Epilogue

5 years later…

Elizabeth flopped back on the bed, looking over at Henry "She's finally asleep."

Henry laughed a little and placed his book down, rolling closer to Elizabeth "So does that mean what I think it means?" He asked, starting to kiss her neck gently.

Elizabeth sighed and sat up, "No, I'm tired and smell like baby vomit."

"Your point?" Henry asked, raising an eyebrow.

Elizabeth threw a pillow at him and stood up, making her way to the bathroom "I need a bath." She was in no mood for sex tonight.

Henry watched as she made her way into the bathroom and laughed a little. He couldn't believe how much his life had changed in the past 5 years. After one more tour he was officially retired from the Marine's and was almost finished with his PhD. He and Elizabeth had decided to start a family and found a nice farm house in Virginia. Starting a family was the best decision he had ever made in his life and he knew that the moment Stevie came into his world. She was only 3 months old but had her own little personality and had both of them on their toes at all time.

Elizabeth smirked when she saw Henry looking up at the ceiling and jumped on him, straddling his waist "Earth to Henry?"

Henry laughed and looked up at her, sitting up so he was face to face with her "Hi."

"Hi." She smiled and kissed him softly.

She nuzzled her face against his neck and closed her eyes, "What were you thinking about?" She asked, running her hand over the back of his neck.

"You, me, and Stevie…Pretty much how lucky I am to have the perfect family and life right now." He confessed, smiling at her.

She pulled back and smiled down at him, resting her forehead against his "You know I was thinking about your proposition in the bathroom and had a change of heart…"

"Oh?" He asked, raising his eyebrows at her.

"Mhmmm…" She giggled, and leaned down to press her lips against his. Even though she had not been in the mood for sex recently, she had definitely missed that level of intimacy with Henry.

Henry flipped them over quickly and pulled back to look at Elizabeth, "Thank you for giving me everything I've ever wanted in life."

She smiled up at him and ran her hands over his cheeks gently, And thank you for always loving me."

He leaned down to attach his lips to her neck, making his way down her body. No matter how many times he told her, Elizabeth would never know how much Henry truly loved her.


"So I was definitely in the mood for sex tonight." Elizabeth laughed and placed her head against Henry's chest as she tried to catch her breath.

Henry laughed and snaked his arm under her, leaning down to kiss her a few times gently. He rested his head on hers and closed his eyes, spent from their love making. He looked at her after a few seconds and smiled, "You're so beautiful baby." He would never get over how lucky he was to have her.

She ran her hand over his chest and smiled, pecking his lips gently "And you're the most handsome man I've ever laid eyes on." She kissed him again, this time more passionately.

He smirked against her lips, "Round 2?"

Before she could answer they heard a soft cry coming from the nursery. She sighed and pulled back, kissing his cheek gently, "There's your answer."

She pulled a t-shirt on quickly and made her way down to the nursery, picking up a crying Stevie. "It's ok sweet girl, mommy is here." She whispered, walking around with the little girl in her arms." Once she had calmed down she walked back into the bedroom and smiled at Henry. "I think someone missed daddy." She said as she placed Stevie into his arms.

"Of course she did. She's daddy's little girl." He said, placing the baby against his knees.

Elizabeth crawled back into bed and rested her head on Henry's shoulder, watching him and Stevie interact. She had Henry wrapped around her little finger since the day she was born. She smiled and closed her eyes.

No matter what they had gone through or what they would go through in the future, she knew that Henry would always be by her side no matter what.

A/N: I feel like I always start by apologizing but I am so sorry this took forever to finish! Thank you everyone who has been reviewing and following this story. I wanted to leave you all with a short chapter to close it out. Please review if you have enjoyed reading this and I hope to have a new story up sometime this week :)