Four Years Later:

"Momma!" I heard Delaney cry out.

I looked up from my place on the patio as Edward chased her around the yard with her brother, Lucas.

I smiled at them, shaking my head as I set the table for lunch.

"Seriously," I mumbled as Edward caught her, and lifted her into the air, causing her to squeal in delight. I watched them for a few more second before I finished setting the table. "Hey! Lunch time!"

"Aww… but momma…" I heard Lucas complain.

"Come on, kiddo, it's time to eat." Edward told them, as he set Delaney down and grabbed both their hands.

I shook my head at them as I sat down, wincing as I did.

"Hey, where's--?" He asked me as soon as they stepped on the patio.

I pointed to the bassinets I had placed in the corner, and sighed, "They just fell asleep. So, we are all going to use our inside voices." I told everyone as I leaned back.

"You enjoying yourself?" He asked me amused.

I shrugged as I continued to stare at them, a smile on my face. " You were right, we do make cute kids... We should definitely try one more time." I told him, jokingly.

"I thought you said we were done when Lucas was born?" He asked me, amused.

I shrugged, "Yeah, well, when you said one more I wasn't exactly expecting there to be an extra one attached to it. But I enjoyed the constant kicks to the spleen and stomach, oh I just loved that." I snipped back.

He chuckled as he helped Lucas onto his seat and Delaney into hers.

I sat there smiling as I watched Edward help Lucas eat.

I couldn't help but think about the last four years of our lives and how much had changed.

A few weeks after we got married, we decided to start planning for the future.

Edward and Jasper had quit the FBI and started their own detective services a town over. Meaning Alice and Jasper moved here to be closer to us and because of the business.

It had been growing pretty well, especially since my uncles decided to give them connections to the local police, and constantly sent help their way.

Though we had only planned to have one more kid once Lucas started preschool this year, I found out I was going to have twins after having an abnormal sonogram.

Brynleigh Adeline and Levi Anthony made their way into the world a few weeks ago, and we couldn't be happier.

Even though I was now only doing house calls to my clients, along with a few that recently went to the office for the first time.

Sometimes after the kids fell asleep, I made my way out the door, and sat on the porch swing.

Smiling as I watched the stars, feeling at peace for once in my life.

No fear, no watching over my shoulder, or wondering.

I was happy, loved, and at peace. I never thought that I'd be able to live like this.

"Hey, you doin' okay, love?" He asked as he sat next to me.

I nodded, smiling as I scooted over to him, and immediately sighed as he wrapped an arm around me. "Yeah. I'm just thinking about everything." I mumbled as he kissed my head.

"You happy?" He asked me, a small smile clear in his voice.

"Very. Thank you for-- for everything you've done." I whispered.

"You're welcome, though I didn't do a lot… I did what was right. For both of us." He told me.

I nodded, smiling up at him, and pulling away slowly.

"What?" He asked me, smiling.

I shook my head and leaned into kiss him. "I love you, Cullen." I whispered against his lips.

"I love you too, Mrs. Cullen. Now, let's go inside before one of our Rugrats wakes up and comes looking for us." He replied, before standing up, and offering me his hand.

Trusting can be hard especially when you've got past trauma like mine. But Edward showed me that it's okay to be scared, but that we're worth the effort, and time has shown me that he was right.

We are worth the effort.

I can only hope that the future is brighter than my past, but only time will tell, and for the first time in my life I'm not scared to face it. Not with Edward by my side.

Honestly, I couldn't wait to see what adventures came next with him by my side. We were even considering going back to visit the tribe in Brazil, who knows, the sky's the limit to us now.

Who knows? I certainly but that's part of the adventure, right? We only have one life to live, and I for one was done living it in fear. Onto bigger better things.

The End.

Author's Note:

I hope you all had as much fun reading this as I had writing this.

Yes, this is the end of the story, and I wanted to end it with a smile, so how'd I do?

I hope you all enjoyed it while I begin to slowly settle in my life of chaos. Yes, I am trying to start writing again, but health, life, and everything else have a way of saying no when you want things done a certain way, so I am making a small effort now that I have a bit of energy to do so.

Please stay safe, and helathy out there, and make smart choices.

See ya soon!