p class="MsoNormal"Alternate Epilogue/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"AN: This is the end. For real. Enjoy. And please read the ending AN./strong/p
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p class="MsoNormal"With the eclipse only an hour away, Aura locked up the clinic and pressed the button on the key panel next to the front door. As the front door shutter clanged shut, she turned and began her walk home. She was trying to remember if she had written down cookies on her list that she had left with Mr. Ziza that morning. She smiled when she remembered that last time, three years ago, she hadn't and he had remembered for her. She was sure he would remember again, if it had slipped her mind. It would be a long eight days without them if she didn't get them./p
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p class="MsoNormal"When she got to the small grocery store a few of blocks from her home, Mrs. Ziza was sweeping dust and dirt out the front door of the establishment. She looked up and saw Aura approaching, turned and yelled for her husband to bring her bags./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Aura, there you are! I was going to send Alex to fetch you if you didn't show up soon," Mrs. Ziza said as she walked back into the store. "Where is Rinoa?"/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Aura followed and replied, "She'll be waiting for me when I get home I'm sure. And you know me. Got to make sure everything is turned off and put away before the eclipse."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mr. Ziza came around the counter that held the cash register with her bags and shook his head. "You work to hard, my dear. You need to take a vacation and relax. Spend some time with Rinoa."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"Laughing, Aura said, "We're about to have eight days off. I think that's all the vacation we need."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mrs. Ziza looked between Aura and her husband. "You know this girl won't have anytime to relax with that spitfire of hers. And I'm sure her to do list is as long as my arm. She will be busy the entire eight days."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura laughed and nodded in agreement as she took the bags from Mr. Ziza./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""The cookies are in the bag. Don't let her eat them all at once," he scolded her./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura shouldered the bags over her work bag and smiled at her favorite couple. She kissed both on the cheek and turned to leave. Over her shoulder she said, "Yes, sir! You two lock up and Rin and I'll bring you a cake on my way to work next week."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"The Zizas wrapped an arm around each other and waved as she made her way out the door. They looked at each other and smiled. "You know those cookies will be gone by tonight," Mrs. Ziza said./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""I know," her husband smiled. "That's why I sent two boxes."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mrs. Ziza swatted him on the chest and went back to cleaning up so they could lock up, activate their security system and head upstairs for dinner and bed./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura slide her key into the lock of her front door as she let the two surprisingly heavy canvas bags slide down her arm and into her hand. She pushed the door open and set her bags down on the table under the large control panel and stepped out of her shoes as she shut the door behind her. She reached into her purse and pulled out her phone to call Shelly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Where are you? I just got home," she said when she answered./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""We are just down the street. Give us a few minutes," Shelly replied./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Ok, but hurry up. I want you to get home before it gets dark," Aura said worriedly. They each said good bye and she ended the call./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"She picked up the groceries and made her way into the living room. When she was half way through the dark room she froze. Someone was sitting on her couch, covered in darkness and she imminently knew exactly who it was./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Before he could say anything she dropped the bags to the floor and turned to face him. She placed her hands on her hips and glared at the man she hadn't seen or heard from in exactly three years. "If you scream the neighbors might report something suspicious," she said with a smile./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"A chill ran down her spine when she heard the deep sexy voice reply, "Then don't scream."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura threw her head back and laughed. "Oh, I won't be the one to scream. If anyone does, it will probably be you. And maybe Rin," she said slyly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Just then the front door flew open and in ran the cutest toddler ever. Aura bent her knees and got ready to catch the tiny thing as she jumped into her arms. "Mommy, mommy," the small child sang as she wrapped her tiny arms around her mother's neck to hug her tightly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey, baby. How was your day?" she asked as her child leaned back. Aura pushed Rinoa's curly hair from her face and looked into her beautiful chocolate brown eyes. She was a miniature version of herself with few features that clearly came from her father./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura turned to look at the man still in the shadows of the living room and smiled. Rin began talking a mile a minute about everything she'd down with Ms. Shelly that day and didn't even notice him./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Shelly called from the door that she put Rin's bag down by Aura's and she was going home. Aura told her she'd see her next week and to let her know when she got home./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"When the front door shut Aura turned and looked back at Rinoa. "Baby, I have someone I want you to meet." She walked to the kitchen and turned on the light, turned around and pointed at Riddick. Rin turned her head and saw the biggest man she'd ever seen before looking shocked on their couch. "This is Riddick. And he is your daddy."/p
