to his audition. The restaurant got busy and we are running around. Before I know it it was evening and we are so busy. Akin's guys came to let me know the cash in transit guys are here to collect our money. I went with them and Gül as we hand over the cash.

They drove off and we close up shop. We lock up and Jihan's men drove my car home via a detour.' We got home and Akin is waiting for me at my home. Three weeks ago I gave him a set of keys for my home. That is how he got into my house. I step out of the car surround by a couple of bodyguards and ran into Akin's waiting open arms. He closes his arms around me as we stood hugging inside my house.

'Come go get ready we have date night remember.'

'You still want to go out with that maniac on the loose, out there?' I asked waving my arms around towards the outside.

'Yes. He may be stalking us but we have our own lives than to sit around and wait for his next move.' He is right.

'Fine, I will get ready. Just give me a minute or two. I jumped in the shower and washed and shaved. I got dressed in a black dress and we set out. Akin drove us to a city lookout point overlooking at all the pretty lights from up here and when we stopped. Akin got out and pulled out a picnic basket from the trunk of the car. He came to get me. I took his outstretched hand and we walked to a cement-like table and chairs and we set up our picnic. We have a fruit platter and then there is the wonderful beef ravioli. It is really nice and for dessert a nice strawberry cheesecake. We had wine and talked about our childhoods growing up. Anything by what is currently happening.

'The moon looks so beautiful tonight.' I as we just sat here in a blanket cocoon looking at the moon.

'Hope,' he starts and sighed heavily like he was going to say something really heavy. '...will you marry me?' He finally spoke in a rush. Did he just propose? Judging by the rock in the ring box he did. I looked at him, as my fountain of tears that I've been holding at bay all day burst open and I cried as I said yes.

'Yes, Akin Akinözü I will marry you.' I gave him my answer and he slides the ring on my finger. Still, I couldn't stop crying from all the stress Charles is causing for all of us. This whole day has been so stressful. Akin just held me to him. He kissed the top of my head. Later we packed up and head home. Akin stayed over and we just lay in bed as he held me. I finally fell asleep being so exhausted from this horrible day.

There was a soft knock on my room door and with me, in deep sleep, Akin got up and go see who it is. It is Jihan giving Akin updates on Charles.

'Sir, we found that Charles bribed a couple of people at the cell phone network for Miss Jansen's details and furthermore he is tracking her every move, sir.'

'Shit. Okay, this is what you are going to do for me. Send on of the guys to find a phone that looks exactly like hers and get a new number for it to and make her old phone take a nice acid bath then dump over the side of the bridge.'

'Right away sir.' Jihan left and do what Akin asked him to do. Akin turned back to me in bed and just looked at me sleeping.

'Akin?' I asked as I search for him next to me but didn't find him.

'Go back to sleep love. I am right here.' He said and got back in bed holding me again.

'Every time I close my eyes I am back in that horror house where he dragged me around by my hair through broken glass. This one time he actually used the heel of his foot to break my jaw. It broke in three places. It took me three months to heal and another year's worth of therapy to work through that.' I told him and he just held me to him.

'I will break every bone in his body twice before he gets his hands on you again angel.' I looked up at him and he has such anger in his meaningful eyes. I held his face in my hands as I just look at him.

'I love you Akin Akinözü so much. I have waited for you for over thirty years. Who knew all it took was to move to a different country to meet one's, true love.'

'I'm your true love angel?' He asked me.

'Yes angel you are, in more ways then you could have ever imagined.'

'And you are my true love too.' He smiled and I kissed him. He kissed me back and soon we are both worked up pretty tightly and got engaged as he slowly sinks into me. The feeling was out of this world. We instinctively just knew each other's rhythms and it was kind of unique and special on so many levels of being this intimate. After Akin emptied really deep inside me we fell asleep. By late morning I woke up I can't believe I overslept like this.

I sat up and looked around for Akin and he is sitting on the couch in my room just looking at me.

'Good morning, sexy.'

'Good morning angel. You sleep okay?'

'Yes on after we had some fun. You?'

'I slept like a rock.' He spoke and came to lay back down next to me.

'Good. That is good.' I said and look at him where he lay down on his pillow.

'Angel we need to talk.'

'Okay, about what?'

'Promise to hear me out first.'

'Okay, go on love.'

'Jihan and his team found that someone at the cell company sold your information to Charles.'

'What?!' I am instantly mad.

'Let me just get this out love please.'

'Fine.' I said and listened to my fiance talk.

'I have asked Jihan to go find you a phone that looks just like yours with the new IMEI number and new sim card so, Charles can't trace you anymore. I have asked our security team to give your phone an acid bath at a different location then we are in now and just drop it off the bridge.' He explained.

'So he won't be able to track me?'

