I blushed, and then I hugged my brother. "Goodbye, Josh.", I said with tears in my eyes. "Remember, sis...I will always be looking after you...and your children...", Josh said with a smile on his face.

I kissed his cheek fondly, and Josh ruffled my hair, "Goodbye, Angie.", and I smiled at him before I suddenly saw white, barely seeing Josh disappear with a wink at me. I then groaned as I felt so dizzy. "Angela?" I tried to open my eyes..but i felt so dizzy to open them.

(Hopper's P.O.V.)

I let go of Angela's hand quickly, wondering if she actually heard that...Why did I say that? Oh, man, Ma was right...People can't think when they are in love...I actually did it...I said it...I then looked up in surprise when I heard a little groan, and I gasped softly as I saw Angela moving her hands weakly, and I can see her eyes twitching. I called out, "Angela?", and I saw her eyes open momentarily, hearing another groan as she flinched, closing her eyes.

"Easy, breathe. It's okay, Angela. I'm here, I am right here.", grasping her hand, and I hear Angela's voice for the first time in so long, "H-Hopper?". I smiled brightly, "Yea, it's me. I'm right here. Open these beautiful blue eyes for me, please.".

Angela groaned as she placed a hand on her head. "Easy.", I said quietly and quickly. "I..heard...everything...Hopper...Do...you...mean...it..?", Angela asked steadily yet albeit shakily. I exhaled slowly, "Yes. I love you, Angela.".

I then slowly leaned forward and I pressed my lips against's Angela's lips. I heard a sigh as I felt her arms attempting to wrap around me, and I leaned closer, feeling her return the kiss with even more fervor, feeling so many emotions all at once.

(Angela's P.O.V.)

I couldn't believe it... What was happening to me?...I was making out with Hopper, and he said he loves me. Hopper and I broke the kiss.

I can see that Hopper is having a look of amazement, wonder, and a mix of love and lust, and he smiled at me, "It's great to have you back, my angel.", and I blushed red, hearing the term of affection for the first time ever...'My angel', huh? I could get used to that..I giggled softly before I replied warmly, "I love you, Hopper.".

"I love you too.", Hopper smiled brightly. "I guess...I should go tell the others that..I am awake..", I said, grunting lightly as I tried to get up into a sitting position. "I will go tell them...You must stay in bed.", Hopper said with a stern look.

I groaned lightly, "But I rested for ages!". Hopper laughed softly, "Oh, I know, but you gotta take it easy, and besides, I bet you wouldn't want Dr. Flora on your case, hmm?".

I winced lightly, knowing how Dr. Flora is, and I nodded, "Fair enough, but will you bring the twins first? I wanna hug them really bad!". Hopper kissed me softly before leaving me, "Will do, Angela. Just stay there for me, okay?".

I sighed heavily, "I hear you. Just hurry, please.", and Hopper nodded sharply before parting the leaf curtains, disappearing off into the tunnel.

In a matter of minutes..Hopper had Alex and Ashley running beside him. "MOM!", Alex and Ashley shouted as they ran over to hug me. I sobbed hard as I hugged them, taking into the scents of my babies, missing them so much, "Oh, Alex, Ashley! I really missed you so much!".

"We missed you too, mother!", The twins sobbed happily. "How have you two been?", I asked in wonder.

Alex smiled tearfully, "We've been doing great! Flik, Uncle Chris, Atta has been looking after us, and guess what, we made friends with a cool bunch of bugs!". Ashley nodded, "Yeah, Gyspy, Rosie, Slim, Manny, Dim, Tuck and Roll, Heimlich, and Francis, and get this, Uncle Chris and Francis is together, I mean, together-together, dating as boyfriends!".

I gasped, but then I smiled...Well, looks like Chris got his crush to finally ask him to be his boyfriend. "We've also been hanging out with Hopper!", Alex said with a grin. I chuckled softly, "Yes, I know. I heard Hopper a few minutes ago. Was it true that you actually pranked someone by using a real pie, and putting it on the seat?".

Alex smiled sheepishly, "Hey, Slim was asking for it!". Ashley giggled, "We had to do it for Francis! He was getting teased by Slim!". I giggled, knowing how the twins can be protective of someone they consider family.

"Let's get the others...They have to know you are awake, mom!", Ashley said. I chuckled warmly, "Yes, yes, you go ahead and get the others. I gotta stay here otherwise Dr. Flora would wonder about her missing patient.".

Ashley nodded, "We can get her for you, Mom! We will be back!", kissing me on the cheek, and Alex kissed me on the other cheek before following his sister out.

Hopper chuckled lightly, "I was sure right. You had the biggest smile when you pulled them into the hug.", getting closer to me now for he had given me privacy with my babies which was so nice and respectful of him to do, and I giggled softly, "They needed it as much as I did. Now, come here and kiss me.", raising a eyebrow.

Hopper grinned slyly, "Oh, such sass in ya, my angel.", stepping over in a big step of his legs, and leaned in to kiss me, his hands cradling into my cheek and back, and I happily returned the kiss as I held him even more tighter, my heart swelling up in love and passion.

As we were kissing..we heard some gasping. Hopper and I broke the kiss as we saw...Dr. Flora, along with Chris and Francis, and the twins as well. The twins were smirking, giggling while Chris gave me a crooked grin with a raised eyebrow, and I blushed wildly, embarrassed that my best friend saw us kissing, through the twins obviously had a idea already about us, clearly accepting Hopper's love towards me.

