In a world were there are fewer weddings and less people starting families, the Government decided to implement "Arranged Marriages". Jensen doesn't want to get married to someone he doesn't know and neither does his future wife. Will they make this...
After spending two months away in Hawaii, Malia and Jensen were more than ready to return home. In the time they spent there, there was a visible improvement in Malia's mental health. Yes, she still had her bad days, but they were far in between.
Making the drive home, Malia noticed they weren't taking the usual route.
- "I think you're going the wrong way, babe. Our house is the other way." – She pointed out to Jensen, seeing they were going the opposite direction of where their house was.
- "I got a surprise for you. Do you trust me?"
- "Of course."
Malia wondered what this surprise could be. She knew that it had to be somehow related to the hushed phone calls he had been having with his parents but didn't know what was about exactly.
After driving for a while, Malia saw them pulling up to a house slightly smaller than theirs, with stone details and a black roofing. She thought it was so charming, reminding her of a cottage in a fairytale book.
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- "What do you think?" – Jensen asked her.
- "I like it. It's cute. It's smaller than ours but I think it suites the style. Why?"
- "Well, it's ours."
- "Wait, what? What do you mean it's ours?"
- "I know I should've discussed it with you, but I figure we could both use a fresh start, and I didn't want you to come back to a house that had so many reminders of what happen, so I asked my parents to sell our house and buy us a new one while we were in Hawaii. Listen, if you don't want this, we can always try and get our old house back. What do you say?"
Malia didn't know what to say. Jensen was going to great lengths to make sure she got better and going as far as selling the house that he had living in for years before they got married just so she could get better. If that wasn't love, then she didn't know what it was.
She hugged him tight, a tear slipping down her face, thanking him and telling him that she loved him. Malia felt him hugging her back and felt the smile on his lips as they were pressed against her neck. Pulling back, she kissed him softly, something she hadn't done since this whole thing had started.
Taking her hand, he led her towards the house, being greeted by the staff with smiles on their faces, happy to see them. They took a quick tour of the house, before going to their room, to take a shower and change.
Coming out of the shower, wearing nothing but a towel, Malia stood in front of the mirror and thought of how much her life had changed. Their marriage had been a rollercoaster up until that point and they've managed to survive each rise and each fall.
Those two months they had spent away from everyone and everything were good for her and for her marriage. She felt stronger and more in love with Jensen than ever. Malia knew it was time for her to start living again. She would never forget her first born, the one that had been so cruelly taken away from them, but if she was going to aloud herself to wallow in what happened, then she would never be happy, and she couldn't do that. That baby would always have a special place in her heart and mind, but it was time to move forward.
Coming out of bathroom, she walked over to Jensen and kissed him passionately, dropping the towel and pulling him close. She heard him ask if she was sure, and all it took was a sincere nod of her head for Jensen to understand and gently carry her to the bed. They spent the rest of the afternoon in each other's arms, making sure they knew how much they loved one another.
Time speed by them and life was full of surprises, but how they handled them was what separated them from the rest. And life had one more thing in store for them...
