True Love—A CarJack fan-fiction story by CarJack4eva

Prologue

Jack laid there lost in thought as his hand rested on her full abdomen and glanced down at her peaceful face. His true love—she always was. From the moment he first laid eyes on her at the good ole' Double-X Ranch, he knew she was his future; his Carly, his lady, his true north, his soul mate. And he was her G-man. God knows the road they had been down the last decade and a half had been full of bumps, dangerous curves, and cliffs. But they had survived and the road was now all smoothed out again with fresh pavement. Jack could hardly believe some of the stuff they had been through, mostly on his account. However, this time he meant everything he said to her on their final wedding day, every single word. He wasn't about to let the only woman who meant more to him then life itself slip through his fingers again.

He had no idea why he had retreated to marrying other woman while the one woman that had meant the most to him stood in the background. Actually, yes he did, it was his bruised Snyder pride and ego, and he had attempted to try to cover that hurt with turning to other women. But he knew all too well now that that had not helped him at all. He failed at it miserably, and he, for one, was very glad that he did. He couldn't take all the blame, but he knew that he did have a lot of it to carry if the blame game was going on. He had so many regrets, but the biggest regret of all was letting Carly down as well as their children. That was never ever going to happen again and he was damn well going to make sure of it. God had given them this one last chance and this time he was not going to screw it up. Carly, Parker, JJ, Sage, and their new little one (three more months to go!) meant the whole entire universe to him. At that exact moment in Jack's thought process he felt a little nudge and then a kick on his hand followed by a yawn and a smile from his wife as she turned around to face him. "Whatcha thinkin about G-Man?" , Carly asked Jack while briefly glancing over at the alarm clock to see that it read 3 am. "You know, you should really try to be conserving your energy, G-man, because in a few months we are probably going to be up at this time for 3 o'clock feedings." Carly said to Jack while putting a hand on her stomach and smiling again. "Oh, I know, and I can't wait!" said Jack heartily while returning the smile to his wife. "But tonight I just couldn't sleep because I've been thinking about...everything and how happy a man I am for getting this one last chance with you, my soul mate, my true north, my best friend." Carly couldn't help but return Jack with a wide smile and an amazing breathtaking kiss as he repeated part of her wedding vows. Sleep was suddenly the last thing they had on their minds as the kiss led to other things…

Later…

Now it was Carly's time to think as she laid there content in his arms and watched him sleep. She loved that face and the man it belonged to. There was no room for frowns or sad faces these days. She was the happiest she had been in her whole life and it was all because of this one man whom she loved so much it hurt. She simply couldn't picture her life without him in it. They had been through a lot since those early beginnings in Montana. They had seen an array of births, deaths, divorces, remarriages and here they were after all that and she still felt that same immense love for him that she felt all those years ago in that cabin when she first realized that she was crazy, madly in love with Jack Snyder. They were still the same people—well, somewhat. Carly wasn't as reckless as she used to be. Finally, she thought she could admit that she had grown up, and that was a refreshing reflection. She had been Mrs. Jack Snyder twice before and she had been so happy during those times as well, but things happened and complicated things. But this time was forever, and they both knew it. They had already been through for better or for worse, and this time, better was definitely going to be in their favor! Carly looked over at the alarm clock again to see that it read that it was almost 5 am and she would have to be up in two hours to start their day, but right now all she could think about was the simple things like this and how much she loved them and was never going to take them for granted again. This had already been 6 months of heaven and she cherished every moment with Jack and her children. She also couldn't wait for their new little one to arrive—a son! She had no doubt in her mind that he was more than likely going to be just like his daddy! The pregnancy had been running smoothly and even though it was considered high risk, she had no complications thus far and she was so entirely grateful. Their children were all healthy! Amazing was the last word that drifted in Carly's mind as she turned over to cuddle with her husband and drifted off to sleep.