Hey everyone,
I'm sad to say that this is the very last chapter of my story A SPECIAL LOVE.
I'm really glad that I was able to write this together with a wonderfol writer named Ashqua.
Seriously girl, thank you because you're the best 
I also want to thank each and every single reader because you made it worth posting for. THANK YOU ALL 
I hope you'll enjoy this one and I hope to see at least a few of you around when I start posting my new stories in a few months
Lots of love,
Trish
32
By the time that Friday finally came, Sydney still hadn’t got one single clue about what was about to happen to her and that’s exactly how Michael wanted it, because after all he wanted everything to be a surprise for her.
So when Sydney came home from work that Friday and she found Michael standing in their bedroom, packing a suitcase, she immediately started panicking.
“Michael?”
“Hey sweetie.”
”What are you doing?”
”I’m packing a suitcase.”
”I can see that but why? I mean, did I do something wrong? Are you leaving me?”
”What? No! Why would you think that?”
“Because you’re packing a bag, that’s why and frankly I don’t know what else to think of it right now.”
”Syd, come here.” But he saw the doubt that was in her eyes and suddenly his heart went out for here even more. But she came eventually and she went to sit next to him on the bed.
And as soon as she did, he grabbed her hands in his and brought them to his mouth to place a gentle kiss on it.
”Syd, I’m not leaving you. Not now, not ever, I could never leave you or Jason behind. Both of you mean so much to me that I could never live another day with myself if I did something like that. I love you both so much and you know that.”
”But why are you packing a suitcase then?”
”The suitcase is needed you silly girl because you and I will be spending the weekend in a nice romantic hotel in Santa Barbara.”
”Really?”
”yeah and since it was a surprise I wanted to have everything packed by the time you came home from work.”
”You’re perfect you know that?”
”I do now.”
”I love you.”
”I love you too.”
”I can’t believe we’re really going to spend a weekend away.”
”It’s nice, isn’t it?”
”Yeah it is…Thank you.”
”You’re welcome.”
”So when are we leaving?”
”In about an hour.”
”What are we going to do with Jason?”
”Well, I already called Francie and she’s happy to have him over for the weekend. She should be here in like thirty minutes or so. I hope you don’t mind that he has to stay home this time.”
”Of course not, I mean I love him a lot but it will do us good to have some extra time on our own.”
”It will be perfect.”
”Does Jason know?”
”Uhuh, I explained everything and he was happy for us.”
”He’s the best.”
”Well look at the person who raised him.”
”You really seem to be in your extra charming mood today huh?”
”I guess you’re right.”
”Well for the record, it makes me love you even more.”
”Good to know.”
”That’s what I thought so too.”
And just as Michael had told Sydney only a few minutes earlier, Francie arrived exactly on time and after having loaded everything they needed in Michael’s SUV and saying goodbye to both Francie and Jason, the two lovebirds got on their way to Santa Barbara.
It took them about two hours to get to Santa Barbara because there had been a lot of traffic but as soon as they checked into the beautiful hotel near the coast, all previous things were forgotten and all that mattered was the love they felt for each other.
Both soon discovered that the beauty of the hotel on the inside was nothing compared to the beauty of the rooms and the magnificent garden with it’s very colorful flowers.
”Oh god, Michael, it’s beautiful.”
”It is, isn’t it? I saw it in a travel magazine a few weeks ago and I just knew it would be prefect.”
”I can’t believe we’re finally here and especially since I’ve always wanted to come here. Oh and do you know what?”
”What?” And he could already see how excited she was about everything.
”We can go to the zoo and see the giraffe with it(s crooked neck. I’ve always wanted to see him.”
”You’re nuts you know that?”
”I do but can we please go and see him? Please?”
”Of course but I’m afraid that we’ll have to wait until tomorrow because the zoo is already closed today.”
”I know but still, we’re going!”
”You’re cute.”
”Thank you.”
