Chapter 10
    “Tomorrow never dies”

    You never know what the future may bring’
    That’s why I continue to hold strong
    Because, maybe tomorrow you’ll fall in love with me
    Maybe tomorrow you won’t deny me
    Tomorrow never dies
    So every tomorrow that I get
    I hold on to you and forget regrets
    Because I know you have traits that I’ll never find
    And I have faith that you’ll one day be mine
    So every tomorrow, I stay in your face
    Because I know you’ll realise it one day
    I’ll never give in and I will never give up
    Because tomorrow never dies
    Tomorrow you and I may be in for a big surprise
    I know that my feelings for you are invincible
    And I know I am capable
    Capable of holding my heart in my hand
    Capable of getting you to understand
    Understand that I am the one
    The one that you need,
    The one that you crave
    The one that you want,
    Tomorrow never dies
    Until it does die, I continue to try
    I try to win your love
    I try to let you know what’s actually up
    And let you know that I’m never going to give up
    Because tomorrow never dies
    And I keep trying
    Because I can’t deny what I’m feeling
    And what I feel is strong
    And I know I’m not wrong
    That’s why every tomorrow that comes my way
    I try to get you to see it my way to the of my ability
    Because I know you have feelings for me
    Besides… until I die, I got all the time I need
    Because, Tomorrow never dies
    Straight Like That

    By Poetic Ho

    Someone was banging at the door of Annie’s apartment and yelling.

    - Candy, open the door, it’s me Terry!!!

    The door finally opened and Candy was stunned to see her husband. She jumped to his neck and hugged him hard. He hugged her back and got in the apartment. A reporter had taken a picture and the bell boy was fighting with him to get out of the building.

    - Oh Terry! Said Candy kissing him all over the face, Terry, I missed you so much!!! How come you’re here?

    - My mother called me, she’s got friends, reporters she was nice to, who told her what was going to happen, so I took the first plane out of London to be with my wife… are you ok? This is not too traumatic for you…?

    Candy looked at him with love… She smiled.

    - So you came all the way here, just to see if I was ok?

    - Yes, you’re my wife, you’re my life… and I…

    - Yes? Said Candy

    - I love you…he finally said

    - Finally!!! Said Candy looking up smiling

    She hugged him hard.

    - Terry, I love you… I never thought I would feel like this for someone, but I love you with all my heart!

    - Oh Freckles!!! He said, I was losing hope!!!! You love me???

    - Yes! I love you Terry!!!

    They finally kissed and this time it was not a soft kiss, it was a deep hungry fiery kiss and Terry was surprised by Candy’s willingness to respond … she was on fire. They were now on Annie couching kissing like there was no tomorrow!

    There was another ring at that door. Annie went to see and it was Archie.

    - Come in honey, said Annie

    - Are you guys ok?

    - Yes

    - How’s Candy? I called the apartment I got no answer, so I thought she came here to be with you…, since Terry is in London…

    - She spent the night… but Terry…

    - …is smooching his wife like it’s the end of the world! Said Archie laughing

    - Hum hum, said Annie

    - Would you two get a room! Said Archie

    Candy and Terry stopped kissing and looked at them.

    - Maybe we should… Hey Arch! Said Terry

    - I came to comfort your wife, my … cousin, but…

    - I got it, Archie, thanks. I can take care of my wife on my own

    - I’ll say! You flew back from London to be with her! And you still got here before me!

    - I’ve got connections, so I knew what was going to happen in advance, said Terry smiling, so I took the plane…

    - Hi Archie, said Candy smiling

    - Hi Candy, he said, I’m sorry about all this; my aunt Sarah and her mean daughter Eliza are fuelling this thing…

    - Don’t worry about it, for the first time in two years, I feel free!!! Said Candy, Sarah and Eliza are lucky I’m not vindictive, or I
    would’ve spread their extra marital affairs in the papers…

    - Candy! Said Annie, why didn’t you?

    - What would be the purpose of that? They’ll get their comeuppance…

    - You’re too good to be true, said Terry kissing her on the cheek, you know that?

    - What about you and your career, you married me, a supposedly mafia widow…?

    - Don’t worry Freckles, there’s no such thing as bad publicity in show business…

    - By the way, said Archie, thanks for inviting us, “friend”

    - Sorry, said Terry, you’ll come to the next one…

    - Let’s consummate this one first, said Candy laughing

    - Come again? Said Archie stunned

    Terry looked at her surprised, with eyes full of love.

