1 year later…..
Tiara and Jensen were getting ready for Ava Grayson's 1st birthday party. They had decorated the back yard in a princess theme and Jensen had insisted in going all out. There were ponies with unicorn horns and pink balloons and all the women wore tiaras and the men wore crowns. The cake was a great big six foot castle complete with moat and dragon with the princess in the tower. The whole back yard had been turned into a medieval wonderland. Tiara held Ava Grayson who was dressed in a pink and purple princess dress with matching tiara. Jensen was dressed as a knight with a wooden sword. Tiara also was dressed as a damsel in distress with her long locks braided into a single braid over her left shoulder. The family welcomed their guests heartily. Everyone came dressed in their finest medieval attire.
Soon Jared and Thalia walked into the back yard. Thalia was carrying the biggest box she could possibly carry and Jared had his own bundle to carry. In his arms dressed in his own little knight clothes was their son, Dallas. He had his daddy's shock of dark hair and his mother's emerald green eyes. Thalia found out she was pregnant just days after Ava Grayson was born. When she told Jared he had cried and pulled her into his lap. Since then both couples had gotten married. Tiara and Jensen went on a weekend honeymoon to Las Vegas when Ava Grayson was 6 months old. Jared and Thalia kept her for the weekend citing that it would give them some experience before their little boy got there. Jared and Thalia had married just after finding out that she was pregnant, wanting to do all that before Thalia really began to show. They had a small wedding in their back yard and had gone on a long weekend honeymoon to San Antonio. While they were there Thalia had met the rest of Jared's family who were unable to make it to the wedding.
Thalia had quit her job with the studio so that she could stay home with Dallas and Ava Grayson. The studio had been great about shortening the filming times on most weeks. Only occasionally now did the guys have to film through the night and if they did they were given all of the next day off. Tiara hugged Thalia as she took the gift from her and placed it on the gift table. She then turns to hug Jared and take little Dallas from his arms. Dallas is now ten months old but he still looks so tiny in Jared's presence. Dallas reaches out and tugs on Tiara's braid and she kisses his chubby cheek. Ava Grayson saw her Uncle Jared and came running with her little arms open wide. "Unca Jaaed!", she squeals as he bends to pick her up and swings her into the air. Thalia stands back and admires her "family". It's funny how not so very long ago she didn't even know these people but today she couldn't see her life without them. She silently thanked God for each and every one of them. She admired her handsome husband and his boyish ways. She hoped he would never lose his sense of adventure.
The party was one of the best anyone had ever been too. There was more cake and ice cream than anyone had ever seen and the amount of toys and games that Ava Grayson received was out of this world! When it was over all the guests eventually left, but Jared and Thalia stayed on. Jared sat in one of the chairs in the yard and pulled Thalia down to sit on his lap. He wrapped his long arms around her and pulled her against his chest, kissing her temple. Jensen and Tiara sat much the same way in their own chair and the four of them watched their children playing in Ava Grayson's sand box. Jared got a faraway look before saying, "You know….we have a pretty great life and two of the best kids anyone could ask for." Thalia smiled up at him and then leaned in to kiss his lips. "You're so right my Sun and Stars." Tiara and Jensen smiled at the couple as Jared answered, "All because of your love my Khaleesi."
THE END