CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR

When I wake up it feels like I'm still dreaming. Jim is mine, and he is my mate. I never thought I'd find someone so special. I feel so lucky, so happy.

It isn't long before Jim comes up with breakfast.

“I made it myself,” he says, as we settle down to eat it in my room. “I want to give you everything I can just show you that I love you. I want to do everything I can to make it up to you.”

“You've already more than done that,” I say. “You've completely made it up to me. I know how much you care. You don't have to keep doing these kinds of things to prove it to me.”

“I know,” Jim says. “But I want to. I want to keep doing these things for you forever. Because I love you. I want to show you that.”

I don't know how I got so lucky, but I feel so lucky. I feel like nothing can ever harm me again. I feel like my world is complete.

“And to really show you how committed I am, I'm going to tell everyone about us,” Jim continues.

“We’re having a family get together tonight. It's kind of