The last chapter is here! Please review if you're reading this. Thanks to those of you who have reviewed. Hope you like this chapter!
Epilouge
5 months later:
Claire and Charlie were eating dinner in a very fancy restaraunt. Claire's pregnant stomach bulged under her dress, but Charlie thought she was the most beautiful woman in the room. He had been estatic when she told him about being pregnant. He had always wanted to be a father.
".. So then Aaron goes, 'No, mine!' and the other kid starts crying! I didn't know what to say to his mother. Aaron said he was sorry, but I felt horrible." Claire explained, telling a story about a playdate earlier that day. Charlie laughed. She looked so happy talking about her son.
Five minutes later, they were finishing up their meal and waiting for dessert to come. Claire was looking in her purse, and Charlie took the opputunity to start his plan.
He grabbed her hand and held it in his. "Claire, I'm so glad you took me back. If we hadn't worked this out. I don't know what I would have done. I love you, Aaron, and our life together."
Claire smiled, she had an idea of what was coming.
Charlie came over to her chair and bent down on one knee. "I know you've seen this ring before, but Claire Littleton, will you marry me?"
Claire smiled and burst into tears. "Yes!" she exclaimed.
Charlie hugged her, and the people in surrounding tables clapped and cheered. Claire laughed, and wiped away a tear. "I love you", she said to Charlie.
"I love you too", he replied right before kissing her, earning another cheer from the table to the right.
One year later:
The wedding was over. The baby was born, a beautiful girl named Katherine, after her aunt. Life was slowing down a little, but it was still hectic.
One Saturday Kate and Claire were together, in mid-September They were watching the kids, while Jack and Charlie went to a football game. Charlie never understood American football, but Jack had managed to get him to go.
Aaron, Katherine, and Kierra, Jack and Kate's daughter, were playing in the backyard while Claire and Kate kept a watchful eye from the porch. Aaron was now three, and Katherine and Kierra were almost a year old. They were very close in age, Kierra only two months younger than Katherine, so their parents hoped they would be close growing up.
Kate took a sip of her lemonade. "So Claire, how are the kids?" she asked.
"You saw them yesterday, Kate!" Claire laughed.
"Yeah, well they're crazy. Everytime I turn around they do something hysterical. When I am here, they seem to go into trouble causing mode." She joked. She was right, the three children were so energetic, the two moms knew they would be even more of a handful when they could all walk and run and yell. The babies were still a little youg for that.
Claire laughed again. "Weel they were pretty good last night. Charlie and I actually got some peace and quiet. They went to bed early."
Kate raised an eyebrow. "And.. what did mom and dad do?"
"Are you joking?" Claire exclaimed at Kate's suggestion, "We went to bed. They haven't slept in ages, meaning we haven't either." The two women laughed.
"So things are going really well between you two?" asked Kate on a more serious note.
"Yeah," said Claire, "taking him back was the best thing I ever did. I love him."
"So we're both happily married, with some loud kids who never let us get any alone time with our husbands, but you and me still manage to see each other almost every day", she laughed.
"Yeah", laughed Claire, "We've got it good".
Meanwhile, at the game, Charlie was still failing to understand the concept of football.
"We should have gone to a real football game. I tell you Jack, I'm taking you to England to see real athletes someday."
Jack grinned, "Complain all you want, but underneath you know that this is a great sport."
"Yeah, watching giant men bump into each other while trying to catch a small triangular ball that they can barely see through huge helmets. Bloody fantastic, what could be better", He replied sarcastically.
Jack laughed again. "It gets us away from the kids for a few hours", Jack reminded him.
"Oh, right. Go football!" Charlie exclaimed. The two men did love their kids, but they had to get away and be boys once in a while.
They watched the game for a little longer until Charlie asked, "Why do they keep stopping and starting over. They throw it once, then they have to take a break and have a little chat about it. They're probably comparing who looks bigger in their shoulderpads."
Jack just shook his head. Watching football with Charlie was always an experience.
Later that night, Claire and Charlie were getting ready for bed. The children had somehow managed to fall asleep early for the second night in a row, and their parents were thrilled.
"How was the game?" asked Claire.
"Bloody wierd. I'll never understand it." Charlie responded.
"Yeah,I'm not much of a fan either. Jack should bring Kate next time, she doesn't seem to mind it." She replied.
"What would I do?" asked Charlie pretending to look curious.
"Well I know a certain wife who sort of likes having you around", said Claire with a broad smile.
"Yeah, I should really call her. It's difficult having two you know", he joked.
"Get over here", said Claire, as she walked over and kissed him. That lasted for about a minute, until Charlie broke away.
"You're amazing, you know that?" he said.
"You're not so bad yourself." she replied.
My first complete fanfic! Also, check out the new one I've started, Was It Ever Really Gone?, It's Jate so if you're a Jater you should check it out.