Butterfly and Flame - Alina and Evan

Christian and Mia

"Mia, we need to get out of hear before mom asks us a million questions"..he said as he fastened the hooks on her wedding dress. It was bad luck for the groom to see the bride on their wedding day. He wondered what kind of luck they would have if the groom had sex with his bride before they took their vows. "I'm so glad I picked a lace dress because it won't show the wrinkles" she said with a huge smile reapplying her lipstick. He stared at her, and thanked all the stars in the heavens that she had somehow fallen for him. That she had said yes and that she would say yes to him again in less than an hour.

The lights in the room made it hard for him to open eyes. He had the feeling that he was floating but he couldn't feel more than that very well. Every time he tried to breath in he felt a barrier but he didn't have the strength to move it away. He didn't feel pain but rather pressure. It was all he could do to move his eyes under his lids but he couldn't open them. He finally gave up and sank bank into a deep ocean of blue velvet. And there she was again holding his hand in hers. She was as beautiful as when he had first met her.

"Christian! Oh my Goodness it's back on the market? When did it go back on? Why didn't you tell me! I would have called Kim to make an appointment as soon as possible. I can't believe you didn't tell me" she said with a smile that lit up his world. They were parked in front of their dream home. He planned to surprise her and walk up to the house and open it with the keys he had in his pocket. He had closed on the house yesterday. Now, he had an even bigger surprise and this one mattered more than anything else. "Christian!" She all but yelled at him and then smiled as he came out of his daze. Her smile was the sexiest thing about her. When she smiled at him he knew that everything would be fine. "Christian why aren't you answering me?...

she pinched his arm and he was surprised it didn't hurt as much as normal.

That was her favorite thing to do. Pinch him and get him to cry uncle. He reached out and grabbed her hand and brought her close to him again. She looked up into his eyes and grinned, laughing at his serious and funny expression. "What is wrong with you? Let's call Kim right now" she said as she stood on her toes to kiss his nose and temple. "Mia before we call her I want to ask you something. I want you to be completely honest with me. Do you promise"? She blinked and said "of course babe, but why are you" . He was both nervous and excited ...."Mia.....do, do you want to know the baby's sex"?. She stopped talking as he said that . She closed her eyes and breathed out slowly and said "I'm scarred. I'm so scarred Christian what if something goes wrong again. I couldn't bare it. If we loose this baby"...."shhh" he responded kissing her until she opened her mouth to let him in. He deepened the kiss and pulled her in tighter than ever. He opened his eyes and starred at her as she opened hers and looked back into his eyes with tears rolling down her face. "Yes I want to know. I need to know". She looked at him and smiled with trembling lips and said "tell me".....

He blinked. Again he felt her slip away from him. He tried to hold her but his arms had no strength.

"Christian please....you promised me if anything happened you would....."

Everything was heavy and dark and cold. He was so cold. He had felt this coldness before but he couldn't remember when.

"Christian. Honey. We need to leave the nurses to tend to her now. I promise you they will be gentle.
I'm so sorry my love. I'm so so sorry"...He knew his mother was talking but he really couldn't understand why she kept repeating how sorry she was. He looked up at her and saw her face. His mother was still beautiful. He always marveled at how this woman who was tough and demanding was soft and tender to those she loved. He knew she loved Mia almost as much as she loved him. He just couldn't understand why she was asking him to leave the room. "Where's the baby? He asked ..."Christian. My love remember the doctors took her to examine her and make sure she receives all the attention she needs".