Love Reunited

"Please, God, just bring Theresa back to me..to her family." Ethan says as he holds Theresa's hand in his own. Staring into her sleeping face, Ethan wipes back a lock from Theresa's hair that fell on her cheek.

"She's so beautiful. How did I ever get lucky to love a woman like her? We've been through so much, and all I want is to have a life with her, and our children." Staring at her face, Ethan smiles. "The best thing I did is love this woman, and God, I swear, I will never let her go. Just please, bring her back to me, please."

Feeling a movement in his hand, Ethan looks down as he sees Theresa's hand slowly moving. Looking back at Theresa's face, he sees her eyes still closed. "I'm here, my love, I'm here. Please, baby, come back to me." Kissing her hand, Ethan holds Theresa's hand close to his face, caressing it gently.

Watching the monitors, Ethan notices a spike up in Theresa's heartbeat. "That's it baby, come back to me. Let us live our life the way it was meant to be." He says, caressing her cheek.

"MMM." Theresa suddenly makes a noise, which makes Ethan pull closer to the bed. "That's it, baby, come back to me. Come back."

"E..Ethan?" She whispers hoarsely.

"I'm here baby, open your eyes, look at me." Ethan encourages.

Turning her head slowly, Theresa opens her eyes and looks at Ethan.

"Thank you, God." Ethan says, as he looks back at Theresa. "Baby, you're alive. You're alive, it's alright. I'm here now, and I'm never going away."

"What happened? Where am I?"

"Do you remember the earthquake, honey?"

"Earthquake…Oh no, The KIDS!" Theresa yells as she tries to get out of bed.

"Honey, no, no, you have to lie down!" Ethan says, pushing Theresa to lie back in bed.

"The kids, Ethan! Where are my babies?" Theresa cries out.

"Sweetie, the kids are fine. A little cut up, but they're alive. I got to your mom's house in time, I heard Little Ethan scream and then I found the three of you."

"You..you saved us." Theresa says in awe.

"You're my family, I had to do everything I could. I would never give up on you or our kids, Theresa, don't you know that?"

Sighing, Theresa looks down. "I was so scared…I didn't know what was going on..or if we would be found…"

"Baby, baby, it's over. We're still here, and we're strong, we're going to make it, baby, I promise you."

Holding her hand, Ethan looks at Theresa, wiping the tears from her eyes. "I love you, Theresa, and I will always be here to protect, honor and respect you until the day I die."

"Ethan…"

"I love you, Theresa. You and the kids are my life. Now, fate has given us a second chance to live our life the way it was meant to happen."

"Since when do you believe in fate?"

"Since it brought me you."

Smiling, Theresa caresses Ethan's cheek. "I'm so lucky to be alive. I'm so lucky that I have you and the kids. I love you, Ethan."

"And I love you, Theresa. Forever and always. And this time, nothing will tear us apart."

"What do you mean, Ethan?"

Smiling, Ethan pulls out a small box from his pocket. "Open it." He says as he hands Theresa the ring box.

"Ethan.."

Smiling, Ethan pushes the box toward Theresa. "Come on now, open it."

With that, Theresa opens the box, gasping as she sees the beautiful diamond ring stare at her. Looking up at Ethan, she watches as he bends down on one knee.

"Theresa. You are my life. You have given me two beautiful children, and after what happened, I knew that no matter what, I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. We belong together, Theresa. I love you, and I know you love me. Please, Theresa, marry me, and make our family complete—the way it should have been all this time."

"Yes, Ethan. Yes, yes, yes! I'll marry you!" Theresa says excitedly as Ethan puts the ring on Theresa's finger.

Smiling, the two share a kiss, thanking God for their renewed love.

The End