Hello everyone! These last couple weeks have been hectic but I'm back to finally post the epilogue to this story. I hope to have it finished in a few days and will post one final AN to wrap things up. I hope everyone who celebrated had a nice holiday season!

Tris POV

20 years. Tobias and I have been married twenty years. They have been the best twenty years of my life and I am looking forward to another twenty by his side. Time has flown by. I can clearly remember the day I told Tobias that I was pregnant with our first child. That special Christmas day. Our son, Andrew Tobias Eaton, was born the following summer.

It was easy for me deciding on a name for our son. I was very close to considering naming our son Tobias Jr. but Tobias refused. Ultimately he agreed that his name could be our son's middle name. Tobias had asked me why I wanted to use his name as our son's middle name and I had answered him that I wanted to name our son after the two men that I love the most: him and my father. After hearing my explanation, Tobias happily agreed on the name. Andrew is the spitting image of his father and was a very happy baby right out of the womb.

About two and a half years after Andrew was born I gave birth to twins: a boy and a girl. We named them Joshua Alexander and Jade Natalie. We had considered passing on Marcus' name for our second son but we both really loved the name we chose so we decided not to use it. Tobias was okay with that though. Jade's physical appearance is a nice mix of Tobias and me while Joshua is all me. That pregnancy was tougher than my first given I was carrying two pieces of precious cargo instead of one. Tobias hovered over me more so than when I was pregnant with Andrew. I did spend a little time on bedrest when I was pregnant with the twins. It was hard but we got through it and were both relieved when there weren't any complications during the delivery and the twins were born healthy.

Tobias was very happy when we found out that one of the twins was going to be a girl. Jade is the apple of her father's eye. He was very protective of her as she was growing up and she became very attached to him, always wanting him to hold her and play with her and read her bedtime stories. I can remember going into my daughter's bedroom many times when she was a toddler and seeing Tobias on the floor wearing a pink tutu and a tiara atop his head having a tea party with Jade. To this day the photographic evidence still exists, much to Tobias' dismay. It's fun to remind him of those days.

Our son Josh is much like me: brave, selfless and stubborn. He is, however, quiet like his father. He is the calmest one of our three children. Andrew grew up idolizing his father and is very strong - physically and emotionally. He's not as wild as Jade but not as calm as Josh.

As much as he talked about it even before we got married, there was no fear in Tobias' eyes when he held each of our children far the first time. He is an amazing father to our children.

Our children are all grown up now. Andrew is 18 and the twins are almost 16. I think we are lucky that we only have one daughter because now Jade is at that age where she wants to date. Tobias is very protective of our children, especially of Jade so it's hard for him to see her enter this phase of her life.

Our friends also have kids around the same age and they are all like cousins. Caleb married Cara and they have two kids. Neither Tobias or I could've imagined that this would be our life after everything we have been through growing up and since we've been together. We are truly blessed. Our love for each other and for our kids grows more every day.

There came a day when Tobias and I sat our kids down and told them about their grandpas Andrew and Marcus and their grandma Natalie. When they were younger they knew that their grandpas and grandma Natalie went to heaven but we waited longer to give them exact details about why and how. We knew they weren't going to understand the concept of cancer or a car accident at a young age. It wasn't until then that we started taking them with us when we visited the cemetery. That was only a few years ago.

It was during that time frame also when Tobias told our kids about Marcus abusing him. He was nervous and afraid about doing it but somehow he found the strength. Our kids took it better than we expected. They were obviously shocked, sad and angry but after Tobias told them about the last time he saw Marcus, they calmed down and understood. Jade took it the hardest at first and I can remember Tobias holding her in his lap while she hugged him tightly and cried into his shoulder. Our sons even shed a tear or two as well. All three of them expressed how proud of their father they were. I was very proud of Tobias for doing what he did. He has always been the strongest and bravest man that I know and meeting him is one of the best things that ever happened to me. I will love him forever.

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Tobias POV

If someone had asked me when I was younger how I envisioned my life to be when I reached middle age I wouldn't have known what to tell them. I had hopes and dreams for sure but given everything that I endured during my childhood I didn't know what my future held. All of those doubts and fears went away the day I met Tris. I knew very early on into our relationship that I didn't wanna be with anyone else. Tris is my home. She turned my world right side up. She is my match in every way.

Being a father has been so much more than I could have ever imagined it to be. I love my family more than my own life. My kids have taught me so much about love and life. The hardest thing I have ever done is tell my kids about Marcus and show them my scars. But I hope to have taught them that it is not healthy to live with hate and to forgive in order to move forward. They have never opposed to visiting Marcus at the cemetery when we go. They always honor him the same way I have. Whenever we go Tris and I let the kids place flowers on each of their grandparents graves. Our son Andrew, or Drew as we sometimes call him, usually wants to be the one to put his flowers on his grandpa Andrew's grave while Jade puts hers on Natalie's and Josh puts his on Marcus'. Our kids love their grandpa Joe and really look up to him. They also really admire Evelyn after she told them what she also went through with Marcus. They were surprised but didn't blame her when she told them why she left me. I told them that all that matters to me is that she is in my life now and has always made the effort to be ever since we reconciled.

The bond I have with my stepfather grows stronger every day. We have shared many wonderful memories since he came into my mom's and my life. I think about Marcus every day and hope that he is at peace.

Our kids are the perfect combination of Tris and I: brave, selfless, intelligent, honest, kind and strong so I know they have a good future ahead of them. I still cannot believe sometimes that this is my life. I was lost for a long time but I found my way the moment I laid eyes on a girl sipping tea and eating dauntless cake.

THE END