Epilogue
The Ties that Bind
Everyone wants to live a fairy tale, fluffy romances and happy endings, but fairy tales always seem to leave out the hard stuff. Not just the evil villain, but the other stuff. The fights, the mistakes. Sometimes the hardships are too much, they break and destroy, but sometimes, when its real and true, they build and strengthen.
Anita slid onto her new couch. Everything was so new and wonderful. Rachel made a quiet little noise in her swing, rocking slowly back and forth as she slept. She was a good baby, wonderful really, hardly what she had expected at all.
She was relieved that their extra house guests were finally gone. They had been both a help and a bother. All she had really wanted to do was sleep, and instead she had to entertain as well. However today, the first day that was just her and the baby, she was excessively bored. She didn't even have Jack to entertain her.
As soon as that thought coursed through her, the door popped open in the hall, letting in the chill of the night. Jack bounced into the room, grinning brightly.
"Mommy!" It was still a little weird, especially since she was suddenly the mother of two, but Anita answered him with a smile.
"Jack! Did you boys have fun on the mountain?"
"Uh-huh," he answered quickly, swinging around to look for his father. "Daddy?"
"Coming buddy." Roger stepped in then, holding tightly to two large, squirming creatures.
"Puppies?" Anita asked, a little concerned, but also excited.
"Yeah, puppies," he grinned back.
Everything seemed so perfect. Maybe this really was their happy ending.
Fin
A.N. Its been a long, long road, but here it is, the end. As I said before, Money Matters is up too, but no promises on how much effort I'll put into that one. In that case take this end however you want. You can pretend that the puppies are Pongo and Perdita and go about your business, or you can take on the next segment with me.
Either way, its been fun. :D