A/N: Thanks for all of your support I really appreciate it. I know it's sad
but I must bring this story to a close *sniffle* I will miss all of your
reviews and I will miss having this story to write but it's been fun. I
have to admit though it's a relief being finished I don't have to worry
about letting anyone down by not posting or finishing anymore. This chapter
is in Greg's POV.
Epilogue
~*~12 Years Later~*~
Looking back on it all, when James Patrick Collins had interrupted our lives it felt like a really long nightmare. After awhile everyone was okay physically but not everyone was emotionally.
For Sara it had only been a fire that she was injured in and the man she loved had been in a car accident. In fact it was probably the best thing that could have happened in their relationship. She knew it had affected her friends a lot more and that bothered her but that was all.
For Grissom it was the same but he would never forget the look on Nick's face when he read the note that Patrick had left. They had been happily married for a long time now. They had their ups and downs I mean were talking about Sara and Grissom what do you expect? But they always come through in the end. It seemed like everyone got married over the years.
Catherine and Warrick had just celebrated their granddaughter Fionna's 2nd birthday, Lindsey and her husband Andrew's child. We often call Fionna Fi.
Nick and Lorelai had a daughter the year that they were married. After much debate they decided over a name: Anastasia. That was 9 years ago. It was ironic though Nick and Lorelai had a double wedding with me and Jessica and we had a son, Adam the same age as Anastasia. You can hardly separate them they have always been the best of friends. We like to joke that if they ever got together we would be related. Lorelai's description of 'scary' pretty much sums up what that would be like.
Everyone wasn't always this happy Patrick had left a large imprint on our lives and it was hard for awhile.
Catherine to this very day remembers watching Patrick fall to pavement after shooting him. She will never forget the ringing in her ears and the sobs Lindsey emitted while she held her. It was hard on Warrick watching her and Lindsey in pain. It took a long time for Lindsey to except the fact that someone had died because of her but she remembered what David had said to her and she prevailed. I once thought that perhaps Lindsey or Nick had been affected most by the whole thing but I realize now that I was wrong it affected poor David the most because he was no longer there.
Archie fell in love with his nurse, Lynndy at the hospital when he had been in the fire and was going to ask her to marry him tonight. This will be the first time I've been first man at a wedding, Nick was Warrick's best man and vice versa.
Nick said I had missed the position by an inch and he had a hard time choosing between us so that's okay. I've always believed that everything happens for a reason but sitting here next to the woman I love with all my best friends by my side, watching my son run around the yard with Anastasia and Fi my heart swells and I haven't a doubt that things really do happen for a reason. I don't know why David died or what would different if he hadn't but I know that no matter where you or what's happening god has a reason.
*I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end the way it all would go our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I've of had to miss the dance.* -Line from The Dance by Garth Brooks
Epilogue
~*~12 Years Later~*~
Looking back on it all, when James Patrick Collins had interrupted our lives it felt like a really long nightmare. After awhile everyone was okay physically but not everyone was emotionally.
For Sara it had only been a fire that she was injured in and the man she loved had been in a car accident. In fact it was probably the best thing that could have happened in their relationship. She knew it had affected her friends a lot more and that bothered her but that was all.
For Grissom it was the same but he would never forget the look on Nick's face when he read the note that Patrick had left. They had been happily married for a long time now. They had their ups and downs I mean were talking about Sara and Grissom what do you expect? But they always come through in the end. It seemed like everyone got married over the years.
Catherine and Warrick had just celebrated their granddaughter Fionna's 2nd birthday, Lindsey and her husband Andrew's child. We often call Fionna Fi.
Nick and Lorelai had a daughter the year that they were married. After much debate they decided over a name: Anastasia. That was 9 years ago. It was ironic though Nick and Lorelai had a double wedding with me and Jessica and we had a son, Adam the same age as Anastasia. You can hardly separate them they have always been the best of friends. We like to joke that if they ever got together we would be related. Lorelai's description of 'scary' pretty much sums up what that would be like.
Everyone wasn't always this happy Patrick had left a large imprint on our lives and it was hard for awhile.
Catherine to this very day remembers watching Patrick fall to pavement after shooting him. She will never forget the ringing in her ears and the sobs Lindsey emitted while she held her. It was hard on Warrick watching her and Lindsey in pain. It took a long time for Lindsey to except the fact that someone had died because of her but she remembered what David had said to her and she prevailed. I once thought that perhaps Lindsey or Nick had been affected most by the whole thing but I realize now that I was wrong it affected poor David the most because he was no longer there.
Archie fell in love with his nurse, Lynndy at the hospital when he had been in the fire and was going to ask her to marry him tonight. This will be the first time I've been first man at a wedding, Nick was Warrick's best man and vice versa.
Nick said I had missed the position by an inch and he had a hard time choosing between us so that's okay. I've always believed that everything happens for a reason but sitting here next to the woman I love with all my best friends by my side, watching my son run around the yard with Anastasia and Fi my heart swells and I haven't a doubt that things really do happen for a reason. I don't know why David died or what would different if he hadn't but I know that no matter where you or what's happening god has a reason.
*I'm glad I didn't know the way it all would end the way it all would go our lives are better left to chance I could have missed the pain but I've of had to miss the dance.* -Line from The Dance by Garth Brooks