See the authors note at the end of the chapter for the answers from Chapter 7! :)
This chapter basically ties back to the title. Enjoy the epilogue!
She grinned as she looked at the little blond boy run across the field with his kite at the park. Her grin grew ever-wider as she saw his dad, with similar blond hair, chase after him and help the little cutie keep it up in the air. It was funny to see Chad interact with their little son that way… so caringly and with so much love. Come to think of it, she had always known he would make a good father. That was one of the things that had scared her so much at the park that fateful day, ten years ago. She had seen him be so kind and helpful to the boy at the park, and she could suddenly almost envision him like that in the future with his own son… and she could envision herself right next to him.
It was strange how that little incident had made such a large impact. To be quite truthful, there were many instances that had a great effect on how everything turned out for them. What if she had decided to stop receiving messages from the online friendship site before Chad had sent a reply? If the young couple hadn't been moving and set their car alarm off, she surely would have cancelled it about a minute before he replied.
Or even earlier than that, what if Tanya and her friend hadn't planted that seed of doubt about Chad in her head? If she hadn't talked to them, she might not have thought twice about telling Chad she loved him too, that first time he said it.
What if she hadn't bumped into Chad in the hallway? It had happened more times than once, and their conversations always seemed to affect her, and occupy her mind for days.
What if that telemarketer hadn't called her at exactly the right moment causing her to knock down her glass of water? Then she would have sent a reply to Chad that said he should forget about meeting her…
The little boy – her little boy, began to run toward her now. It seemed he was finished with playing with the kite; leaving Chad behind to role it up and chase after him once again.
"Guess what Mommy! I flew the kite all on my own! Those are the kinds of things you can do when you get old you know! Only four year olds can do that! Because when I was three I couldn't fly a kite, but now, I can!" His proud face was absolutely adorable!
"Aw Dylan, you cutie pie, I saw you, you were great! Yes kites are really something for big kids, so you're a really lucky little guy!"
He grinned at her. That was definitely something he had gotten from her: the big, happy Sonny smile. "But Moommmmyyy! I'm not cute, four year olds aren't cute! They're handsome and cool! And I can't be cool if you call me cute!"
Sonny couldn't help but laugh at that. His pout was the sweetest thing she had ever seen; it reminded her of Chad somehow. Who exactly at that moment, finally managed to catch up. He was panting and out of breath.
"You…are…too fast…little man!"
Dylan giggled and ran to sit down on the grass next to Sonny, while Chad plopped down on her other side. He leaned in to her ear and whispered, "I'm so lucky to have the two of you. That little tyke is the most perfect boy ever."
Sonny grinned at him in agreement and leaned in to touch his lips to hers. It was sweet and gentle as their lips moulded together for a few precious seconds.
"I'm huuunnggrry! Do we have any foooddd?" Sonny playfully rolled her eyes. Of course Chad would be the one to ask that, not his four year old son.
"Yes I packed some lunch for both my little boys."
Sonny grinned as she watched them both dig into the picnic basket at her feet and she couldn't help but think about how lucky she was. Because, truth be told, there were so many things in her life that had gone wrong and caused problems for her, but at the same time, it always turned out alright, because of the perfect combination of those little pivotal moments that influenced everything.
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Congratulations to Chloeand McKenzie, la de da, and past decembers for getting two out of the three references!
By suggestion of la de da, who unfortunately did not sign in to review, therefore not giving me the chance to reply, you all get… virtual cupcakes – one for each correct guess!
The references were:
"No listen, it's what I'm here for."
From season 1, episode 21 "Sonny: So Far" when Chad and Sonny are discussing their feelings backstage.
"Just as long as you promise not to challenge me to games for four to seven year olds." and "How far back to the beginning? …You're not planning on stealing yogurt and parking spots from me, are you?"
From season 1, episode 2 "West Coast Story". These are some of the things the two of them do to drive each other insane.
"How about we start with getting some pizza? Just as long as we don't have to get a Hawaiian pizza, I mean pineapples on pizza, who does that?"
From season 1, episode 11 "Falling for the Falls (Part 2)" when Grady complains about how Sonny likes pineapple on her pizza.