    - Are you sure? Said Terry looking at her

    - Yes, I’m positive, let’s go home my love, and make love for the first time…

    - That’s music to my hears, said Terry smiling

    - Oh my God! Said Annie, don’t mind us!

    - You never scored with her? Said Archie, but you told us you did the first night!

    - That was to keep you away from her, said Terry

    - Terry! How could you do this? Said Archie, and Candy you didn’t correct me…

    - I thought having one man after me was enough at that time…I was traumatised Archie, Terry would leave me alone… I didn’t need any of you to come after me too

    - Anthony was very interested in you, said Archie

    - I’m sorry, said Candy, I love Terry now and I’m his wife

    - Let’s go Freckles, said Terry, ready to face the press

    - With you, yes I am! Said Candy smiling

    The lovebirds took their stuff and walked to the door.

    - Annie, thanks for everything, I’ll call you later…, said Candy

    - Bye Candy, have fun!

    - I intend too…, said Candy winking at her, bye Archie

    - Bye guys, said Terry

    - Bye lovebirds, said Archie

    Candy and Terry left the apartment. They were greeted by reporters in front of the building.

    - Mr. Grandchester, is it true that you married her?

    - Yes, said Terry, she’s the love of my life

    - Mr. Grandchester, what about those rumours on her 1st marriage?

    - She told me everything, and it didn’t change my feelings for her, now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got no more comment. My wife and I are going home to catch up. I’ve just came back from London… we need to be alone… please respect our privacy. I will call you to give a press conference, but for now. I want some time alone with my wife.

    The reporters knew that when Terrence Grandchester makes a promise, he keeps it.

    - Fine Mr. Grandchester, said one, we’ll be waiting…

    They let him go through with his wife to his black Porsche.

    - You were nice them, said Candy

    - Those people can make or break you, it’s better to be on their good side…

    - You’re right…

    - How are you feeling?

    - Fine, she said what about you? Aren’t you tired?

    - No, I slept on the plane …

    - Good… by the way. I’ve changed your bedroom furniture

    - You what?

    - Well, I wanted to sleep with you on a brand new bed I inaugurated…and I got new sheets too… you like satin… fine, I needed new ones, just to be sure that I’m the only one who slept on them… I donated the other sheets to charity…

    - It’s your house; you do whatever you want, but the bedroom…

    - I found one I trust you’re also going to like… sorry I didn’t wait for you honey, but your schedule is kind of whacked…

    - Candy, I trust you, whatever you chose I’m going to love it, even if it’s Barbie’s bedroom…

    They burst out laughing. They got to their apartment and they entered by the garage. No reporters in sight. In the elevator taking them to his apartment, they couldn’t keep their hands of off each other, they were kissing like crazy. The elevator stopped on the main floor and picked up a couple.

    - Hello, said Terry smiling

    - Mr. Grandchester said the woman and his bride…

    - Hello, said Candy…

    - I’m glad you’re married; living in sin is not good you know, said the woman in her 60s.

    - Sure Mrs. Maple, said Terry, we got married the day she moved in…so we never lived in sin…

    - And I trust the parade of young women is going to stop

    - It stopped on the day I met my wife Mrs. Maple, said Terry smiling

    - I’m happy…, she said when they got to Terry’s floor, I wish you happiness

    - Thank you Mrs. Maple, said Terry, yes you can tell the press if you wish…

    The old lady smiled and her husband shook his head. Candy and Terry burst out laughing. They entered the apartment and they walked straight to the bedroom.

    - I would like to take a shower, said Terry, I just spent all those hours on the plane to come to you and I found you peachier than ever!

    Candy smiled.

    - I’m going to go get ready in my little bathroom for the last time…, she said

    Tonight I celebrate my love for you
    It seems the natural thing to do
    Tonight no one's gonna find us
    We'll leave the world behind us
    When I make love to you

    Tonight I celebrate my love for you
    And hope that deep inside you'll feel it too
    Tonight our spirits will be climbing
    To a sky filled up with diamonds
    When I make love to you, tonight

    Tonight I celebrate my love for you
    And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
    Tonight there'll be no distance between us
    What I want most to do, is to get close to you
    Tonight

    Tonight I celebrate my love for you
    And soon this old world will seem brand new
    Tonight we will both discover how friends turn into lovers
    When I make love to you

