A/N: Ok, I liedthis chapter was going to be incredibly long so I split it. So two more after this and I'm done-REALLY! I do hope you all love this chapter as much as I do. Until next time-PCGirl.
Caleb wasn't sure what came over him as he walked from the kitchen and towards the library—maybe it was just simply exhaustion from everything that had happened or maybe it was something more but he made it to the couch and laid down—soon dreaming of a life that was to possibly come.
He was standing there in the clearing and watching Tara and Kate give a quick hug before Kate began walking down the aisle ahead of her friend. He smiled as he daughter turned to him in her white wedding dress, "Are you ready, Dad?" she asked him as she came and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I guess so," he sighed as he took her arm and looked at how beautiful she was.
"I wanted to say thank you," she said as she waited for the music to change and to announce their entrance.
"For what?" he asked as they took the mark that Lucy had given them time and time again.
"For letting me be who I am—to do what I want to do."
"Anything for you, Sunshine," he smiled as he kissed her on the cheek and the music changed.
A small light flashed and Caleb was standing in a white walled hospital room and saw her lying the bed with a small baby in her arms, "Hey—how are mom and baby doing?" he asked as he came over and kissed the top of her head—thinking how much she resembled her mother.
"We're fine—say hi to Grandpa, Nicholas," she smiled as she handed her newborn to him. "I think he looks like you—that's why we gave him the middle name Caleb," she smiled.
He grinned as the baby reached out and grabbed his finger tightly, "He's strong—just like a Morley should be."
"Half Morley and I know what you're thinking so stop. You have Alex to carry on the Morley name."
"I know," he said softly as he kissed the baby's forehead.
There were other small glimpses of a life to come for his daughter—more children for her and he loved seeing her always smiling again—something he knew she hadn't been able to do in awhile.
Then there was the moment he had hoped he'd never see—as he watched her lying in a bed—older than him and ready to pass onto the next world. She smiled weakly at him, "Dad—don't be sad. It's ok—I lived my life to the fullest. I did everything I wanted to do, ok?"
"I'll miss you," he said as he gave her hand a squeeze and held Livvie's shoulders with the other hands.
"I know, but it's ok—you should have enough memories of me to last you the rest of your life."
"I don't know if that's possible," said Livvie as she wiped away the tears. "But we'll try sweetie," she smiled as she leaned down and kissed her daughter goodbye.
At that moment Caleb woke up and wiped the tears from his eyes—he knew what he had to do, whether he liked the outcome or not.
"I'll talk to you later mom," said Kate as she gave her mom a big hug and closed the door behind her. She said a silent prayer for everything to be ok and began to walk over to the couch and sit down—she had barely made it when there came a knock on the door and she walked back to get it, "I'm fine."
"Good," smiled Andrew with his sack over his shoulder.
"You going somewhere?" she asked, a smile appearing on her face even in her bleakest moment.
"I'm heading back home," he said quietly. "I figured everything is ok here now and it's safe for me to go."
"There have been no sightings of Marius for over a week—why do you need to go back?"
He gave a shrug, "It's home—sure it's just me living in that house but it's still my home, where I belong."
"What if I don't want you to go?"
Daniel took a deep breath and looked over at his dad that was standing in the place of the best man. His attention went back to the front doors and watched them open and Christina standing there with her arm around her father's.
He smiled and wiped away a small tear as she came to the front and he took Kevin's hand to shake it and then took Christina's arm and leaned in and whispered, "You look beautiful.
"Thank you," she smiled as she listened to the Priest's words and then turned to start her vows. "I always knew the universe had a plan for everyone—I just never knew it would be you. I should have been surprised when you came back home to be an intern and we started being together but somewhere down inside I wasn't surprised because everything comes full circle. Life is what you make of it and I want to have the best life with you Danny—I'm so happy I'll get to call you my husband from this day on. I know the road will be tough and there are bridges we all have to cross—but I know it'll be better with you there beside me."
Danny took a deep breath before speaking, "Somewhere in my mind I remember being told to wish upon a star and if I continue to wish long enough and hard enough all your dreams will come true. Christina, you are my shining star that I've been looking for all my life—and as of today, right now, I know all my dreams have come true. I'm going to stand here today and tell you that I'm going to love you through the hard times and the bad, in sickness and health—not just for tonight, but for always. I love you Christina—I think I always have."
"You don't want me to go?" he repeated—shocked at her words.
"No—not yet. I enjoy having you around—you're a good friend to have," she said as she thought something else—I want to know what it's like to kiss you.
"Oh, well—I really should at least get things in order there. And call Grayson—I'm sure he wants to know why I abandoned my duties like I did."
Kate realized it was now or never as she walked closer to him, "You know—there are more duties a slayer needs than hunting vampires and killing them."
"Oh? Is there?" he asked as he took a step backwards.
"Yeah, I mean a slayer has to have fun—lighten up a bit. I'm sure Grayson would agree with me," she smiled as she shut the apartment door. "But if you really need to go that's fine," she said as she turned away from him. "I was wondering—there's something I've wanted to know for awhile now."
"Yeah, what's that?" he stuttered out.
"It's nothing—too embarrassing to ask," she laughed at herself.
"Nothing is too embarrassing, Katrina."
"I—I just wanted to know what it's like to kiss you," she said as she turned to stare and see he looked like a deer in headlights. "I'm sorry—I should have never said that."
"No—don't be sorry. Is that really the thing you've wanted to know?"
"Yeah," she nodded.
"Well, the same for me—I mean after I got over thinking about how horribly stubborn you were to want to go chasing after Marius because he had Tara I began to realize it's not stubbornness. You've got a spark to you—or I guess what'd you say is a spunkiness to you," he smiled.
Kate laughed at the word he'd just used, "So are you saying you want to kiss me?"
"I—I wasn't—I didn't," he began to stutter out in succession as he tried to find the word he wanted.
"Ok, let's try this," she said as she walked towards him again and put his duffle sack on the floor. "There—now kiss me, ok? The world isn't going to end if you do," she laughed as he leaned in and kissed her.
