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Sun 4 days later

She was feeling impatient in the cab she was riding in that was driving her to the airport, she couldn't wait to get home to Bruno, she had something to tell him that she had held in when she realised it yesterday because she didn't want to tell him over the phone or skype she had to tell him in person.

She landed in L.A still feeling impatient and once she has her suitcase she ran out of the airport and got a cab and calls Bruno and tells him she's back in L.A and on her way home and he tells her great baby I can't wait to see you.

She stops off at a florist on her way home and buys 100 red roses for Bruno, she had never giving him flowers before, he had giving her plenty, it was definitely his turn and long past due she thought before getting back into the cab she had wait for her and take her home.

She was glad to get home and see that Bruno is waiting at the door for her, she pays the cab driver and as it drives off she kisses Bruno and pulls back and says damn it's good to see you and hands the roses to him, he looks surprised and smiles and says wow thanks baby, he takes her suitcase and wheels it inside for her and carries it into their bedroom and she follows him.

It was comical to see Bruno stand in their bedroom after leaving her suitcase by the door holding the roses which he still looked surprised at, she goes to him and says lets go put them in a vase babe and takes him by the hand and leads him into the kitchen.

He took the vase from CeCe after she has finished arranging the roses into it and carries it into the family room and places them on top of his piano.

He was surprised, no woman had ever given him flowers before and he wonders why now and what did they mean.

She found him staring at the roses he has placed on top of the piano after fetching the paper flower from her suitcase and takes his hand and says come sit with me I need to talk to you.

He didn't like the sound of that, dammit he couldn't lose her he had things to show her tomorrow after she had rested but wait she had given him flowers, kissed him when she'd got home and said she was damn glad to see him so maybe he should just cool it and wait to hear what she has to say before jumping to conclusions Bruno thought.

She didn't know where to start but they couldn't just sit here on the sofa all night staring at each other, not that she didn't love looking at him but that wasn't going to get them anywhere.

She took a deep breath and says I know the last 6 weeks for both of us has been painful and hard and has put a strain on our relationship but something happened in NYC that changed me and hopefully it will help us both when I tell you and she tells him about the little girl who had told her to smile and had given her a paper flower on Wednesday in a diner and that she'd felt different since that but didn't know how.

She smiles and hands the paper flower to Bruno and says smile babe, I felt something had shifted, changed inside of me because of that sweet little girl's innocent, kind gesture.

I just didn't know what until yesterday, that child touched me deeply and although I will never forget and maybe never get over the hurt of losing our baby and still feel too scared to drive again, I know the living have to keep on living their lives.

We'll never forget our loss but we have to move on and I do feel ready to start living life again with you and I want to thank you for being here for me and supporting me, being patient with me and loving me, she kisses him and pulls back and says I love you, you are a wonderful man and i'm so glad to be home again with you.

He couldn't believe it and couldn't stop smiling at CeCe and the tight knot he'd had in his chest when she had said she wanted to talk to him and when he had thought he was losing her was gone and he feels relieved and happy.

He stares at the paper flower and says who is this child who has brought you back to me, I thought I was losing you.

I love you so much and i'm so damn happy right now you have no idea what your words mean to me CeCe, we are keeping this paper flower like it's made of magic he says taking her hand and kissing her.

She laughs and replies the paper flower has to stay with us babe without a doubt because I for 1 never want to forget such a precious gift that child gave to me.

She manages to surprise him again when she makes french toast for them and she eats it without him pushing her too eat and shares a huge bowl of chocolate ice cream with him, it was good to see her eating and seeing her smiling again and have her laughing with him.

As they got into bed Bruno knew CeCe was tired and hoped she would get a proper sleep he thought as he pulled her closer to him and put his arm over her waist, it was good to have her back in their bed where she belongs and the misery he had felt of them being apart for a week was gone, if he knew who that child was in NYC who had given a simple paper flower to CeCe he'd find her and thank her from the bottom of his heart.