    Tonight I celebrate my love to you
    And that midnight sun is gonna come shining through
    Tonight there'll be no distance between us
    What I want most to do, is to get close to you
    Tonight I celebrate my love for you
    Tonight

    They both went to their bathrooms… Terry took a shower, washed his hair and his body thoroughly, Candy took a shower again and soaked herself in a perfumed salts… she wanted to be beautiful for Terry. She was still a little afraid of the outcome, but she was not going to hold herself back anymore… she was going to live the moment with her husband. She was wearing a towel around her breast and she got to the bedroom. Terry was wearing a towel around the waist also and drying his hair with the towel… without a word, she approached him and she dropped her towel, he also dropped both his towels. He leaned and took her lips, then he carried her to the big king bed. He kissed her for a while then he kissed her neck, he was kissing every inch of her body and each kiss felt like a burn of pleasure for Candy…She let him do it and she was surprised to feel so good with a man’s lips all over her body… his lips came back to eat hers and she was feelings something different every time he kissed her, he was caressing her right nipple while sucking and softly biting the other one. For Candy every single sensation was new to her, it was strange, it was weird, it was scary, it felt good a weird kind of good… no more Goosebumps, but a willing to be touched over and over… when his fingers touched her between her legs, she became stiff for a second, then she let him explore and was feeling some twirling sensation over her whole body, everything her husband did that disgusted her or hurt her, was feeling so wonderful under Terry’s hand, she was moaning something she had never done in her life, the cries she had done until then, were those of pain and disgust… she was entering Terry’s universe of love and everything was wonderful, she was having this feeling of wanting something, yet she didn’t know what, she felt bliss a few times while he was on her breast and between her leg, she wanted more… when Terry was finally inside her, she had a cry of pleasure…Terry started moving and she thought she was going to go ballistic, she waited for the pain, that never came, but instead she got pleasure lots of pleasure and she was unable not to move she realised it made the pleasure stronger so she started moving, she was in harmony with him…Terry had been dreaming of making love to Candy from the second he saw her, he desired her… She was everything he wanted in a woman and so much more, every time he touched her his heart jumped, he felt good, she was finally responding to his caresses, her body wasn’t cold and brittle anymore, her body was not scared anymore, he was guiding her into his own universe of love, his own kingdom, she was his queen, he kissed and caressed every inch of her body, he got her little birdie ready, by caressing it gently and she naturally spread her legs, offering herself to him… he took what she gave him and his head was smiling, he started moving, feeling fantastic and after a while she was moving too, they were both in harmony in their movement going slow at first, then, faster and faster… When they finally reached the climax they both screamed while being shaken uncontrollably by their big orgasm for several minutes. They were breathless…happy, satisfied.

    - Oh my God! Said Candy in tears

    - What’s wrong, my love, are you ok? Said Terry

    - Is this what people feel like when they make love?

    Terry didn’t get what she meant right away.

    - I know it sounds weird, my love, she said, but the only sex I’ve know, was painful, it was rape… for two years, when Neil touched me, my skin crawled, I got goose bumps, I felt nauseous…

    - Candy, this is my kingdom of love and you are my Queen… I can’t talk for the whole population, but I can safely tell you that most people enjoy having sex very much…

    - Thank you for taking me to your wonderful kingdom, she said with tears in her eyes, that was sensational!

    - It kind of feels strange getting thanked for that by my wife, he said smiling…this is just the beginning, there’s a lot more where that came from

    - Really? She said, well I want some more…

    - Now?

    - Yes!

    - Let me show you what to do then…

    They kissed passionately, hungrily; fierily… they spent the whole day and the whole night making love. They would stop to get something to eat, but they would start again once they were done.

    They woke up around 2 pm the next day. Candy was still in his arms.

    - Hello, said Candy smiling

    - Hello, my love, he said

    - I don’t want to get up…

    - You don’t have to, he said, no kids yet who need your attention

    - Kids? Said Candy thinking

    “After my miscarriage, they said I might not be able to conceive a child and the shot was not helping, but I haven’t taken the shot in month…it doesn’t matter, I can’t have children because of that creep, who beat me and made me lose my baby and it scared my uterine tissues…damn you Neil! Damn you to hell! Am I ever going to be free of you? Now I can’t be with Terry anymore… he wants kids and I can’t give him any…!!! Oh my God!”

