Chapter 10
I'll be eighty-seven; you'll be eighty-nine
I'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine I'll still look at you like the stars that shine in the sky, oh my my my my
Peyton smiled as her and Lucas finished the last photo album together. Just about every picture made them laugh. They had to admit, their kids were a little out there, but they were also the sweetest kids you could ever ask for. They had manners, they knew the difference between right and wrong, and they were overall very happy kids. After they finished they snuggled up together under a blanket on the swing. These were the moments that they didn't take for granted. When the kids where gone on a play-date and they had the house to themselves, those are moments cherished, not taken for granted. Don't get them wrong, they cherish the moments they have with their kids just as much or even more, but those rare times when it's just the two of you, those are times that you can't take for granted because if you do it could ruin your marriage.
She snuggled up to him as close as she could, and he only smiled and wrapped his protective arms around her, letting her know that he'll never let her go. She could only smile and close her eyes as she took it all in. She wanted it to be like this forever, and she knew that it would be like this forever, she didn't have any doubt in her mind that it wouldn't. Lucas wanted it like this forever too. He knew for a fact that he was going to spend the rest of his life with her. He was going to protect her from harm and take care of her for as long as he shall live. He knew that when he first laid eyes on her. He couldn't even imagine spending his life with anyone else but her, nor could she with anyone else but him and only him.
They said in their vows that they'd spend the rest of their lives together, 'till death do they part, and that's what they both planned on doing. Right now that's all they imagined, growing old together. Neither of them knew it but at this very moment they were imagining the same thing.
It was about forty years later and Peyton was eighty-seven and Lucas was eighty-nine. They were still living in the same house that they were living in forty years ago. Their kids were grown and out of the house, so it was just the two of them. They still had that same front porch swing, and they were both sitting in it like it was forty years ago. They had gotten older and wiser, but one thing that hadn't changed was their love for one another. They celebrated with their friends and family each year on their anniversary. They still went to all the family gatherings. They were both healthy, and both of their careers were still going. Well, Peyton hired someone to manage the bands now, but it was still her company, and Lucas was still writing. He was currently working on his tenth best seller. She still looked into his eyes like the stars that shined above them and he still couldn't imagine sitting there with anyone else but her. They were the same couple they were in high school; the only difference was that their love for one another was stronger than ever.
The End