Epilogue

Being in a real relationship certainly was better than I could ever imagine. Vaughn and I began officially seeing each other that second year Winter, though most everyone on the island already assumed that we were dating. By the end of that Winter he would spend the nights at my home instead of Mirabelle's shop.

We were together for a year without much talk of a wedding, I might have mentioned to him once what my dream wedding was; during the winter with light snow falling with everyone, including my siblings, there at the church. But besides that we were happy how we were. It wasn't really until the next year was I dissatisfied with how frequently I saw him.

I was talking with Lanna about the entire situation.

"You mean you only see him twice a week?" she asked as she cradled Ross, her child.

"Well, yeah," I said, I never saw anything wrong with the arrangement.

"That's weird."

"It's not as if I don't miss him during the week, I just know he has to work."

"Aren't you afraid he won't come back?"

"Not anymore, I trust him."

Lanna shrugged and put Ross in his bed for a nap, "I suppose that works…but I certainly couldn't do it."

Denny came into the house and greeted his wife and me. He told me that he had seen Vaughn heading towards my ranch.

"Oh, I should get home then. I don't want to keep him waiting."

I headed home then, wondering if it really was alright that Vaughn and I only saw each other twice a week, but I'll admit we saw a lot of each other whenever he was on the island.

I entered my home to find him on the phone.

"Yes, thank you. I will talk with you later," he said into the receiver. He turned around and noticed, me he quickly hung up and came to my side.

"You're here early," I said, taking his hand.
He took it gently pushed lips on my hand, "I missed you."

"Yeah, me too."

"You alright?"

"Huh? Yeah, yeah fine just…who were you talking to just now?"

"Hmm? Oh, I was talking with Chester."

"Chester…Chester my brother?" I asked incredulous, I wasn't aware they had met.

"Yeah, did you know he bought a bar?"

He was changing the subject but I played along, "Yeah, Charlotte was telling me about it. In some out of the way valley, right?"

"Yeah, seems he wanted to get away from the city life."

I nodded and went to the kitchen to make dinner, "Yeah, I hope he'll be happier there. Though it's a shame, he was such a good lawyer."

"Hmm."

We usually ate in silence, the first few weeks of our relationship I was afraid that was a terrible sign we weren't meant to be, but I realized it was only because we were comfortable.

It was in the middle of our dinner when the phone rang again, "I've got it," I said getting up and sprinting for the phone.

When I answerer an excited squeal came from the other end, I could only guess that it was Charlotte.

"Congratulations Chelsea!" Charlotte sang, "You're gonna be a beautiful bride!"

I just about dropped the phone right there, "B-b-bride?"

I could hear Vaughn groan somewhere in the background, he was right behind me and took the phone from my hands and spoke to my sister, "Hasn't happened yet."

"Oh, crap, seriously?" I could hear her muffled apology.

He hung up and pinched the bridge of his nose.

"Vaughn…?" I finally managed.

"Yes?"

"What was she talking about?"

He didn't respond, so I turned around to face him. His face was red and he was trying to hide it with his hat, "She wasn't supposed to say anything yet," he admitted.

"But what was she talking about?" I could guess what it was but I still wanted the surprise, so I denied it.

He wouldn't look at me as he dug in his pocket and took out a rectangular wooden box. He held it out for me and finally took a peek at my face, "Take it."

I did as I was told, too shocked for words. I held it in my hands but didn't dare open it. Vaughn grew impatient and did so for me.

Inside I found a blue feather. My knees buckled and I nearly fell to the ground. I couldn't get a coherent syllable for a good few minutes and when I finally could, it wasn't very profound.

"Really?" I asked.

Vaughn chuckled and shook his head, he seemed relived when I finally spoke, "Yes, really."

I had always envisioned my proposal, most times it was on the beach, sometimes in the barn, and one time in my own home, but out of all those times I couldn't imagine being any happier than I was at that moment. My eyes began leaking and I jumped up and clung myself to my cowboy. "Yes! Yes, yes, yes!"

He swung me around and put me down, "Are you crying?" he asked.

"Yes."

"You're easily moved to tears."

I laughed and squeezed him tight, "Yeah, I know."

"I love you, Chels."

"I love you too."

Afterwards, I called my sister and brothers, apparently they all knew what was going on; Vaughn had been calling them asking for their blessing and trying to reach my parents. Somehow, he spoke with my father and received his permission to marry me and even invited him to the island—miraculously he agreed.

We went to Mirabelle's after the phone calls and they were just as surprised as I was, not because I was getting married, no they knew that was going to happen eventually, just that Vaughn was the one who popped the question. It was like that to most of the people we told but it didn't matter much, because it would only be a week till we were husband and wife, only a week before my whole family would be together for the first time in four years, and the Witch Princess had agreed to attend, despite having to be in the Harvest Goddess' house.

I can't say that I was unhappy at anytime after confessing to Vaughn, but marring him just made it complete, I was finally on my way to achieving complete bliss. All it took was my favorite cowboy.

Author's Note: Eh, I'm not very happy with how this ended up, but I still hope you enjoyed it! So it finally comes to an end. I had a lot of fun and I have to thank everyone who followed along for this story 3


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