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Alright here it is the last part of Third Times the Charm! Thanks for reading all the way through, it's means so much! I hope you've enjoyed it!

Third-Times the Charm
Epilogue

"What's wrong May?" I asked glancing over at my father who didn't appear to be watching me.

"Ann have you ever been in love?" May asked, her eyes turning questionably at me. She'd be sitting on the other side of the bar for quite some time now staring into her soda..

"May I might be single but I'm no fool, "I replied. "Yes I've been in love."

May sighed staring at the coca cola in her cup, I swear even though she was sixteen she was still the same little girl I used to serve and well still do serve chicken nuggets. "Who were you in love with?" she asked.

"I'm in love with a boy named Cliff," I told her.

"He sounds…" she struggled for her words. "Familiar," she concluded.

I nodded, "yes he lived in this town for a year or two while you were younger. He worked at the winery."

"He left though… why do you still love him?" She asked looking up and me.

"Love's complicated May," I smiled taking her coke and refilling it. "What's on you're mind?"

She sighed, "Stu."

"I thought you two were a happy couple," I asked appalled.

"We are!" she defended herself quickly. "It's just when I think about all the other guys out there all the other people I've never met… well how can I love him?"

"May…" I smiled. "Don't go wishing for things you're not sure of. There's a reason you met Stu, and there's a reason you two are together."

"You don't understand!" May exclaimed dropping her head down on the counter. "He is my first boyfriend. How can it be love?"

"May do you know Jack and Elli are each others firsts?" I asked. She shook her head. "Do you know Karen and Rick had been friends since they were kids just like you, and they were each others firsts?"

"No."

"Well then perk up just because some of us don't fine love at first doesn't mean none of us can! But if you think that you love Stu more like a brother then maybe you should think about. You can just be friends you know."

"No we can't."

"Oh really?" I asked, "why not?"

"Because I know he loves me like that, and well…"

"May we can't help how others feel; sometime we can't even control our own selves... But if we don't return the feelings we can't pretend they're there."

"What do you know?" She challenged sourly.

"Well I like to think I know quite a lot on the matter," I said. "I had two boys that loved me that I turned down."

"Oh really and who were they?"

"Kai and Gray," I whispered seeing as both were sitting with their girl friends near by, well one of them was a fiancé…

"What?" her eyes widened, "but they-"

"They moved on," I nodded. "And I don't think it was easy at first either. Gray well I thought I broke his heart, but he found love with Popuri. And I couldn't be happier; those two are the cutest couple this town has ever seen.

And Kai… well he didn't give up I had two summers of 'you'll come around; you'll see Cliff isn't coming back.' Which was both annoying and mean but still he got over it."

"He does look happy now," May smiled looking over at his fiancé.

"Very happy," I nodded. "May are you staying with Stu because you feel bad or because you love him?" I asked.

"I'm not sure…" she admitted.

"Go by what's in your heart May, I know you'll figure it out. "Now if you excuse me I'm taking my lunch break."

"It's two o'clock."

"Yeah well I can't take it at twelve when everyone else is eating; I have to serve them you know." I went to the back and grabbed my lunch that was already heated and was on my way out. Normally I went to where else but the Goddess Pond, but today my feet lead me else where. "Hi Harris," I nodded as I passed him ignoring the group of ladies in town square I looked out at the beach a head.

At the dock I could see a ship departing, its sails set and soaring away. It looked like Zach's shipment boat I waved to the captain brightly and sitting down on the dock I took out my lunch and began to dig in.

It's been six years since, the night I told Kai and Gray I only wanted friendship. Six years since I'd last talked to Cliff. It's been about five years and a quarter since Gray started to fancy Popuri and four years of them going out. I was guessing he'd pop the question any day now, for about a year. He is so shy.

And it'd been four years since Kai gave up on me and took interest in a silent librarian. And it was two weeks until their wedding in which I was the maid of honor.

And the thing was I didn't regret it, neither was I lonely. Though I hadn't taken Jack of my hit list, not because I had a crush on the farmer, oh no. He was just fun to bother; I swear the man's a push-over.

And I'm more than sure half the town thinks I'm insane and unloved but I know different. Even though I'm sure Cliff and Sara are happily married and have a home in Paris, Cliff always liked it there… I knew he loved me… And although I wish the bloody man gave me more I was willing to know at least I had someone to look forward to seeing in heaven one day

"Ann?"

