I don't know how she did it, but she did it. Ana somehow convinced me and the doctors to let us go to Los Angeles for a small trip. And I couldn't deny it because she made those puppy eyes that she always does when she wants her work done. Over the past eight months, she has mastered the art of making those 'sad' eyes to get me to agree to her and I always fall for it. She also convinced Mila to stay with my mother for the time being and for some reason, even Mila agreed to this without any argument.

A satin wrap is placed securely against my eyes and Ana's hand entwined with mine, the only thing that is keeping me calm right now. I know she had something big in her mind when she gave me a blindfold. She said its a little 'date' we are going on, but to be honest, i cannot help but worry.

"How much more time, Ana?", I ask impatiently. We've been driving for the past hour and we still haven't reached our destination.

"Patience, my love", she says sweetly but I hear the teasing tone in her voice. She's messing with me again.

"That's it, i'm removing this blindfold", I say and try to remove it with my free hand but she grabs it before I could do it.

"No! You are doing nothing like that! Taylor, drive faster!", she says.

"We already going faster than we should, ma'am", he says as I scowl. Even he gets to know where we are going.

"Okay lets play a game to kill time", she says.

"Whatever."

Ignoring my comment, she proceeds to explain the game. "You can guess and tell me where we are going. If you say the correct answer, i'll let you know about it. Hint is we've talked about this before."

"Okay.. so.. I don't know.. some fancy restaurant?"

"C'mon you can do better than that! And no", she comments.

"Beach?"

"No."

"Circus?"

"What are we, five?"

"I don't know about me, but you most definitely are."

"Christian!", she says and gently slaps my forearm.

I chuckle as I take my next guess. "Is it something wild or something mild?"

"Wild."

"Jet skiing?"

"Nope."

"Ugh, this is frustrating!", I pout to which she just laughs. "We're here!", she announces after a while as I take a sigh of relief.

She helps me get out of the car as I still have the blindfold on. She takes my hand and leads me for about five minutes when we halt abruptly.

"Ready to take the blindfold off?", she asks.

"Never been more ready", I mumble as she goes behind me and unties it. The piece of cloth fell off and i'm met with bright lights when I open my eyes. I blink a couple of times to adjust to it. When I focus on my surroundings, I knew exactly where we were.

There was an open ground ahead of us which stretched as long as your vision went. She said we have talked about this before and now I know what exactly was she referring to.

"We're sky diving!", she bounces up and down in delight as my eyes widen in horror.

"No we are not."

"C'mon man don't be a spoilsport!", someone says behind me. I turn around to see two familiar figures coming towards us.

"Elliott? Kate?!", my eyes draw in confusion.

"Surprise, surprise!", he says and hugs me. "What are you guys doing here?", I ask and look towards Ana for explanation.

"I invited them. Adventures aren't complete without them, are they?", she giggles as I look at all three of them in grimace.

This cannot be happening. I'm not sky diving! Paragliding is still okay to some extent but sky diving is definitely not. I cannot imagine jumping from 10,000 ft. without harness and solely relying on a parachute which may or may not open.

"It'll be fun, Christian!", Kate intervenes my train of thoughts.

"I'm not stopping y'all. Okay, maybe I will stop Ana -"

"Hey!", she shouts.

"- But you both can definitely dive in sky", I conclude.

"Nice, now c'mon", Elliott says tugging my arm, completely ignoring what I said.

"Which part of my statement did you not understand?", I frown.

"All of it because we didn't hear a word", Kate says and high fives Elliott. Sometimes I wonder how they are made for each other. Its been almost seven years into their relationship too but it never feels like they are tired of each other.

"Guys, can y'all give us a minute?", Ana speaks from my side. They both look at each other for a moment and then Elliott reluctantly lets go of my arm and I immediately put some space between us.

"Ana, i'm not doing this. I can do anything but this!", I speak before she can.

"Christian, I get it you hate adventures, but I wanted to do this for as long as I can remember. I literally pleaded Dr. Gerald to let me come to LA for a short trip before I start with my new medication. I'm doing this either ways, it's your choice whether you want to be by my side or not. I won't force you."

I look at her as she speaks. She wore gray pants and purple tank top today. Her thin hands are on her waist as she speaks to me. I see her thinning hair line. She has lost so much volume in her hair it pains me to see her suffering. She loved her hair, those brunette locks that fell over her shoulder as she peaked at me through them when she first met me.

I raise my hand to her hair which is flying freely because of the wind and tuck it behind her ear as I hold her.

"Lead the way", I mutter as I see her smile widely instantly.

The next hour consisted of the staff of this skydiving place showing us clips on what should we do when we go up in the air, what position should we take while we are sitting on the edge of the door of the aeroplane and so on. I look towards Ana who is too engrossed in the video to even notice me staring at her. Elliott and Kate were chatting too loudly, kind of happy in their own bubble. Ava is currently with a babysitter, who is basically a friend of Kate from work, back their hotel room.

Then there was a physical demonstration on how should we resume positions, what should we expect. Each of us will have a guy who would dive with us so that does put me to ease a little bit. They gave us suits to where there are multiple hooks and straps, not really sure what they do.

"Ready?", Ana smiles brightly. She hasn't been this happy for a while now. All the time being on medication plus the surgeries has taken a toll on her. She tries to be happy for our sakes but I can see it in her eyes that she is tired. Tired of all of this, tired of eating medicines the first thing in the morning and last thing before bed, tired of going to regular check ups and tired of being called a 'cancer patient'. She absolutely hates it when she hears someone say that. Seeing her genuinely happy after such a long time.. I don't want to jinx it by complaining anymore. So for her sake, I muster my brightest of smiles and reply, "Lets go."

