RPOV (5 more years later)

Dimitri and I have been married for five magical years. I couldn't believe how amazing marriage is, especially when it's when someone you love. Veli and Bener had turned twelve less than a month ago, Arianna is ten, and Jr. is seven. Dimitri and I had decided to not have anymore children for a while. Since the pregnancies with the boys and Arianna weren't exactly planned. Jr.'s pregnancy was planned, though.

Dimitri was able to graduate from college, a few years ago, with flying colors. He got a master degree in English literature and actually became an author of a best-selling series. I was able to graduate from college with very good grades, and I got a degree as a school teacher. I only work as a substitute teacher so I don't get called in a lot. I try to spend as much time as I can with the kids, but with them going to school, it's a little hard. I miss the days when they were babies, when I got to spend every day with them and I didn't have to worry about what they're doing at school. But Dimitri works at home, and I get to spend lots of time with him. Since Dimitri and I graduated from college, we moved away from our home and back to Montana. Dimitri wanted to be closer to his family, who still lived there. Viktoria's leukemia hasn't come back since Dimitri and I gave her Veli and Bener's core blood. Sonya was finally able to find a man and settle down with him.

Dimitri's 29th birthday (yeah it's been this long) is coming up and I had planned a whole surprise birthday party for him. Dimitri's family, friends, and everyone who knows and loves him is coming. All that Dimitri knows is that I'm going to throw him a "family party," just us and no one else.

~Secret admirers~

Over the past few years, all of my friends have completely changed. The once fun-loving teenagers were now responsible adults with husbands and wives and growing families. Mason married and so did Adrian. Eddie and Mia got married and already started a whole litter of children. Lissa and Christian have been on and off in their relationship, so they haven't even decided if marriage is good for them. But they all agreed to come to Dimitri's birthday party.

~Secret admirers~

I sat in my room, smiling down at a very special somthing. It was a memory book, filled with pictures of everything Dimitri and I have done together, and filled with all the love letters and flowers Dimitri gave me over the years. It's not quite done yet. I planned on giving it to Dimitri once it's finished. I've had the memory book since I was seventeen, I made it just a few months after Dimitri asked me out. It had baby pictures of Veli and Bener and Arianna and Jr. It had our wedding photos. I had taped my wedding vows next to our wedding photos, photocopied Dimitri's wedding vows and taped it beside mine. I had a picture of our honeymoon. I had a picture of Dimitri's graduation day, and a picture of mine next to his. I had a picture of Dimitri and I on our first wedding anniversary.

I felt the back of my eyes sting.

Altogether, Dimitri and I have been together for twelve years.

"Twelve years," I whispered, tears filling my eyes. "We've been together for twelve years." It was unbelievable. Unimaginable. I wiped the tears from my eyes, my heart aching. It ached with happiness and sadness. Happiness because I found the love of my life, sadness because I knew we couldn't be together forever. As much as I wish we could. Eventually Dimitri and I will grow old, our kids will grow up and move out, starting families of their own. I couldn't comprehend it. The tears fell down my cheeks. I closed the memory book.

More tears fell from my eyes as I stared at the front cover.

It was a picture that was taken of Dimitri and I on Valentine's day, when Dimitri and I finally admitted our feelings for each other.


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