"Ian," I whimper in a tone so low that only I could hear extending my arms for him, but my call reached him, he heard me as his head immediately whirled and that's when his eyes met mine.

"Ian," I call out once again urging him to come and take me into his arms.

The floor creaked as he pulled himself up rushing towards me, I tripped over the shiny floor when I tried reaching him, but Ian just like any other time held me when fell, his right hand went behind my back and the other one in my arm.

"Raine," He cupped my face raking his eyes all over me. "Raine, are you hurt? Are you in pain?" He said abruptly checked my hand where there was bleeding, his concerned voice echoed against her big hall.

I slide his hand away and forced myself into him encircling my hand around his neck that made him stumble a few steps but he recovered and lifts me off the ground pulling me into him just the way I wanted.

"No, Ian..No..." I say repeatedly resting my head on the crook of his neck with eyes clenched, relishing this feeling of being in his arms, I pulled back after a few seconds enveloping his face into my palms taking in a few seconds to persuade myself that he was real, that I'm not hallucinating, that he was the one I was searching for all this while. 

An instant wave of electricity and a huge dose of happiness surged through when he held his lukewarm finger on my face, it was like his fingers were dancing holding my cheek as he rubbed it back and forth looking down at me with his mesmerizing eyes.

"Raine, why the hell are you here? Fuck me for bringing you here, I'm taking you back to the hospital, fucking come with me!" He sounded annoyed with himself and his decision, our faces were in each other's hands holding different emotions for the other, eyes blending into one another, I was able to feel every bit of it, I pulled him back

"It's you," I quivered, and yet there was this unavoidable smile. No words would do justice to what I feel right now, all I could do was smile and weep at the same time and it was overwhelming to bear this was something beyond my capability.

"It's you,"

"It's you," I say softly once again, I buried my face in his chest unable to utter any more words.

"You need to calm down," He rubbed the back of my head, I lift my gaze to find him glaring at something behind me, and I know it was Tina. I positioned his face down drawing his attention back to me showing my disapproval.

He threw a pointed look towards her after which he carefully brought me to the open space.

"Sit, I'll be back," He helped me to settle on the bench, I caged my face in-between my palms muffled into a complicated web of emotion.

From my understanding from what Tina said, the only reason he showed up today is because the cops wanted my testimony relating to the accident that Ian was postponing for all this while and he wanted to prepare me and everyone knew this part from me.

A hot hand curled itself around my wrist peeling my palms off my face, my cheeks stung as the cold wind touched my wet and sticky face.

I followed every movement of the man before me as he scrunched down holding my wrist, one of his toes where pressed on the ground as he balanced himself with the other one.

"Drink this," He said, bringing the transparent bottle of water near my lip, I fall on my knees shoving the bottle immersing him into me with a tight hug.

"I know Ian, I know everything," I whimpered holding him, the water from the bottle that fell drenched our knees.

I breathe in and out trying to process everything as Tina's words echoed again and again.

I pulled back and connected my forehead against his holding him tightly fearing that he would disappear and I would wake up to the white hospital ceiling if I let him out of my hold.

"It's s you, Ian, it's you." He didn't move an inch, hell this man didn't even blink for a second.

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"Tell you what? Stop with this bullshit right away. I have nothing to tell you," He said trying to pull me back, I shoved his heavy hands away.

"Oh," I clutched his collar though my body was revolting in pain.

"Tell me, Ian, if it wasn't you, then tell me, who held my bleeding body in their arms under earth-shattering rain? Who signed the legal content form before my surgery? Who spent sleepless nights taking care of me when I was unconscious? Who cradled me into their chest when I used to cry out after having a nightmare and when I was suffering from PTSD?! Answer me!" I jerked him with the help of this collar, his silence made my head burst with agony and desperation.

"And most importantly, who whispered those words? She meets him, her destiny? Don't even deny it, I remember those words, only those words and nothing else," I dropped my head on his chest and this time he didn't attempt to comfort me.

"Please Ian, I want to hear it from you that you were the one, you are already hiding a lot but not this, I need to know." I plead.

He pulled me back clutching onto my shoulders his eyes were fixed on my hand that had a needle punctured into my veins, I would have been elated with his concern but I wanted answers.

"Please," I fold my hands before him requesting him to tell me the truth.

But this cold-hearted bastard doesn't budge, he kept his bloody silence.

"Please," I pleaded, I contacted everyone to know what happened that night, who saved me and gave me this new life but no one answered and kept me in darkness and now that I know who it is, I want to hear him say it.

"It was me, enough!?" He confessed after a long pause, I can feel the irritation and agony in him, I let a long breath in relief falling on his chest.

"It's you..." I repeat drops of tear rolls down in happiness as I nod resting my head on his thumping chest, his hands reached out to me like he always does wielding me into his protective hold.

"I was, and will ways be the one, Raine," He whispered and I glue my face against his nodding with contentment. 

"I remember you calling me that night, why did you call and how did you find me?"

His call that night was the only reason I strapped myself and that was the reason the airbags popped out and the very reason I am alive.

He didn't answer for a few minutes, all did was stare.

"I felt it, I knew something's going to happen and I knew it was related to you. An unsettling fleeing latched itself, I was ignoring it until you were before me, but it exacerbated as the clock ticked." I gulped as he watched me with an intensity enough to set me on fire.