We go hand in hand to the plane where Kate and Elliott were already seated. There were two other guys hooked to them and two other on the opposite seat, waiting for us. After we were all seated and hooked, the pilot wished us "an happy adventure" - whatever that's supposed to mean - and the plane took off.

I could barely hear the laughter of others over the sound of the plane and my pounding heartbeat. This is it, i cannot back off now. I have to jump from a 1000ft. We decided that Elliott will go first, then Kate, then Ana and finally me. I asked them why am I the last one but no one really answered me. I was happy before that I was the last one to go but now that I think of it.. watching three people jump before you and disappear in the air is just mortifying.

I wasn't paying attention when suddenly the door of the plane opened and wind gushed towards us. We see Elliott and the guy go towards the door and sit on the edge. He put his head back and his arms gripping the hooks tightly, just like it was demonstrated in the video. He gave a final shout and then they were gone, disappearing between the clouds in a second. Next up was Kate and she did same thing. But before jumping, she screamed, "We'll be waiting down for you!" and then off she went.

It is Ana's turn now. Before she goes towards the door, she kisses me quickly on the lips and goes towards the edge. I'm not only scared for myself right now but her too. But she is so smooth in her movements that before I know it, she is ready to take off. Before she goes, she says, "I love you Christian" and before I could reply, she nods to his guy and off she goes.

Chase, the guy who is going to dive with me, pushes me forward immediately and before I knew i'm sitting at the edge of the plane. We wore these huge glasses so the air doesn't hit our eyes. I see the world beneath my eyes and suddenly, i'm not afraid anymore. I fell like I want to jump and conquer this world and so I push my head back, clutch the hooks on my suit and nod. As soon as I nod, Chase lets go and together we jump.

Next comes the most surreal experience I can think of. We are falling, literally. Ana wanted to record our reactions and our jump so there is a camera in Chase's hand and it's currently pointing towards me. But I don't have to pretend to be happy this time. I'm actually laughing hysterically as the wind hits me hard. To be up in the air, not thinking about problems on the earth, nothing can describe to this feeling. Suddenly I am not a son, a brother, a husband or a father. I'm just me, going against the wind, enjoying my life.

Chase opens the parachute somewhere in between but I don't notice it. My vision is focused on the ground, trying to measure the distance between the ground and us. As soon as the parachute opens, our speeds slows down a bit and I could observe the surroundings more carefully. As it's summer currently, everything around us is filled with colors. The mountains are dark green rather than a dull yellow. The farms around us are filled with crops swaying gently in the wind. It is so calm up here that I don't ever want to get down.

But I see the ground getting bigger and bigger as we near it. I see tiny figures of Ana, Elliott and Kate looking up at me as I come down from the high. When we reach the ground, Chase stables us as my feet wobble when they touch the earth. I see Ana running towards me and I open my arms at the same time when she jumps on me.

"It was amazing!", she laughs and I cannot help but join in. She leans in and kisses me deeply. "I wanted to ask you something", she whispers as she breaks the kiss.

"What?"

"Look up to the sky", she grins and points towards the sky and I follow her line of gaze.

My eyes widen when I take in the scene before me. There, up in the sky written by the smoke, are the words "WILL YOU BE MINE FOREVER". I quickly avert my gaze towards Ana behind me, who I find sitting on one knee, holding my wedding band that had been tucked away in my cupboard for all these years.

"Anastasia", I breathe, finding it hard to fathom everything at once.

"I know this seems too much to take in at one time but that's the point. Our lives has thrown so many curve balls at us but yet, we stand here, forgetting every pain ever endured and just enjoying this moment. Despite our past, you still stand by me and that's the moment I knew I'd be the stupidest person alive to lose you twice. I don't want to lose you, I want to stand by you forever - if that's possible - because I love you. You've been such an amazing father Mila could ever get and I still look at you in awe that you were able to fill the void of the dark times in just one year. So, Christian Grey, since we are already married, I want to ask you if you will stay with me forever?", Ana concludes.

All the air is knocked out of me. I was most definitely not expecting this. Tears stream down my face and I don't even make an attempt to wipe them. Behind her, Kate and Elliott are standing holding a placard that says "Say Yes".

"You are so crazy, why is this even a question?", I chuckle. I take her hands and make her stand. "Yes", I whisper looking deep in her eyes as a huge smile spreads across her face and she kisses me with such passion and aggression that I forget for a moment i'm standing in an open field just coming down from the air. I hear Kate's squeal and Elliott's laugh as more voices join in. She pulls away and slides the ring on my finger. She hands me her ring so I can put it on her finger too.

"Also, look behind", Ana says. I turn around just in time as Mila jumps towards me. "You are kidding me!", I gasp as I see my parents, Ray, Carla, Mia and Ethan all walking towards us.

"When did you plan all of this?", I ask her, clearly astonished.

"Let some things be a secret and enjoy this day", she winks and greets everyone who is now surrounding us.

When we were leaving the place, I manage to pull Ana away from the crowd and take her to a secluded area.

"Forgot to say something, earlier", I tell her.

"What?"

"I love you too, Anastasia Grey."

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A/N: I was dreading coming back here. Things were not going great after my birthday. Turning 18 is so stressful, dealing with college and shit. Everybody is figuring out their own shit and hence losing people in the process. And amidst all this drama, I tried to write the chapter but the words just won't come out. Before I know it, a major writer's block was on my way. I stopped writing altogether. It actually felt I losing the writer part of me, I had absolutely no ideas! And kid you not that was an extremely stressful period trying to figure out myself. But I started Wattpad again in order to find my own self. I have written two chapters and epilogue to this story (yeah its coming to an end!) Which i'll publish in a row! Hope you like it. And thanks for reading this long ass A/N haha.

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Until we meet again, xoxo ~ Ava❤