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p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"AN: And that is it. All done. No more. I wrote this for Victoria. She absolutely loves babies in fan fiction. I never saw Aura getting pregnant but I thought what the hell! Stuff happens. And considering everything else about Riddick is super badass, why not his sperm too. lol. Anyway! I hope if you have read all of this you enjoyed it at least as half as much as I did. This is my first completely story as an adult and I put a lot into it. I hope it shows. Thank you for reading. As always, reviews are appreciated. /strong/p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"AN: This is the end. For real. Enjoy. And please read the ending AN./strong/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"With the eclipse only an hour away, Aura locked up the clinic and pressed the button on the key panel next to the front door. As the front door shutter clanged shut, she turned and began her walk home. She was trying to remember if she had written down cookies on her list that she had left with Mr. Ziza that morning. She smiled when she remembered that last time, three years ago, she hadn't and he had remembered for her. She was sure he would remember again, if it had slipped her mind. It would be a long eight days without them if she didn't get them./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"When she got to the small grocery store a few of blocks from her home, Mrs. Ziza was sweeping dust and dirt out the front door of the establishment. She looked up and saw Aura approaching, turned and yelled for her husband to bring her bags./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Aura, there you are! I was going to send Alex to fetch you if you didn't show up soon," Mrs. Ziza said as she walked back into the store. "Where is Rinoa?"/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura followed and replied, "She'll be waiting for me when I get home I'm sure. And you know me. Got to make sure everything is turned off and put away before the eclipse."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mr. Ziza came around the counter that held the cash register with her bags and shook his head. "You work to hard, my dear. You need to take a vacation and relax. Spend some time with Rinoa."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Laughing, Aura said, "We're about to have eight days off. I think that's all the vacation we need."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mrs. Ziza looked between Aura and her husband. "You know this girl won't have anytime to relax with that spitfire of hers. And I'm sure her to do list is as long as my arm. She will be busy the entire eight days."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura laughed and nodded in agreement as she took the bags from Mr. Ziza./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""The cookies are in the bag. Don't let her eat them all at once," he scolded her./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura shouldered the bags over her work bag and smiled at her favorite couple. She kissed both on the cheek and turned to leave. Over her shoulder she said, "Yes, sir! You two lock up and Rin and I'll bring you a cake on my way to work next week."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"The Zizas wrapped an arm around each other and waved as she made her way out the door. They looked at each other and smiled. "You know those cookies will be gone by tonight," Mrs. Ziza said./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""I know," her husband smiled. "That's why I sent two boxes."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Mrs. Ziza swatted him on the chest and went back to cleaning up so they could lock up, activate their security system and head upstairs for dinner and bed./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura slide her key into the lock of her front door as she let the two surprisingly heavy canvas bags slide down her arm and into her hand. She pushed the door open and set her bags down on the table under the large control panel and stepped out of her shoes as she shut the door behind her. She reached into her purse and pulled out her phone to call Shelly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Where are you? I just got home," she said when she answered./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""We are just down the street. Give us a few minutes," Shelly replied./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Ok, but hurry up. I want you to get home before it gets dark," Aura said worriedly. They each said good bye and she ended the call./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"She picked up the groceries and made her way into the living room. When she was half way through the dark room she froze. Someone was sitting on her couch, covered in darkness and she imminently knew exactly who it was./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Before he could say anything she dropped the bags to the floor and turned to face him. She placed her hands on her hips and glared at the man she hadn't seen or heard from in exactly three years. "If you scream the neighbors might report something suspicious," she said with a smile./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"A chill ran down her spine when she heard the deep sexy voice reply, "Then don't scream."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura threw her head back and laughed. "Oh, I won't be the one to scream. If anyone does, it will probably be you. And maybe Rin," she said slyly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Just then the front door flew open and in ran the cutest toddler ever. Aura bent her knees and got ready to catch the tiny thing as she jumped into her arms. "Mommy, mommy," the small child sang as she wrapped her tiny arms around her mother's neck to hug her tightly./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal""Hey, baby. How was your day?" she asked as her child leaned back. Aura pushed Rinoa's curly hair from her face and looked into her beautiful chocolate brown eyes. She was a miniature version of herself with few features that clearly came from her father./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Aura turned to look at the man still in the shadows of the living room and smiled. Rin began talking a mile a minute about everything she'd down with Ms. Shelly that day and didn't even notice him./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"Shelly called from the door that she put Rin's bag down by Aura's and she was going home. Aura told her she'd see her next week and to let her know when she got home./p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"When the front door shut Aura turned and looked back at Rinoa. "Baby, I have someone I want you to meet." She walked to the kitchen and turned on the light, turned around and pointed at Riddick. Rin turned her head and saw the biggest man she'd ever seen before looking shocked on their couch. "This is Riddick. And he is your daddy."/p
p class="MsoNormal" /p
p class="MsoNormal"strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"AN: And that is it. All done. No more. I wrote this for Victoria. She absolutely loves babies in fan fiction. I never saw Aura getting pregnant but I thought what the hell! Stuff happens. And considering everything else about Riddick is super badass, why not his sperm too. lol. Anyway! I hope if you have read all of this you enjoyed it at least as half as much as I did. This is my first completely story as an adult and I put a lot into it. I hope it shows. Thank you for reading. As always, reviews are appreciated. /strong/p