And Then Came You

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AN: So here is the last chapter of the story. Thank you for helping me finish this cute and sweet story. The sequel will be up soon, it's title Broken Moon. I had already written a few chapters and it will continue where this story left off. Please R&R!

Epilogue:

The End: Broken Moon

Happiness Is Not Complete

I still remember that day so vividly. It was the day when I thought I was embarking on a journey all alone, with a daughter that had become my stability. She was the moon that guided my broken vessel of a heart through the dark, tormenting waters. She had been my light house, pointing me in the right direction. My refuge, my heaven of safety.

She became everything to me. She was my constant reminder of what could've been. But then he came! He showed up in my life at the exact right timing. He never ceased to amaze me. It feels like it was yesterday when he took me in his arms and held me tight.

It feels like it all happened so recently. My Seth came back to me. He was mine and as I sat on the back patio, under the shadow of the afternoon, reminiscing. I remembered La Push, my old pack, my friends, and the tree where twenty-two years ago we made a promise to love each other eternally. It was under that tree that we spoke of a future filled with happiness. I still remember.

I could feel the warm hands holding my waist steadily and Seth's breathe tickling the soft skin on my neck. He brought me tighter against his chest and rested his forehead on my shoulder.

"What's on your mind?" he whispered in to my ear, making feel all dizzy with love and desire.

"Nothing!" I muttered, closing my eyes and letting the rich warm breeze of the Caribbean sooth my soul.

"There is something on your mind, princess." he said, caressing the back of my neck with his nose. "Tell me. I want to know what occupies that pretty head of yours."

I shook my head and sighed. There was so much to say, so many words that wanted I wanted to conjugate, to put together and express all the joy that was in my heart. I wanted to thank him for the excellent years we'd shared together. I wanted to express my appreciation for his love, dedication and for being the best father my children could ever had. I could only smile.

"C'mon," he said, kissing my neck tenderly. "I want to know. Why are you smiling so beautifully?" he asked me, his voice thick with want and tenderness.

I laughed and turned my head to have a better view of him. "I'm just thinking about how our kids have grown. About La Push. How much I love you! Little things like that." I said nonchalantly, trying not to cry with the overflowing happiness that inundated my heart.

Seth laughed heartedly, his perfect dimples showing as he smiled. He still took my breath away. I felt the heat of my embarrassment tint my cheeks. I felt like a school girl, crushing on her teacher.

"There is more... tell me, Ali-girl!" he said, spinning me around to face him. "Tell me everything. I need to know what I have done right, so I can continue doing it... I need to know so I have an idea on how to put that precious smile on your lips." he said, his smile dying into a perfect pout.

"You've been you, Seth." I said, my eyes fixed on his mouth. I loved this man, more than my own life. "I love you so much!" I said, whispering to the wind. I wanted the cool breeze to carry my words and say it to the world.

"I love you too, Sarah." he said softly, his husky voice sending shivers down my back. "Thank you for the wonderful years, for the love, for our children and for being my wife!" he said, bending his head to kiss me.

His lips were soft, sweet and enticing. I could never get enough of him. I loved him more with each passing hour. It was incessant, my need to be near him. I forgot about the world when he was close to me. I forgot about my surroundings and he became everything that I wanted.

"Do you," he said pausing to kiss my lips again. "Remember that lullaby your Papa used to sing?" he asked, his forehead creased and his lips pursed into a thin line, as he remembered the lyrics to my favorite song.

I nodded, humming the melody. He smiled, making his face look jovial and content.

"That's the one... And then came you," he said, humming in his rich baritone voice. "Like a breeze through my window." he muttered, taking my hand in his. He stared down at the ring on my finger and at the promise bracelet he'd given me many years ago.

I could hear his thoughts and I had to laugh. "I don't think that I'll ever throw it away." I said happily. "You gave me this promise bracelet and it has more sentimental value than this wedding ring. How can you say that you hate it, when you made it for me?" I said, feigning being mad.

