Epilogue: Wonderful Gift
Only a few years later, Candace forgot once again that day when she was sixteen. So when she and Jeremy sat in the doctor's office knowing the news, him holding her tightly in his lap, she was wigging out and fretting again. "What if—" She started. "What if—" She started again.
"What if what, Candace?" he said soothingly, knowing exactly what, but trying to calm her.
"What if I—What if the baby turns out like Phineas? I'll go insane!"
"Well," he continued with the same tone of voice, hoping that this would console her, "there's always the chance of that, but there's always the chance of that beautiful little one we've got growing inside you will turn out to be just like the wonderful wife I have in my arms." He kissed her on the nose, and she smiled, relaxed, and kissed him back, realizing that it would be okay.
Linda and Lawrence looked on across the room, having come when they heard the news. Both were delighted.
"They're perfect for each other, aren't they?" Lawrence stated happily.
"He seems to be rubbing off on her. She's been calmer lately." She silently agreed.
They continued to watch the happy married couple contentedly. His laid back sense of the world had indeed rubbed off on her. It pulled her in and quieted her perfectionate side of life, letting her relax once in a while.
Meanwhile, Jeremy's mind flew back to that magnificent evening after he proposed.
*Flashback*
Candace lifts her head up from Jeremy's bare chest to look up at him.
"I never gave you anything for our anniversary," she exclaimed worriedly, turning to meet his gaze and disturbing the sheets, making them rustle gently.
"I disagree," He said, pulling her up to meet his gaze and kissing her neck intensely, yet tenderly. "If I remember, you gave me the best gift I ever received."
She looked at him with a startled expression on her face, confused.
"You." He kissed her sweetly and honestly, but with all the love he's had for her for all those years. "You gave me you." And that's all I need.
*End Flashback*
THE END
I am sorry to all of those of you who made it this far that this story is so short. If I could write any more on their relationship, I think I would, but the only problem is that a lot of their relationship is already established. We know about their first kiss, about the children they'll have, and how they relate to them, so there's not much to write about. I'm open to other ideas, and if I do end up changing this to include more, well then there you go, but this is so far, all I have.
Thanks for sticking with me,
SeraGreene12