Sometime during the night news of our engagement made its way through the crowd. Tearfully Nancy embraced us both, giving us her blessing. I saw Cerus shake hands with Richard and Sam give him a back pounding hug. We would be married in one month’s time. I assured Nancy that she would be allowed to attend. It was my wedding and she was my mother after all.
There was lots of feasting and dancing and toward the end of the night, in a quiet moment I found Sam sitting alone at the table.
“Hey Sam.”
“Hey Lex, or do I have to call you Mother Alexa?”
“Oh please Sam. I was Lex long before I was Mother Alexa.”
“Good because I don’t think I could get used to bowing at you before we talked.”
Smiling I lightly smacked him on the arm, “you punk.”
He smiled back. “So what now? We missed graduation. Well we missed walking for diploma’s at least. I’m pretty sure I had enough credits already.”
“Now I get married. You go to college and we see each other during holidays.”
“After what we’ve been through, college just seems a little overrated.”
“I know what you mean” I laughed.
“I think I’d like to travel. See other parts of the United States, maybe Europe.”
“Go to Romania for me. Find my parent’s graves.”
“I’d be honored to.”
“I saw them you know. When I was asleep.”
“Oh really?”
“Yeah. They were together in a beautiful meadow surrounded by wildflowers. They were happy.”
“That’s cool Lex. I’m sure you’ll see them again someday.”
“Me too, when I’m old and gray and ready to die. They’ll be waiting for me and we’ll be together in heaven.”
“Or a meadow full of wildflowers.”
“Isn’t that the same thing?”
Epilogue
Blended
Cerus and I were married shortly after my coronation in a small intimate ceremony. Just my parents, Grace and Sam were there. Later there was a binding ceremony in front of all the Fae. I was the queen after all so I had to include my people.
After the wedding Nancy and Richard returned home. I promised them I would see them soon and I did, going home for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Balancing time between the human realm and the fae realm was becoming easier. Especially since they knew where I was and I no longer had to lie to them.
Sam surprised us all. He announced that he and Ember, one of the Summer Fae were going on backpacking across Europe. Apparently Ember had been in the rescue party that helped cut down Eolus and the others from their crosses. The pair had been talking and exploring the woods together ever since. I was happy for them both.
It has been four years since the end of the Shadow War. Once more Sam, Richard, Nancy, and the fae were gathered together in celebration. I opened the door to the nursery and gazed at the perfect sleeping forms of my children. A dark haired girl and a silver haired boy, Crina and Sebastian were named for the fae parents Cerus and I had lost. One day they would rule the Fae together a new Mother Earth and Father Time.
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