A/N - The original story took place in 2016. This is an epilogue after which I'm also trying to write a sequel, but I'm not quite there yet. I know where I want to end, but haven't really figured out how to get there. Anyway, without further ado:
February 2029
When Trevor was nine he had asked Piper why he looked nothing like her she had told him that he had another mom and explained how his life came to be. Because even though Piper carried their baby, it was clear that the baby was all Alex. The little boy had ebony hair and eyes that could pierce your soul. He was gorgeous, or so Piper thought anyway.
Larry had always made it clear he was not at peace with Trevor. Partly because he looked nothing like Piper and partly because Trevor was a reminder of the life Piper had before him. It had been an issue when Piper and Larry had gotten together that he could not raise the boy as his own. Piper wanted Trevor to know, when he was old enough, that he had two moms. So Trevor was to call Larry, well, Larry and had to listen to him so some extent, but Piper made the rules. Larry had always found this bothersome and made that very clear. He wanted Trevor to call him 'dad' and to have equal amount of say as Piper had. The issue was couple's main discussion point.
Larry also wanted another child, one of his very own, but Piper was at peace with just having Trevor. Even though he didn't have her DNA, he was hers in everything else. He rambled and took over her other little ticks. He also took after Alex, and while Piper would never admit this to Larry, she was very happy to be in some sort of way reminded of the person she considered to be the love of her life. The fact that she did not want another baby caused a lot of friction between Larry and Piper.
Back when Piper found out she was pregnant with Trevor, Alex had been gone for two months. Alex and Piper had agreed that even though Alex was going away on another tour, Piper was going to try to get pregnant. The couple argued that it could easily take months, or maybe even longer, before Piper would actually get pregnant so there was no harm in starting early. Only Piper had gotten pregnant on the first try. She had then reached out to Alex, who at that point still had to serve for another ten months, to tell her she was pregnant and Alex had been over the moon. She immediately started thinking about baby names - Diane and Trevor being on top of the list - and what their nursery would look like, until realisation hit that she wouldn't be there for the birth of her baby. From there on out Alex became distant. Even though Alex and Piper had been together for three years at this point, their communication still left something to be desired. Piper had no clue that Alex was afraid of being forgotten and deemed unimportant in her child's life because she wasn't there all the time. Instead of communicating these fears, she vanished on her own account, as to not feel the pain she deemed inevitable. This left Piper alone with a little baby to take care of and a broken heart to mend, because Alex had left no explanations as to where she went and why. At some point Piper came to the conclusion that Alex must have died in combat, as otherwise she would've written back, right?
Years went by and Piper was doing a phenomenal job at taking care of Trevor while still working for Red in the diner. Julie had been a really big help in that time and watched Trevor whenever it was needed, so Piper could work or just relax for a couple of hours.
One night while Julie was watching Trevor, Piper went out with Nicky and her wife Lorna. This is when she met Larry. Larry was a writer, who was not that successful yet but according to him "on his way to be one of the great ones". He seemed nice enough, a little boring maybe, and when he asked Piper out she accepted. Mostly because he seemed so infatuated and safe. Piper hadn't had that kind of safety in a long time, possibly ever. One date turned into two, which turned into five, which turned into Larry and Piper eventually living together. Piper knew she wasn't really in love - per se - but she felt content, so that is how she decided how it was going to he. Her and Trevor, with Larry.
A/N - No this will not be a Piper/Larry love story, don't worry!