Chapter 17
Things were so perfect from that night on. Mark started acting more like a father towards Michael who was growing so fast, I finished school about a year later and got a job as an LPN at the hospital, and my mom and I started becoming closer. In fact, she ended up moving down to Texas so she could come and visit the baby more often. As for my sister and I, she stopped talking to me for awhile when she found out Mark and I were together. Oh well…I guess that's what happens when you throw out a good thing. I never heard from Jeff again. As far as we knew he was still in jail doing hard time for giving me a hard time.
When Michael was two, Mark asked me to marry him which was the best thing in the world. Of course I said yes, refusing to let my sister's feelings get in the way of things. We ended up getting married the following summer right in his backyard. My mom did most of the decorating and even picked out my dress for me. That had to be the happiest day of my life and it was the wonderful beginning to a great life.
The End.