Author's Note: Hey guys! Finally what you've been waiting for. This is the final chapter of this fanfic, however I may or may not do a sequel. Haven't decided yet. Enjoy it. Reviews are like um, amazing, and my addiction, so please review. Thanks everyone!

"Stand close, you two." Margie said. I immediately wrapped my arm around Sophia, who was holding her collage, and the first place ribbon. The camera flashed, and with that, a memory was framed.

"I want to have a baby." She whispered.

"So you and mommy decided you wanted me then?" Sophia said as I was wrapping up the story of how we met and built our family.

"Sure did. We decided early on, she would carry our first child, and I would carry our second." I smiled at Sophia, although her frown erased it. She was thinking about how Ashley left before Sophia ever got her sibling. I wanted to soothe her, but there was only so much I could do. She wasn't going to buy what I had been saying for the past two years.

"Ok baby girl, you need to get some rest. Big day tomorrow." I said, nervous.

Her eyes got misty, and she hugged me tightly. "I can tuck myself in tonight, mama." She said before slowly walking to her room. I sat on the couch and cried. I must have cried all night it seemed, I woke up to Sophia asleep next to me in bed. I smiled, my eyes sore and swollen from the tears. It was 11 am and we had to get up and get ready.

"Sophia, sweetie. Time to get up." I gently rubbed her arm, rousing her awake.

She slowly got out of bed, and walked to her room to get ready. She looked less than excited about today, which I could understand. I didn't know if she was ready for this.

I was getting ready when the phone rang. "Hey." I answered, already knowing who it was. "We're getting ready to head out in a little bit, we have that thing to do first, and then we'll be there. Ok love you too. I will. Bye." I hung up the phone, my chest tight.

"I'm ready mama." Sophia said solemnly, her hair in cute little ribbons and curls.

I took her hand and walked her out to the car.

The drive seemed long, painfully long. I had wished this place wasn't so far out, because we didn't visit nearly enough. However it was around the area of Ashley's family, and I understood that.

The cemetery looked cold, even with the hot California sun beating down on it. I immediately regretted this, completely. Sophia's face was already soaked with tears, and I felt horrible.

We walked until we found her headstone and it read:

Ashley Leigh Davies

October 23, 1980 – July 15, 2007

The Beautiful Song On Repeat

I began crying really hard, it wasn't the first time I'd seen it, but it didn't make it any easier. I rubbed Sophia's back and walked a few feet away to give her some time.

"Hey mommy..." Sophia began, through grief driven cries.

"I miss you... Mama talks about you all the time. She always tells me it's like you never left, because you live on in me. I had an art show yesterday. I got first place. You would have loved it; my picture had penguins on it. I know they're your favorite. Things are hard without you. Mama's taking good care of me though, don't you worry. She told me the story of how you met, and how much you loved Bill Nye. She told me how you asked her to marry you; I love the song you played for her. I look at your picture every night before mama tucks me in. It helps me feel like you're still here. I'm sorry I got mad at you for leaving. It wasn't your fault. I love you mommy, and I know you're watching over me." Sophia finished, as she began sobbing. She placed the first place ribbon in front of her grave and ran to hug me. I held her for several moments as she cried. Finally after she calmed down, she told me to go talk to her.

I walked up slowly and kneeled before the headstone. My fingers lightly grazed the letters of her name. The name of my soul mate, my penguin. I began crying harder. It was times like these, that it was so much more real for me. In life, there were definitive moments that it felt like she never went anywhere. When I would look at Sophia and she looked just like Ashley. I knew Sophia was my blessing, my strength when I was weak.

"Hey Ash. I wish you could see our daughter, although I know you can. Life's been tough lately, doing this on my own. I manage to get by though, keeping you in my memory, and in my heart. They say the opposite of life is death, but I don't know how much I believe that. Because even after death, you're still living, in all of us. I'm going to go see your parents today. See how they are, but I wanted to come by and see you first. You changed my life Mrs. Davies. I fell completely in love with you, and the love I continue to have for you is what pushes me out of bed in the morning. I'll always miss you, you were my penguin. Forever my soul mate, forever the light of my life." With that I glanced at the ring on my finger and smiled. For a moment I was taken back to 1999, her knelt before me, ring in hand, song in her heart. I looked over the headstone one more time before placing a kiss on it. I stood up and embraced my daughter. The girl who reminded me of what faith was, who took me back in time so I could remember why I even bothered with love to begin with. She looked just like Ashley did, at the age of 6, spitting image.

I vowed from that moment on to never forget truth, and love. To never forget why people fall in love, and why people follow faith. I vowed from that moment to never forget that everything you do, leaves a mark. I vowed to never forget that it's not who you knew, or what you knew, it's who you touched, and what you did, and what you left behind, that matters. I vowed to never forget that finding your penguin doesn't guarantee forever, it just guarantees that whatever time you have is worth it. I vowed to never forget Ashley Davies, but more importantly, to always remember her.