From This Moment

Epilogue
~~ Rona ~~
It’s good to finally be back home with my family.
I really don’t like hospitals and I really, really missed my husband and lying in his arms at night.
It’s also great not being like a beached whale anymore. Cade kept telling me I was gorgeous and he would kiss my stomach all the time.
Our twin sons arrived during the early hours of the morning four days ago and although they were three weeks early, they were healthy birth weights at 5lb 10oz and 6lb 2oz.
Gosh twins sons, Cody and Travis. They already have their dad and half brother Jake wrapped around their little fingers.
I’m sitting propped up on the sofa while Jake and Elise cuddle our bundles of Joy. Elise is here and is five months pregnant, also with twins.
Jake bless him, had been so stressed the night I was in labor. Heaven help him when it’s Elise’s turn.“Rona, how are you?” Grace asks on entering the house with a guy I haven’t seen before, but I presume it must be Jason, who she’s been away with this weekend. Grace has been through a lot these past few months, because of the trouble Tom, her brother, caused and my ex fiancé, Nick.
Since getting back from our wedding and honeymoon I’d become good friends with Grace and she certainly wasn’t as shy as she had been when we first met.“I’m fine thanks Grace. Did you have a nice weekend away?”“I did thanks. I want you to meet Jason.”“Nice to meet you Jason, please forgive me for not getting up. If I move, my very strict husband will appear.”“Don’t worry. Congratulations. It’s nice to meet you and your family,” Jason says.“Thank you.”~~ Cade ~~“Hi Grace, and you must be Jason, nice to meet you, I’m Cade, Rona’s husband.”“Nice to meet you too,” Jason replies.
Hearing the door yet again, I go and answer it, only to come face to face with Josh Mitchell!“Hi Cade, hope you don’t mind me calling by. I’ve just bought a cabin close to here and wanted to offer you this as a peace offering.” Josh hands me a bottle of very old whiskey.
Taking the whiskey, “Do you want to come in? Rona won’t be happy if she knows you’ve called and not said hello.” I try to be polite.“Rona, you have a visitor.”
Turning towards the door she spots Josh, “Oh my god, Josh come on over here.”
Walking over to Rona he bends down and gives her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. Pulling away, grinning at me, knowing I’m keeping a close eye on him.“Josh, you remember Grace don’t you? And this is her boyfriend Jason.” Rona makes the introductions.“Grace.” Josh looks a bit stunned, and, what, I’m not sure. Remembering his audience he holds his hand out, “Of course. Grace, how are you doing?”“I’m fine thanks,” she replies, shaking his hand trying to hide a blush and something else. What the hell is going on between those two? Josh doesn’t seem to want to release her hand.
By the look on Jason’s face, he doesn’t like the way Josh is looking at Grace. He moves closer to her, laying his claim.
Grace looks to be embarrassed and maybe upset. “Rona, I’m sorry but we can’t stop, I just wanted to call in as we were passing to see how you are.” Collecting her purse and coat after looking at my sons, she starts to leave.“See you around Grace,” Josh says. Grace just looks in his direction – blinks – then ignores him.
Guess Josh really is over my Rona!“Don’t worry Grace, we’ll see you soon,” I reply, as they’re on their way out.“How you doing, Elise?” Josh asks, turning his attention to her.“I’m fine thanks. Would you like a cuddle?” Elise asks, offering up one of my sons.
Laughing at the panic on Josh’s face as he replies, “No…. I don’t mind looking, but I don’t touch.”“Actually Dad, we had an ultra sound the other day,” Jake says.“And?” I ask.
With a big smile on his face, “We’re having twin girls.”“Oh my god, Jake, Elise, that’s wonderful.” Rona tries to stand up.“Love, you stay right there.”“I think on that note I’m going to go, before I catch the twin syndrome! I’ll see you around.”“Goodbye Josh, take care,” Rona says, as he leaves.
Walking over, I sit down next to my wife with my arm around her. Jake and Elise bring our sons over to us placing Cody with his mother and Travis with me.“We’ll see you both later.” Jake takes Elise home.
Sitting quietly on the sofa with my wife makes me feel the luckiest man alive. I have an amazing wife who’s given me twin sons out of love. What more could a guy ask for?“Thank you for making my life complete love.”“You complete me Cade, you and our boys.”
THE END