Gone Were the Days
Gone were the days of her previous life. They were but memories in the back of her mind, rarely pushing their way through to the front and even less commonly making an impact on her. They were boring days - at least, compared to now. Compared to now, those were average, mundane and like the lives of so many other people on the earth.
Now though, her days are in colour, more vibrant than is seen by most people. She can finally say she's happy, contented, and not be lying or faking it. She has everything she wants. Everything she needs.
And she has Doggett. You don't realise how empty your life is until you get something - or someone - that makes you whole. Only then do you see how your life was decent but not amazing, a picture but not picturesque.
Not to say that a guy is always the answer. There have been guys she thought were nice.. for bad boys, that is.. and they turned out exactly how she should have expected them to. They hadn't been right. They had fit for awhile, but then her shape and theirs no longer merged and no longer became one.
Jigsaw pieces slotting together.
That was her life, then it wasn't.. Then it was again. Her jigsaw isn't complete yet, but she can see the start of a beautiful landscape forming in amongst the holes. The pieces are all falling into place. Finally. As they should.
And she? She is happier than she has been in years.
fin.