Like the changing of seasons, the moving of planetary bodies, their course was set. They had fought for every inch of their lives but this… this they didn't fight. It came from within them. And it surfaced from deep within them. Buried for years in the dark; under layer upon layer of pain, regret, loneliness, anger, vengeance. It displaced it all as it surfaced.
And they moved, not knowing where they were headed but for once in their lives knowing why.
"Part of me still wants to deny it."
"It's something neither of us can control."
"Do you want to back out?"
"No."
"Neither do I… as scary as this is. The thought of walking away, walking back to that life, is scarier still."
"Then let's do this together." He held out his hand and hers joined his.
Simplicity. She had never understood its beauty before. But now she knew the truth.
"Jarod. Life is good." It was a simple statement, but the truth needed no embellishment. She stirred her tea absentmindedly as she watched autumn leaves dance across the lawn outside. Watched as their parent trees stirred and shifted in the breeze, like living beings shivering in the cold.
She felt Jarod nod behind her, before she felt the press of his lips on her hair.
"Life is good." He agreed. His arms encircled her waist, only succeeding in reaching across half of her protruding belly.
Revelations may come simply… but only if you followed the path they revealed would you know their beauty.
The End