It took her an eternity or so it seemed, for her to regain an inkling of reality. She looked back at her ex’s eyes and saw the truth clearly written...beneath their blue color. ‘And now?’ she asked, her voice shook with emotion, tears, yet to be shed, lay hovering on the edges of her eyelids. ‘I’m cancer-free,’ Brian told her. A soft smile rose from his lips, showing off his dimples. Natalie felt herself slowly retracting from the emotional roller coaster she had just experienced. The tears. It was also why Stella was having a bit of a hard time coping with the whirlwind of emotions that had not subsided as we thought they would.I had known Stella and I were different, but I think that both of us were unprepared with the intensity of our relationshipIt's hard to explain to someone because I think that true love has many different forms, but without getting too soppy the I guess the best way to describe it would be that we lost time.From the moment Stella would arrive at my door or. " Thank you," she replied simply."There are certain other things that I hope you will be willing and agreeable to doing." Such as-?" she said, her curiosity aroused."One of the things I would like you to do is to accompany me each year to the Surgical Conference and Retreat on Penkor Island." he said."I would love to go there. I've always wondered what it would be like," Patricia said, hardly able to believe her good fortune."Well, for several years now, almost all the other Surgeons have. "Claire's expression turned to a brief grimace as tears rolled down hermascara stained face. She put her French tipped hands to her face andsobbed. "I'm sorry Ally. I'm so sorry I messed with our plans." Now, now, you two. I think we need to just take some time to cool offfor a bit. Have some alone time for you two, right Jess?" Beckyhastily interjected.Jess nodded quickly and grabbed Claire. "Hey sweetie, why don't we getyou something to eat? We can order some pizza from Max's." as Jess.