"That's when I decided to see you, I fucking didn't care if I had to knock at your door in the middle of the night. But you weren't there, except for that friend your and that little girl. The company software installed on your phone helped my men to track your location in a few minutes, and the CCTV cameras near your location were hacked, your car passed The Ghalgard Street but never reached the next signal, so you were trapped somewhere in-between and the rest of the story is something rhat you managed that stupid nurse to spill out, I mean how manipulative can you be women?" I ignored his taunt feeling vulnerable and guilty,  he had to go through such a traumatic experience, and I know how much it can mentally affect a person.

I can only imagine the pain and dismay he must have endured while holding my blood-drenched body. He loathes blood as he suffering from hemophilia, I clearly remember how he reacted to the little drop of blood when Liam broke my finger, he troubled himself for me, to save me.

I connected our forehead breathing heavily balancing myself on my toes, the cold tips of our nose were touching as I cupped his face, he pulled me closer wrapping his hand around the nape of my neck, the other one around my waist.

"I'm sorry....sorry you had to go through such a traumatic experience because of me, I'm sorry Ian." I felt weak because I couldn't hold back my tears, he forced me to look into his eyes by holding my chin.

"For you, I would go to any extent and do anything." I was so lost in him, I am drowning in him and don't wanna stop myself from it.

"Tho-those wor-" He cuts me off.

"Those words were a part of the story I once told you when you woke up yelling in the middle of the night after having a nightmare, as you know you were suffering from PTSD and you would calm down after hearing me," I couldn't help the smile as I pictured myself laying against his chest as he cradled me into chasing my nightmares away.

"Ian?" He doesn't reply.

"Would you complete the story for me? I wanna hear it," His cocky and statistic smirk reappeared on his face.

"No,"

"No?" I was displeased.

"What? Why!?"

He gradually brushed his nose left and right against mine that gave me a quick heart attack and I for sure know that he was smirking.

"You already know way too much than should have, so, no more revelations."

I pulled him a little closer holding his perfect sharp jaws. "Then trust me, Ian, I would unravel the tale those lines were a part of and your secrets one day," I whispered never daring to open my eyes, those words accidentally flew out of my mouth as I very knew I wouldn't be here to reveal his secrets.

An inaudible gasp left my mouth when he slowly and yet so powerfully slides his right cheek across mine, his stubble was seeing our skin together drenching me with the long lost feeling, inducing his drug into me that made me levitate into the air, this feeling was unexplainable.

He slowly traced his ice-cold nose along with the curves and molds of my ears, his erratic breath blew me away. I clench my eyes as tightly as possible fisting his shirt.

"Then go ahead, Raine," He cooed huskily and pulls me up without giving me time to react.

"Let's get going," I held him back with one hand and fanning my burning face with the other. He groans glaring at my hand and then at me.

"What now, women?"

"I want ice cream." I need something to cool down.

He shook his head with a small chuckle.

"Come," Was all he said in a low luscious tone taking my hand into his protective hold and I followed him like a lovesick puppy.

***

Four months later

"We will miss you my dear Ashley and our darling little Kiara," Gia rubs George's shoulder as he finishes his speech.

"Mumma," Kiara whimpers hiding her face into my chest. I blink back the tears and engulf them into a heart-melting hug.

"I will miss you, guys," I whispered closing my eyes. I was supposed to leave four months ago but my health deteriorated and because of that, I had to extend my therapies, my treatment, and my stay at the hospital for a few more months.

"Then don't leave us, don't leave all these children who you've loved unconditionally," Gia said she was almost on the verge of tearing up.

"I wish she would listen to you, Gia." I turn around hearing Lilly's voice. But standing along with her were all the kids from our NGO holding red roses for me.

I place Kiara on the floor and scrunch down to their level, all the kids swamped before me handing me the roses, "Thank you, Edwina." I said picking up the rose. "I'll miss you, Bri,"

"I'll miss you too, sweetheart." I tickled her, I take the roses from everyone completely overwhelmed by their love.

Lilly and Emily were recording everything whereas Gia and George were standing with mixed emotions.

I kissed Kiara but she wiped her cheek looking away frowning with an adorable pout while petting Ryan. I know she is not happy with my decision.

"Darling, why don't you go and play with your friends? We still have a few hours in hand, before our flight takes off  Hmm?" Her face brightened up immediately

"Whee!" she squealed before running away.

I strode towards the small pool in the back garden of our NGO where the rest of them were standing.

"Thank you for everything," I hugged Gia and Goerge who've been my family since nana passed away.

"Thank them later, we still have a few hours before your flight takes off," Emily said, oh boy she's upset.

"I have to leave, I have to bid my goodbye to one more person." The old couple looked at each other with a smile.

"Who?" Emily asked.

"Ian," Lilly answered for me, I give her a nod.

"I will meet you guys at the airport." I've already spoken to Lilly, she and the others would directly meet me at the airport with Kiara and our belongings along with our little Ryan.

I moved towards the general bedroom area where I kept the painting. I smiled running my hand over the colorful canvas, I recreated the moments we spent together all alone in the glow worm caves, and every second spent there and this painting was pure bliss.

I picked the painting and walked out through the main door, I turned around and looked at the premises the very reason I agreed to work for him that in a way lead to the most beautiful journey of my life that would come to end in a few hours.