Closing my eyes, I exhale loudly while trying to wrap my mind how things have taken this drastic turn. We are practically homeless, and I don't know how to say it in any other way.

However, I am not scared or disappointed because I know we will get through this. Ups and downs are part of life, if currently, we are going through hard times then soon good times will also return in our life. Because nothing stays constant this all will pass, and everything will get better.

But the journey towards that better will be challenging, but I have full confidence in Adam and us, that we will manage everything.

After taking a shower I sit on the edge of my bed while thinking about what should be our next step. Currently, Adam and I are staying with mom and dad, as we don't have anywhere else to go. The initial plan was to check in some hotel and then look for some rental houses, but then mom insisted that we stay with them until we figure out everything.

After dropping me here, Adam has gone back to our home to get some of the things which are not burned and Dad has accompanied him to help him.

Fortunately, the fire didn't touch the back of the house where his office was, so miraculously all important stuff like important documents and some of our savings which were in the house safe, etc, is safe. It is maybe stupid of me to be grateful that even my wedding gown is saved because I had left it here. It has great emotional value, not only because it's my wedding gown but also because this is the first thing which I had ever designed, and I think I would have completely broken down if it would have been burned.

After an hour or so Adam returns carrying two boxes and places them near the corner of the wall. Walking towards me, he sits beside me, and leaning on his elbows he rests his face in his hands.

"I don't know how we are going to handle all this, I have thought our troubles have now come to an end as after months of struggle my startup has started, and now we were somewhat financially secure." He rubs his palms over his face then sighs, "But it feels like we are back to square one, in fact, this is even worse than that. At that time we had a roof on our head, but now we are homeless."

"It is okay." I rub his arm reassuringly and rest my head on his shoulder, "Everything will be okay."

"We don't have a home and you say everything will be okay? In one night we have gone homeless, do you realize how serious is this?" He sounds irritated, "Everything which I have worked for all my life is suddenly gone and I don't know what to do." He shouts looking annoyed.

His anger is not directed towards me, he is just angry at the situation so I don't mind his little outburst.

"Adam, you know when I was thinking about everything, what I have realized?" Turning my head, I kiss his shoulder and look at his face, "That instead of being upset over what has happened, I should be grateful for what I have."

"For a moment, I got scared thinking about what if you were inside the house and got trapped in there? What if something had happened to you? Then what I would have done?" Swallowing, I blink my tears which this thought has brought to my eyes.

I voice my fear which was lingering inside my heart since the moment I have witnessed what horror fire has done to our home. Just the thought of him being trapped in that house with fire all around him is sending shivers down my spine. Every loss is recoverable but if something would have happened to him then truly I would have lost my everything.

"If you are okay then everything is okay. That's all matters to me." I shake my head while wiping my tears which have rolled down my eyes, "You are my home, the place doesn't matter. As long as you are with me, I am at home."

"I am sorry." Pressing his lips to my forehead, he sighs, "I just lost it and shouted at you. I forget that even you are suffering but for a moment I just made everything about myself."

"But you are right." Cupping my face in his hand, his lips tilt upwards in a small smile, "I should be thankful for what I have... you are my strength and when I have you with me then I should not be worried about anything. We will get through this, but I will need you to support me through every step because I am damn scared, Hannah." He lets out a shaky laugh as he hugs me.

The moment I wind my arms around him he breaks down. My eyes burn with tears while holding him as he unburdens his heart in the form of tears.

Both of us are tired, but none of us is feeling sleepy because a lot of things are going on in our minds. However, we are exhausted both mentally and physically, so we are just lying in the bed and idly staring at the ceiling.

"I have already filed for the insurance claim and so I can assume within a month or maybe sooner we may get a refund," Adam speaks, sounding more relaxed and composed, "Tomorrow I will go there again to see the extent of the damage, and then we will decide what we will do with the house."

"I have decided what we will do with our house." Leaning on my elbow, I half sit up to look at him as a small smile starts to form on my face because suddenly I know what we are going to do next.

"What is going on in your mind?" He looks at me seeming slightly curious.

"We are going to build our place again." I grin already feeling excited with the thought of building our house, "Just the way we wanted, and we will add everything that we have envisioned in our dream home."

"What?" He chuckles. And call me love struck but I am feeling giddy from hearing his laugh, "Are you serious?"

"Yes, I am." Sitting cross-legged, I nod my head. "Well, it will cost us less to demolish our entire place, as fire has done a great job on our home." I roll my eyes because half of the house is already destroyed and the remaining of the house almost looks unrepairable.

"So are you saying that instead of looking for a new place we should rebuild that house?" His eyes light up while an excited grin appears on his face like the thought of constructing our house again hasn't crossed his mind.

My Adam is really intelligent and smart, however, there are moments when his brain leaves his side and he becomes a really cute looking bozo.

"I am saying that let's rebuild our dream house again." Holding his face between my palms I squish his cheeks and plant a kiss on his lips.

"Small setbacks in our life can't stop us from moving forward." Looking into his eyes, I smile, "It is okay to be disappointed but we should never give up. What's done is done, now it is time to move forward. "

"Sometimes I wonder how did I get so lucky to have you as my wife?" Adam pulls me towards him and wraps his arms around me.

"Well, you must have done something good in your life so God has blessed you with an amazing and supremely talented person like me." I shrug, trying to sound serious but his hearty laugh makes me laugh as well.

A few hours ago everything looked so bleak, we felt lost. However, now the hope which was missing bloomed again in our hearts and we are ready to face this new challenge in our life.

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