Okay here's then ending y'all been wiating for. Not to dramatic but the
end none then less.
Epilouge
Bosco felt the warm arms embrace him. He felt her warm lips on his cheek. This was his here and now. His forever. She had saved him from the edge again. They had fought their demons and won.
"I miss her so much it hurts." He wispered.
"I miss her too." Seajae's arms tightend around Bosco. "I don't know if I can make it tought Thanksgiving without out her."
"We'll make it though Seajae."
"We always do." He turned and hugged her close. "We're going to come here often. But even if we're not here she's close to us. She's in our hearts."
"I love you Seajae."
"I love you too Maurice." Seajae took his hand and they slowly made thier way back to the car. On the way they stopped at Alexis Cruz's grave and left another rose. "Thank you for being there my friend." She brushed the snow from the headstone. "I will always remember what you did for us."
"You okay?" Bosco flet her tence when she put her hand on the stone.
"Nothing a week in Hawaii wouldn't kill."
"Christmas in Hawaii. I like the sound of it."
"Susie and Susan too?"
"What ever makes you happy oh wife of mine." They walked slowly back to the car. The quiet falling comfortably over them. Bosco held his wife's hand and watched as she lead the way up the trail to the car. He stopped her at the top of the hill. "Marry me."
"I already did that." She smiled and looked at him. Her sweet brown eyes hooded by locks of curley blond hair.
"Let's renew out vows. Do it big this time. Not just a JP and a couple of witnesses." He wanted to show the world that after seven years he still loved Seajae more then ever.
"You really got off on helping Joey and Kelly this summer."
"You don't want a big wedding?"
"Bosco I have you and that's all I need. I have three great kids and tons of friends who know how much we love each other." She looked into the eye's she fell so hard for so long ago. They were so bright and full of life after being so cold for so long. The wedding thing would make him happy, she knew that. "A Christmas Wedding sounds kinda nice."
"Is that enough time?"
"I think between eight woman we can pull it off." He hugged her tight.
"I love you more and more every day. I just want everyone to know what you mean to me and share it with are friends."
"You gone romantic on me Boscorelli."
"If wanting to share are love with our friends and family is romantic then yes." He kissed her. "Think about it."
"I will. I'll marry you over and over agian Maurice." They got into the car. Seajae paused and looked back toward where they had just been. "Thank you Angela. I love you for giving me your son to love." Bosco saw the tears in his wifes eyes as she got into the car. They wern't tears of grief but tears of happiness. They drove home to a house full of friends and family waiting to start Thanksgiving dinner,
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Sully watched Seajae as she loaded the dishwasher. Her hands were shaking. He walked up to her, bringing her some more dishs.
"You doing okay Sunshine?"
"Never better. Everyone getting enough to eat?"
"Come sit down. These can wait." He looked at her. She had tears running down her face now. "Seajae...."
"I thought I could do it Sully. I thought I could sit down and give thanks for all I have. She's not here and I can't." Her voice was barly a wisper. Sully came around the counter and took her in his arms.
"She'll always be here Seajae. In your heart. In your children. In Bosco."
"She ment so much to us all. No one knows what it ment to me to finally have a mother. I never knew what it was like....I miss it. Miss having her to talk to. To lean on."
"I know. I know, I'm not her but I'm here for you." She hugged her friend.
"I know Sully. I know." Bosco came in just then.
"You makin' time with my woman Sullivan?" Bosco smiled. Then he saw the tears streaming down his wife's face. "What's wrong." Seajae pushed away from Sully and wiped the tears from her face.
"Just remembering."
"We're waithing for you guys." He knew she was hinding something but it seemed like Sully had it under control. He trusted the older man to help his wife thought what ever was bothering her. Bosco only regreted she hadn't come to him or he hadn't seen it.
"I'll be out in a minute. You guys start."
"We're not starting without you." Sully but his hand on her back.
"Come on Sunshine. Your family awaits." She looked up at Sully. He was right. They were all her family. Even though Angela Boscorelli held the place in her heart that no one could replace she still had so much to be thankful for. She looked at Bosco and knew that there was so much love sorrounding her that she would make it thought Thanksgiving and even Christmas. Angela would want it that way. She threw the towel down on the counter.
"Let's eat." She smiled and lead the way into the living room to be embraced by her family.
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"New Year's Eve." Seajae lay across her husbands chest.
"What about New Year's Eve." Bosco ran his hand down his wife's bare back. It had taken hours to get everyone to leave the apartment. The mood that had plaged her earlier was all but gone. When the last of their friends had left she lead him to bed. That was four hours ago. Now they laid content and Seajae was ready to talk.
"Renew our vows."
"What changed your mind?"
"Remembering we're still a family even if some of us are gone." She kissed his neck. "I had a hard time earlier. I didn't think it would be that hard without your mom. I was putting stuff in the dishwasher and it hit me she wasn't in the other room with the rest of you. She wasn't going to spend the night in the spare room so we could get up early in the morning to go Christmas shopping." Bosco pulled her as close as he could to her and stroked her hair, "And sh wouldn't be there to see me in the wedding dress she gave me that was her mothers."
"She gave you Gramma Sylvia's wedding dress?"
"Last year. She wanted me to save it for Angel but I think I can fit into it." Bosco looked at his wife. Her eyes back to the same bright chocolate he'd fallen in love with all those years ago.
"You sure you want to do this?"
"I would marry you over and over again if it ment being as happy as I am now." He kissed her tenderly. "I love Maurice. Now and always."
"I love you too. I never thought it could be this way. Short of a picked fence we got it all." Seajae smiled. Wouldn't he be surprised when he got the white picked fence around their building for Christmas.....and then they would truly have it all.
