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It's really short today but it was my birthday I had other things to do. In honor of my birthday it's super happy and there's cake!

Ch. 22 No Matter What Now We've Got One Another

(CLARE)

"Five more Clare," Cavin tells me. Cavin is my physical therapist; since the aplastic anemia went away I've been doing an hour a day to rebuild my muscles and strength.

"I can't do five more," I whine.

"Yes you can," he encourages and I push on the too lift the weights. I barely manage to do five more reps and then I'm done. "You did great Clare that was three more than yesterday. Eric take Clare back to her room please and tell Drew she did excellent today," Cavin comments to the orderly that's been waiting for me.

I take a couple shaky steps to my wheelchair and Eric takes me back to my room. It's Friday evening and I knew Drew would be home from work when I was done with my session but I expected him to be in my room but he's outside the door.

"Thanks I can get it from here," Drew tells Eric.

"She did great today," Eric says before leaving me with Drew.

"What's going on? You're never waiting outside my room and my door isn't closed unless I'm sleeping or something."

"Your door is closed because it's not your room, when I open the door we're in Italy and we're on a date," Drew replies.

"It sounds great but I'm all sweaty and not dressed for Italy."

"You look beautiful but you can change if you want," Drew replies opening my door.

I smile when I see my room; it's been decorated from top to bottom. The lights have been dimming and there are strings of lights all around. Potted plants, I'm sure are fake but are still pretty, are hanging from the ceiling. Almost everything to remind me that this is a hospital has been covered by pictures of things in Italy. Italian music is playing and I smell Italian food. It's almost like being in Italy.

"This was a lot of work I can't believe you did all this," I remark as Drew wheels me into the room.

"I didn't do it alone I had a lot of help from everyone. And this is only the start, once a week at least, from now until you are out of this hospital we will turn this room into somewhere else in the world."

"It's incredible I love it and I love you," I grin.

"It's nothing but you deserve the world and I'm giving you as much of it as I can while you're still in the hospital. If you want to change I'll get dinner on the table," Drew tells me.

"For something this special I'd like to not be in sweats, and wearing a wig. We might be the only ones in here but I want to look good for our date," I comment.

"I already told you that you look amazing and always look beautiful to me. Now why don't you get changed and I'll get dinner set up," Drew says wheeling me to the closet.

I stand up and pick out a dress and a wig. I change into a black dress and brunette wig that's close to my real hair color. When I go out to the room again Drew has dinner all set up and flameless candles on the table. It's wonderfully sweet and romantic even if he did have help and it wasn't all his idea. He got dinner from my favorite Italian place, which I'm guessing he had Owen or Adam pick up from the city to bring out here.

"All we're missing is a gondola ride," I remark as we begin eating.

"Yeah they wouldn't let me flood the yard," Drew replies with a sarcastic grin and it makes me smile.

"You know with everything we've had to go through recently I forgot how incredibly charming and wonderfully sweet you could be. It's been so long since I've seen that boyish smile on your face I forgot that it's one of the reasons I fell in love with you in the first place."

"I know it hasn't been about us in a long time. As soon as Ezra was born it became all about him and then suddenly it was all about our grief because he was gone. Our grief brought out our anger and we were just trying to survive. And then it became all about making sure you would live, it was all about your disease. That's part of the reason for tonight and why I want this to be a regular thing. We need to make it about us again, focus on us and remember why we fell in love in the first place. I do love you Clare, I love you so much, more than ever because of all we've been through and come through together," Drew says reaching across the table and taking my hand.

I smile at my husband and lean across the table to kiss my husband, "I love you too Andrew. I love you so much and I am so grateful for you. You are amazing and wonderful and incredibly sweet."

He smiles and squeezes my hand softly before releasing it so we can finish eating. After we eat we sit on my sofa together, Drew set up a video screen and Eli, Fiona and Adam put together a movie of places in Italy almost like we're touring Italy. Just before they come in for my treatment Drew helps me into my pajamas and while I'm getting my treatment he plays the movie again.

"I love you Drew, more than anything," I smile kissing his chest just before I fall asleep.

"I love you too Clare, more and more every day," he says stroking my hair and I fall asleep happily in my husband's arms.