Seth kissed my hand and examined the bracelet. I contemplated the thin silver metal wires, so beautifully woven together and the little charms that he'd placed with the birth of each children, made the bracelet more special. It symbolized our lives. They were intertwined together with love, compassion and dedication.

I brought my hand to the bracelet and carefully inspected it. "Thinking about it- you never gave me a charm for Moon." I said, feeling a little sad.

Seth shrugged and continued to hold my hand. "I have one for Seth Jacob, one for each of the triplets and for our little boy." I mused, staring at the charms. "But none for Mallory."

Five little charms hung beautifully off my bracelet. They each had a sentimental value. I had a cross for Seth Jacob, a star for my queen Addison Vanessa (Addivani), a sun for my happy girl Allegra Suzanne, a heart for Alexis Marie and an angel for my sweet boy Diego.

"I wasn't there when she was born." he said dully, a bit of regret in his voice. "I promise to find one for her. I just haven't found one that can describe her in specific." he quickly added, bringing the back of my hand to his lips.

"You've been saying that for the last seventeen years." I said, finding venom in my own words. "Seth, why do you treat her different than the other kids. She is yours, too!" I said, feeling the cheerful atmosphere dissipating in thin air.

Seth sighed and put down my hand softly. "Ali, why do you have to ruin such a wonderful moment." he complained. "I do love her. I know she is my daughter." he said plainly, wrapping his enormous, muscular arms around my shoulder.

"I love her, Ali. She's just so different. She's quiet and avoids me. There is no spark in her eyes. I don't know how to get to her. She pushes me away. She isn't bitter, but..." his voice trailed off. She'll always remind me of Seth Jacob.

I heard his thoughts and felt the tears sting the back of my throat. I would never forget him either. My little boys memory was always going to be present in my heart. But it wasn't fair that he constantly saw him in her. He could not look passed the angel that she was. Sure, her smile reminded us of that pleasant smile that Seth Jacob had on his lips the night he was born, but she wasn't him!

I hung my head low. I was torn between my love for him and my adoration towards her. She was the first angel that I held in my heart. She helped me heal my broken heart after Seth left me.

"You can't compare her to a child that we only had for a few minutes. She is so much more than that, Seth. She's smart, beautiful, sassy, feisty and sometimes so..."

There were noises coming from the house. I looked at Seth and he quickly got to his feet. He held out his hand and helped me up. He gave me one last fleeting look, before he turned and trudged towards the house.

I trailed after him, hearing the sound of arguing voices as we went up the staircase. I braced myself for the worst. I could hear Moon's thoughts. She wasn't happy. She'd enough! She felt lost, unwanted and broken. My little broken Moon. She wasn't smiling for me, like she used to. Her light was slowly dimming.

Seth stopped walking when he saw one of the triplets sitting on the floor crying. "Addivani, my princess, what's wrong?" he asked, suddenly running towards his little girl.

She didn't answer. I wished that I was able to hear her thoughts, but she was a shielder, just like Bella. Addison Vanessa looked up at him and more tears began to fall down her russet face. Seth crouched in front of her and pulled her into a hug.

"She hit me Daddy! Moon slapped me for no reason!" she sobbed, hugging her father. "¡Ella me dio, Papito! She hit me Dad."

Allegra and Alexis stood by the door of the room they shared and were crying too. Seth stared at them and helped Addivani stand up. His judgment was slowly clouding. He was starting to blame Moon for the pain his three little girls were feeling.

He walked up to them and they clung to their father, like bees to honey. It wasn't fair! What about Moon? I walked passed them and knocked on Moon's door. I could hear the pacing she was doing.

"Mallory Moon," I said softly, opening the door to her room. "What happened, little Seth?" I said, hoping that she would let me in on her pain.

I still called her my little Seth. She was so beautiful and she was my first love. She slowly opened the door and it broke my heart to see the pain in her light green eyes.

"Mommy," she whispered, leaping in my arms and crying on my shoulder. She held my hand and spoke to me telepathically.

