Listen to "Wildest dreams" by Duomo 'Instrumental of Bridgeton's version of Swift's wildest dreams'

I listened to it when writing this chapter, magical indeed.

I carried Hayes in my arms as I took a walk along the beach. It was already late evening, we already slept on the plane and are too awake to go to bed at this hour.

My thoughts are with Elisabeth right now. And the beach waters remind me of the nostalgic times we had together at the river with my siblings. Those were such good days. I smile at myself as I recall the moments. It's gonna be just like old times, but with Hayes now.

My thoughts are derailing. How did Elisabeth get out of that prison? Could it be that James is alive? And why would Leonard and his wife lie to me that she died? What really happened when Betty was locked up?

I booked a room at an hotel right next to Elisabeth's address. And I set my eyes at the mansion only a few miles away. How? Just how in the world is Elisabeth even able to afford leaving in a place like that?

I dodge my assumptions but they lead me back to one answer. Could she be with James? Just thinking about it makes me want to go insane. So I stop assuming the worst. If I remember correctly, Mister Mason Scott clearly stated that Elisabeth will never get a chance to see James ever again. So I can count on that. Perhaps James was foolish enough to let Elisabeth go. Perhaps the accident and years in a coma had him give up. Or may be he died.

But I can also count on Elisabeth to put her son first before anything. I might not trust James. But I would trust Betty with my life. She was faithful enough to carry this baby in prison, give birth to him and retrieve him to me , safe and sound.

I'm sure she has a logical explanation for everything.

The walk by the beach was a breather. It let me clear my head in many ways than one. I'm the only person that Betty and my son have and I'll make sure to keep them comfortable and stable and safe.

When she returns with me to England, we can start applying for universities and Elisabeth is excellent, we shall rebuild her dream of medicine ........I'm sure she'll get a promising scholarship at a prestigious university. She has always been impressive.

We can finally have a peaceful life. With nobody to bother us or disturb us or take away our peace. And we shall raise our son together just like he deserves.

As I looked ahead the shore, a woman was walking silently by the beach, her hands crossed and her feet playing with the sand. Her posture reminded me of Betty. Even her height, and infact her movements as well. Her hair was short.....too short..almost like a buzzcut.

And then she shifted her gaze towards our direction and that's when I knew.

I stop moving, completely caught off guard and surprised out of my mind. And she freezes, her hands falling to her side as she stares at us in shock.

She wasn't far, a few feet ahead that I could clearly see her face...... That face, only she can hold that gaze with the power to trap me.

"Betty...." I breathed.

Her face displays surprise as I compel my heavy feet to walk closer to her while I hold my heart on my sleeves. It's as though time doesn't exist and I can't bring my hazy mind to comprehend it either. It is all so unreal. She had tears forming in her eyes and her lips quivering. When I'm a few inches away, she takes it upon herself to run towards us and I open one arm for her since I hold Hayes on the other. As I look at her, our eyes communicate things I couldn't never put into words.

And then Betty falls on my chest, placing her arm around Hayes instantly and kissing his face. "I miss you...I miss you...." She is crying as she kisses our son. My heart is pounding so fast I can almost hear it. This is so overwhelming to me and I can't help but shed tears of my own. It feels unreal.....like a dream lingering in the distance. I can feel her, her warmth, her presence and her existence all in one place. She is here, flesh and bones and I still can't believe it. I barely expected it, but it's actually happening. I've waited for such a long time, even gave up, convinced myself I'll only see her again where angels fly. But no, Betty was in my arms. And this wasn't one of my blessed nightmares, it was in real time. I couldn't control my tears.

There's a huge smile on Hayes' face, he could feel it was her.

I kiss her hair once, twice ..... "Betty.... "

She looks up at me with eyes I thought I'd never see again and I tremble from inside. My heart skips a beat. Two or three beats actually. This all feels like a miracle that I can't explain. And the most beautiful sight I'd ever seen. God! She was all I'd ever wanted and more. Betty was my love, my angel, my future, and I'd be damned not to make her my forever. This woman looking up at me holds the keys to my heart and soul and there's nothing I can do about it.

I cup her cheek with my free trembling hand and do what I've been dreaming of doing for so many nights .......... kiss her lips.

Softly, like a prayer and I feel her whimper into my embrace as our lips touch ever so sensually for the first time in two long bitter heartbreaking years. I hold my breath, those soft sweet lips remind me of the very first time I laid my eyes on her. And right now, this is the purest moment in my existence. Because I've been given another chance to have her this way again. Somehow, the universe finds ways to bring Betty back into my life even when I think I'd never see her again. No matter the circumstances, we always met again.

And I kiss her deeper as I pull her so much closer, moving our lips against each other as I feel the waves hit my heart in never ending bursts of nerves. I feel her tremble uncontrollably against me as she allows me to connect our tongues. She tastes so real... So promising.......so true and my heart swells from joy.

"I love you....." I whisper into her mouth and she grabs a fist of my shirt tightly against her small hands, tears falling from her eyes while I connect our lips again.

"I don't know what to do..." I hear her say weakly and I embrace her more. And even as she cries, I love her with my mouth unwavering and she kisses me harder. "We'll figure it out together." I assure her. The Emotions that we used to share come blooming on the surface, I can feel her love chilling me to the bones and a shiver runs down my spine. I can't contain the roaring fires with in me as those unexplainable sparks of intimacy rise once again.

"I thought I had this all figured out Enos..... I thought my soul forgot how this used to feel. I thought I knew where I belonged. And whom I belonged ...." I wipped her tears as the kiss proceeded. I couldn't make sense of her words nor the confusion in her letters but I knew one thing, that I loved her and she belonged with me, because then why would she tremble so vulnerably against me? Why else would she kiss me back with an equal passion? Why does nothing else matter in this moment? Why does the world disappear when we touch?

I let her head lay on my chest as she observed our son with a merry heart. She was so in love with Hayes. Her fingers constantly mapping his beautiful face. "He looks Just like you." She exclaimed.

"Everytime I look at him, all I see is your face actually." I confess to her. "We'll be alright Betty. You, my son and I, everything will work out just fine. I promise you this."

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