I wasn't going to continue this in any way shape or form, but a review from Blondeclyde encouraged me to do so. Thank you so much. This is the last part to this story, so all reviews are definitely appreciated!

Ever since Rayna visited his headstone that first time, she had felt a little more happy about life - about music. She had written a few more songs over the next two years, never performing them, always just for her self. She had sung them out at Deacon's grave on special occasions - birthdays, Christmas, wedding anniversaries etc. The music was the only thing that had slightly helped. It gave her comfort, it made her feel like Deacon was with her. It hadn't healed her wounds though regarding his passing. She still cried herself to sleep every single night, she still hadn't touched his guitar, or sang any of the songs he had been writing in his songwriting book. She was still broken. She still wanted to be with him, so, so badly.

The year was 2053. Over four years since Deacons passing.

Maddie and Daphne stood in front of their headstones. Rayna's included. It was a cold, overcast day which thankfully fitted the dreary occasion. It was one year since their mom had passed away. Today they felt like coming out to visit for the first time since the funeral. They hadn't been back out, not for any specific reason besides Maddie had been on tour and Daphne was writing a new album - along with being mothers themselves. They had been busy. Daphne especially had been sceptical about heading back. She had been so heartbroken by the loss of her mom. So was Maddie, but she had a capability of pushing her emotions to the side until she got through it all. Today, staring at their moms headstone, which was a musical note, was sad, but comforting all at the same time. They remembered their mom informing them that she had changed her will so she could have a special headstone, following in Deacons footsteps. She always thought he was a bit of an idiot for it, but in the end she just wanted to match with him and have something that was fitting to her as a person.

"I'm gonna have a musical note as my headstone girls..." she confessed as they were all out visiting Deacons plot just over a year ago. "I wanna match with him."

The girls smiled as she finally gave in to having some unusual one like their dad.

"One of these days, girls, you'll be out here visiting both of us, not just your dad." she said, a slight sadness to her voice. As much as she had been more than ready to rejoin Deacon and live on in heaven together, she knew her girls would miss her so much. Both their parents gone. Even Teddy had passed away just a little under 10 years ago, so they would have no parents.

"Mom, don't talk like that." Daphne had said, looking down at Deacons plot. Seeing how cared and well looked after it was. "I don't wanna think about you being gone as well." Daphne was such a sensitive soul, and she had always dreaded the day she lost her mom. She was her best friend.

"Honey, i can't protect you from the truth here, i know i'm not gonna be around too much longer..." she could see the pain in Daphnes eyes as she spoke. She wrapped her fragile, bony arms that were dressed in a pink coat around her youngest. "But i'm here now, with you girls, and that's all i care about."

Now, one year on, here they were, standing in the exact same spot, with their mom in the ground. Daphne let out an emotional laugh, swiping at more stray tears that decided to fall. She was laughing at their headstones - how matching they really were. Maddie wrapped her arms around her little sister, comforting each other. They could feel something in the air, that was like extra arms connecting around them. They knew in their hearts it was both their mom and dad protecting them - loving them. Maddie pulled away from Daphne, a handful of white flowers in her hands for her dad. Daphne, in hers, held some pink and white ones for her mom. They both bent down in unison, digging away the dirt slightly and placing them in the ground. Now everything looked pretty. Both plots were looked after and loved and they knew it would be their jobs to keep them tidy until the day they themselves pass on. Maddie looked at the picture on her moms headstone, it was one that Deacon had taken when they were up at the cabin years and years ago. The same time as Rayna took the one that featured on Deacons. "I remember when dad took that picture of mom." Maddie smiled as she thought back all those years.

It was a snowy day up at the cabin, and it was getting deeper by the hour. They had gone up there to get away from reality for a whole week. Maddie had recently come back home after emancipating and they all thought some time with each other away from the pressures of every day life to ease tensions and build bridges would be ideal. Maddie at first had huffed and puffed, not wanting to spend time away with her parents, but in the end she gave in. They were three days in to their trip when the snow had started falling and now, this afternoon was halfway up their calf.

