Jack Jr. and Katherine were sitting on the couch. Jack Jr. was exhausted. He launched his construction and over the past year and a half, he had several large projects. Right now, he was overseeing 7 projects. Katherine was sitting next to him reading a book. Sophie was upstairs in bed. All of a sudden, there was a cry of a baby.
"I can get him" Katherine said though her tone sounded unenthusiastic.
"No. I'll get him" Jack Jr. said. He rose from the couch and went upstairs.
"Hey buddy. What's going on? Why are you making all those noises?" Jack Jr. asked as he pulled the baby out of his crib.
"Let's sit here and look at some pictures" Jack Jr. said as he sat in the rocking chair. Jack Jr. took one of the photos from the dresser.
"This is your Grandpa Nathan. He used to be a Mountie. He came to Hope Valley to look over Grandma and I. He can't wait for you to learn how to ride a horse. He'll be able to tell you all about the Mountie's" Jack Jr. said
The baby cooed.
Jack Jr. took the next picture.
"This is your grandma and Grandpa Jack. I never got to meet him but by every account he was a good man. Your middle name is after him. Your grandma wrote a story for your big sister Sophie that she reads to you every night."
Jack Jr. looked the last picture.
"This is Andrew. This is who you are named after. He died heroically by saving my life. The park where we go as a family is named after him. He was a good man. Your mommy holds him in her heart. She'll be able to tell you all about him."
Jack Jr. put the pictures back on the dresser. Andrew had fallen back asleep. Jack Jr. kissed the top of his head and put Andrew back in his crib.
Jack Jr. shut the door.
He smiled and went to the bedroom. Katherine had made her way up there while he was with Andrew. Jack Jr. kissed her goodnight. Jack Jr. laid in his bed smiling. His nightmares had subsided after he married Katherine. Jack Jr. was finally happy.
THE END
Author's note:
Thank you to all my readers for commenting on this story. I really enjoyed writing it as much as you loved reading it. Now, I have one more request. I have two fanfiction ideas in my head that I would like to know which one you prefer hearing:
Story 1:
One night, Nathan Grant enters a portal that propels him into 2022. Not knowing much of the world in 2022, he looks up Elizabeth Thornton in the phone book only to find Liz Thornton. Liz helps Nathan out of a sticky situation and the two become friends. As Nathan tries to find his way back to Hope Valley, he falls himself falling in love with Liz.
Story 2: A sequel to love and war, Love and Law. Takes place 2 years after this chapter. Hope Valley is starting their own Sheriff's department. Jack Jr. joins the department after being a Mountie wasn't possible. But Jack Jr. gets in over his head. Meanwhile, Nathan and Elizabeth still have love left in their hearts and foster a 13 year old girl in hopes of adopting her.
