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Epilogue

Minbar, 18 months later

It was a warm summer day. Susan and Marcus had adorned the garden of their house. Everywhere were tables and chairs. On the fence garlands and balloons hung. In the middle of the garden was a large table, on which a gigantic cake stood. Around the cake there were some drinks and other kinds of food. Under the table, hidden behind a table cloth long enough to reach the ground, gifts were hidden.

Marcus tried to start a fire in the grill, as his wife came out.

„Marcus, this can wait. John can do this later. The others will come each moment."

Marcus gave up and went to Susan. He gave her a long kiss.

„Have I told you today how much I love you, Susan Ivanova - Cole?" he asked.

„No, but you have shown it me every day in the last two years. I know I mean you everything and I am glad, that I have stood to my feelings, even if I needed some drastic measures."

She looked deeply in his eyes and smiled at him.

They were interrupted by voices. It was the voices of their friends. Stephen and his wife Tamara came with their five months old daughter Jennifer.

Little later Michael Garibaldi came with his fiancée Lise Hampton-Edgars who had travelled extra by Mars.

Now all waited for the three main guests, who would come with John, Lennier and Delenn. It was David, the son of John and Delenn and the twins of Marcus and Susan, Sophia Chantal and Alexander Jeffrey.

After the calendar of the minbari today was the birthday of the three. After calendar of the Earth they had birthday in 4 months.

However they grew up on Minbar they celebrated the birthday of the twins along with David, who were all born on the same day.

John and Delenn had taken care of the twins while Susan and Marcus prepared everything for the party.

Marcus worried about the constructing, while Susan took over the meal and the decoration.

Susan came from the house and greeted the guests.

„Hello Michael, nice that you could come. Do you have a deadline?" This question referred to the wedding of the both, which was put off again and again.

„Michael refuses to make a deadline. I think he has cold feet." Lise explained.

„That's not correct! I have just too much work with your company. You know, how much work it is, to conduct your firm and now we have branches on each larger planet. There does not remain time to plan a wedding." he defended.

„Susan, you look well! Have you gained, since we have seen each other the last time?" he asked to change the topic.

„The last time we have seen each other was back on Babylon 5 at the wedding of Lyta and Zack. It was almost 6 Earth months ago. But you are right, I have gained." she said and put her hands on her stomach.

„Stephen thinks, it will be twins again. Girls. Marcus is happy, but if I think about the last birth, they can wait a bit longer with it. At least this time Delenn isn't pregnant, too so there isn't the danger for us to be in labour together."

„Congratulations, Susan. I would like to have children but I just can't convince Mike to it." Lise said.

„Michael, you don't know what you miss. Children are something beautiful. Look at your godchild. Sophia is completely taken by you. She wouldn't let you leave, if she could."

„As long as they belong to someone else they are okay, especially Soph. But own?"

Lise grinned him at, what didn't make him feel good. This expression meant nothing good.

Susan, Marcus and Delenn helped the children to cut the cake.

After the meal the gifts were distributed, because the children had waited long enough for it.

When Marcus and John were finished with the cooking in the evening and wanted to begin to eat, Lise got up and spoke.

„People, listen. You are all my witnesses. Michael Garibaldi I dismiss you without notice from Hampton - Garibaldi industry. Now you have no obligations you need to take care of. Now you have no excuses for not having the time to plan a wedding. Take as much time you need, the only condition is that the wedding takes place within 6 months from now."

All were astonished about this speech of Lise. They couldn't believe that somebody had darn to fire the great Garibaldi, even if it was his fiancée and the owner of the company.

Michael was shocked. „Lise, you can't do that. What should I do now? And what is it with this funny condition. We have waited up until now with a wedding, than a few more months won't hurt. You know that I'm not ready to bind me for my life."

„I don't think you have something to say in this topic. I will marry you within 6 months, even if I need to anesthetize you for it.", Lise said.

„What do you have with your 6 months? Would it be so bad if we marry in one year?" Michael tried to put the deadline in the future.

"I want our child born in wedlock. You know how much in wish this."

„Which child?" Michael asked confuses.

„Somehow are all men slow-witted at this theme, aren't they Delenn?" Susan asked. Delenn nodded. Michael didn't understand.

„Michael, we are going to have a baby. That's the reason for the wedding. I want all world to see that we belong together as a family. Don't you see how happy all your friends are? I want this, too."

Michael had first to digest the shock while Lise was just happy…

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