    - I can’t wait to have children with you, said Terry

    - Terry, she said… I … I don’t think this is going to work, she said standing up…

    - What on earth are you talking about?

    - You and I, forever… I mean you wanted to heal me, you did… I’m not afraid of making love anymore… I’m fine. So…

    - So… ? Said Terry, what are you saying

    - I’m saying, thank you…. it’s been fun…

    - What??? Candy! It doesn’t make any sense!

    - Terry, I’m sorry to tell you this. But I don’t want to be married to you. Now that you freed me, I want to taste other fruits…

    Terry was looking at her like she had just fallen from the sky. He must’ve been dreaming. But Candy was not backing down. She went to take a shower and she packed her stuff.

    - Candy… he said stunned

    - I’m leaving, she said, if you want to have sex, you can always call me, but … our marriage is over…

    Candy left the apartment and Terry was just flabbergasted he thought he was having a bad dream

    **********

    Annie was surprised to see Candy on her doorstep with her suitcase.

    - Candy? She said ,what’s wrong honey? Come in…

    - I left Terry, said Candy sadly

    - What??? Why?

    - We made love…

    - And?

    - It was great, fantastic

    - So what are you doing here with your suitcase?

    - I left him…

    - What???

    - Yes, he wants children Annie and I can’t give him children!

    - You don’t know that

    - I don’t want to get his hopes up, so it’s better if we sever our ties now

    - He’s your husband Candy…he loves you

    - And I love him, but

    - Candy, he loves you, if you can’t have children, you can adopt

    - He’s young and healthy, he needs a woman who can give him his own children…

    - Candy…

    - I’m taking the train to Chicago later, said Candy I’m going to the Pony Home and make arrangements for them to get Neil’s money, I don’t want it… then I might go see William

    - What should I tell Terry…?

    - Nothing, you have nothing to tell him.

    Candy took the train that afternoon for Chicago. Everything had happened so fast, one minute she was a happy bride, the next minute, she decided to leave Terry without thinking…

    Terry’s head was still spinning. What the hell just happened? Candy… was in his arms one minute and she was gone the next minute! He called Annie who told her she didn’t know where Candy went. Terry was done, if Candy really used him just to get better, so be it… he was not going to go after her…She didn’t want him…

    **********

    Candy was in Lakewood with William. He had given her a room and they spent a lot of time talking. He helped her take care of Neil’s money for the Pony Home.

    - Are you sure you don’t want it?

    - I’m positive! I don’t want anything from that creep!

    - All right, said William, but you can keep my trust fund, it was a present

    - For the marriage from hell? No Thank you William… I don’t want anything to remind me I was married to the devil… But thank you William.

    - How long are you staying here, where is your husband?

    - He’s got a shooting to do soon in LA, so I came here to be with my family, the family I sacrificed myself for…I love them deeply.

    Candy was at the pony home when a new baby arrived. He was barely a few days old. He was so helpless and Candy took care of him. His name was David.

    She tried to forget about Terry and everything. But not a minute went by without her thinking about him… Taking care of the baby made her emotional. She will never have her own baby with Terry… she had left him out of the blue, he deserved to know why she left him… she missed him so much. This last one had managed to find the number of the Pony home and he was calling, but Candy refused to take his calls.

    Taking care of David made her think about her own situation, she couldn’t have children and some people were just abandoning them like yesterday’s trash.

    “This is so unfair! Thought Candy”

    Miss Pony came to talk to Candy who was sitting on her hill, she loved so much.

    - Candy honey, what’s bothering you?

    - Oh Miss Pony! I miss my husband so much!

    - Why don’t you go to him? You’re refusing to take his calls…

    - I needed to get away and I made up some lame excuse to leave him…

    - Why?

    - My marriage to Neil was hell, he used to beat me… I stayed with him so he won’t destroy the Pony Home

    - I suspected something was not right, but I was waiting for you to say something… Thank you for your sacrifice Candy, but you shouldn’t have risked your life like that…

    - One day, he beat me and I lost the baby I didn’t know I was going to have… and my uterine tissue got scared and now, I can’t have babies! Said Candy crying

    Miss Pony took her in her arms.

    - Is that why you left your husband?

    - Yes… he wants children and I can’t give him any!!!

    - Did he tell you to leave when you told him?

