32- Good morning

Colleen's POV

I was speechless, and I didn't think that I would be able to hear that from my husband, Jared. All along, I thought that until I died, he would be so distant from me. Now, he wanted us to be a real husband and wife and become a couple in a real sense.

My husband and I like the sound of it. I am officially Mrs. Jared McLahlin; how can this be real? After two years, the family that I had been wanting and looking forward to after our marriage

Jared sat beside me when I lay down on my bed. I wanted to sleep, but how could I do that when he was there watching me? I turned my back to him so I would feel a little less nervous. He never left my side until he fell asleep too. That was the time when I totally lost consciousness and dozed off.

When I woke up, it was his face that I saw. He looks handsome, and I don't know; maybe I do have a heart problem because even if the words he told me two years ago are still fresh in my memory, I still like him. I mean, who will never? He'