“One year later and you’re still all I think about.” Seth spoke softly, standing over her grave, in the rain.
She would have turned 18 today, instead she is with her fellow angels, out of pain, out of misery. Seth hadn’t been able to touch his camera since she died. She was his muse, his inspiration, his greatest love, and his greatest mistake. He laid a single purple iris on her grave, her favorite, hoping she’d recognize his attempt at starting to redeem himself in her eyes. He messed up badly. He let his hormones overwhelm his mind. He almost did the unspeakable to her. He’s never be able to forgive himself, but maybe, he hoped, she could. That’s all he wanted.




“Thank you, Adi.” Emily whispered, lying in bed, arms around her stomach as Adi placed a cool washcloth on her forehead.
She was 6 months pregnant with their children, fraternal twin, Asher and Addison. The doctors said both the twins and Emily were in perfect health, but Emily still felt like the ass end of an ass kicking.
“Try to rest.” Adi said softly. “I took the day off to take care of you.”
“Mom could have come down to help.” Emily protested.
“I know your mom means well, but she can be a bit overbearing. You need to relax.” Adi said.
“What about your mom?” She asked. “Or one of the twins?”
“Absolutely not.” Adi said in a mockingly stern voice. “I’m not risking mom bringing out my baby pictures again and as for Adam and Alyssa, I don’t want those twins bringing a bad influence to OUR twins.”
“Oh, poo!” Emily giggled.
“Besides, I owe you.” He said, kissing her in the top of her head.
“Huh? For what?” Emily asked, confused.
“You stayed by my side, literally, the entire time I was recovering from the accident.” He said.
“But that was my fault!” Emily protested.
“You broke up with me.” Adi said softly. “You didn’t force the liquor down my throat.”
Emily still remembers the moment when she heard he was in an accident. She had just finished her own alcoholic pity party at ‘The Last Call for Sanity’, shuddering at the memory of ‘The Final Mistake’, a liquid embodiment of lost hope and regret.
“One year later, we find out you’re carrying our twins.” He continued. “And I don’t recall officially getting back together since I was released either.”
“What do you think that fuckery was when I crawled into bed the next night?” Emily smirked. “I may have slept around, but that night I pulled out ALL the stops.”
It was true, Emily did things to him that stimulated each of his senses simultaneously. Things that would make heaven pale in comparison.
“Fair enough, deviant.” Adi teased and kissed Emily gently. “Get some rest.”
“Thank you.” Emily said. “I love you.”
“I love you too, Em.” Adi said with a smile. It had only been recently that she started saying it, but Adi knew for a long time, even before Emily did, that she loved him.

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