The final chapter.
Catherine paced back and forth in the living almost wearing down the carpet. Annabell watched as Catherine moved and then put her head in her paws with a sad look on her face. "Where could she be? She's been since yesterday." Catherine almost yelled while holding herself. She then had an idea and looked down at Annabell with a grin on her face. "A dogs sense of smell is 400 times better than a humans, she could smell out Sara. She rushed upstairs and grabbed one of Sara's hoody's and put it up to Annabell's nose who sniffed it repeatedly. "Come on girl let's go find Sara." Catherine said putting a leash on Annabell and opening the front door.
Annabell furiously sniffed the ground and led the way to the park. "Sara what are you doing here?" Catherine asked aloud following Annabell who was running towards the farthest part of the park. Catherine watched as the small golden retriever ran towards the edge of the river. She stopped and continued to sniff the ground. Catherine knew that scent was gone and Sara must've fallen into the river. "Sara where are you?"
Sara clenched her teeth and pulled herself out of the ice cold river and could feel her wound rip open. The pain was familiar yet so new at the same time. When she was finally able to pull herself out she had passed out.
Catherine jogged down the side of the river with Annabell at her side looking and calling out for Sara. She jogged for about a mile occasionally taking a break and walking, and still no sign of Sara. "Sara, where did you go?" Annabell looked up at Catherine and sniffed the air. She barked and started dragging Catherine further down the river. After ten minutes Annabell finally stopped and Catherine was on her knees crying as crawled up to Sara who was pale and barely breathing. "Sara, Sara, Sara please wake up." Catherine cried while pulling Sara's head in her lap and gently stroking Sara's soft cheek. Annabell walked up to Sara and started licking her face.
Sara's hand moved and then she rolled over coughing out blood and water. "Sara! Hang on baby, we're gonna get you outta here." Catherine gently cried rubbing Sara's back as she coughed up the blood. "Catherine I'm so sorry, I should have..." Sara was cut off by Catherine's lips on hers and closed her eyes relishing the kiss. Catherine broke the kiss as soon as she herd Sara moan in pain. "Sara why are you all the way out here?" Sara looked up at her lover and sighed. "I had to fight Jet and Josh for my own reasons." Catherine watched as Sara spoke those words and saw a flash of hurt and anger in Sara's eyes. "Sara, you have to let this go, I know it's hard but you have to, one day I might loose you and I don't want to, not now not ever." Sara looked up at Catherine and knew she was right, she had to let it go.
"Your right, I have to forget them. But its hard, I want to let it go but I can't. I want to so bad Catherine, I just want to forget my parents but I can't they just stay, they won't go away and neither will Jet and Josh." Sara slowly inched closer and closer to the ground and then finally laid there with her head in Catherine's lap and Annabell resting at her side. "I don't want to loose you, Annabell, what we have together and what we've been through. I will try to let this go, but I can't be sure if I can." Sara whispered before falling into darkness again reliving the past with her parents.
A year later...
"Come on Sara we're gonna be late!" Catherine called up the stairs while putting on her black high heel shoes. She couldn't wait for Sara to come downstairs so they could leave and get something to eat. She wore a strapless, knee high dress that was black had little silver diamonds on it. She gently pet Annabell who was know bigger and well trained.
Sara looked herself over and made sure that she looked ok and the ring inside the velvet covered box. 'Glad we won the lottery.' She thought while running her fingers on the velvet covered box. She straitened her jacket and then walked downstairs.
She froze in place as she saw Catherine. "Wow, don't you look fabulous." Sara managed to get out. Catherine smiled and walked over to Sara walking in a circle around her, "Hmm, black dress pants, white shirt neatly tucked in and a black coat to go over it, really handsome." Catherine whispered into her lover's ear and gently kiss her ear lobe. "Now that your ready let's go." Sara smiled and walked Catherine over to the car door. "You think I look ok?" Sara asked opening the car door for Catherine. "No, you look handsome." She answered grinning. Sara smiled and closed the door. The drive their was comfortably silent and both lovers had their hands clasped the whole way until they arrived at the restaurant.
The restaurant was a Italian and quiet, and romantic. Sara was nervous and took a sip of her wine before getting up and kneeling next to Catherine and clasping their hands together. "Catherine, I just wanna tell you that you've made my life complete and happy, we've been through a lot together, and I want to start a family with you, I want you to be with me forever, so Catherine will you marry me?" Catherine's skipped a beat and she smiled brightly before hugging her now fiancé. "Yes, Sara I will." Sara smiled and gently kissed her lover with a fierce passion and didn't even notice that the whole restaurant was clapping and cheering.
Sara pulled the velvet box out of her pocket and took the ring out. Catherine stared at it in amazement and watched as her lover slid the gold and silver diamond ring onto her finger. Catherine was speechless, and helplessly in love with the young women in front of her.
Six months later...
Catherine watched as her wife and daughter played on the floor with Annabell enjoying themselves. Sara was still such a tomboy with a great body, Annabell was big and lovable, Catherine was happy and much in love, and their daughter Lindsey was like a miniature Catherine. Catherine knew that she finally had the family she always dreamed of, one with Sara Sidle.
Well that's the end, I want to thank all of you who stuck with this story, I have many more ideas for Cath and Sara fics so this is not the last, far from it. Again thank you all, send me the best review you can think of.