“I love you, Carson,” I tell him through my tears .
“And I love you, Jenny,” he reassures me and when he kisses me, I get lost in our kiss. I guess we both do, because neither of us notice the doctor leaving the room .
We break apart a few minutes later and Carson puts his hand on my stomach. I cup mine over his and close my eyes .
“For as long as I can remember, Carson, I wanted to be your wife and have your babies .”
“ Jenny — ”
“Thank you for making my dreams come true, Carson. Thank you for loving me .”
“I’m the one who should be thanking you, sweetheart. You’ve given me the world,” he whispers, kissing me again .
I don’t argue with him, but he’s wrong. He’s the one who has given me the world. He’s given me a family .
Epilogue One
Carson
T he room is silent, dark, and the only thing I can focus on is the clicking of the ultrasound tech working on the machine. She starts putting gel on Jenny’s belly, and I stare at the monitor in front of us, my heart in my throat, my palms sweating. I squeeze Jenny’s hand and she does it in return .
And then the tech starts the actual ultrasound and I’m in awe at what I see. It doesn’t look much like a baby yet, but I see limbs, the head, and a tiny body. It looks more like an alien, but hell, that’s Jenny’s and my alien growing inside of her .
I squeeze Jenny’s hand and look at her. She is staring at the monitor, this wide-eyed expression on her face, tears sparkling in her eyes .
God, I love this woman so much .
And then we hear the rhythmic sound of a little heartbeat. It’s fast for something so tiny .
“That’s our baby, Jenny .”
She laughs, this watery sound, and I can feel the happiness in her come through to me .
I can’t stop myself from cupping Jenny’s face and kissing her. I don’t give a shit if the tech is seeing this. I want the world to know how deliriously happy I am .
Once the tech prints off some pictures for us, and has Jenny cleaned up, she leaves us in the room. I place both hands on either side of her face and lean in to kiss her .
I pull back and stare at my wife, my soul mate…my Jenny. “I love you, sweetheart .”
She smiles in return. “I love you , too .”
God, what I feel for Jenny grows every single day, and I know it won’t stop. I know I’ll love this woman until the sun stops setting and rising .
And fuck, it’s the best feeling in the world .
Epilogue Two
Carson
I am living my dream. Without love, family, and happiness there was no point to life. I am the luckiest fucking man in the world .
The sound of the fire crackling in the hearth, and the glow from the flames makes the room seem relaxed, comforting. I pull Jenny closer to me, and bury my face in the fall of her long, sweet smelling hair. I slip my arm around her and span my open palm on her belly. She is big and round with our second child. After we had our first baby, a little girl, we thought it would be another journey to get pregnant again. But we were both surprised when she got pregnant fairly easily. We hadn’t been trying, and because she was nursing and hadn’t gotten her period, we didn’t know she was pregnant. But to our utter surprise and elation we found out she was carrying a little boy .
A son and daughter. A wife and soul mate. I am living the fucking dream .
I look down at Jenny. She will always be mine, no matter what. I start rubbing her belly and feel the baby kick. God, I love this. I rub her belly once more, and my little boy kicks again .
“You think you can handle a baby boy, Jenny ?”
“If he’s wild like you, maybe not,” she says and chuckles. “But if I can handle you, I can handle anything .”
I shift on the couch and pull her onto my lap so I can kiss her. I stare at her face. “If I could marry you all over again, I would .”
This woman and my children are the reason I live, are the reason I work so hard. I want them to want for nothing .
She leans forward and kisses me softly .
“Do I still make you happy?” She smiles at me .
“Always .”
I pull her in and hug her, just keeping her close. This is the life…what living is all about .
The End