After the first day, however, he realized it was true that few of the bad things one imagines actually happen.

​​When they finally met, saying "Goodnight" in person felt as if they'd been doing it for years.

Brian greeted her at the door with a huge grin and two plane tickets to Fiji, admitting that he'd been saving in secret for months just to make her smile.

"See, all better!" she said, showing me my teddy's patched up arm as I thanked her for saving his life!