    - I didn’t tell him, said Candy. I just left

    - Candy!!! He’s your husband, he loves you despite everything that has happened to you, he’s not going to throw you out because you can’t have children…

    - Miss Pony…

    - You lived through hell with your first husband… you found another man who loves you and who is showing you that life can be good… God is the one that gives children… and they come in different shapes and sizes and in different ways…

    - I can adopt?

    - Yes… your husband should be willing to adopt…

    - I love David…

    - You know newborns are not very frequent boarders at the Pony home…

    - David showed me I can love another child, that’s not biologically mine…

    - If you start by helping others, God is going to help you too…

    - Thank you Miss Pony.

    - You want David? Because you know how much infant babies are in demand…

    - I’ll take him, said Candy, but I just have to go talk to Terry first, so we can begin the paper work…

    - Fine, I’ll keep your son here and you can come for him later, or not…

    - Thanks Miss Pony.

    They walked back to the Pony Home. Sister Maria was taking care of the children.

    - Candy, don’t forget to pray and ask God for guidance. Thank you for everything you did for us…

    - Yes, said Miss Pony, your inheritance money…we’re set for life! We just need to invest it wisely…

    - Miss Pony, this one is a no brainier; just find an account with the highest interests, put the money there and spend the interest; it will never run out…

    - Good idea Candy!!!! Thank you, said Miss Pony.

    Candy went to see William the next day and she found all his nephews there. They were having a barbecue. The Great Aunt Elroy was there, so were Eliza, and her parents. They were all sulking when she got there.

    - Sorry to intrude, said Candy

    - NO, said William smiling, it’s fine, welcome Candy

    - Hey Candy, where is your husband? Said Eliza, tired of you already?

    - Actually, I will never get tired of her, said a voice arriving

    - Terry!!!

    Candy was startled and she turned around. She saw him… she ran to him and hugged him hard. Then Terry kissed her for a long time.

    - Terry, what are you doing here?

    - Well I kind of still don’t get our last conversation, so I came here to see if you can explain to me what just happened after our night of making love…

    Candy looked down. William arrived.

    - You two want to go inside to talk? He said

    - Thanks William, said Terry smiling, thanks for taking care of her for me and for calling me…

    - You called him? Said Candy

    - Yes, Candy, you were miserable without him… whatever is bothering you, be with the man you love to solve it…

    - Thanks William, said Terry again, honey? Let’s go…

    Candy walked to the mansion with Terry and they went to the room William had given her for her stay.

    - Candy? You can tell me anything baby…

    - Terry, I’m so sorry for leaving like that… but when you started talking about children…

    - You don’t want children? It’s fine honey

    - No, that’s not it…

    - You don’t want them right away? We can wait…

    - No, said Candy crying, I can’t have children…

    - What?

    - I told you I miscarried, turns out my uterine wall was scared and …

    - Freckles, I love you! You little fool!!! If you can’t have babies, we’re going to adopt!

    - Really? She said, are you sure?

    - Yes, I’m sure…

    - I curse Neil for depriving me of my maternity…

    - We’ll adopt… that’s why you ran way?

    - Yes, but then I couldn’t live without you, so I went to the Pony Home to see if I can love a baby I adopted

    - You’re a natural mother; I don’t know why you need to worry…

    - Well I was a little worried; you know I was never adopted…

    - Oh… right, so what’s the verdict?

    - We got a newborn, named David and I’ve been taking care of him…and

    - You love him? Said Terry

    - I love him, yes… so I wanted to talk to you, if you refuse it’s fine, I’ll raise him on my own

    - Shut up Freckles!!! How could you even suggest that? I’m your husband, for better or worst, til’ death do us part!

    - So you wouldn’t mind if I brought David home with me…?

    - No, I wouldn’t. We would just need to buy a house with a garden so that you and I can play with him…

    - Oh Terry!!!! She said hugging him

    - I would do anything to make you happy Freckles… but don’t you ever leave me again!

    - I won’t… let’s go to the Pony Home to see David

    - Candy, is this your bedroom?

    - Yes, she said why?

    - Because if I don’t make love to you now, I’m going to die

    Candy burst out laughing. They kissed took their clothes off and they made mad passionate love… They went outside an hour later and Candy felt like everybody knew what they had just done in her bedroom. Eliza was looking at her with mean eyes… They walked to William.

