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Epilogue

Epilogue

I laugh, bringing the plastic fork to my mouth and bite down on the piece of cake. Stephanie is sitting in front of me as she shows me what Harry did for her birthday last week, "The sex must've been really good afterwards."

Stephanie sends me a wide smile that already gives me the answer, "Oh, honey, trust me. It was almost magical."

I laugh, shaking my head at her as my eyes dance across the room. Our house is filled with adults and a million teenagers. Sydney is sitting on the couch, cuddled up to Damien, as she talks to her friends.

My mum and Maura are sitting next to each other, talking to the Liam and Louis. Zayn, Harry and Niall are standing in the corner of the room joking with one another and mumbling a hi to the teenagers every time they pass the world famous band members.

Even the teenagers these days have a thing for them.

Niall looks into my direction, meeting my eyes. He sends me a wink, making my cheeks heat up and it causes Stephanie to laugh, "I swear you two are like teenagers."

I pull my eyes from Niall, smiling like an idiot. We have been really close and doing amazing. There was a shift after everything happened two years ago, and it brought us even closer than we already were.

Niall really did everything he could to make up for the stuff that happened. He helped me get into therapy, he took care of the kids when I wasn't able to, he showered me with compliments and things that I needed to hear, he gave his music label money to get himself out of his One Direction contract, and he was just there.

He is an amazing father, who helped his kids get back to normal life. I know the kids have been a lot happier with Niall being at home to help out.

I've been happier too.

It's like the little pieces that we were missing are put back together.

By the end of the day, everyone has left and it is just the kids, Damien, Niall and me. Everyone is helping clean up, but I get distracted when Sydney walks up to me, wanting to ask me a question.

Sydney's attacker, some stranger, was found guilty and now he's doing prison time. It gave her so much relief and I know that it has made her go back to her usual chipper self. Damien has been so supportive of her, and frankly I'm surprised they're still together.

"What's up?" I ask as I place everything in the dishwasher.

"How did you know you were going to marry dad?"

I smile at her question, there's no doubt she's thinking about a future with Damien and I don't blame her. They've been together for two years now, and I'm sure that when she's eighteen, she'll be ready to move out of the house. Honestly, I don't even want to think about it.

"Well, your dad and I have had quite the ups and downs as you know," I say, "But we've always been part of each other's life. He kissed me that one time and it made me realize how in love I really was with him. It just wasn't the right time. After everything that happened the first time, I just knew. I can't live without him, he brings out the worst and best of me."

Sydney nods, thinking.

"If you know, you know. I can't tell you what you feel towards Damien, but I do know that he brings out the best of you. The guy is in love with you, but make sure that you don't confuse the idea of being in love with someone and actually being in love with someone."

Sydney looks at me before pulling me in a hug. I sigh I'm content, holding onto her. My baby is growing up and it breaks my heart but excited me at the same time.

Later that evening, everything is cleaned up and I am brushing my teeth in the bathroom when Niall walks in. I spit out the paste before Niall picks me up by my thighs and places me on the counter, with a smile hovering over his lips.

"Hi," I say smiling, putting down the toothbrush.

Niall's hands find its way down to the shirt in wearing before he takes it off of me, pressing his lips to my jawline and making his way down to my neck. I arch into him, my hands gripping onto the back of his hair, "How about a hot steamy shower?"

A smile reaches my lips, nodding in agreement. Niall grins before his hands find its way down to my shorts, pulling them down along with my underwear.

Niall has always made me feel a million different ways. He knows how to press my buttons, how to make me happy, how to make me love him even more than the day before. He's my person and has always been my person.

With no one in the way anymore, with everything that has gone back to normal, we have been better than we have ever been. It wasn't just my therapy, Nathan finally getting over his trauma, or Sydney getting the relief she has deserved. It's the newfound love and understanding that we have now.

Our love is different, more gentle, and more affectionate. He understood me before, but now he understands me in a way that no one could ever understand me.

Even though Josie brought us so much pain, and so many fights those two times she tried to get between us, we still found one another.

We still learned to love each other all over again.

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WOW. It's the end what the hell is this.

This is crazy. I don't even know what to say. Although this book never got as many reads as the first book, We are still so thankful.

The journey of Jessica and Niall has finally ended. What a ride that was.

Idk if there will be another book that we will write but we will see.

Thanks ☺️❤️