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Yva J.

Three Months Later

"Please put the wallpaper rolls in the corner," Madeline Flores said smiling as two men brought in a wheelbarrow full of rolls and began to place them on the floor. She looked around the room and smiled. Gone was the large hole in the floor, it had been replaced with new wooden parquet.

"Hey Maddie, we now have hot running water," George called out to her from down the hall. The older man came into the room, his eyes filled with joy. "I never thought that we would ever get this old place cleaned up."

Madeline smiled, she loved it when George called her 'Maddie', and this whole experience was turning into the greatest blessing in her life. She finally had the courage to take the money that her parents left to her when they died and actually do something with it. Her aunt's place had been sold, and she had pumped everything into this house. The only thing that was left to do was to put up the wallpaper and get the rugs out of the basement for the floors.

She was happy, for the first time in her life, she had a reason to smile and feel uplifted. Ryan had given her the ring, and they were going to marry. She wore Nicole's ring on her finger, George was a new person and all because they had had angels in their lives.

"Has anyone seen Ryan?" She asked one of the men who were now mixing the glue for the wallpaper.

"He's in the basement," the man said as he stopped stirring and looked up at her. "He said he was going to check and make sure things were ready for the power to be turned on for tonight."

"Thanks, Max," she said smiling as she walked through the hall towards the stairs that led down into the basement. A small shudder cursed through her as she remembered having fallen through the floor, but that was three months ago and now she was fully recovered from her injuries, thanks to George and Ryan for having helped her. She remembered the countless sacrifices these two men had made for her and now she knew that at last, she had found a family with them, a surrogate grandfather dwelled in George, and a partner for life in Ryan. She couldn't have been happier.

She made her way down the stairs and as she reached the large room, she could see that there was a pinpoint of light at the end of the large room. She walked closer to the light and watched as it grew brighter and brighter with each step. Seconds later, she turned away from the light when she suddenly heard noise resonating at the other end of the room.

She swallowed and turned back around and gasped when she saw from where the light had come. "Andrew, it's you!"

"Hi Madeline," the angel greeted her with a smile.

"What are you doing here?" She asked.

"I wanted to see how you were doing, and from the looks of things, you're doing quite well," he said smiling.

"It's wonderful, did you see the upstairs?" She asked.

"I saw everything, and it's just what you wanted," the angel responded.

"You're not here officially, are you?" She asked noticing his casual dress and feeling relief when he shook his head.

"No, I was curious about how you renovated the house," he smiled. "I heard that you, Ryan and George had taken it and were working on it. Are you three going to live here together?"

"Not just us, we're opening a homeless shelter here, we have lots of space, and the city closed the one by the church several months ago. When the mayor found out that we were doing this, they were happy and fixed the lamps outside. Now we have light when it's dark. It looks much better, and I'm really happy."

"You've made God proud, Madeline, all of you," the angel said softly as he reached over and touched her face. "Keep at it, and no matter what happens, you will always have angels watching over you."

The young woman nodded as Andrew disappeared and she turned around to see that Ryan had come up to her.

"Who were you talking to, I heard your voice, but didn't see anyone?" He asked as he wrapped her in his arms.

"Andrew came to say good-bye," Madeline said smiling weakly. "Do you think we'll ever see an angel around here?"

"I don't know," Ryan said smiling, "but if you have taken a look at the sign for out front, maybe there will be a few angels popping in now and again for a cold drink and some casual conversation."

"You and George picked the name, but you never told me what you decided to call the place," she said smiling.

"Well, why don't we go upstairs and you can have a look, George had Rick and Tony put it out this morning, so it should be ready," he said smiling.

She accepted his hand and they came out of the basement, walked through the house, and stepped out onto the porch and she looked at the sign for the first time.

Embossed on an old-fashioned white canvas type sign were the words, 'Angels Haven Shelter, established 2005. Innkeepers Madeline and Ryan Edwards and George Williams'.

She looked at him after she had read the names. "But Ryan, we're not married yet, the wedding wasn't going to happen until the weekend."

As she spoke, a black car pulled up along the side of the street and the local minister crawled out and she smiled when he waved to them and she nodded as tears streamed down over her cheeks.

"Why are you crying?" Ryan asked softly as George stepped out on the porch and waved to the minister.

"Because my life is finally beginning," she said and wrapped her arms around him and kissed him.

"That's supposed to be after the 'I do's'," George called out as they all began to chuckle softly.

The eldest of the four angels nodded. "Yes, Angel Girl, they will be just fine. Through Madeline; George and Ryan found a new lust for life, and through George and Ryan; Madeline found something that she had longed to have for most of her life, a family."

"That was a tough night for all of them, but I'm glad that everything turned out as well as it did," Andrew said softly. "But I still have a question, will Madeline still be working at the cinema after all of this?"

Tess shook her head. "No, she's decided that a new beginning meant ending the aspects of her life that needed closure and this was one that needed to be done. Before that night, she never had the courage to do anything until now."

Gloria looked at the house. "You know, 'Angels Haven', that does sound like a little piece of heaven to me."

Tess nodded, "for the homeless people in this particular community, it will be a piece of heaven for all of them." As she spoke, they watched as Madeline and Ryan exchanged their vows and kissed. "We can go home now, this assignment is now finished."

The four angels piled into Tess' Cadillac convertible and Andrew leaned over the seat and smiled as he spoke to Tess. "Will we see them again?"

"I think you will," Tess said smiling broadly at Andrew, "but not for a long time."

"I like it that way," the Angel of Death said softly.

Tess smiled and nodded as a dove landed on the sign and began to coo softly. "I thought you would," she said as they drove away from the house. The dove remained on the sign for several minutes and then flew away from the house.

The End