    - Is everything ok? Said William

    - Yes, said Candy, everything is fine

    - I’m glad you two made up, said William

    - Thank you for calling Terry William, said Candy

    - We’re going to the Pony Home, said Terry

    - To see our son, said Candy smiling

    - Congratulations! Said William smiling

    - Thank you…, said Candy and Terry

    Candy and Terry went to talk to the others for a few minutes and they left for the Pony Home. When they arrived the infant was fast asleep.

    - He looks so precious, said Terry smiling

    - He is and he needs lots of love from a mother and a father…

    Formalities were made and Candy and Terry were able to adopt baby David. They decided to get married religiously at the little church near the Pony Home. Candy called Annie who came with a wedding she had been working on to surprise Candy with it when they get married again with their friends and family. Terry called his mother who came with her husband. The religious ceremony was beautiful. Candy was so happy to get married to the man she loved in the little church she went to since she was a little girl. The Canon by Pachelbel was playing as Candy entered the church with William at her arm. Annie was the matron of honour and the children from the Pony Home were also in the wedding party. A little boy was the ring bearer and another little girl was the flower girl, another one was holding the veil behind Candy. Baby David was with Miss Pony and Sister Maria in the front row.

    They had vows for the religious ceremony.

    - Candice, my love, you know how much I love Shakespeare, so I’m going to quote him for you today: Love is not love, which alters when it alteration finds, or bends with the remover to remove. O, no! It is an ever-fixed mark, that looks on tempests and is never shaken. It is the star to every wandering bark, whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken. I am proud to marry you again on this day. I promise to wipe away your tears with my laughter and your pain with my caring and compassion. We will wipe clean the old canvases of our lives and let God, with His amazing artistic talent, fill them with new colors, harmony and beauty. I give myself to you completely, and I promise to love you always, from this day forward, til’ death us do part.

    - Terrence, with great joy I pledged my love and commitment to you again on this day. But a loving relationship does not exist in a vacuum. Our family and friends first showed us how to love, helped us grow, and supported us when we found each other. I hope they will continue to love and support us as we love and support them. Therefore, I am delighted today, in the presence of these witnesses, to reaffirm my commitment to you, and once again, to promise to love you, honor you, and comfort you, in sickness and in health, for richer, for poorer, for better and for worse, as long as we both shall live.

    After the wedding, there was a party at the Pony Home and everybody had a lot of fun. Candy danced with Terry to this beautiful song;

    When I look in your eyes
    there I see
    Just what you mean to me
    Here in my heart I believe
    Your love is all I'll ever need
    Holding you close through the night
    I need you, yeah

    I look in your eyes and there I see
    What happiness really means
    The love that we share makes life so sweet
    Together we'll always be
    This pledge of love feels so right
    And, ooh, I need you

    Here and now
    I promise to love faithfully [Faithfully]
    You're all I need
    Here and now
    I vow to be one with thee [You and me], hey
    Your love is all [I need] I need

    Say, yeah, yeah...

    When I look in your eyes, there I'll see
    All that a love should really be
    And I need you more and more each day
    Nothing can take your love away
    More than I dare to dream
    I need you

    Here and now
    I promise to love faithfully faithfully
    You're all I need
    Here and now
    I vow to be one with thee You and me, yeah
    Your love is all I need

    Starting here Ooh, and I'm starting now
    I believe I believe in love, I believe
    Starting here, I'm starting right here
    Starting now, Right now because I believe in your love
    So I'm glad to take the vow

    Here and now, oh
    I promise to love faithfully faithfully
    You're all I need
    Here and now, yeah
    I vow to be one with thee You and me, yeah
    Your love is all I need


    - This song is beautiful, said Candy

    - It’s saying what I want to tell you, said Terry

    - I hear you loud and clear, my love, she said smiling

    They kissed until the song ended. Candy danced with William.

    - I’m so happy for you Candy

    - I’m so happy too, said Candy

    - I can see. What a difference a man makes…

    - He was not a man, he was a monster, said Candy

    Then it was Archie’s turn.

    - You make a very beautiful bride Candy, he said

    - Thank you Archie, how are you and Annie

    - We’re fine, getting ready for the fashion show…

    - The wedding dress she made for me is perfect

    - I know, said Archie, it was a surprise for me too, she was working on it in case you had to marry Terry…

    - She’s an angel…

    Then it was Anthony…

    - Candy, he said, I never got the occasion to tell you how sorry I was about what happened with my evil cousin

    - Thank you Anthony

    - I want you to know that if I had been there, I would’ve done my best to get you out of that awful situation…

    - That’s a very nice thing to say, said Candy smiling

    - You’re very pretty when you’re smiling, then when you’re crying. I know Terry is going to keep that smile on your face forevermore

    Candy looked at him and she thought about what Archie had said about Anthony liking her and she smiled to him.

