A New Beginning

Taylor walked into camp with her baby in her arms. She looked up and around at the friends and family who were starting to surround her. She smiled to herself as she got many a delicate hug from several people. She thought mainly it was for getting Logan back but it didn't matter.

She looked around and saw her parents rushing towards her. She smiled widely at them as Casey came crashing into her almost squashing Logan. She laughed in her mother's ear as she hugged her back.

Her own father was next. He came and hugged her with one arm and led her over away from everybody and nodded in a certain direction.

Taylor followed his gaze to the place where Aaron was sitting up straight grinning at her. She gasped and placed a hand on her racing heart, handed the baby to Jack and then slowly walked over to her spouse.

She kneeled in front of him and laid a hand on his cheek. The corners of her lips tugged into a small curve as she traced his face with her fingers. "Hi." She whispered to him.

"Hi, yourself." He whispered back. "I missed you." That was all he got to say before Taylor's lips crashed onto his in a deep kiss.

"I missed you right back." She stated as she pulled away. She looked down at his wounds. "Are you okay?"

"I feel fine." He reassured her. Then…he kissed her again.

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It was dark and now Taylor was sitting in Aaron's arms and Logan in hers. It was a good feeling. And yet very strange all at the same time. She'd been so unhappy and in one afternoon all of it seemed like a bad dream.

She told herself it was and that she shouldn't think about it. So Taylor pushed the thoughts to the very edge of her mind and focused on what was at hand.

Life. Life was at hand. Her husband and her trying to raise their first child. She didn't know if fate would bring them more or not but right now she was satisfied for what she had. She snuggled in closer to Aaron, trying to savor the feeling of her body against his.

"Aaron?" She asked…her curiosity getting the best of her. "Could you hear me when you were in a coma?"

There was a long silence and then Aaron let out a sigh. "Yeah…I could." Taylor smiled. So she did get through to him. "I hear every word. The sweet nothings, the threats…everything." He brought her closer to him than she already was, wrapping his arms tightly around her so that he could feel her warmth as well as Logan's.

"I'm sorry about some of the things I said." She admitted. "I said some harsh things sometimes. And, I really do love you." She told him.

Aaron bent down to kiss her again as Logan, still sleeping, wriggled in Taylor's arms, making her presence known.

Taylor thought it was funny…a week ago she could have swore her life was ending all together, and now…it felt like a new beginning. Not just because she had a new daughter, not just because a new chapter was starting in her life. She figured it was because over the last week she grew more as a person than she had in her life. She wasn't taking anything for granted anymore. She'd almost lost everything to the hands of other people but she was given a second chance.

"Hey, Tay?" She heard her name and looked up at Aaron.

"Hmm?" She responded. "I'll love you first, I'll love you last." He rested his head on the top of hers. "I know I almost left you and trust me it wasn't by choice, but promise me you'll never leave?" She could tell he was serious.

"I promise." She said simply as she let herself drift into a dreamless sleep.

A/N: And there you guys have it. The complete story! It's over and done with. Now, I want those of you who review to challenge me. I'm interested in trying my hand at a challenge story. So if you so dare as to give me a thread we'll see how I do! Thanks to all of you who kept me going during this story, you guys are what made it a success. (Yes, that's you Sarah!) Thanks again! Review!