Jack paid for Caleb and Amy's compartment to Harris Town, joining them on the ride home at their insistence.

As they pulled into Harris Town, Meri and Mason were excited to see their Grandmas and Papa Kevin. Logan seemed more subdued, and Joey and Lily slept.

Amy touched Caleb's hand. "You ready, babe? Let's try to forget everything in Hope Valley and focus on being happy here, ok?"

"I'll try."

She planned on taking him to all the places they enjoyed as children, best friends, a courting couple, and then eventually as a married couple before they had moved to Regina. Harris Town had a certain magic that had captured both of their hearts many years before.

She stood on her toes and kissed him briefly. "I love you, Caleb."

"I love you too."

"Let's go see your mom." He took Lily from her and followed her off the train.

….

Awhile later, they arrived at the ranch. Amy guided the children into the house while Jack and Caleb, and eventually Jay, carried their trunks into the house.

"Grandma!"

"Hi!" Elizabeth greeted, kneeling down to hug them all. "Oh, I missed you all so much."

Once they had enough kisses, Meri ran upstairs to see Abbie and Kiki. The boys ran to the pond. Joey asked to go but Amy said he needed to wait for a grownup.

"I'll take you," a voice said from the doorway.

"Papa!" Joey ran to see Kevin.

Amy immediately teared up when she saw him. "Dad." He opened his other arm and welcomed her in. "Hi, sweetheart."

Elizabeth let them get reacquainted, taking Lily into the kitchen.

A few moments later, Elizabeth heard footsteps so she turned.

"Ma?"

"Caleb!" She hurried over and went straight into his arms. As they hugged she felt him start crying. "Oh, sweetheart. It's ok."

"I failed, Ma."

"No you didn't. You're struggling. You didn't fail."

"I did. I froze…and someone could have gotten hurt…I couldn't do my job."

"Shh, babe, it's ok. What did Scott say?" He shook his head. "I bet he told you that you are a good officer and that he wouldn't have promoted you unless you were. I bet that's why he is giving you the time you need to sort things out. Am I right?"

"You and that mind reading thing."

"I believe those things too. You are good at your job, you just need time to heal. Your injuries healed on the outside but your heart and your head need time."

"Its not uncommon, son," Jack said as he walked in. "It's happened to a lot of officers. You are a good Mountie, you just need to get back on track."

"You make it sound so easy," Caleb told them as he picked up Lily. "It's not. I've made some big mistakes and somehow Amy has forgiven me. I certainly don't deserve it." Lily started to whimper, sensing her father's distress.

"Of course she forgave you. She's your wife and she loves you."

"I kept pushing her away."

"It seems to run in the family," Jack said, remembering his past with Elizabeth. "It's hard, but you need to always try your best to tell her what's on your mind." He slipped his arm around her waist and kissed her temple. "Caleb, you and I are very fortunate to love such strong women. They can help us carry our burdens."

Caleb agreed, wholeheartedly.

"I need a huge favor," Caleb told them. "I need someone to watch the kids for a few hours a couple times a week. Amy and I need to reconnect somehow or I'm afraid…would you be able to watch a couple of them? Kevin and Maggie or Grandma and Papa may be able to take the others."

"Of course. Whatever you need," Elizabeth told him.

…..

THAT EVENING, THE STREAM

Amy stood next to Caleb as they watched the water ripple. They had spent a lot of time there. "Remember our first kiss?" Amy asked him, a bashful look on her face.

"Of course I do. I loved you for so long but I was very nervous."

She sat on the log that had been theirs. The log where they had spent countless hours fishing. The log where that kiss and many kisses afterward had occurred. He joined her a moment later.

"This log seems much smaller than I remember it," he mentioned.

"I'm pretty sure that's because we are bigger than we were the last time we sat here."

"Maybe a bit." He looked at the water for a few moments and then over at her.

"You are beautiful, Amy Thornton." She blushed as she gazed back at him.

Somehow, the wind blowing through her black hair and the sun shining off the water into her eyes, took him back to that day. He reached up to touch her cheek, just as he had that day. The nervousness was gone but the immense love he had felt was even stronger now.

She watched her strong but broken husband as he seemed to fall in love with her all over again. "Caleb," she whispered, leaning slightly toward him, wanting his kiss even more than she had that day.

Then it happened. His lips found hers just as they had many years before but the love behind the action meant more because they were mature adults, not young teenagers. Marriage wasn't just something they wanted to experience in the future, but it was something they lived everyday.

"I love you so much," he mumbled against her lips. "Thank you for being here for me."

She kissed him again, loving the magic that seemed to be present right there in their spot. "I love you too."

Once the sun started to set, they walked home, grateful to be in a slightly better place than before. Caleb was happy he hadn't thought about his job for the two hours they were by themselves.

….

"Jenny, I need to go. We both have work tomorrow."

She smiled up at him and then looked at his lips. "Just one more."

He couldn't say no to her. She was holding his baby, soon to be her baby too and she just looked so beautiful in the impending darkness. He bent down and gave in to her request. "Night, Jenny."