'Yes. That is why we did this. I also called Gül tonlet her know you will only be in tonight, so you can rest more. You haven't gotten much sleep last night.'

'You take such great care of me.' I smiled at him and bend over kissing him. 'Thank you for that.'

'You're welcome angel. Now, tell me what do you see for our wedding?'

'Tell me this Mr. Akinözü, do you want wedding drama or a little more smooth sailing without drama?' He lay and thought about it for a while.

'No drama please.' He spoke and we agreed to have two of our friends as witness along with his parents and three older brothers and one younger sister and my parents and two younger sisters, Tracy and Helen. We called our families with our happy news and they agreed to be here in five weeks for our small wedding at Akin's house. Then after the ceremony, we can go to the restaurant for the reception. After our calls to our families we got up and took turns showering.

'Oh, I almost forgot to tell you, love, I got the role in that new TV series.'

'What that is fantastic news, congratulations sexy.' I said and wrapped my arms around his neck as we both stood naked in the bathroom hugging. To celebrate he say on a closed toilet lid and let me sit over him as we really go at it. We stare at each other as we reach orgasm together. Afterward, we got back in the shower quickly and then got dressed. We head down to the kitchen and there was just security everywhere.

'What is going on?' I asked looking between Akin and Jihan.

'Don't look at me love. I am as lost as you in all this.' Akin said and we looked at Jihan.

'We found Miss Jansen a new phone sir and just as we about to turn off her old one a new text message was received from Mr. Davis. Saying that he is coming and bringing the four horses of the apocalypse with him. So we're all gearing up ready for anything.'

'Oh, for fuck sake. He will never stop.' I am in silent tears again.

'Hey, he will not come near you, angel.'

'Well I believe in know your enemy. Don't underestimate Charles he is very resourceful and can easily outsmart any trained military man. I have seen him in countless bar fights where he put a few men in the ICU for a week.'

'Yes, that was in South Africa, here he is out of his element.' Akin made it clear which he is right about.

'Mr. Akinözü is right ma'am we will catch him and hand him over to the undertaker at the bottom of the river.' Jihan said and look to see if we really paid attention.

''What none sense are you on about?' Akin asked him.

'Just checking to see if you listened, sir.'

'Well I know I am not in favor of murder but at this point in time it really does sound tempting but no let's work it in the right way.'

'My fiance is right. Let's do the right thing and hand Charles over to the police and let them handle him.'

'Congratulations on your engagement.' Jihan smiled.

'Thank you.' I smiled as Akin held me to him. The security moved out and leave Akin and me in the middle of my living room. Then everything Jihan just told us finally hit me and I just couldn't take it anymore and passed out. I dropped like a sack of potatoes.

'Hope, shit.' Akin yelled and jumped in to get to me. Jihan helped Akin to pick me up. They lay me out on the couch and tend to me with a wet cloth on my forehead. 'Please baby come on. Don't do this to me please.' He spoke then kissed me.

It took me a while to regain my consciousness. When I finally open my eyes again a saw Akin's he suddenly had tears in them and he instantly looked relieved to see me awake.

'Oh, thank the heavens your awake.'

'What happened?'

'We were still talking to Jihan when you passed out.' I tried to sit up and the whole room spin around and I had to screw my eyes shut and hold on to Akin.

'Love talk to me?' He asked rubbing my hair back.

'Everything is spinning.'

'Your blood sugar levels much have dropped. Come let me feed you then you'll feel better.' He helped me to my feet when the first two gunshots went off and we all hit the deck.

'That sounds like machine guns.' I said by the sound of the rapid-fire. We were still crawling away when four machine guns open up on us and started shooting everything that moves. All our guys are taking cover and shooting back when they can find a gap. From all the gunfire all the windows broke and flying shards of glass went everywhere. Akin is on top of me covering me from harm. But one of the big shards of glass landed on the inside of my thigh as it sticks out and I had to breathe hard. One of Jihan's guns fell to the floor. I used the bottom of my t-shirt to hold the loaded gun and as I saw from the corner of the window my targets I took aim and shot all four men. One in the thigh, upper arm, shoulder, and Charles I saved for last where I shot him through both his knees. The moment the gunfire stopped our guys were on the four of them so fast. I hand Jihan's gun back at him.

'Ma'am, why did you use your t-shirt to grip the guns?' Jihan asked me.

'I know you boys have permits and licenses to carry firearms and to shoot to kill in your line of work as bodyguards. Yes, I've read up on it. So if my prints are on your licenses firearm there will be more paperwork then it is worth. That is why. Now go be the hero and claim your victory over the four... The four...' I said and sighed heavily. 'Over the four targets, you took out.' I said and pass back out from blood loss.

