Stephanie smiled from her sleep and slowly opened her eyes. Sebastian’s hands were wrapped around her on the bed they laid.
His face was so close to her that she could feel every little breath he took.
She stared at his face for a long time, falling in love over and over again.
“Why are you staring?” Sebastian asked all of a sudden, keeping his eyes shut.
Stephanie chuckled and poked his cheek playfully. “Can’t I stare at you anymore?” She asked, and he smiled and opened his eyes.
“If you can’t stare at me, who can?” He asked, and her cheeks flushed.
“Thank you, Sebastian.”
“What is that for?”
“For not giving up on me. You could have done that a long time ago, but you didn’t. You kept looking for me. I feel like the luckiest woman on Earth.”
Sebastian divulged an overwhelming smile and bounced his head.
“Thank you too. You coming into my life as being the best thing ever. I love you so much, Stephanie, and I won’t stop loving you.”
Stephanie bounced her head and embraced him again.
“Hold on.” He said and he let go of her. He got out of bed and walked to where his trousers were.
He dipped his hand into his pocket and started looking for something. All this while, Stephanie sat up, watching him.
He pulled out the small box and held it in his hand. He walked back to the bed and showed her what was in his hand. It was the ring he once used to propose to her.
“You still have this?” She asked and he bounced his head.
“I made sure I kept it for a time like this. I never questioned the decision I made that day. To make you my wife. Will you accept this from me now? I still want you to be the only woman in my life.”
Stephanie beamed widely and nodded. “Yes. I’ll accept this. I want to be your wife too.”
Sebastian let out a happy laugh and went ahead with wearing the ring on her finger.
They stared at each other with so much love and they both went in for the kiss.
“What should we do today?” Stephanie asked after they stopped kissing.
“Errrm… I don’t know. What do you want us to do? I’ll do anything you want.”
“I was thinking we could go out and have breakfast. What do you think?”
“Sounds perfect to me!” He responded.
They both got out of bed and began to prepare for their little date. As they prepared, a call came into Sebastian’s phone.
He picked up his phone and found out it was one of his subordinates. He answered the phone and placed it on his ear.
“Talk to me.” He uttered.
“Good day, Mr. Sebastian. Rosabella is planning something against you and Miss. Stephanie. After listening to her conversation on the phone with someone, I think we need to act before anything happens.”
“What is she planning?” He asked.
“I think she wants to eradicate Miss. Stephanie. What should we do, Mr. Sebastian?”
“Take the recorded audio to the cops. I want you to settle everything. She must not come here to cause trouble, okay? I need everything done perfectly.”
“Don’t worry, Mr. Sebastian. We will make sure she is put behind bars as soon as possible.”
“How many hours should I give you?”
“Twenty-four hours.”
“Good. I want good news after twenty-four hours. And once she is behind bars, I need you to help me bring Liam here to Italy.”
“I’ll do just that, Mr. Sebastian. I’ll hang up now.”
Sebastian placed his phone on the bed and looked back to see Stephanie staring at him.
“Hey…” He uttered with a smile.
“How is Liam?” She asked, and he let out a sigh.
“He is fine, I believe.”
“Are you two cool with each other? I don’t want to be the one to ruin a father and son relationship.”
“You can’t ruin it, okay? We are fine. I just haven’t seen him because I’m here in Italy. But I’ll see him soon.”
“Okay. And Rosabella? How is she?” She further asked.
“She is trying something funny. But don’t worry, I have everything taken care of.”
“Something funny? About me, right?”
Sebastian nodded and moved closer to her. He held her hand and kissed her forehead.
“Don’t worry, Stephanie. I won’t let her hurt you. I’m a step ahead of her.”
Stephanie nodded and hugged him tightly.
“I love you.” She muttered.
***
Stephanie and Sebastian headed out of the house and hit the road. He hung her bag on her shoulder and held her hand in his as they walked.
Stephanie put a call across to Sarah and waited for her to pick up.
“Hi, Mom.”
“Stephanie! How are you doing? How is my baby?” Sarah asked and she chuckled.
“Your baby is fine. I want you to talk to someone.”
“Someone? Who?”
Stephanie looked at Sebastian and passed him the phone. His eyes widened, and he hesitated to accept it.
“C’mon.” She said, and he slowly took the phone from her.
“Hi, Mrs. Sarah.” He said.
“Sebastian!! Sebastian, is that you?!” Sarah yelled, and Stephanie chuckled.
“Yes, it is me, Mrs. Sarah. How have you been?”
“I have been good. How are you? I’m so happy you are with her! Are you two cool now? Are you also in Italy?”
“Yes, Ma’am. I proposed to her again and she said yes!” He told excitedly.
“Really?! I’m so happy for you! That is good news! Finally! I can’t wait to break the news to everyone.”
“Thank you.”
“Okay, that’s enough, Mom. We’ll talk later, okay? We are going on a date!” Stephanie butted in and took the phone from Sebastian.
“Hmm! Okay! Have fun!”
Sarah hung up and they both burst into laughter. “She is super excited.” Sebastian said.
“Yes, she is. She had always wanted me to call you and tell you where I was hiding. It’s a dream come true to her.” Stephanie responded and Sebastian giggled.
“I’m the happiest man on Earth, Stephanie. All thanks to you.”
He pulled her closer to him and wrapped his arms around her neck.