"I love you, Jon." She kissed Jillian and handed her over. Every night that they had to leave, it got harder and harder to say goodbye.

"We love you," he told her.

"Jon, let's get married," she blurted in the bold fashion he loved.

"Did you forget I asked you a week ago?" he teased.

"Of course not. I mean sooner rather than later."

"I was thinking about that. I was hoping we could do it when we go to Alberta for Christmas."

"That's a long time." Her stomach clenched at the thought. She wasn't sure she could wait that long. "Can we go to Alberta sooner than that?" she asked, knowing how much he wanted his mother to be at the wedding.

"Well, Cam is done with school. How about two weeks from now?"

"Yes, two weeks is so much better."

He saw the relief on her face. "You looked worried."

"Its so hard to say goodbye to you and Jillian. I just want us to be a family."

"As far as I'm concerned, you are my family now, you and Cam." He kissed her forehead. "I'll see you in the morning, ok?"

She nodded and watched them walk away toward their home.

….

"Two weeks! That's quick," Carlie told her as she bounced Ellie around the shop to keep her happy.

"It's not quick enough. I'd marry him today but it's very important to him to get married in Alberta because his mom is there."

"That makes sense. What are you going to wear?"

"I have a dress. It should be good enough."

"Don't you want a wedding dress?"

"I don't need one. It's my second marriage and there's only going to be a few of us there."

"I was just asking because you could borrow mine. We are about the same size, or I what I was before I had Ellie."

"Thanks Carlie but it will be fine."

The more she thought about it the rest of the day, the more she wanted to at least look at it. A glance couldn't hurt.

So when the store and shop closed, she knocked on their apartment door.

"Hey, Jen. Come in."

"Thanks, Ben. Can I talk to Carlie?"

"Sure. She's feeding Ellie but let me go see if she wants me to have you come in."

"I don't want to bother her."

"No bother. I'll be right back."

A moment later he took her back to their bedroom. "Hey, I'm sorry to interrupt."

Carlie smiled and pointed toward the closet. She had hung her wedding dress on the door. It was gorgeous. "Oh, Carlie. It's lovely."

"Why don't you try it on? If something needs to be changed, Penny should be able to fix it."

"Oh, I really just wanted to see it. I don't need…"

"Sure you do. Just try."

Carlie walked over and locked the door and returned to the rocking chair. Jenny gently touched the lace that covered the dress. It was so delicate.

After another moment, she tried it on. It fit perfectly.

"Jen, you look beautiful. What do you think?"

She looked in the mirror and her emotions took over. All of the sudden, she remembered her wedding to Ryan. They were young and their parents didn't approve so they ran off and got married. She hadn't worn anything special. Ryan had assured her that she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and she believed him. Then she remembered losing him and how hard it was to see him dying on the ground and she couldn't do anything to save him. Worse yet, she had to leave him. The stagecoach driver thankfully insisted on burying him but she had to leave him there and take three year old Cam and try to make a good life for the two of them by herself.

The years hadn't been easy and she wondered if she would make it through some days, but she had. Cam was happy and a good boy and now he would finally have another good man in his life that would be his father.

Now, she stood here with a wedding dress on and she knew that Jon would love it. He would tell her she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen and she would believe him too.

"Jen? Are you ok?" Carlie put Ellie in her crib and hugged Jenny, seeing the tears running down her face.

"Yes, I am. Are you sure I can borrow this?"

"Of course. You deserve to look your absolute best and if you love the dress then that's what matters."

"I do. Thank you!"

She left a few minutes later and walked to the boarding house to see Cam, leaving the dress with Carlie for a while. To her surprise, Jon and Jillian were there for dinner too.

"Hi, Ma!" Cam said from the table. He was holding Jilly and they were both giggling.

"Hi, Cam. You two sound like you are having a great time."

"We are. Jilly thinks I'm hilarious."

"You are." She walked over and placed her hand on Jon's shoulder.

"Hi, sweetheart." Her heart skipped at his term. He had never called her that before.

"Hi." He placed his hand over hers and looked up at her. "I love you," she whispered.

"I love you back."

The night before, she had told Cam they were going to Alberta to meet Jon's mom and to get married. He was happy. He loved the thought of having a little sister and a new dad. He had been wanting it for a long time.

Jillian started fussing, clicking her tongue. "Can I feed her, Dad?" Cam asked, staring over at Jon.

Jon and Jenny stared at Cam for a moment at the word that just came out of his mouth.

"Of course you can, Cam." Jon stood up and filled a bottle and then brought it over. "Here you go."

Jillian laid down and opened her mouth like he had always been the one feeding her.

Jenny moved closer to Jon, slipping her arm around his waist. "This is our family, Jon. Look at them."

"It's wonderful." He kissed her forehead and said a prayer of thanks. When Cam called him Dad, it filled his heart up completely. He had always wanted a son and now he had one. What a wonderful gift the people in the room were.

STAY TUNED FOR MORE IN THE FINAL SPINOFF OF BUTTERFLIES, "LOVE NEVER FAILS." IT TAKES PLACE ABOUT FIVE YEARS AFTER THIS CHAPTER ENDED.