Ben opened the door to the apartment, and before Ciara could walk in, he picked her up.
" Ben, I can walk."
" Please just let me do this."
Ciara laughed at her husband as he carried her over to the bed and placed her down.
" I'm sorry. I wish I was bringing you home to a nicer place."
" Ben, my engagement ring is a greasy washer from a motorcycle carburetor. I love it here; it's perfect."
" Feel free to make any changes you want."
" You say that now, but we both know you like things in a very particular way."
" I am so glad to have you back; I don't care what you do to this place."
Ciara watched Ben unpack her bag. He placed their wedding photo on the dresser and put her clothes in the drawer.
" Can I get you anything something to eat or drink?"
" Can we get Chinese takeout and eat it in bed?"
" Of course."
" Rhodes told me I would never have Chinese food with you again. When I was in that room, he brought me Chinese; I told him how we ate it a lot."
" He was wrong; we have the rest of our lives to sit in bed and eat Chinese."
Ciara smiled and said, " Yes, we do," she grabbed him and kissed him.
When the food arrived, they sat in bed and ate.
" Do you have room for a fortune cookie?"
" Always."
Ben handed her one, and she cracked it open.
" Good things will happen to you."
" Good things have already happened to me," Ciara said as she kissed him.
" What does yours say?"
Ben cracked it open and pulled out the paper.
"Behind this fortune is the love of my life."
" They are definitely right about that.
Ben cleaned up the mess and got back in bed with Ciara; they talked, laughed, and cuddled. It was perfect.
In the morning, Ciara woke up when she heard Ben on the phone.
" Is there no one else who can cover my wife just got out of the hospital?"
" No, I understand, I'll be right there."
Ben hung up the phone and saw Ciara, " I'm sorry, did I wake you up?"
" No, it's fine. Is everything okay?"
" I have to go back to work; they've given me so much time off, but now they need me because it's really busy."
" Baby, it's fine. I'll just be here watching TV."
" Okay, I will be right downstairs; if you need anything, call me."
" I promise I will."
Ben dressed, kissed Ciara, said I love you and headed downstairs.
As soon as Ben left, Ciara grabbed her phone and texted Claire.
" Hey Claire, I would like to redecorate the apartment, but I need help, so I need you, Shawn, Belle, and Brady to help me. If you guys can come over, don't let Ben see you. I want to surprise him; he's working today."
