Epilogue

A three-year-old girl was playing out in the backyard, humming little songs to herself when the backdoor to her house opened. She picked the little flowers that were growing, her wavy brown hair moving in front of her brown eyes. “Emma,” a voice called. She looked up to see her father there.

“DADDY!” She exclaimed.

She ran over and Conner picked her up. “How are you doing kiddo?” He asked.

“Good,” she replied.

Conner smiled and kissed her cheek. “Were you good for your mommy today?” He asked.

“Actually, she helped me out today,” Kira replied.

“You did huh?” He asked.

“Mama gonna be a singer,” she replied.

Conner smiled and kissed his daughter’s forehead before sitting down at the patio table that they had just bought. “So, going back to your old music career?” He asked. Kira had her guitar sitting on her knees.

“Conner, it’s not like it was a career in the first place,” she replied.

A smile came across her face. “But I’m willing to try again,” she added.

“You’ll be great as usual,” he assured her.

She sighed and sat strummed the strings on her guitar. “Oh, I got an e-mail from Jay today,” she informed.

“Yeah? How are him and Alice?” He asked.

“They’re doing well, the baby’s doing well,” she replied.

“Cool, has he sent pictures?” He asked.

“Not yet, Alice hasn’t let him near the baby with a camera yet,” she replied.

Conner laughed. “Have you heard from Fiona?” He asked.

“It’s hard for her to send messages from Greece,” she replied.

“True,” he answered.

She smiled as she watched Conner play with Emma. “How does it feel to get a second chance?” She asked.

“Incredible,” he replied.

He held his daughter’s hands and had her stand on his knees. “You think we’re too old for this?” He quipped. She laughed.

“Conner, if we’re not too old to be Rangers, we’re certainly not too old to be raising kids,” She replied.

Conner smiled before setting Emma down and watched as she ran over to her swing set. “Took me two hours to put that thing together,” He commented.

“That’s because you had to try to be manly and do it without the directions,” she commented.

“I didn’t need them,” he answered.

“Yeah and that’s why we were in the emergency room for two hours because you got cocky and the top bar fell and hit you in the head.”

Conner rolled his eyes. “Details,” he answered. She shook her head.

“Sometimes I wonder why I married you,” she commented.

Conner grabbed her hand and pulled her into his lap. “That’s an easy answer, because even in death you still loved me,” he answered. She smiled as she tweaked his nose.

“And to think I hated you in high school,” she laughed.

“Yeah well, times have changed,” he answered.

She placed her head on his shoulder and Conner wrapped his arms around her. “We’ve been together since we were eighteen years old,” she whispered. Conner kept his arms around her.

“That’s a long time kid,” he murmured.

She let out a sigh. “You have no idea,” she whispered. He kissed the top of her head.

“Twenty-four years,” he commented.

She reached over and held his hand while watching Emma spin around in circles.

That night after tucking Emma into bed, Kira walked into the bedroom and climbed in next to her husband. She wrapped her arms around his torso and placed her head on his shoulder. “I love you,” she whispered. She drifted off to sleep afterwards.

“I love you too,” he answered.

He pulled her closer as he fell asleep next to her, knowing that tomorrow as another day of his new life with his family.

Author's note: thank you all who have been very patient with the completion of the stories. It has been very difficult to write lately and i promise i will finish the stories i have started. thank you for your patience again.