by Jenika Snow
The front door opened and closed, and they heard Tristan running through the house, shouting for her, and then finally making his way into the living room. The moment he spotted her he ran toward her and wrapped his arms around her legs. She picked him up, and placing the two-year-old on her hip, walked over to Riley. He gave their son a kiss on the forehead, which only caused Tristan to hold out his arms to him and whine.
She took Lucy and gave Riley their son just as Tallin walked in. He was smiling, looking at Lucy with love and gentleness, and took their daughter from her. She looked so tiny in Tallin’s arms, his golden skin and tattooed flesh a contrast to Lucy’s pale, peachy soft skin.
Lilly took a step back and watched the scene before her: Riley taking Tristan over to the couch and reading him a book, and Tallin sitting in the rocking chair and humming to their daughter. It was a picture perfect moment, one forever ingrained in her memory.
She glanced over at the mantel and looked at the picture of her, Christian, Tallin, and Riley. It was her favorite picture of them, the one taken so many years ago at the beach. There were new pictures gracing the mantel, as well, ones of her little boy and sweet daughter. She started to tear up, knowing that even if she had planned her life out, she never would have been this happy, never would have had a family that filled her life with this much happiness.
She let her love for them wash through her, knowing that she couldn’t have fully appreciated life without first accepting death.
The End
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