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This baby might not be his biologically, but Garrett was his son.
Now, as Sarah and Chris looked at their newborn child, she couldn’t help but be grateful for the way things had turned out. She had gotten her man and her baby and her heart had never been so full.
“What is it?” She said, looking up at Chris. He was fiddling with something in his pocket, pacing back and forth suddenly. He had been calm throughout the entire labor and even during the c-section. The doctors had told her she could bring one person back and though her mom had looked hopeful, she knew it was Chris she wanted with her.
He was the first one to hold their son. Chris had carefully brought baby Garrett over to her while she was strapped down on the table and had given her a glimpse of his sweet, perfect self.
She would cherish that memory forever.
Now he looked anxious, though, and she wasn’t sure why.
“I have to tell you something,” Chris said.
For a moment, Sarah’s heart fluttered. What could he possibly have to say that had him all up in arms? Chris was stoic and determined. He would always be that way. After years of military training, it was impossible not to be determined and self-controlled in everything you did.
Still, the way he was acting had her confused.
That is, until he dropped to his knees beside her bed.
“Chris? What are you doing?” Only she knew exactly what he was doing. He was doing exactly what she had hoped he would do from the moment she first met him.
“Sarah, you’re the light of my life. When I first started talking to you, I knew you were special. I knew you were different. Your brother saw how I talked about you. He knew there was a spark between us, Sarah, and that spark has gotten me through the hardest times of my life.”
He paused, taking a moment to deal with the emotions welling up inside of him. It was obvious from the look on his face. Chris still had a hard time dealing with Garrett’s death, but that was okay: Sarah did, too.
“We’ve been through a lot together, Sarah, but I’d like to think we’re stronger because we did go through it together. I’ve never had to face my pain alone. I’ve had you to lean on, to hold me up when I felt like falling down, and I want to do the same for you, baby. No matter where life takes us, I want to face it with you by my side.”
Chris pulled the box out of his pocket and opened it. A silver ring held a sapphire surrounded by diamonds. It wasn’t a typical engagement ring, but nothing about their relationship had been typical. They were in the hospital just hours after she’d given birth, after all. Her life wasn’t supposed to play out like this.
But as Sarah looked at Chris, as she let his words sink in, she knew he was right. She knew she would never find a love like this, that she could never let him go. He was her rock and her strength. He was everything to her.
“Of course, yes,” she whispered, crying happy tears of joy. “Yes, absolutely. Yes!” She giggled wildly and he kissed her gently. She was still holding the baby, but Chris climbed into bed beside her and kissed her again, then he kissed baby Garrett on the forehead.
“You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me, Sarah. I can’t wait to see what happens next.”
THE END
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I'm on the last ship out.
I don't think I'm going to make it, but I do. Earth is dying and there's only one way I can possibly survive: fight for a spot on the dragon planet of Taneyemm.
They don't want humans there.
They don't like us.
They don't know us.
But when I step foot on the ship bound for Taneyemm, I know it's my last hope. I'll do anything I have to survive.
I'll do whatever it takes.
When I finally reach my destination and I see the alien dragons for the first time, I realize I'm in way over my head.
