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Here is the epilogue for Gage and Zach. It's not all that long but it's something to end the stories a little better. These will be in the distant future and beyond what Life's Little Lies spot in the time line. I wont spoil anything for you though.
This Epilogue will strictly be Zach and Gage's POV. Once again thanks for reading and there is a link down at the bottom for Life's Little Lies!
LE – Epilogue – Louder Than Ever
Gage's POV – 14 years later – Age 30
I was woken to a rather loud, "Happy birthday!!" from my bedroom door. It was just the beginning of summer so I was sleeping in still. I usually do until the day after my birthday. It's just nice and such.
"Wake up sleepy head!" a eight year old body jumped up and down on my bed. How could Sam have this going on?
I rolled over, "I'm awake Liam, you can stop jumping up and down." Liam Connor is my nephew. Clair must have come over for my birthday.
"Come on Uncle Gage get up! Uncle Sam has a special breakfast ready for us and we're waiting on you!"
"Okay okay I'm up! Now get out so I can get dressed." Liam giggled and ran out of the room closing the door behind him.
You might be asking, 'but Gage do you and Sam have any children of your own?' The answer is yes... yes we do. We found a very generous woman who agreed to bare one child from each of our... uhhh what's the word... 'seeds'.
So I let Sam go first. We ended up with a baby boy who we named Fredrick. That was 5 years ago when I finished my schooling to be a teacher. When it was my 'turn' we ended up with another boy, to which we named Aaron, now age 3. We had a nice little family here.
Sam ended up going to school to be an electrician. He gets paid a great sum of money. It's kinda like how our parents were. One makes some money and the other makes tons of it. It works out nicely.
When I finally made it out to the kitchen there was a mess of people. Clair and Ricky, Nick and Lucas, Mom and dad and of course all the kids.
"The dead has risen!" Nick yells as he raises Aaron up. "How was the wake up call?"
"Liam is very persuasive. He mentioned there was to be food." I rubbed my eyes and yawned. "Where's Fredrick?"
"HERE!!" Was all I heard from the kitchen. He bolted out with Liam behind him. Clair was right behind her son. "Happy birthday Dad!" He jumped up and of course I caught him.
"Can I have your energy Fredrick?"
He scowled, "No that's not what I got Dad for his birthday!" We all had a laugh. That's when I noticed he had a card in his hands. "This is for you from me and Aaron." Aaron nodded from Nick's arms.
He handed the card to my face. I set him down and grabbed the card from him. "Aaron and I, Fredrick."
"Just open the card Dad!" And I did. It was a simple happy birthday dad card but that isn't what made it special. Fredrick and Aaron had both tried their best to draw a picture for me. Fredrick even wrote down 'Happy birthday Dad' himself from the looks of it. "Do you like our pictures?"
"I love them. Thank you Fredrick and Aaron very much." The boys smiled and went off to their rooms to play. "Nice to see you Clair."
"Good to be out of the house to be honest. It's hard being a housewife." She sighed and sat down on a chair nearby.
Nick laughed, "Hey, I'm the housewife too and it's not that bad."
"Says the one with no children." Nick rolled his eyes, "How do you manage to keep the house so clean Gage?"
"Simple, Threaten to throw their toys out if they are left out of their room after bed time."
"And that works with a 3 and 5 year old?" Her scepticism was very clear in her voice.
"When you fallow through once or twice it does. Sam and I agreed to donate some toys they barely played with and found out after bed time. That didn't stop the boys from having their fit about the situation though."
Nick was in a fit of laughter, "And how many times have you done this?"
"To Fredrick... 3 times, Aaron twice."
"Liam would freak at me if we did that."
I shrugged, "You would of freaked at mom and dad if they did that too."
"Dam right I would!"
And with a shout from Sam, "Breakfast is ready!" any conversation was stopped and feasting begun. There was so much food! Sam must have been working on it for hours! Breakfast was great and well made. Pancakes, French toast, anything you could think off.
The day went by fast too. Mom and Dad came and visited for a bit. Clair stayed all day so Liam could play with his cousins. Nick and Lucas had to get home before their landlord showed up for the months rent. It was a lovely little day.
Then 3 pm came around. "I guess you'll be heading home soon to start dinner." Clair, Sam and I were all sitting watch meaningless tv.
Clair shook her head, "Nope. I'm staying here for a while more."
I gave her my own sceptic look. Then Sam spoke up, "We are having a date night and it's not up for debate."
"Sam..."
"No arguing we are going on a date tonight and Clair is staying here and looking after the kids until Ricky comes to get them." I gave Sam a look. This one saying 'what?' "They are gonna stay over night so we have the house to ourselves."
