Killed... Sort of (Book II) {Editing Complete}

Always A Happy Ending? Of Course

Chapter 24

Today we were taking Aspen and Dakota to a clearing in the woods. Elijah had found it about a week ago when he was hunting.

I had to admit, I was a little scared. The last time I went to a clearing I was killed. I was a little on edge about this but Elijah was keeping me sane as we walked through the forest.

I held Dakota as Elijah held Aspen. As they got older I realized that Dakota clung to me more than he did Elijah. He is only a year old but he always crawls to me before Elijah. Aspen was the opposite, she was definitely a daddy's girl.

We pushed through a wall of vines, branches, and leaves and we were in the clearing.

It was like a room inside the forest. The trees were like walls for this magnificent place. The tree tops made a canopy over the lake that was in the middle of the clearing, beams of light shining through the branches.

"It's beautiful." I breathed. I took in the strong scent of pine with a hint of maple.

The grass was so soft you could walk barefoot. The walls of trees blocked out the wind so the lake was placid and the grass was still.

I sat down and enjoyed the peace and quite. Even Aspen and Dakota were silent. I set Dakota down beside me and he looked out to the lake. Elijah sat down beside me and set Aspen down next to him.

I sat and just listened to the wind blowing against the walls of this room of nature, it was like music to my ears.

The earth has music for those who listen.

I could see Dakota's eyes start to flutter shut and soon he was sleeping. I took him in my arms and Elijah took a sleeping Aspen in his arms.

Everything was just so perfect and beautiful. I felt the wetness on my cheeks before I even knew what was happening.

"Grace, what's wrong?" He asked.

I looked over at him and smiled while tears poured out faster. I was wiping them away when I said, "Nothing, it's just..."

I faded out as I looked to the water. It was like I could see all the shit that's happened to me in there. All my problems drowning under the water. I rested my head on Elijah's shoulder.

"What babe?" He asked kissing my forehead.

"It's just that everything is perfect. All our problems gone. Three years ago I would have never thought this is what my life would be like. Not in a million years. I know we have been through a lot of shit but I wouldn't want my life to be any different."

He made me look at him and he gave me a smile, "I wouldn't want it different, either." He said and he gave me a kiss on the lips.

"I love you." I whispered in his ear.

"I love you, more." He whispered in my ear.

I smiled and pulled away kissing him again.

This is one of those moments I wish could last forever. Sitting in the beautiful, calm forest kissing ever so gently, so kindly. It was something I would only hope to last forever.

Our moment is shaken when Aspen wakes up and starts crying. We pull away and place our foreheads together, not pulling away quite yet. We were both letting it sink in, this one moment when everything felt just right.

I smiled and bit my lip, slowly pulling away from Elijah.

He got up and started walking her around the clearing to calm her down.

Dakota had woken up as well so I got up and started walking him around.

We stopped at the edge of the lake and I took off his shoes and socks. He was letting out giggles and shouts of joy.

I put his feet in the water and he kicked at it and it caused a ripple to go through half the lake.

I laughed and sat down behind him. He kept kicking at the water and I blew a raspberry on his neck, making him giggle louder.

It echoed through the whole clearing and Elijah looked over and ran over in a flash.

Aspen was excited, I could see it in her face. Elijah took off her socks and shoes and set her in the water. They were kicking the water at each other, they were so cute.

Once we were all done we slid on their socks and shoes and carried them back to the house.

We set them in their cribs and went to our bed. We just laid there and stared at each other.

I smiled at him and he smiled at me. One minute we are just smiling at each other and the next he is on top of me, kissing me like we are going to die tomorrow.

I smiled in the kiss and let him slide my shirt off. He placed his hands on either sides of my head and kept kissing me.

He pulled his shirt off and kissed my cheek then all the way down my jaw line to my neck. He kissed across my collar bone down the middle of my chest and stomach. I pulled his lips back up to mine and he kept trying to go back down.

We stayed like that for hours,  only stopping when the  babies woke up and he had to go check on them.

As I held Dakota in my arms and stared down at his peaceful sleeping face, I felt like everything was exactly the way it was supposed to be. Everything was going to be just fine.

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Wow, so that's the last chapter of Killed... Sort of, well not the LAST chapter, I'm going to be publishing an Epilogue after this that will be the last official chapter. I really hope y'all have enjoyed this as much as I have!

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