Chapter Ten
Christmas prayers answered
It was Christmas eve when Gabriella was released from the hospital from recovering from pneumonia. Even Peter decided against going back to her mother's house to confront Diego and call it quits with him. Gabriella assures Peter her she can get through anything.
When they pulled up to the driveway, Gabriella took Peter's hand and asked,
"Will come with me."
Peter taking his hand kissing assuring her,
"Of course, Gabriella, I would follow you anywhere you need me to go because I love you."
Gabriella leans in slowly kisses Peter softly on the lips shed a tear tells him,
"I love you, too."
Together they got off the truck and walked to the door, where the found envelope was taped to the door with Gabriella's name in Diego's handwriting. She opens the envelope a set of keys came out of it with a note which Gabriella read out to Peter,
Dear Gabriella,
I am sorry for the choices and suffering I put you through a week Oliver showed me that because my hurt my anger I put on was not right or justified in us being with another, I used my pain to get what I wanted from you, I took advantage when your mother died. I am confessing this as I realize I have a problem and only I can fix it. In the first place, I also and I was so as penance, I have the rest of the mortgage on this house and give you back what was initially made be yours and your mother's. I have no rights to it anymore. I will seek help for my anger issues and the pains of my past, which I don't wish to divulge in the letter. I wish you love and happiness, Gabriella; you deserve it. I hope this letter finds you closure and peace and that you and I forgiveness in pain we shared and that put on you. Again I am sorry And goodbye
Diego
Gabriella couldn't believe what she just read in Diego's letter. It was her Christmas prayers. They were answered. So happy Gabriella hugs Peter as she tells him,
"Everything is finally going to be okay."
Oliver was praying to thank God he was on a red eye flight home to his family. He was staring at a picture of Shane that she texted him before boarding the flight. A woman sitting next to Oliver looked at him in and the image of Shane, and she could help but ask him,
"Is that your wife?"
"Not yet, but she will be."
"Well I am sure is she blessed to be marrying a handsome guy like you. Congratulations. Sorry for prying. I am Faith."
"Nice to meet you, Faith. Thanks for the compliments and the congratulations. And yes, I am blessed."
Oliver couldn't wait to make the home his family and his wife be waiting for him.