”Come on let’s unpack so we can go and take a walk on the beach and eat in one of those cozy restaurants near the sea.”
”Okay.”
And when they finally went ti bed that evening, both were pretty contented about everything that had happened on their first evening in Santa Barbara. And with their arms locked around each other, they both fell asleep with a big smile on their faces.
It was barely nine o’clock that Saturday morning when Michael was awoken by Sydney who was placing sweet butterfly like kisses all over his bare chest.
Opening his eyes, he was quickly greeted by her warm and beautiful smile.
”Morning sleepy head.”
”Good morning. You seem to be in an active mood today huh?”
”Yup. Come on, get up so we can have breakfast and go see the giraffe.”
”You really want to see that one huh?”
”Yup, my parents wanted to take me once but I got sick and had to stay in bed and I never got another chance to see it. So now I really want to make sure I can go.”
”Come on then.”
”Yay!” And after getting dressed and having shared breakfast in the diner lounge of the hotel, they went to the zoo.
As soon as they got there, Sydney got even more excited by looking at every animal that could be found there and it was hard for Michael to see who was the most excited one in the entire zoo. Was it Sydney or those thousand of kids running around like little puppy dogs around their parents? But suddenly it hit him that she seemed to be the most happiest one and all of a sudden he knew what he had to do. He hadn’t planned for it to go this way, he had wanted to do it on the beach while having a romantic picnic at night, an exquisite diner made by the chef of the hotel, strawberries and champagne all included but seeing her like that, he knew this would be far more beautiful. So he called for her to turn around and as soon as she did, he took her left hand in his and bended down on one knee in the sawdust in front of the giraffe with the crooked neck.
Seeing him do this, Sydney could already feel what was about to happen and she couldn’t help it that tears were already starting to pool in her eyes.
”Michael…”
”Syd, sometimes I wake up before you do, and I watch you sleep. And I’m overwhelmed because. . .you’re so amazing. And I don’t know why I’m lucky enough to have you in my life, but you’re here with me. And I know I want to spend the rest of my life with you trying to make you as happy as you make me.”
”Vaughn…”
”I love you Syd, with all my heart and soul and I never want to spend another day without you here next to me.” And after pulling out the ring out of the box that had been in his pocket the entire morning, he asked her the question he had wanted to ask her for so long now.
“Sydney Bristow, will you marry me?” And even though the emotions got to both of them, he was still able to hear her answer in a very audible way.
”Yes, yes I’ll marry you.”
”Yeah?”
”Yeah.” And suddenly he got up on his feet, picked her up and turned her around and he didn’t care that people were giving them the eyes because all that mattered was that he and Sydney would finally become husband and wife.
EPILOGUE
Today, it was exactly seven months after that wonderful morning in Santa Barbara on which Michael had asked her to become his wife and she had gladly said yes.
She could still remember how happy she had been on that exact moment. But the happiness she had felt then was nothing compared to the happiness that she was feeling now, because today she would finally become Mrs. Michael Vaughn and the sound of it alone, already made her heart flutter.
Looking in the big person high mirror in her bedroom, she couldn’t help but smile at how exactly her life had turned out.
The pain and misery she had known with Nick was all soon forgotten when she saw what was ahead of her.
She would have the life she had always dreamed of and she would live until the end of her days next to Michael, the person who she adored and loved with her entire body, heart and soul.
They would have the perfect life together and that’s all she could have ever hoped for and more.
Before she was ready to face Jason and her soon to be husband, she took one last look at herself and her gown and she smiled when she saw again how perfectly it fitted around her now already very swollen body. Knowing that it would only take two more months before she could bring Michael’s baby into the world, made her feel perfectly content because they would finally be a real family in such a short period of time.
Smiling and glowing she picked up the beautiful flowers that represented her wedding bouquet and headed out for the aisle that would lead her to what she know was to be a perfectly happy life with Michael Vaughn.
And that’s exactly what she wanted…
THE END