    - Thank you Anthony, she said

    Then it was Alistair’s turn.

    - I’m so glad you’re happy now. My cousin didn’t scare you for life

    - He almost did, but I met Terry… he brought me back to life

    - I don’t know where to start apologizing for my cousin…

    - You don’t have to, it wasn’t your fault…

    - I made a music box for you, for happiness… you can use it to make little David sleep

    - I’m going to cherish your present with all my heart, thank you Alistair

    - You’re very welcome

    William gave her another trust fund and arranged for the other one to go to the Pony Home.

    - William, I’m fine, you don’t have to do that, Terry is taking care of me

    - Just keep it, you don’t have to use it… for rainy days…

    - Fine, said Candy smiling and hugging him

    She talked with Annie at one point on their Pony hill.

    - Annie, I don’t know how to thank you for everything

    - What are sisters for? Said Annie

    - I would’ve been so lost without you after the funeral…

    - You protected me since the day we were found, it was about time I return the favour… I love you Candy

    - I love you Annie…

    The party lasted all night, the children were allowed to stay up, but by midnight they were all sleeping.

    **********

    When the newlyweds went back to New York, Candy was stunned to find all the necessary stuff for the baby and the room that was hers before, was now the baby’s room, all equipped with diapers and baby clothes.

    - Oh my God! When did you get the time to do all this?

    - I called my assistant and he took care of everything…while we were in Lakewood

    - That’s wonderful! Said Candy

    They took turns taking care of the baby. He would cry at night and Candy would sometimes be tired and Terry would take care of him, even if it were Candy’s turn. Candy wanted to take care of the baby herself until she was exhausted.

    - Candy, said Terry, it’s ok to ask for help… we need a nanny

    - Women take care of babies without nannies all the time…

    - I know that honey, but they also get very tired sometimes and they have no choice…we do…I don’t want you to be too tired. You need to be in shape to take care of him…

    - All right, she said tired, let’s hire a nanny, but I’m choosing her…

    - I wouldn’t have it any other way

    Candy and Terry had fun interviewing nannies. Some came with the best recommendations, but they looked too severe for Candy. She wanted someone happy who would smile at her son and show him some love and treat him like a human being.

    - Freckles, you need to make a decision

    - Honey, I want my son to be in good hands…

    They finally found a nice woman named Francine Trépanier, she was French, living in New York, she had raised her own children, who were now all in college, she took care of foster children, who never wanted to leave her because she was so good. Candy had the perfect woman! She was glad David was in good hands

    So Francine was hired and Candy was able to spend a lot of her free time sleeping. She had no appetite and Terry got worried. He talked about it one evening his mother and Doctor Martin, came to for dinner and to see their new grandchild; he was in his chair next to his granny.

    - By the way Luke, said Terry, Candy is always tired and she’s also loosing her appetite…

    - Terry!!! Said Candy

    - What? You won’t see a doctor, since step daddy is one…

    - Candy? Said Doctor Martin, when was you last cycle?

    - I don’t know, two months ago… I think…

    - Two months ago? Said Eleonor, Candy…

    - Are your nipples sensitive?

    - Yes, said Candy, but I can’t have children…

    - And you’re tired all the time? Continued Dr. Martin

    - Yes…

    - I think you’ve got a bun in your oven…

    - No! That’s impossible! Said Candy, I…

    - Have you been feeling nauseous, by any chance? Hating some smells?

    - Yes, said Candy

    - Well I’m only a doctor, said Dr. Martin smiling

    - What? Said Candy, but I thought that… but the doctors at the hospital said… oh my God Terry… I’m pregnant!!!!

    She stood up and Terry stood up and they hugged, screamed and yelled loud, so loud that they scared David who started to cry. Candy ran to pick him up laughing…

    She became a queen from that moment on. Terry wouldn’t let her do anything. She would just eat and sleep, even if the doctor told them everything was fine and the baby was in no danger.

    Seven months later… Terry was shooting a movie on location when his cell phone rang in the middle of a scene. He stopped to take it…it was a text message.