'Shit! This wound on her leg doesn't look so good. Judging by all this blood loss she suffered her body shut down again. We need to get Miss Jansen to the hospital, sir. She's bleeding badly.' Jihan said and took off his belt and tightly, tie it around my leg with the big piece of window still stuck in it. The police were called and the four "horsemen" were captured while they all lay in moaning agony. Should have shot Charles through the head rather than his knees. He is like that "red skull" guy in the first "Captain America' movie. Always find a way back.

All the praise went to Jihan who took them out so fast. The ambulance came and they took me away first with the huge piece of broken window sticking out of my leg and the belt cutting off the blood supply. I half came to in the ambulance, I saw Akin looked so worried covered in blood.

'Akin are you... hurt?' Was the first words out of my mouth.

'No baby I am not, you are.' He said and I blackout and I started seizing. It didn't help with the chunk of window still stuck in my leg.

'Shit she seizing. Move that piece of glass too much can cause more damage.' The paramedics spoke fast and injected me with medicine. I finally stopped seizing. Akin I could hear was in tears.

'Come on Hope I... I can't lose you now. Not after all that we've been through, please.' Akin spoke and holding my hand and kissed my knuckles.

'Ak...Akin...'

'Yes, angel. I am right here.'

'I... I love you. If I die I want you to tell my parents and sisters that I love them always but most of all you Akin.' We arrived at the hospital and they rushed out of the ambulance and into the ER. Akin ran alongside my gurney. They start working on me. They took quick x-rays, of my leg and they saw what the damages are and rushed me to an operating room to remove the piece of glass and repair the damages it is causing.

They start and within twelve minutes they slowly retracted the piece of glass from my leg and saw what damages are.

'She has lost to much blood. Shit just look at all this damage.' My doctor spoke while I am on the table. I flat line as the nurse received my new blood bag. They defibrillate me back and got my heart going again they worked faster now to get me stitched up. Four hours later they were done and pushed my bed out to post-op where Akin jogged to get to my bedside. I feel so freakin cold.

'How is she doctor?' Akin asked my doctor.

'She really is a fighter sir. When we got the piece of glass out we saw a lot of damage it caused to her leg and repaired it as best we could. I should also mention that she flat-lined four times but from the four times we only had to bring her back with the paddles on two occasions, the other two she came back by herself. I have never seen it with my own eyes before it is wonderful to see that miracles still happen like this.' My doctor spoke as he wrote in my chart while talking to Akin. 'But other then that and her severe blood loss she will make a full recovery.'

'Thank you, doctor, for saving my fiance's life doctor.' Akin shook my doctor's hand and turn back to me.

'Hey, angel girl I am right here.' He said and kissed my forehead.

'Akin?'

'Yes love, I am right here.' He said and held my hand in an arm-wrestling hold to his heart as he rubbed my hair back.

'I love you, Akin.'

'I love you more Hope. How are you feeling?'

'Drugged.' I smiled at him. He lightly chuckled then dive in giving me a kiss.

'Are our men okay. Are there any of your security hurt in that nightmare?' I asked.

'Only one of our men got hurt he was shot through the right shoulder as he ducked for cover. The others only had minor bumps and bruises.'

'Will he be okay?' I asked.

'Yes, they say the wound was a through and through so they only had to stitch him up.' Akin explained.

'Are you okay sexy? You didn't get hurt in that crossfire?'

'No baby I haven't. I did however called your parents and sisters. They will be here tomorrow.' He spoke. I just nod my head. 'Rest now love.' He gave me a kiss. I did close my eyes again and fell asleep.

'Hello Akin, how is she doing?' My father's voice echo in my room where I am still asleep.

'Hello Mr. Jansen, she is still asleep from the meds they gave her this morning. They want her to be still and not move around too much.' Akin explained.

'I can't believe that Charles did this? We knew he was crazy but this is a whole nother level of crazy. Between him and Jeffrey we thought sending her far away would keep her safe turns out we're wrong.' My dad mumbled.

'She was safe sir, but Charles hacked her cell phone and traced her here. My security found it out hours before that asshole came and shot up her house with all of us in it.' Akin explained as my mother and sisters came walking into my room.

'What!?' My sister Tracy almost yelled.

'Tracy dear please don't shout.' Mom stepped in and I felt mom's hand on my one arm.

'He shot up her new house?' Helen asked Akin.

'Yes, he showed up with three other men with machine guns and just open fire on us. I fell on Hope when it all started but unfortunately from the broken window a large shard of window landed on the inside of her thigh and it caused her leg some amount of damage. But they are keeping her asleep so the healing processes can start properly.' Akin told them.

'What is that on her finger?' My mother asked.

'We got engaged the evening before this all happened. Our happiness was short-lived.' Akin said.

'Congratulations, future brother-in-law.' Tracy said and gave Akin a hug. I heard Akin and dad shaking hands and then mom hugging Akin. After that, I fell back into a deep sleep.

