Epilogue
Six months later …
Stan's POV
"Stan, look! She's sitting up!" Susan calls out. I rush into the living room and see our beautiful baby girl sitting up on her own for the first time!
"I'm so proud of her! Let me take a picture!" I pull out my phone.
"I already did!"
"I'll record a video!" I press record. "I'm so proud of you Ashley Rose!" Susan bends over and kisses Ashley on the forehead. That's the name we decided on for our daughter, Ashley Rose Marsh.
We were able to adopt Ashley. It almost didn't happen because Kyle and Nichole wanted to as well, or should I say, they believed they were entitled to it. Of course we had to go court. We thought it was going to be a long drawn out process, but surprisingly it wasn't. Nichole decided to drop the case as she realized they were fighting us for the wrong reasons. Kyle wasn't too thrilled about that, but everything worked itself out and we were able to take Ashley home once she was released from the hospital.
Speaking of Kyle, we've been working on rebuilding our friendship. We talk every once in awhile so our friendship isn't where it used to be, but it has the potential to get there again. We even made Kyle and Nichole Ashley's godparents. They were honored.
Demi and Nick haven't had any contact with us or Ashley since she was born. That's the way they wanted it. Demi didn't even want to see her after she gave birth. They completely washed their hands of her. They're now back to living their lives as normal teenagers.
Wendy made good on her promise and finally divorced Cartman. She was able to keep the house and got full custody of their younger children. Soon after, Cartman was sentenced to 20 years in jail for child abuse and aggravated assault. The years of abusing Josh finally caught up to him. I'm glad he finally got what he deserved, but he deserves much more.
With Cartman in jail, Heidi was finally able to move to South Park. She introduced Josh to all their family members so now he's no longer a secret. Josh spends time with Wendy and her other kids to build a relationship with them. Heidi even got him in a night school program so he can get his high school diploma. That program is helping him in more ways than one. Not only is he finishing school, but he's now learning how to socialize and make friends. He's even losing weight thanks to Shannon's help.
Speaking of Shannon, after graduation, she moved back to South Park. She was accepted into a physical therapy program at University of Denver so she's now attending there. She, Julia, and Kobe are renting an apartment together. She's been helping Josh with his social skills and self esteem as well.
Julia is now able to walk on her own again. She's now working for Kyle as his paralegal, which was Cartman's old job. She and Kobe are dating again. We're even getting along these days. She's no longer calling me Stan. She even comes to visit and bonds with Ashley. I couldn't ask for anything more.
Kenny is still Kenny. He's still single, thank God! But he does have random hookups every now and then. He comes to visit to see Ashley. He's her unofficial godfather. He wanted to be a part of her life so it was the least we could do.
As for us, we're back in Utah in our house. We keep the door to Eli's room closed. Every once in awhile we'll sit and have a moment. We left his room the way he did and it's going to stay that way. Susan and I are also in counseling for grief and for our marriage. In the end, everything we've been through has made us stronger as a couple. Now our focus is on each other, Ashley, and our businesses. That's the way it should be!
The End
A/N: Hope you enjoyed it! New story called Addicted is coming soon!