I'm still into you. (Book 2)

Epilogue - New beginnings

Over the next few weeks Dom and I put our plans into motion, we both spoke to our employers and handed our notices in. When I sat in my boss’s office I could tell she thought I was making the right choice, at first I thought she wouldn’t be pleased but when I explained my reasoning she supported my decision.

We booked our flights and the furniture removal company who would be transferring everything from England to America. Domingo finished his job before me so he flew to America to help our family find us somewhere to live, I trusted his judgement and I knew he was very capable.

He was only out there for a few days and in the meantime I was setting everything in order at work and transferring all of my children to another doctor. I made my rounds saying goodbye to them all and it was heart breaking leaving them behind and not seeing their treatment through but the doctors here promised to keep me posted on their development.

We had also told Lena about our move back to America and she said although she would miss Emily and both Dom and I fiercely she was glad we were thinking about ourselves for once. I told her that she and her family were welcome at any time and I promised to send her pictures of Emily as she grows up.

I would miss Lena a lot, she had been a godsend in our lives and we couldn’t have got through the last year without her. I told her I really meant it and hoped she would come and visit us whenever she could get the time.

I gave her a huge bonus and when she tried to refuse it I told her she had to put it towards the funding to come to America for a holiday. She had laughed and pocketed the money agreeing to look after Emily until we left in a few week’s time.

A few days later and Domingo arrived back in London, I met him at the airport and I was so happy to see him again even though it had only been five days. He told me that he and our parents had put a deposit down on a three bedroomed house for us just a few blocks away from our family.

I was thrilled as it would be nice to finally live in a house instead of a flat and as Emily grows up I was sure she would appreciate the space. I was so happy right now that I wasn’t even feeling the upset I should be feeling at my impending departure from the hospital.

Dom and I spent the next week packing boxes full of Emily’s toys and things from our flat, we packed boxes of ornaments and items that we wanted to take with us. I packed suitcases of clothes that we would need to take on the plane so that we would have clothes to last us until the moving van turned up.

Two days before we were due to fly I spent my very last day in Great Ormond street hospital, I spent the day saying goodbyes and I promised to keep in touch with Nancy who smothered me in kisses. I cleared my office at the end of the day and left for the last time, riding the tube home for the last time and walked the last bit of the journey through Hyde Park for the last time.

I was both excited and nervous about the next step in our lives but when the day came to board that plane I was still one hundred percent sure we were making the right decision. Domingo kept laughing at me on the flight as I couldn’t keep still, I couldn’t concentrate on any of the movies I just wanted to be there already.

The flight seemed to take forever and a day to land in Albuquerque, but when we made it through the terminal Lucas was waiting for us just like the last time we visited. Domingo had Emily so I ran to him and pulled him into my arms, he laughed and I laughed with him.

He told me that he was glad I was looking good and I nodded in appreciation, I took Emily from Dom so that he could greet Lucas then the three of us walked to the car so that we could make our way to our new home. When we arrived our families were waiting inside for us, we spent the rest of the day being welcomed by everyone.

This felt so right being surrounded by them all and when I looked over to Domingo and saw the look in his eyes. I could feel how happy he was and I felt the same, content and glad to be home again. Emily was giggling in Theo’s arms and my mum was bringing her baby cookies already hell bent on spoiling her.

This was our new life, our second chance and I was going to make damn sure we lived it to the full.

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The end. I hope this was ok for you all as this story was a bit shorter than the first one.

Book three should be up soon, it is the story of Elliot and Lucas. I hope you will all try that one too xx