"She took him, too!" she cried in my mind. "Addivani took Ruben from me!" she cried, sobbing as she squeezed my hand.

I could see the images in her mind. I could see everything; the pain in her thoughts. Addivani was kissing Ruben, rolling around the sand as she made love to him. She began to show me images of how Addivani continuously hurt her. She was upset! What could I do to heal her broken heart?

"It's going to be alright, Moon." I reassured her, but I knew deep down that it was only going to get worst.

I pulled her away gently and with her hand still in mine, guided her to the edge of her bed. We sat together and she continued to weep. She cried silently, her shoulders trembling as she said goodbye to her first love.

Seth and Addivani walked in to the room holding hands. He looked angry and upset. I knew that he was going to blame my Moon. He never laid a hand on her. We didn't believe in hitting our children. It was a rule that we established after the triplets were born.

"Get out of my room!" Moon yelled in a chilling voice.

I could hear the hurt in her voice. She removed her hand from mine and stood up from her bed. She looked fierce and ready to attack. Moon was slightly strong than her little sisters and brother, but she would never hurt them...

"Get out of my room! ¡Vete de mi cuarto! ¡Vete de mi cuarto, por favor!" she yelled, as she told her sister to leave her room in Spanish.

"Moon," Addivani sobbed, holding her father's hand.

"Déjame explicarte, por favor. No es lo que tú piensas." Addivani responded in Spanish. "Moon, let me explain, please. It's not how you think it happened!"

We had raised our children in a small Spanish speaking island in the Caribbean. It was after Seth took a job as a doctor in one of the island's humble hospital. They took easily to the language, customs and traditions of the island. Moon was the smartest of them all.

Moon laughed sarcastically. "I'm not blind, Addi. I saw you naked, rolling around the sand with Ruben. I know what I saw!" she shouted. "You fucking slept with him! You're a slut! Every guy that I like, you fucking have to take!"

Seth let go of Addivani's hand and stood in front of Moon. He towered over her, but she stood her ground.

"Don't you dare talk like that in front of your sweet sister!" he threatened, his hands clenched in fists. "You are the oldest. Start acting like the adult that you are."

"I will talk the way I want! I hate her. She is a fucking slut! She knew I love Ruben. She does this all the time." Moon yelled, averting her eyes at Addivani.

"Mallory, don't speak like that." I tried to say, getting in between them. "Let's calm down, before we say things that we can't take back."

"Mami, I can't take it anymore." she barked. "All he does is take her side. I'm fed up! I'm sick of this damn life."

Seth crossed his arms over his chest and stared daggers at her. "If you don't like the way I run my family, then get out!" he snarled, he was controlling his anger. I could see him slightly shaking.

"Oh, yeah!" she said angrily, running to her closet and retrieving a duffel bag. "I had it up to here!" she yelled furiously, placing her hand on her temple and throwing the bag on her bed.

"I'm sick of this damn life! I hate what I've become. I thought that I would be happy, but I'm not! I am tired of always being the bad guy in this house. I hate that you take my 'sweet sister' side all the time! There are four other children in this goddamn house, you know!" she cried, as she placed her clothes on her bag.

I tried to stop her, but she was determined. She was blinded by her fury and the frustration that she'd carried for nine years.

Seth walked to where she stood and grabbed her hand. "Where the fuck are you going, Mallory?" he sneered, taking the clothes she had on her other hand and throwing it on the bed. "Where are you gonna go? You are a part of this family! We can work it out." he said, his voice becoming passive.

"I'm sick of Addison taking everything that is mine. She took my Ruben. She knew I loved him!"

"What are you talking about?" Seth said, placing his hands on Moon's shoulder. She looked so small beside him.

"You have everything a girl your age would want! We give you everything. We provide for you, the triplets and Diego. We give you love and attention. What more do you want?"

"I don't have anything, Papi! I lost everything when Seth Jacob died. I don't see a reason to stay in this house anymore.