Chris walked towards me and he gave me a huge hug. "Thank god you are awake...Angela.", Chris said with a few tears in his eyes. I smiled widely, "It's great to see you, Chris. You're looking good, and let me guess, is that your Francis there?".

Chris grinned wryly, "Yep. It's time for ya to meet my boyfriend officially. Francis, come meet my sister and best friend forever.", looking over with a gesture to Francis to meet me.

"Nice to meet you..Chris has talked a lot about you.", Francis said with a chuckle. "I imagine.", I said with a smile on my face.

Francis grinned lightly, "I got respect for ya, Angela. I mean, three weeks here in the hospital chamber. That ain't easy.". I blinked in surprise, "I rested that long? I knew I was in a coma, but whoa, three weeks...", taking a deep breath as Hopper rubbed my back, "Easy, Angela. It's okay.".

Dr. Flora came over, "Thank heavens you're all right, Angela! Feeling any pain, short of breath, dizziness?". I smiled softly, "No, no, and I had a bit of dizziness when I woke up, but Hopper helped me out.".

"That's good to know...Are you feeling anything else?", Dr. Flora asked anxiously. "Not at the moment...How badly was I injured?", I asked curiously. Chris winced, "Your wings got twisted in the fall, but luckily, with Dr. Flora's permission, I and Francis helped fix them back up into shape.".

Dr. Flora sternly said to me, "You need food and water in you first before you do some tests with your wings, alright?". I nodded, "I hear you, Dr. Flora.".

Alex piped up, "You had colorful bruises all over you, but they're gone.". Hopper nodded lightly, "Same thing with your shoulder. It got sprained...when you crashed into the ground...", trailing off with a little guilt on his face, and I touched his cheek to grab his attention, "Flyboy, it isn't your fault. It was mine...I didn't see that wing coming...I couldn't dodge and recover in time.".

Hopper exhaled softly, "Yeah...", raising a eyebrow and making a small smile, "Flyboy, huh? I like it.", kissing my hand as he grabbed it from his cheek, and I giggled softly, happy that he approved my term of affection for him.

Ashley giggled loudly, "Well, you ain't dizzy. Dr. Flora said that you had a nasty egg on the back of your head.". I whistled lightly, "Oof, glad I wasn't dizzy back then...I would have been clumsy!".

"But you'll have to be looked after by one of us...as you will have a bit of trouble walking.", Dr Flora said. Alex held up a hand, "Can we do turns with Mom, like she walks to me from the bed, a question of being okay repeated with each walk, like after me, she walks to Ashley, and then from Ashley, to Uncle Chris and Francis, and then from the boys to Dr. Flora, and then from her to Hopper?".

I smiled, "That sounds like a wonderful idea. With each walk, my legs could get a bit more stronger. Dr. Flora, what do you think?", glancing at her. "Of course...everyone will take turns making sure you are getting well and healthier.", Dr Flora smiled lightly. I smiled warmly.

"Well..First, let's get mom to her room.", Alex said with a grin. I watched my baby boy walk halfway from the bed, turned around with a smile, "Come on, Mom, you can do it.", and I nodded lightly, getting up carefully into a standing position, blinking softly as I took a deep breath, and began to walk slowly and carefully, making my way to Alex while noticing Ashley waiting and standing besides the leaf curtain.

I eventually made it to Alex, "You okay, Mom?", and I smiled softly, "I am okay. A little tingling in the legs, but I think that's just the nerves coming back to work as I practically haven't used those particular muscles.", and Dr. Flora chuckled, "Good, good. Keep going if you're still feeling great to walk more.".

I smiled softly, and kissed Alex on the forehead, "I love you, my baby boy.", and went to walk straight to Ashley. "Mom.", Ashley said brightly as I then hugged her. "How I missed you, sweetie.", I said softly.

Ashley smiled as she hugged me back, "I missed you too, Momma. You feeling good so far?", and I nodded firmly, "Getting a bit more stronger now.".

She kissed me on the cheek, "Sure glad to hear that, Mom!" while the leaf curtains were opening up with the others passing through, and halfway down the chamber tunnel, I saw Chris waiting as he called out, "Let's get some spark back in ya, girlfriend! I ain't getting any younger here!".

I shook my head in amusement, and kissed Ashley on the forehead, "Good job, Ashley. Now it's time for Uncle Chris to receive me.", walking on further, smiling as I realized that I really got my family supporting me in this.

I then reached Chris, and he hugged me. "It's good to have you back, sis.", Chris said with a content smile. "Thank you for looking after the twins.", I said gratefully.

Chris chuckled, "No problem. They're family to me. You good?", looking curious with a tint of concern, and I smiled widely, "Still going great.".

Chris grinned, "You're a tough girl, Ang, and believe me, it's awesome to have you back, best friend.", and I chuckled softly, making a fist, "Best friends forever.". Chris laughed warmly, fist-bumped me, "Best friends forever!", and winked softly, "Be nice to Francis. We only been dating for three weeks.".

I nodded with a giggle, and turned my attention to Francis who's standing next to a glow in the dark toadstool, and began to walk to him.