What Could've Been
Summery: Meg asks Calvin if he ever wonders what their lives would be like if she hadn't dropped out of school to raise Polly.
Meg O'Keefe pulled her knees up against her chests as she watched the ocean crash against the shore. Gaea was a beautiful island, especially at night. Because all the children were asleep and she had a little time to think.
She jumped when she felt something cover her bare arms. She looked to her left and saw her husband smiling softly down at her. "Hey," she said while scooting over to make room for him.
He sat down and began to rock the porch swing. "Hey," after a slight pause he asked, "What're you thinking about, Meg?"
The brunette jumped. "Huh?"
Calvin raised his eyebrows slightly. "What're you thinking about?"
Meg once again looked away from her husband. "Have you ever thought about what would've happened if I never dropped out of college?"
Calvin looked at her in surprise. "Do you?"
She took a quick glance at him. "Sometimes. When it gets really stressful."
"Do you regret doing it? Dropping out of college, I mean."
Meg didn't answer for a few seconds. "No. I don't. How could I regret it when I have the life that I have? Sure, it's not a Hollywood life with servants waiting on our every beck and call, but I really don't think I'd like that."
Calvin chuckled and wrapped an arm around his wife. "What do you think about when you wonder what could've been?"
She snuggled against him, taking in his warmth. "I don't know. I just think about what life would be like. I think about the thinks I'd miss, like some of the kids, because I know we wouldn't have this many if I had stayed in college and gotten a job. And the things I wouldn't miss, like all the arguing. But then I'd start thinking that I would miss it because if the kids weren't always arguing it would be way to quiet. So, in the end, I wind up thinking that my life couldn't possibly be any better."