Seth's eyes opened wide. "Don't you ever mutter the name of my dead son!"

"Papi," Moon sobbed. "All I ever wanted was for you to look at me the way you look at Addi, Ally, Lexi and Diego. I just wanted you to see me!" she said, taking his hands of her shoulders. "I'm even fighting the shadow of a son that died seventeen years ago. I don't have the strength or vigor to fight anymore."

Moon sobbed, lowering her head. "I just want you to look at me… and not see Seth Jacob in me! But see me for who I am!"

"Mallory, we love you. You aren't the shadow of your brother." I said, reaching for her and caressing her long dark locks. "I love you my angel, my little Seth."

"Let her leave if she wants." Addivani said, drying her tears and walking to her father. "All she does is bring us trouble. Because of her we have to constantly move around. She's worthless!" she said hatefully.

Moon gasped, taking a step back, but hid her pain behind a bright smile. "It's true! I'm better off dead than alive. I'm a stranger in my own house." she whispered, shaking her head.

"What the hell are you talking about?" Seth asked furiously. "We love you and respect you. You're the one that demands more attention. There are five of you and only two parents!"

"Seth!" I said sternly, taking Addivani's hand and shoving her out of Moon's room. "Shut up!" I shouted, slamming the door and staring angrily at him.

I walked to Moon and embraced her. "Moon, we love you! You belong with us. Baby, don't pay attention to your sister. She's jealous of you. Seth, tell your first daughter that we love her." I said, pleading with my eyes.

Seth placed a hand on Mallory and stared in to her eyes. "I love you, Mallory…" his voice trailing. "But if you think that running away solves your problems…" he said, turning around and walking towards the door.

"I'm not running away, Seth." she said dryly. "Even though, that was the first example you taught me, I wasn't running away!" she said viciously, hitting Seth in his most vulnerable spot.

He turned around and in one stride he stood before her. He glared at her and with an open hand struck her in the face. "I think you should leave, Mallory Black." he whispered, turning around and exiting the bedroom.

Mallory Moon gasped in horror. She wasn't hurt. She didn't feel physical pain. It hurt more that her father hit her. She saw the world through his eyes. She struggled with her feelings for the last seventeen years. She got tired in hiding on her dead brother's shadow. She wanted to shine with her own light. Maybe someday she would be able to.

Moon slowly turned around to face me, giving me the saddest smile. What happened to my light? Her light was slowly dimming.

"No, don't go!" I cried, clinging to my precious baby girl. "I'll talk to him, baby. Don't go." I begged, inhaling her rich scent.

She smiled behind her tears. "I always loved him, mommy. You know I do." she said, her voice breaking. "Don't worry about me! I'll be fine! You did a great job raising me. I love you so much, mommy!" she said, taking my hands in hers and kissing them gently.

She pulled away from me and in a blur she had gathered her clothes and thrown them in the duffel bag and jumped out of the window. She stormed out of the room and never looked back to see the whole she left inside me.

Seth entered the bedroom. "Moon, baby, I'm sorr…" his words died in his lips, as tears of frustration and remorse fell down his face, when he saw the empty room.

I stood alone, crying for the loss of my angel. My strength in time of darkness left me. He faced me and broke down sobbing. "I'm sorry, Sarah. I am so sorry!" he said, kneeling before me, his hand on my waist pressing me closer to him. "I'm sorry."

My copious tears fell on his hair. The house was empty, deserted without my daughter's smile. My Moon was broken and I feared that I couldn't help her.

The End

AN: This is the end of And Then Came You. It was a blast to write. I have officially finished the story of Seth and Ali, now is time to see their daughter's journey. Join me for the sequel of this story, Broken Moon. It's beautiful, better and there is going to be a freaking surprise! Moon is the bomb and so are YOU! Thank you for being so awesome and reviewing my story. I appreciate all those people that gave me the desire to continue writing when my loss.

Love,

Mercury Serenity