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"Those are good nairl--a tiny thing, but she was plucky She copied every move I made" Lenora chuckles "Even the way I held htly, her voice soft "And it felt, not exactly like they were ours, but stilllike they belonged to us To you and me, Edward"

Lenora turns in ht as she looks up at me

"Do you think that’s silly?"

I brush the back of my hand across her cheek, just to feel its softness

"No, I don’t think it’s silly, sweet girl I think it’s a beautiful dreahter and happiness and all those lovely little tykes will be our dynasty They will be the joys we leave behind"

I bendthe words against her skin

"Mine and yours, forever and always"

Her hands skim up my arms, to my shoulders, then around my neck

"Mine and yours, forever and always," she whispers, pressing her body againstinto my touch

My wife, ues dance and our et started on thehs as I carry her toward the bed

"What a marvelous idea"

She peppersher way to my mouth Then she presses her lips to mine with all the sweetness and passion and tenderness she has to give

Life can be an unpredictable, cruel beast--but I knon to the marrow of my bones that whatever comes our hatever happinesses or heartbreaks are in store for us, we’ll face theether Hand in hand, heart to heart, side by side, Lenora and Edward

And when our bodies are dust in the ground and our souls are joined in whatever life coend of our story and the echo of our love will live on forever

The End