Chapter Twenty Six

"I know Mom. But it's so easy to lose faith when you are about to lose your life." Munzi admitted.

"I know babe. But we got you and you are a goddess. What would Selene do?" Akila asked smiling at Munzi.

"Not Selene but Artemis was one of the triple moon goddesses. She had healing properties. I need to go see Adrian."

"Are you sure about this Munzi? You are only a mere human. You should just trust in God and stop this Greek goddess nonsense." Her mother said. She wasn't fully agreeable with the thought of her daughter even thinking that she was a goddess. It was blasphemous and just barbaric.

"It's not stupid mom. There is something called faith and love. And you know me. Life without an f is a lie. So watch me." Munzi smiled and got out of bed. "I trust in God. I also trust in myself and Adrian's love. Plus faith without actions is dead."

"The doctor said that you shouldn't get out of bed today." Her mother complained but nothing could stop Munzi. She had found new faith and she wasn't going to stop at anything to get to Adrian and at least try. She opened the window and with her mind summoned the moon. Normally it didn't work but tonight, she had the faith dripping off her. You could touch it if you believed. After a minute of looking crazy just looking at the spot in the moon where it was covered by clouds, the moon rose. A sweet shiny smiling crescent. Munzi mirrored the smile and prayed to God. She bowed her head.

"Lord, I know you can hear me. Guide me and help me bring back my husband. Amen." She prayed and opened her eyes. She then remembered something. The moon gets it's light from the sun. And even after a cloudy day, when the sun is hidden by the clouds, the moons still rises, shining bright. So even if Adrian was sick and unconscious, Munzi was still alive and kicking. She was getting that from him. Her heart was beating for them. Which is probably the reason why she had passed out when he did. This story was his and hers. You can't have one without the other.

"Babe." Munzi called out with an idea. "Cover for me."

"Roger that babe." Akila said smiling.

"You two are crazy." Jana said shaking her head disbelievingly at her daughter and her friend.

"By the way mom, where's dad?" Munzi asked suddenly remembering.

"He's somewhere around. You know how old age is catching up with him. He's probably outside staring at the moon."

"Why would he do that?" Munzi asked.

"He says he can see your face."

"That's so cute. I'll come say hi once I'm done. Right now, I have a mountain to move." She said and skipped out of the room.

Being one of the share holders of the hospital, she found the ICU with ease. There were so many rooms and she didn't know which one Adrian was in. So she did the most logical thing and closed her eyes listening carefully for his heartbeat. And then she found it. He was in the third room to her left. She walked towards it and was almost inside when she felt it. That holy feeling she would get when she got into a pure place. A feeling like she used to get every time she would get to the part of her parents house where Kanzi had died. She smiled with so much love in her heart and took of her shoes like Moses had done many centuries before. God was present and she was reassured. She opened the door and almost cried when she saw him. His body was connected to so many tubes her faith almost faltered.

"Adrian it's gonna be okay my love." She said and walked closer to the bed. She touched his face and lips before placing a kiss on his nose. It was the only part of his face that wasn't bandaged.

"This will work okay? Just have faith, alright?" She asked him even though he couldn't hear her. She left his face and closed the door and pulled down the blinds. Walking back, she took off her clothes and stark naked, got into the bed next to him. She willed herself to think about him at his healthiest. She remembered the time when they had gone to church years ago. They had been lying on the grass just looking at the sky and waiting for answers from God. She imagined how he had looked and willed him to look like that again. Like a cat with nine lives, she felt one of them get out of her and into him. You couldn't see it physically but she knew that it had happened. They lay there like that the whole night and morning still found them like that. The next day the sun rose earlier and brighter than it had done in ten years.

"This is a nice way to wake up." Adrian's voice roused her. She got up so fast forgetting that she was naked. She looked at him and he looked just like she had imagined him the night before but older. He had even removed the oxygen tube from his mouth.

"I have the most amazing view Moon." He said and she straddled him.

"Thank you Jesus." She said and started crying.

"Don't cry Moon. I wouldn't leave you ever." Adrian said pulling her down to hug her.

"You have so much to make up for." She said crying into his chest and placing a kiss on his shoulder.

"You know Moon, while I was waiting for you to come get me, I started thinking that maybe we could start a family now." He said and she got up fast. She had forgotten that she was pregnant.

"We don't have to if you are not ready we can wait." Adrian said quickly.

"Like I could ever say no to you. But Adrian the thing is, I'm pregnant." She said.

"Really?" He asked sitting up so fast, the tubes ripped.

"Hey hey careful now. You just had surgery last night." Munzi said laughing at him. She loved getting such reactions out of him.

"You just said that you are pregnant." He explained removing the tubes from his body.

"I found out yesterday and I'm five months along but then I fainted and I just hope that the baby is okay." She said getting worried. What if what she had done to save Adrian cost them the baby? Adrian would probably not forgive her.

"Adrian." She called.

"Hhm." He answered looking at her.

"When I got in the bed with you, I willed my body to power yours. I felt something get out of me. Like a life of some sort. What if something happened to the baby?" She rambled nervously. She was afraid of everything that could happen.

"It's alright. Everything happens for a reason. We are going to be alright. Okay?"

"Okay." She responded wiping the tears. But in reality she was even more scared. She hadn't even noticed that she was pregnant. That wasn't a good thing for a medical practitioner. So many things could go wrong especially since she hadn't been careful during the first trimester. She prayed that nothing was wrong.

"How about we make another baby?" Adrian asked trying to lighten up the mood even if he was just as nervous.

"Are you seriously hard in the hospital bed?" Munzi asked smiling. A smile always made her feel better as did Adrian.

"I woke up to an amazing view." He defended.

"Come here." He kissed her.

"I don't think he's going to recover doctor. His tumor was quite huge." The nurse said opening the door. "Oh my God!"

"What's wrong?" The doctor asked pushing the door wider and getting in. Munzi and Adrian were so lost in making out, they forgot that she was naked and the door open. The door hitting the wall as the doctor pushed it roused them.

"Get the fuck out!" Adrian growled pushing Munzi behind him and covering her with the blanket. The doctor turned to leave taking the nurse with him.

"Oh my God, please take me." Munzi cried hiding her face with her hands in embarrassment.

"What are you embarrassed about sweetheart?" Adrian asked smirking at her cuteness.

"Why are you smiling? They saw me naked literally hooking up with you." She explained covering her head with the blanket.

"What's wrong with that you are my wife and have a beautiful body." He explained trying to remove the blanket from her very firm grip.

"He's my cousin. Oh God I'm never going to show my face again." She said clutching the blanket even tighter.

"He's your cousin? You must be so embarrassed." Adrian said laughing.

"Are you seriously laughing at me?" Munzi asked letting go of the blanket.

"It's so funny. Your cousin saw you naked hooking up with me in a hospital bed." Adrian explained laughing even harder.

"This is your fault you know. God I'm so mad at you." Munzi added hitting his arm.

"I love it when you're embarrassed. It's cute. Makes me want to do this." He said and kissed her.