"Keep it a secret. Your career can be derailed so easily, Celine, and the last thing ever want to do is hurt your career or do anything but help you achieve your goals." He tightens his hold on her hand. "But that doesn't mean we're ... done, right?" "It doesn't." He promises. "Because I love you and I can't hide that anymore." Celine grins and bites her lip to keep from kissing him like she wants to. The flight feels longer than ever, but it still goes by too quickly. They take advantage of the cover of nightfall to kiss, trade "I love yous" and tease one another softly. They talk about their future, about every option that will be open, until the sunrise marks the descent back to Canada, back to reality. Celine bites her lip as they disembark, looking over her shoulder at Rene. He chuckles. "Iknow you can do better to hide our closeness." "We'll see." Celine knows her mom is going to see right through any attempt to hide the way she swoons over Rene. But the moment Celine sees her mom with a Congratulations sign, she throwsherself into her mom's arms, almost crying. She looks healthy and brand new. Celine hugs her tightly, and then hugs her dad too as hegreets her. It's too much. Having Rene the way she's always dreamed, having her mom healthy and alive like this. Having her family together. She cries and shakes her head as she looks over her family. "I love you all." Rene winks at her from behind her mother's back and she laughs. "Let's get some food."
