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My mother wraps her arms around my father’s neck and kisses him, if I wasn’t still on my high of just getting engaged to my dream man, I would be crying. I look down at my ring sparkling in the lights from the Christmas tree.
“Do you like it?” I look up at Dexter.
“Like it? I love it, Dex. I love you, so much!”
“Allison Marie Laclaire, has a good ring to it.” I can’t contain my smile when he says that. We kiss under the mistletoe in front of the fireplace while the snow falls outside. This is by far my favorite Christmas yet!
Epilogue
Three Years Later
Send. I close my laptop in the study after sending my manuscript to my third book to Jason. My first book turned out to be a big hit and Jason’s publishing company wanted me to sign on with them after. Ive been working as a full-time author ever since. I still can’t believe that my stories are out in the world now for everyone to read. I graduated John Hopkins with my master’s degree and married my soulmate soon after. My life has become everything I ever wanted, and I still can’t believe I’ve accomplished all of this.
I step out into the back yard and see Dexter twirling our son like an airplane in his arms. I lean against the door frame and watch him as they laugh together. I knew he would always make a wonderful father someday, but every day he surpasses my expectations.
“How about some lunch boys?” They both look up at me with their blue eyes.
When they get over to me, Dexter places his hand on my stomach to feel the baby and Atticus does the same. He is nearly two years old now, but he tries to be just like Dex all the time. We were shocked when we found out we were pregnant again so close together, but Dexter has been such a great support system throughout this whole journey. When I told him I was going to leave Christian’s, he supported me until my book became top of the book sellers list.
After we found out about Atticus, he quit his job at the university so I would have help around the house to still be able to write. I never thought that someone would drop everything to be there for me like he has. He is the best stay at home dad and when I feel guilty about it, he reminds me of how much family means to him. He would spend every second of every day with our kids if he could.
“How are my beautiful girls doing?” Dex kisses my stomach and then me.
“We’re good, she’s pretty active today!” I tickle Atticus stomach and he giggles.
“What about my handsome boys?”
Dex places his hand on my stomach and feels Scout kick for the first time.
“I’m better than I could have imagined. I love you, Allison.”
I kiss Atticus on the forehead and then squeeze them both into a hug. I look up at the blue sky and in my heart, I know that right now, right here, is where I belong. Because everything happens for a reason, and this is the reason.
My Reason.
The End.
Bonus Chapter
Dexter
I grab the pile of papers and stuff them back into my bag. My next class starts soon and the first day is my favorite. I also can’t get this paper out of my mind! The name on the paper was Allison Dolan and that names sounds so familiar. Obviously, Allison is going to always sound familiar to me but even the last name rings some kind of bell within me. I try to think of whom I know with that last name.What was Ally’s fiancé’s last name?It could be him, but that means it could be her.
My heart picks upbeat just thinking about the possibility that she could finally be here. I moved here just for this reason, and I’ve been waiting for her all this time. She will be here eventually and ill be here when she does. Last time I got on Facebook was when I finally deleted my account. Ally had been with that Andrew guy for awhile and when I came back to see her, she seemed happy. I couldn’t bring myself to let her know I was back in New York.
It was around the same time Rachel had left me for another guy. I was going to propose to her too. In my heart, I knew she wasn’t the one, but we had been together for years and it was the next step in our relationship. I hadn’t bought the ring yet, but I picked it out. She told me that I was to invested in my work and never wanted to spend time with her anymore. I couldn’t bring myself to tell her that there was a reason for that.
How was I supposed to tell the women I was with for the past three years that half of my heart was gone, and I might never get it back. I think she had a feeling when I got the job at John Hopkins. I had told her about Ally wanting to go there the day she told me. When I found out she was going to Oswego, I was in such a horrible mood when I got home. I knew that wasn’t what she really wanted, and I wanted to vent to Rachel, but she just didn’t understand. I mean, I was her teacher! I wasn’t supposed to look at her in that way and I still shouldn’t.
In my heart, I know this has to be her, especially with the book she wrote about. There is no way that there is another Allison out there, this passionate about that book. I walk into the classroom and all but a few of the seats are filled. I’m taken aback at the number of students this semester. I put my bag down on my desk and proceed to write my name on the board.
Then I hear Fat Bottom Girls start playing in the crowd of students and I try not to laugh.
“While I do approve of your music choice, let’s save that for a different lesson.”
I don’t bother turning around to see where the music came from until she apologizes.
“Sorry, Mr. Laclaire…”