    - Terry! Said the producer

    - Sorry Max, my wife is pregnant…, said Terry, and she’s in labour… bye guys, said Terry running out of there

    - Ok, good luck! Said Max

    Terry arrived home and he found Candy in the living room with David who was now crawling.

    - Freckles? What’s going on?

    - I think the baby is coming, she said

    - I’m going to take you to the hospital. Did you call your doctor?

    - Yes…

    - What about Francine?

    - I called Francine too; she’s coming to stay with David. It’s the staff’s day off today

    - Of all the days to go into labour, said Terry

    Francine, who had her keys, arrived at the apartment.

    - Hello Monsieur, Madame, you can go now…

    - Thank you… Francine, said Candy wincing in pain

    - I’ll call you when she has the baby, said Terry…

    - All right, said Francine hugging Candy, good luck Madame, you’re going to be fine

    - Thanks Francine…

    They got to the hospital and they found Annie waiting for them.

    - Candy, I came as soon as I heard your message! How are you doing sweetie?

    - I’m in labour, what do you think?

    - What’s the pain like?

    - Like the period pain…

    - Oh… that’s good to know, said Annie

    Annie had arranged for a wheelchair to be ready for Candy with a nurse and they took her to her room. She had also registered Candy under an assumed name in case the reporters get a wind of what was going on… Terry was recognised by the nurses, but he didn’t care… in normal times he would’ve put on some sunglasses and a hat…

    Candy had a private room. Terry called his mother and paged Dr. Martin who worked at the same hospital. When it was time for the baby to come, Annie and Terry were both holding Candy’s hand on each side…

    A beautiful baby girl was born. She was screaming loud. Candy was crying of joy.

    - Oh my God! She said crying, she’s so tiny, so beautiful

    - You did it sweetheart, said Terry moved to tears, the fruit of our love…

    Candy was overwhelmed with her new maternal love, her love for her husband…She thought she was happy before, but she never thought she would be happier than before. The nurse took the baby to wipe her, get her ready before giving her to her father.

    - Hello there, said Terry in tears, hello princess…, you are so beautiful… let me give you to your mummy…

    He kissed the baby on the forehead and gave the baby to Candy.

    - Oh my God! You are so beautiful, said Candy crying and you made mommy and daddy so happy; what a bliss…

    - Bliss, that’s it, let’s call her Bliss, said Terry

    - That’s perfect, said Candy smiling, hi Bliss!

    Eleonor and Luke came in, with flowers and balloons saying: “It’s a girl”. Eleonor took the baby and she was amazed.

    - She looks like me, she said

    - Really mum…

    - I’m not just saying that, she’s go my mole…

    - That’s right, I thought I saw something but I wasn’t sure, said Candy

    Luke looked at the baby…

    - Yep, she has my wife’s mole!

    - All right then, let me introduce you to Bliss…,said Terry looking at Candy

    - Ann, said Candy, looking at Terry

    - Eleonor… continued Terry

    - Marie…, said Candy

    - Candice…, said Terry

    - Grandchester! Finished Candy

    - What a beautiful name, said Eleonor moved

    - What a long name! Said Annie hugging Candy, thank you!

    - I met Terry because you took me to that party, said Candy, I would never thank you enough, so you’re also her godmother…

    - Oh Candy! Said Annie in tears

    Eleonor gave Annie the baby.

    - Hello princess, I’m your fairy godmother and I’m going to make the most beautiful baby clothes for you, and only you… yes, you’re my princess, yes you are! Said Annie laughing, I’m going to spoil you rotten!!!!

    Everybody was laughing out loud.

    **********

    The press learned the Terrence Grandchester’s wife had a beautiful baby girl named Bliss who already had a big brother named David and her parents were crazy about her.

    Some people live their whole life in paradise and they have no idea what it is to live hell on earth. Some people live in hell their whole life and they don’t know what living in paradise in this world means….This young girl had given up on her life, to live in hell, for her, tomorrow was dead, because she was a prisoner for the rest of her life, or so she thought… Nothing in life is guaranteed. You think
    you’re going to live miserable for the rest of your life until you find yourself free out of the blue… then tomorrow doesn’t seem so dead after all, it seems absolutely beautiful… reason, it never died… In your personal hell, you’re looking for tomorrow, you’re looking for something better to look up to and you can’t find it… perseverance is when you don’t back down in front of obstacles to reach your goal, so if you’re in search of tomorrow, just remember; tomorrow never dies.

    Epilogue