Chapter 45

As Aidinth started the car and put it in gear, he asked, "So what was that thing you just did with my parents?" I said, "The holding hands thing?" He nodded and I said, "Well, your mom was in the sitting room, crying, when we saw her. When I went to your dad's office, he had tears falling. I felt like they should be supporting each other instead of hiding the tears from each other." He took my hand and said, "You really are a special kind of Princess, Chloe. My family is so lucky to have you in it and I am the luckiest for getting to live with you for the rest of my life." I said, "I'm not that special. I did what any loving person would do." He said, "That's the thing; there really aren't many loving people around, anymore."

We drove up a mountain, and I started seeing absolutely beautiful scenery. It almost took my breath away. When we got over the treetops, I could see the beautiful deep, dark green of all the evergreens and the oranges, yellows and reds of all the other