My Story (Complete)

Chapter 16: The End Pt.2 (Happy!)

A/n:Another drawling by my bestie
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It was the next morning and I didn't get a wink of sleep. I tossed the covers over me then got dressed, did my morning routine of making the bed, straightening the house if needed, cooking if I felt like it, and made a cup of coffee.
I walked out into the cool summer morning sun. I sipped my cup of coffee looking at the early morning beauty.
I sat down in my rocking Chair and just looked.
I'd let out a sigh every now and again. Life wasn't perfect but it was as good as it was going to get.
I fiddled with my wedding band on my left ring finger.
There was some hollering over in town one full of disbelief and excitement.
I shrugged it off and saw Leslie coming over.
She stepped onto my porch and sat down.
"What are you doing?"
"Training to be an old lady. I think I'm doing pretty good."
She laughed and nodded,
"Did you sleep?"
"No. Not even a little."
"Did you finish?"
"Yeah."
"Feel any better?"
"I don't know. It was like all the feelings where drained out of me when I put Jim in that grave."
"I know."
There was suddenly people from town clapping and coming down the hill fallowing a man on a horse.
Me and Leslie frowned and stood up. I sat my cup down and we walked off the porch.
I couldn't get a good look at the man.
His body looked familiar.
We walked over and it was like he was avoiding eye contact.
"Howdy stranger."
I said, I put my hands in my pockets.
He chuckled,
"Stranger?"
He looked over and I gasped, wide eyes.
Leslie was just as shocked.
"James?"
"You know it darling."
He had his smirk on his face and that sparkle in his brown eyes.
I stepped toward him and placed a hand on his dirty cheek. His stubble was now a beard.
"Mikey! Ma! Pa!"
Leslie shouts running to the houses.
My thumb trailed on his cheekbone and his hand was placed on top of mine.
"It's me darling."
"But- how..."
"I will have time to explain all that later. For now just kiss me."
I smiled and leaned up kissing him. I laced my arm around his neck and his where on my waist.
We both smiled into the kiss and pulled away.
He looked up at everyone and smiled.
"Alright the shows over. Everyone off my property."
Pa said showing people. The crowd soon disappeared over the hill.
Except for one.
"Juan."
I smiled, I let go of James and hugged him.
"Did you-"
We pulled away and he took my hand.
"I went back to the Alamo to Bury my friends. When I did I saw him getting doctored up. I didn't want to send a letter because he wasn't looking good."
"Thank you."
I hugged him again.
"I must go. I have to help Sam get this state into America."
"Really?"
James asked with a smile,
"Yes. We're hoping soon it will happen."
He kissed my knuckles and got on this own horse.
"Adiós"
"Bye."
"Now lets go see that baby of ours."
James said, all the smiles where wiped away and I looked down.
"Come here."
I took his hand in mine and lead him to the house, into the baby's room.
It was empty and he frowned.
"Josey what-"
"I'm sorry"
I sobbed, I gripped the cradle and cried. I dropped to my knees.
He got down with me and put a hand on my back.
"What happened?"
He asked in a soft tone.
"When I heard you where dead it triggered my labor. He was so small and fragile. Two or so weeks pass and everything was perfect; until we heard the Mexicans where coming and had to flee. He caught a cough and we thought nothing of it.
We where going to take him to a doctor once we reached the nearest town. But the next day he... he died."
James pulled me into him and I cried in his chest.
"I'm so sorry."
"Shhh shhh. It's ok. It wasn't your fault."
"Your not mad?"
"No. God no. Things like this happen. You had nothing to do with it, you did the best you could. That's all anyone could've asked."
I nodded and kissed him.
Part of me was alive again. And I was actually home.
This is all I ever wanted and it's all I ever need.