Epilouge
Bosco felt the warm arms embrace him. He felt her warm lips on his cheek. This was his here and now. His forever. She had saved him from the edge again. They had fought their demons and won.
"I miss her so much it hurts." He wispered.
"I miss her too." Seajae's arms tightend around Bosco. "I don't know if I can make it tought Thanksgiving without out her."
"We'll make it though Seajae."
"We always do." He turned and hugged her close. "We're going to come here often. But even if we're not here she's close to us. She's in our hearts."
"I love you Seajae."
"I love you too Maurice." Seajae took his hand and they slowly made thier way back to the car. On the way they stopped at Alexis Cruz's grave and left another rose. "Thank you for being there my friend." She brushed the snow from the headstone. "I will always remember what you did for us."
"You okay?" Bosco flet her tence when she put her hand on the stone.
"Nothing a week in Hawaii wouldn't kill."
"Christmas in Hawaii. I like the sound of it."
"Susie and Susan too?"
"What ever makes you happy oh wife of mine." They walked slowly back to the car. The quiet falling comfortably over them. Bosco held his wife's hand and watched as she lead the way up the trail to the car. He stopped her at the top of the hill. "Marry me."
"I already did that." She smiled and looked at him. Her sweet brown eyes hooded by locks of curley blond hair.
"Let's renew out vows. Do it big this time. Not just a JP and a couple of witnesses." He wanted to show the world that after seven years he still loved Seajae more then ever.
"You really got off on helping Joey and Kelly this summer."
"You don't want a big wedding?"
"Bosco I have you and that's all I need. I have three great kids and tons of friends who know how much we love each other." She looked into the eye's she fell so hard for so long ago. They were so bright and full of life after being so cold for so long. The wedding thing would make him happy, she knew that. "A Christmas Wedding sounds kinda nice."
"Is that enough time?"
"I think between eight woman we can pull it off." He hugged her tight.
"I love you more and more every day. I just want everyone to know what you mean to me and share it with are friends."
"You gone romantic on me Boscorelli."
"If wanting to share are love with our friends and family is romantic then yes." He kissed her. "Think about it."
"I will. I'll marry you over and over agian Maurice." They got into the car. Seajae paused and looked back toward where they had just been. "Thank you Angela. I love you for giving me your son to love." Bosco saw the tears in his wifes eyes as she got into the car. They wern't tears of grief but tears of happiness. They drove home to a house full of friends and family waiting to start Thanksgiving dinner,
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Sully watched Seajae as she loaded the dishwasher. Her hands were shaking. He walked up to her, bringing her some more dishs.
"You doing okay Sunshine?"
"Never better. Everyone getting enough to eat?"
"Come sit down. These can wait." He looked at her. She had tears running down her face now. "Seajae...."
"I thought I could do it Sully. I thought I could sit down and give thanks for all I have. She's not here and I can't." Her voice was barly a wisper. Sully came around the counter and took her in his arms.
"She'll always be here Seajae. In your heart. In your children. In Bosco."
"She ment so much to us all. No one knows what it ment to me to finally have a mother. I never knew what it was like....I miss it. Miss having her to talk to. To lean on."
"I know. I know, I'm not her but I'm here for you." She hugged her friend.
"I know Sully. I know." Bosco came in just then.
"You makin' time with my woman Sullivan?" Bosco smiled. Then he saw the tears streaming down his wife's face. "What's wrong." Seajae pushed away from Sully and wiped the tears from her face.
"Just remembering."
"We're waithing for you guys." He knew she was hinding something but it seemed like Sully had it under control. He trusted the older man to help his wife thought what ever was bothering her. Bosco only regreted she hadn't come to him or he hadn't seen it.
"I'll be out in a minute. You guys start."
"We're not starting without you." Sully but his hand on her back.
"Come on Sunshine. Your family awaits." She looked up at Sully. He was right. They were all her family. Even though Angela Boscorelli held the place in her heart that no one could replace she still had so much to be thankful for. She looked at Bosco and knew that there was so much love sorrounding her that she would make it thought Thanksgiving and even Christmas. Angela would want it that way. She threw the towel down on the counter.
"Let's eat." She smiled and lead the way into the living room to be embraced by her family.
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"New Year's Eve." Seajae lay across her husbands chest.
"What about New Year's Eve." Bosco ran his hand down his wife's bare back. It had taken hours to get everyone to leave the apartment. The mood that had plaged her earlier was all but gone. When the last of their friends had left she lead him to bed. That was four hours ago. Now they laid content and Seajae was ready to talk.
"Renew our vows."
"What changed your mind?"
"Remembering we're still a family even if some of us are gone." She kissed his neck. "I had a hard time earlier. I didn't think it would be that hard without your mom. I was putting stuff in the dishwasher and it hit me she wasn't in the other room with the rest of you. She wasn't going to spend the night in the spare room so we could get up early in the morning to go Christmas shopping." Bosco pulled her as close as he could to her and stroked her hair, "And sh wouldn't be there to see me in the wedding dress she gave me that was her mothers."
"She gave you Gramma Sylvia's wedding dress?"
"Last year. She wanted me to save it for Angel but I think I can fit into it." Bosco looked at his wife. Her eyes back to the same bright chocolate he'd fallen in love with all those years ago.
"You sure you want to do this?"
"I would marry you over and over again if it ment being as happy as I am now." He kissed her tenderly. "I love Maurice. Now and always."
"I love you too. I never thought it could be this way. Short of a picked fence we got it all." Seajae smiled. Wouldn't he be surprised when he got the white picked fence around their building for Christmas.....and then they would truly have it all.