(DREW)

"Great job everyone your bats look great," I tell the class as they get ready to leave Friday afternoon. Halloween is next week and we spend the time after lunch making decorations for the party.

The bell rings and the kids gather their stuff and I walk them out to the pickup area. They all say goodbye or wave goodbye before leaving. I return to the classroom to clean up a little and get things prepped for Monday and for Hazel. I leave as soon as I can taking work with me so I ca be with my wife. I spend as much time with Clare as possible. She's not in the room when I get there but neither is anyone else and I know Paige and Adam spent the day with her. I sit on the sofa to get some work done; looking at homework from yesterday and grading spelling tests they had this morning. I put the work down when I hear Clare's voice in the hall.

"Hi Gorgeous," I grin when she gets wheeled in by Adam and Paige.

"We were walking in the garden and Clare walked most of the way," Paige smiles.

I grin and go over to kiss Clare. She's still pretty weak from the chemo and all but she's gotten so much stronger since overcoming the aplastic anemia.

"How was work?" Clare asks getting out of her chair to walk to the bed.

"It was good the kids are excited for the Halloween party next week."

"Owen and Ash are coming for dinner, they said they'd pick something up," Adam tells me.

"Good I'm getting hungry," I reply sitting on the bed with Clare.

I talk with Adam and Paige while Clare rests and we wait for Owen and Ashley. Paige is eleven weeks pregnant now, both eggs were fertilized and she's pregnant with twins. Both Paige and Adam are very excited to be parents and Clare and I are excited to be aunt and uncle. Owen and Ash arrive with food and Clare sits up to greet them and to eat.

"Good evening everyone I'm glad we have so many people here for this. I have wonderful news your latest tests show that you're in remission," Dr. Shaye tells us and my heart soars. I grin and embrace Clare tightly while everyone else cheers. Clare looks very happy and relieved but also like she can't believe it. "We're still going to keep you here for a couple weeks while we begin maintenance meds and while you're immunosuppressed. After that you can go home, you'll still need to take it easy. Since you can work remotely you can resume work part time but take it easy and don't overdo it you'll need time to build your strength again. Tomorrow the rest of your care team will join me and we'll discuss the next couple of weeks and your maintenance therapy but as of right now you are officially in remission."

"Thank you doctor this is wonderful news," I grin and kiss my wife.

Dr. Shaye leaves the room and Clare lets a breath I'm sure she's been holding since he came in the room. I see tears in her eyes because the news has brought her such relief and happiness. After fifteen weeks in the hospital, fighting the cancer, enduring chemo treatments that ravaged her body and aplastic anemia that nearly killed her she's finally in remission.

"This is incredible we should go call people and tell them the fabulous news," Paige grins.

"Yes and we'll go get a cake to celebrate, this deserves a celebration," Owen says.

"Thanks, I agree this deserves a big celebration," I nod. Everyone hugs Clare before leaving the room. When I'm alone with my wife I kiss her deeply and passionately, this is the best news I've heard since we found out she was pregnant with Ezra. "You're in remission, you're healing, you'll be back home. After all we've been through there's a light at the end of the tunnel."

"It's almost hard to believe we've been living in darkness for so long. I can't believe I'll be out of this hospital in a couple of weeks after fifteen weeks of this room and this bed. It will be nice to be back h…" Clare is saying when she stops. "Drew we don't have a home, we sold the house and you work here now."

"So we'll find a house here or closer to where I work. I'm sure we'll have help looking in the next couple of weeks and if we have to we can live at a hotel or something. I don't care about any of that right now. We'll find somewhere to live, a new house or apartment. Something brand new and healthy for you with lots of sunlight," I assure her taking her lips for a loving kiss. I break the kiss when I hear everyone else coming in.

"We called everyone and they all passed on congratulations and happy wishes. They all want to come out and have a true celebration when you're out of the hospital," Adam says.

"And we got a cake," Paige says setting down the cake. Owen cuts a piece and hands it to Clare on a paper plate and kisses her cheek.

"Things are getting better. Everything is going to be okay now, I love you Clare."

"I love you Drew."

Update next Tuesday will likely begin with Clare getting out of the hospital. We are also coming to the end of this story there are a few chapters left yet but it will soon be over. Replacing this story will be We Ain't Done Anything I'd Take Back.