"Come on girls, lets go play in the snow!" Rayna had clapped excitedly, throwing on her outdoor boots and waterproof jacket, with some fluffy grey gloves she had bought recently. She almost seemed more excited than the girls about the snow, but they all followed her out, Deacon included. He let the girls go ahead though, while he got his boots on. He watched out the window as Maddie hurled a snowball at Rayna, hitting her in the shoulder. Rayna burst out laughing. Deacon thought she looked like a real life snow angel, as the snow caught in her hair. He grabbed his phone from the coffee table and headed outside to join the rest of his family.

"Dad! Help me out, mom and Daph are thrashing me!" Maddie laughed, rolling another snowball in her hands ready to chuck at one of them. He laughed, watching the three of them taking this fight very seriously. Daphne had taken to hiding behind one of the trees to avoid being smacked with Maddie's very powerful throws.

Rayna watched Deacon walk down the porch steps, catching his eye as he made it to the bottom and into the calf deep snow. "Girls, give me a minute, i'm puffed." she laughed as she jogged over to where Deacon was standing. She smiled as the girls carried on playing. She reached Deacon and gave him a smile. "The girls seem to love it out here, the snow is doing wonders for our family bonding."

"Yeah seems like it, looks like you were enjoying yourself too, baby." he ran his spare hand through her hair, watching as snow fell out.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, staring intently into his eyes before placing a soft kiss upon his lips. As she pulled away, her eyes fluttered open and the corners of her mouth arched upwards into a loving smile. In that moment Deacon pointed his phone at her and snapped a picture.

"Deacon!" she yelped, trying her hardest to yank the phone out of his hand. No such luck as he held it higher than she was ever able to reach. "Babe, seriously, why did you do that?" she groaned, rubbing her gloved hands together to stem some warmth.

"You looked beautiful - like a snow angel. I wanted to capture it." he smiled as he went to his recent photos and had a look at what he'd just taken. Sure enough, like he expected, she looked beyond stunning. Her red hair was cascading down her back - snow flakes sprinkled throughout, her blue eyes were twinkling and her smile was wider than it had been in months. She was happy. "Hey, its a good picture, Ray. It ain't bad at all." he twisted the phone so she could see it. She just shook her head, laughing slightly at his behaviour before wrapping her arms back around his neck and indulging in his lips.

"I remember that too. Mom must have loved that picture in the end because shes chosen it for her headstone." Daphne smiled. She looked out at the trees bordering the cemetery, letting the cool wind dry the tears pooling in her eyes. "I miss those days, so much. When we were so young and we'd go up to the cabin..."

"Me too. At the time i didn't realise how precious our teenage years were and i did so much to make mom and dads lives hell." Maddie bent down and ran her fingers over their parents pictures. She felt so guilty about that time of her life, even though it was so long ago and the hatchet had been buried. She had two of her own kids now, and she couldn't imagine them ever doing such a thing to her or her husband.

Daphne lent down and placed a supportive hand on her sisters shoulder, squeezing it slightly. "Mom and dad forgave you, they loved you." She had started calling Deacon dad ever since that trip out to the cabin when she was 13. She called Teddy dad too, but Deacon was as well. He had been such an amazing one - so caring, helpful and loving.

"I know they did." she looked at Daphne who still had her hand on Maddie's shoulder. "I know they did." she repeated. As much as both Rayna and Deacon had moved on from it years and years ago, and had probably even forgotten about it, she hadn't and never would. She wished she could go back and be a nicer kid to her parents.

They both stood back up, leaning into one another for comfort. They knew that their parents were now together and no doubt happy as ever. "Been a hell of a year without you, mom. We both miss you so much." Daphne cried, unable to control herself.

"So much." Maddie said, kissing Daphs head. "We'll see you when we meet again. You too dad, we love you both so incredibly much." and in that moment, Maddie took a sobbing Daphne back to her car.

It had been such a weird year for them both. They had people fawning all over them with sympathies left right and centre. Wherever they went, someone would comment on their moms death. They'd smile and do the pleasantries, but inside they'd be reeling. Maddie drove them over to the rest home where Tandy was now in. She had been taken in their a few months before Rayna passed away. She was unable to really do things for herself now, she had people helping her daily. Their aunt Tandy was their only original family they had left, besides Scarlett and their aunties and uncles on Teddy's side who they've barely ever met. They had wanted Tandy to come out to the cemetery with them, but she had said she was too weak and fragile now to really do anything.