"Yes?" I asked not bothering to check who it was; it was a guy's voice that I could tell. Maybe it was Gray asking about where to propose, maybe Kai with pre-wedding jitters, heck maybe Stu who's confused at why his girlfriend is questioning the lonely bar tender about love. All made sense, but the person didn't answer and when I looked over at him my eyes widened.

"Dad what are you doing?" I asked.

"The shipment boat just came," he said settling down next to me.

"Yea I saw it. I thought you were at the Inn."

"I was but you're present came on that ship and I wanted to be here to give it to you," he said.

"Dad I told you I didn't want to have anything for my birthday, it's just my twenty sixth anyway. Can't you wait to celebrate like my thirty second or something?"

"Thirty second? What's so important about that number?" this time it was a new voice I looked up.

"I don't know it just seems like the time I'd officially get old," I replied looking at him. "What're you guys doing here?"

"Doug told us about your gift," Mary answered and eyeing her I saw Gray who stood by her side I looked to my father.

"I swear if it's something-"

"Shut up and open it!" Gray replied impatient. I looked at my father how handed me a pink envelop. And as I looked down at it I could feel the others gathering around me, on the front of it read:

'You told me not to spend a lot on this so I didn't, you told me not to get you anything but I did. When I found this gift I couldn't help but give it to you. You've waited long and hard for this and it's time we all gave it to you.'

Curious I slid my finger through envelopes seal and pulled out not a card but a glossy piece of paper… Confused I flipped it over.

It was a picture of Cliff and I. His arm was wrapped around me and we were smiling at the camera happily I remembered the picture being taken vaguely; I never put much thought into it. But I smiled to see it now I'd never had many pictures of Cliff and I together… I looked up to say my thanks to my father and friends and my jaw dropped.

There he was standing right in front of me, smiling just as the picture portrayed! Though I had all but ditched the picture when I saw him there, I ran right up and, wait… Were my eyes playing tricks on me?

He looked puzzled as I extended one finger slowly and poked his shoulder carefully, half expecting it to go threw him it hit solidly.

"I'm real Ann," he smiled and just hearing his voice I started to cry. I don't know why.

"Cliff… I… how?" I fought through tears as he wrapped his arms around me his hand on my head.

"What happened to the Ann that never cried?" he asked.

"She had six years to work on that," I replied burying my face in his shoulder.

"Yeah, would you mind asking me what the hell is wrong with you?" he asked. "What type of girl waits six years for her boy friend who told her not to wait for here?"

"Are you mad?" I asked my eyes wet.

"Mad? Ann you're insane!"

"You smell like a boy," I commented and I could hear laughter behind us.

"Yes Ann I am a boy," Cliff nodded and although I could only see his shoulder I knew he was smirking.

"I mean unless you've turned gay on me or you're wife doesn't have any good perfumes. You must be single."

He chuckled, "That's the funniest logic I've ever heard Ann."

I pulled my head up, "you're not seeing anyone are you?"

"No," he smiled.

"You're not gay right?"

"No," he laughed again.

"Prove it," I answered looking at him and he smiled tilting his head and leaning it into mine, in a well deserved kiss. I'd been waiting for this for a long time, and if I'm dreaming I'm killing the first person who wakes me up hit list or not.

"That'll do," I smiled breaking away. "…For now," I smiled.

"There's one more thing," I watched his face and felt his hand leave my back and fumble in his pocket before he pulled out a blue feather. "Will you-"

"YES!" I screamed pretty much, no, literally tackling him to the ground.

"Honestly Ann let me do this correctly," Cliff smiled.

"I've waited to long to-"

"Ann…" Cliff challenged and I giggled jumping off him and helping him up. "Fine."

He got down on one knee and held up the blue feather and a small jewelry box, "Ann Baker will you marry me?" he asked.

"Yes I will!" I smiled the widest smile I could remember in my life, watching as his slide the ring onto my finger I looked at him questionably. "You know we just use the feather here you didn't have to-"

"Yes but I'm not from around here," he smiled. "So I used both."

"You're such a dork," I smiled hugging him.

"Can I still be your dork?" he asked.

"Stop being so cheesy I've had enough of that today!"

"I love you Ann."

"I love you too Cliff."