you're the only thing that's keeping me alive

chapter 20

Six months have passed. I'm still here and living with Tony now. We are engaged to be married and this is our first Christmas together.

I've never felt so happy. And even better, Danielle's parents have allowed her contact with Kiersten. She's coming over for Christmas and Danielle and Vic are so excited. Jaime and his girlfriend Jess, Mike and Alysha and Tony and myself have all been invited there for a Christmas party and meal. I have bought everyone gifts. I now have a job, back at the Richards house, or hotel as it is now. I can now pay back all the kindness that was shown to me by my wonderful friends and boyfriend.

Christmas morning arrives and Tony wakes me up at what seems like an ungodly hour. I really don't want to get up yet but he's like a little boy, bouncing on the bed and tickling me. I sigh and make the decision to get up or face the torture of a over excited man-boy!

I climb out of bed, wrapping my robe around myself and grab Tony's hand, pulling him after me. He picks me up and kisses me before spinning us around.

"Happy Christmas gorgeous" he says, that beautiful smile of his lighting up the room. He sits down on the sofa, me still in his arms and kisses me again. I sigh contentedly, so glad I'm here with him. He playfully pushes me to one side so he can start handing me gifts. I receive a necklace, a bracelet and new clothes off him. I pass him some gifts and he unwraps new clothes, a watch and my last gift to him today. A t-shirt I found with 'No 1 daddy?' on it. He looks at me with surprise in his eyes. I smile and nod gently before taking his hand and placing it where soon a bump will appear. I'm only a few weeks gone but after confiding in Danielle and a doctor, it has been confirmed. Tony looks into my eyes, tears of happiness in his and gives me a gentle, sweet and living kiss. I am complete with this man in my life, to love me.

                         THE END.