Daphne was making Tandy a cup of tea while Maddie was perched on a big armchair across from her aunties rocking chair. The room was quite plain, not a lot too it. It was everything Tandy needed while she was here. The girls knew it wouldn't be long before she too would pass on. Rayna had helped her sister move in here a few months before her own death, she had carried boxes - straining her back in the process. She had told Tandy "I aged better than you" and then three months later she was in the ground.

"You girls take some flowers over for Rayna today?" Tandy asked, in her ever so quiet, aged voice.

Maddie nodded, unwrapping her scarf from her neck and placing it down next to her. "Yeah, and for dad. Its weird that they're both gone. Today really brang it home."

Tandy nodded, before accepting the tea off Daphne who then perched herself down on another chair. "Thanks sweetheart. Yeah, it is weird. I sometimes don't even remember your sisters gone until i get visions of her funeral through my mind." she confessed. She had been suffering from memory loss for a few years now, but it had gotten worse recently. "I remember though the earlier years..and some of the latter of your mama and Deacon. I remember the last time i saw them together...it was with you two actually. Week before poor Deacons death."

"Really, you remember that?" Daphne asked, surprised. She thought Tandy would have long forgotten. "So do i."

"Yeah, honey, i remember we were all out for dinner, your kids included, an then someone had recognised your mama, an asked if she could get up and sing something. She hesitated from my recollection, but then Deacon encouraged her too, and she said 'only if you come sing with me, darlin'..." Tandy remembered.

"And he did." Maddie smiled. "He got up there, with her, and they belted out one of their really old ones. I think it was 'No one will ever love you' and they just stared into each others eyes the whole time" she laughed at the memory.

"That's right. Your mama and Deacon were always known for that up on stage. That chemistry, i have to admit, was sizzling."

Both Maddie and Daphne laughed at their aunt. They remembered back when Tandy wasn't that happy about her sister getting hooked up with Deacon, but she soon realised they really were inseparable, so at their wedding she let it go. Let all that history go and warmed to them, finally.

"Your mama and dad were something special, girls. I want you to always know that." she smiled. "God i remember just after Deacon died, she was broken. She told me all she wanted was to be with him."

Rayna was in her rocking chair, a soft grey blanket of Deacons draped over her legs for comfort while she stared into space. She looked broken. Broken. Tandy was sitting opposite her, trying to get her sister to talk about what had happened, or at least talk about something. Anything. "Rayna, sweetheart, i know this is hard, but its been two weeks and you've barely left the house, you've barely done anything at all. Why don't we go out for lunch?"

"No, id rather stay here." she quietly said as she played with the edges of the blanket in her lap.

"You have too -"

"I don't have to do anything i don't want to do, i'm 79 years old, Tandy." She said, a hint of annoyance lacing her voice.

"I know, darling, i know. You love going out for lunch, usually."

"Well all i want right now is to be with Deacon." she said as tears welled up in her eyes. "That's all i want. The day i reunite with him will be the best damn day of my life." she cried, swiping at her tears. She could smell her husbands scent on the blanket and more tears began to fall. "I know it probably sounds ridiculous to you, but iv'e loved that man since i was 16 years old, Tandy. Thats 63 years. I cant continue without him, i just cant."

That was all Tandy needed to know her sister was gone too. She had gone with Deacon that day. The spark had been sucked out of her, the excitement for life was gone. That was the moment Tandy knew that it was only a matter of time before her sister died.

Tandy brung herself back to reality. Thinking back to that moment four years ago should be difficult, but it gave her comfort. She knew its what her sister wanted, and now she has it. "I want you girls to know that your mama wanted to go. She's wanted to go ever since Deacon died, but now she's finally got her way." she wanted the girls to know that her mom genuinely wanted this, even though death seems like it would be the last thing on most peoples minds. "Shes been up there with him for a year now." she pointed her finger towards the sky, smiling.

Daphne and Maddie would never be happy their mom was gone, but knowing that their mom wanted this was a huge comfort to them. They knew that as long as they were alive, they would incorporate their mama into their everyday lives, and hope she was watching down on them - proud. Same with dad. Their mama and dad would now be together forever. Forever.