Epilogue:

A Year and a Half Later…

I very rarely ever think about that day anymore. So much has happened since Taker was finally killed. A couple of weeks after everything settled and we all healed, Jeff and I got married in the field behind the house. It was a really small ceremony. Just me and Jeff, Maggie and Randy, John, Matt and new to the inner group Glen and Jay. We wanted the field to bring back good memories instead of bad.

A month or so later, Maggie and Randy became trued. She and I were in the process of planning a wedding for her. She wanted something bigger than what Jeff and I had. Knowing her, this will be some party.

The only negative thing to really come from that day was that Miz and Adam disappeared. Jeff had feelers out everywhere searching for them, but so far, no word. It was typical of a coward. They were all gung-ho when they had the upper hand, but let the fight come to them and they run for the hills.

Jeff had told me how the alliances that we had formed actually worked. The call was sent out that day and everyone showed up to help. What surprised me the most was that Shane showed up to help. Jeff told me that when he saw me get taken, he went numb. He couldn't do anything or focus. He had wanted to, but his brain wasn't functioning. Shane was the one to actually bring him out of his stupor.

I smiled to myself as I thought about Shane actually being a nice guy and thinking of someone other than himself. I started to empty the bags of things I had bought when I was shopping earlier.

Maggie and I had snuck out of the house earlier that morning and done some shopping. Glen had been the only one to come with us. He was just like my own guard dog. Anyone would come near me and I would have to keep Glen from throwing them down the street.

I hung up the two outfits I had brought. I grinned happily at them as I closed the closet door. I was folding up some t-shirts and putting them away in the chest of drawers. I had my back to the door. I never saw Jeff walk in.

"What are you doing, Sophi?" I squeaked and jumped at the sound of Jeff's voice. I had been humming quietly to myself, totally in my own little world. I spun around to face Jeff, placing my hand over my stomach.

"Jesus Jeff! You scared the hell out of me." He grinned, walking over to me. He placed a hand on either side of my face and kissed me.

"What's all this stuff, love?" He asked picking up a t-shirt that I had dropped. I plucked it out of his hands.

"Just a few things we needed. I went shopping with Maggie this morning." I put my hand over his mouth, stopping him from asking the question I knew was coming next. "Yes, Glen, my guard dog, came with us. We were well protected, baby. He barely let the sales clerk get near us." Jeff smiled and kissed my hand before I pulled it away. Suddenly, he narrowed his eyes at me.

"Love? How did you get there this morning? You didn't…"

"No, Jeff, I didn't vanish." I turned back to the chest of drawers to put the t-shirt away. (Oh yeah, I had worked really hard and finally mastered the ability to vanish. I was doing it all the time, up until a few months ago.) "Maggie picked me up."

"Oh." Jeff stepped up behind me, wrapping his arms around me as I put away a few more t-shirts. "I just worry about you. You remember what Dr. Dave told you."

"Yes, no vanishing," I placed my hand over Jeff's, where it was laying on my swollen belly, "until the baby comes." He kissed my cheek. "I know, I have four more months. God, by that time I will have forgotten how to do it." I turned around in Jeff's arms. "Will you teach me again if I forget?" I asked, smiling softly.

"Of course, love." He kissed me. "When the little one is born, I'll re-teach you everything." He said with a wicked grin. I patted his cheek.

"Don't worry. I'll never forget how to do that." He laughed quietly. I kissed him. "Do you think that you'll be able to wait that long, baby?" He smiled.

"Love, I would wait for you forever."

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Till next time...Love, =^.^=