When I could finally open my eyes again, I was surrounded by both my family and the Akinözü family. Everyone was talking in groups around my room. Akin is standing by the window staring outside as the rain pours down. My back is so sore just how long have I been out of it? I didn't move or make a sound to alert the others of me being awake. I just listen to the conversations around me. Mom and Akin's mother with my sisters are getting to know each other. Dad and Akin's father are talking real estate here and back in South Africa.

I finally ignored them all and just focused on Akin that just look so lost. He really is an amazing man, and when he smiles he has that naughty boy smile. It is that type of smile where he will smile at you and steal the cookies right of your plate when you're staring at those freakin amazing eyes of his. Yet now he is all mine and I won't give him up for anything in the world. How easily I could have lost him from that horrible event. That finally triggered my tear button and I silently cried so no one would notice. Akin turned his head and we just stared at each other for the longest time. He slowly walked over to me and took my hand and dried my tears.

'How are you feeling angel?' He asked me and dried my tears.

'I am fine. How are you doing love?' I asked him and my throat is so dry.

'Much better when I see your lovely eyes. The doctor is happy with how your leg is healing.'

'Good. Please help me, love, how long have I been in here already?' I asked him.

'Three weeks.' He answered me and rubbed my hair back.

'You look tired handsome.'

'I am. I have started to prepare for my role while you were asleep.'

'Good, and how is that going?' I asked him and I feel how the room slowly turn to look at us.

'Oh, really well.' He smiled and climb on the bed opposite my injured leg.

'That is good.' I said and finally lay my head on his shoulder as he held me to him. 'Finally, I am home.' I said so only he could hear me. He kissed the side of my face.

'Hello, everyone. Thank you so much for coming so far and wide to see me.' My mother were at my side first, then my dad and two sisters. Then after them the Akinözü family followed. Akin and I shared our engagement news with the family. They were so happy for us.

'I have a question.' I asked the room.

'Go ahead sweetheart.' My dad started.

'What happened to Charles and his gun-slinging buddies?' I asked the room and then look at Akin. He looks even more tired now than a minute ago.

'The police arrested the four of them. With them all being wounded they were taken to four different hospitals and once they were well enough they were taken to court for their hearing. Our lawyer stated our case in front of a judge and for four days straight we were in and out of court.' My mother explained to me.

'Then finally yesterday afternoon which was Friday, the judge gave his conviction. The men each got charged with fifty years for attempted murder not only on your life or Akin's but for one of our bodyguard's life as well.' Akin's father continued to explain.

'How is his shoulder?' I asked.

'Oh, he is healing well.' Akin spoke looking at me.

'That is good news.' I smiled at my fiance and giving him a kiss. 'Now tell me how are my restaurant doing? Is everything still okay?'

'Gül has everything under control there. She gives us daily updates.' Akin said as the visitor's bell rang. Our families said their goodnights and head home. Akin still held me as my dinner for the evening arrived and my nurse came round to read my monitors and IV bags. She finally took out my IV that had been hurting the back of my hand. I ate only a really small portion of my food and pushed the rest on Akin. He ate it like it just came from my restaurant. Yet it didn't taste that great at all to me.

My doctor came around an hour later and was glad that I am awake. He told me all about my leg and two nurses came to come and look after my leg while my doctor is here so he can see the rather long cut on my leg. I will have an ugly scar. Yet I am grateful to be alive for this doctor's handy work. I took my doctor's hand and thanked him for saving my life. He smiled then left.

The nurses finish putting healing ointment on my leg and cover it with a big plaster. I tried to bend my injured leg a little and it felt so nice. Yes, my stitches pulled a little and I felt life coming back into my leg as my foot goes all pins and needles. The nice nurse asked me to hold my leg in the air a little and she put a pillow under my injured leg.

'Thank you that feel so nice to bend my leg a little.' I smiled at her.

'You're welcome, ma'am. Now here are some pain meds to drink when your leg starts to hurt more. We took out your IV that gave you your pain meds earlier.'

'Oh, okay. Thank you, ma'am.' I took the tiny cup from her and place it on my nightstand at first for later. She wrote something in my chart and left. Akin step closer and just stood looking at me. I looked up at him and smiled.

'You going home to rest handsome?' I asked him.

'No, I am good right here.' He said and step away from the window. He opened my room window to let the night breeze blow into my room that carried the smell of the rain.

'Oh, my soul that smells so nice. Thank you.' I took a nice deep breath. 'Okay, then come and lay down next to me, please. I'll feel much better having you next to me.' He smiled then came and lay down next to me. He took me in his arms and I quickly drank my meds and we both fell asleep.

By the start of week four for me, I was finally sent home with strict instructions from my doctor not to be on my leg too much. I got crushes to walk around with and my father came to fetch me from the hospital while Akin was busy preparing for his new role. We are getting married this weekend. That is in five days from now.