Clair smiled, "It's the least I can do on your birthday. I mean my son did wake you up."
"Okay, were are we going?"
"Just reserved seating for two at Mr. Mikes." Our favourite place to eat. I should have known. "And we should get going, the reservation is in 20 minutes."
"Than I guess we should get going!"
A special day with a special night, nothing better than that. I'm not going to bore you will all the details but yes we had sex after the date. Sam is the most wonderful thing to ever happen to me and my birthday is our unofficial anniversary. You know since that was the day we met.
Sam is everything I would ever want in a person. Not to say we don't fight, we do all the time but it's always the little stuff. It usually ends with one of us admitting we were wrong and then we snuggle.
My expectations for life were simple. To settle down with 'the one' and have a family. If I were to rate my life right now out of 10... Can I go over? Good. One trillion out of ten. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Zach's POV – Age 30
"Today is the day."
"It sure is..." I looked around the house my parents built for us. A house that they had intended to live in with me. That sadly never happened... but maybe if it did wouldn't have ended up with Shane.
"You want some time alone?" I must have gone deep into thought. It's the only time he ever asks me that.
I nodded, "Ya... I think I do."
"Okay, I'll be outside waiting for when ever your done." Shane left the house for me to venture off in my thoughts.
I moved into this house when I was 15... It's been 15 years since then and 23 years since I lost my parents. This house was the last thing that kept me clinging to this town. I would come back often... but it wouldn't be the same.
I never really got to know what my mom and dad were like. I was only 7 when they past away. In my eyes they were just people I had to listen too. They were like gods to me I guess. I really would like to have known what they would have given me in this life.
Sure, they gave me this house and everything in it... but it was more painful than it was rejoice. It wasn't a home... just a house. Everything wasn't mine... it was my parents. I haven't been forced to work a day in my life but here I am with a business degree and hard earned money in my pocket.
Shane... his life in ways was much more difficult than mine. I could never imagine what was going on in his head all these years. If he ever thinks of it, and how painful it is. I can't say how I would take it if I was him.
His father got out of prison a few years ago. Shane has been worried ever since. That is another reason we're moving. He's scared that somehow his dad will find him. I don't blame him.
This place... it's filled with memories... The good, the bad, the extremely awkward. This one time my aunt walked in on Shane and I... well having sex. It was my senior year of high school. Like I said AWKWARD! But not entirely bad.
I must have spent half an hour walking around this house. I sold it at the peak of the market just a few months ago. I didn't sell it at full price though, why would I? We still have a week here but we also have a place waiting for us. So knowing Shane must be getting a little inpatient I went around one more time turned off all the lights and walked out.
And there he was. Shane, the most beautiful husband someone could ask for, waiting for me, on the car playing with his phone. "Are you all done in there now? Made sure you had everything four hundred times?"
"Yes... Had a few trips down memory lane while I was at it too."
Shane smiled, "I think my favourite memory in this house... your 15th birthday without a doubt."
I rolled my eyes, "Still can't believe you still have that pair of underwear."
"So you think they'll like it?"
I looked up at the house. Two car garage, 4 bedrooms, two and a half baths, Living room, family room and a large kitchen with plenty of counter space and an island. What is there not to love about it? "Ya... they will."
"Well they are at the end of the driveway waiting for the last key. You wanna bring it to them or should I?"
"I will..." And so I went. The last thing linking me to this town. This key to open the last lock holding me back... it's about to open the world up to me.
They had their windows down and were waiting for me. "Having second thoughts?" Came a voice I knew all too well.
"No way. I'm done here for a while. I'll come back one day, just not in the next little while."
"Zach, Thanks again for everything. I didn't think we'd be in town for much longer with our living situation."
"You know what Isaac, It's an honour to see that you are taking over this house. I know you and your future family will treat this home with respect. I look forward to see the changes that happen to this place when I come back."
"You always have a place to stay here, just call us in advance. I don't like people who stumble by all to much."
I honestly giggled, "You bet Izzy. I'll see you later okay?"
"Sooner is better than later, but I'll take it."
"Say hi to the Mr. For me okay?"
"I will. See ya." Isaac drove off.
I returned to my ever so patient boyfriend. "Well we had a late set off and now I'm hungry. How bought lunch before we go? One last lunch date at the Fork 'N' Spoon." Yes that is a restaurant in town.
"Lets go." This town, it's people will forever be in my heart. But it's Time for Zachary Creston-Albore to move on with life. My expectations for my life are huge and there just isn't enough room for them in this small town in the good old northwest British Columbia.
END.
And for the last time, thank you for reading my story.
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Now from this epilogue and the prologue I've already posted you'll learn something. I wont tell you what just yet but you should have noticed something. So I'll tell you later! XP
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