"I miss you too," Kini said down in the phone.

They had been home for two days now, and she was currently packing to go back on the road next day while talking on the phone with Roman.

"I've booked single rooms on every hotel, and you know what that means," he said.
"That you'll be sleeping like a baby every night," she joked.
"Don't you start with me, baby girl. You're gonna sleep in every single room with me, even if I have to drag you there kicking and screaming," he chuckled.
"I doubt we'll be sleeping much," she chuckled back.

"Is that Roman?" Luke asked as he walked into her room.

She nodded, and he snatched the phone from her hand.

"Hey! Give that back!" She shouted.

He grabbed her shoulder, and held her out in an arm's length while putting the phone to his ear.

"Hey Roman, I hear you'll be rooming with my sister this next week," he said.
"That was the plan," Roman said.
"Good. Karl and I are back at rooming too then. Now, just one more thing. She's been annoying the shit out of me these past two days, constantly going on and on about you like only a woman can do. Will you please take her home with you next time we get a few days off?" Luke asked laughingly.
"I'd be more than happy to if she wants to," Roman answered.

Luke handed the phone back to her.

"I can't believe you wanna get rid of me that bad," she pouted.
"I love you, honey, but you're wearing me out," he laughed and winked before leaving her room again.

She heard a mumble from her phone, and quickly put it up to her ear.

"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that," she said.
"What do you say? Wanna come home with me next time?" He asked.
"Ehm..." She tried finding an answer for that.
"You don't have to answer right now. Think about it," he said.
"You don't even know if you'll be able to stand me after rooming with me for a week," she said.
"Oh, I know. Even if you try pushing me away on purpose, I'm not letting you go," he said.

FOUR MONTHS LATER

"AJ!" She shrieked as he walked into the garden.

She ran towards him, and jumped into his arms.

"Hey there, honey," he said and hugged her.

"You see that," Luke pointed at them. "That's your doing."

He and Roman sat in chairs next to each other with a beer each. Luke and Kini were having a barbeque for their friends.

"She's so happy," Roman said.
"Again, also your doing. I can't thank you enough. You brought my old sister back. My real sister. The one I never thought I'd see again," Luke said.

Roman looked at her with a smile, watching as AJ put her back down on the ground. Sometimes he couldn't believe either that the woman he met almost five months ago was the same women who so freely walked around hugging everybody.

"I'm gonna marry her someday," he said.
"Wow, slow down. You haven't been together that long," Luke said.
"I didn't mean right now, but one day in a couple of years, I'm gonna marry her. There's no doubt in my mind that she's the one. Will you be okay with that?" Roman asked.
"Of course. Do you even have to ask?" Luke raised his beer in a salute.

Roman put his beer down, got up from the chair, and started walking through the garden.

"Baby girl!" He called out.

She turned around with a big smile on her face before running over to him, and jumping up in his arms as she had just done to AJ. He caught her and held her up while she wrapped her legs around his waist. He held one hand under her while his other grabbed her head and gently pulled her close so he could kiss her.

"What do you say that we host the next barbeque?" He asked.
"Oh, you wanna have a barbeque too? Sure, I'll help you," she answered.
"No, you're not listening. What if we host it, as in you and me together?" He asked.
"I'm not sure I understand what you mean," she said.
"What I'm trying to say, or ask, is if you'll move in with me?" He asked.
"Shit! For real?" She looked at him as if she wasn't sure to believe him or not.
"Yes, for real, baby girl. Will you move in with me?" He asked again.
"Hell yeah!" She said and smiled.

He smiled back at her before kissing her again.

"I love you so much," he whispered in her ear.
"I love you too," she whispered back.

She turned her head to look at Luke that was watching them from his chair.

"Hey Luke!" She shouted.
"Yeah?" He shouted back.
"I'm moving to Florida!" She shouted.
"About fucking time!" He shouted back and laughed.