tongue twister • paul lahote

epilogue

Warm hands wrapped around a cold waist in the early hours of the morning. A tired head rested it's chin on a shoulder, smelling the aroma of a breakfast made with love. "Good morning to you, too." Santana's gentle voice rang through Paul's ears. He kissed her cheek, spinning her around to face him.

"Good morning, Mrs. Lahote." He pulled her into a kiss.

"Sleep well?" She asked, running a hand through his messy hair with a grin. 

"You were by my side, so of course." She laughed at his cheesy romantics. He kissed her again, holding her there for a moment. He always kissed her like this in the morning, stating it started his day off right. 

"Hungry?" She asked after he pulled away. He gave an eager nod causing her to let out a giggle. She turned around to finish cooking. Pancakes, eggs and bacon. There were fresh muffins on the counter that she had taken out of the oven only a few minutes prior. "As if I even had to ask." She pulled out two plates and set them on the table after piling food on to each. "Go wake up your son."

"What about our daughter?" He laughed. 

"Please, please let her sleep." She begged. The baby had cried almost all night long, and although Santana didn't need to sleep, she was enjoying the quiet.

"If you insist." Paul kissed her again, walking off to their sons bedroom to wake him for breakfast. 

The two had decided to adopt after a few years into their marriage. They loved all of the time they got to spend together, but wanted to start a family. They went through an adoption agency, and quickly got approved for a baby boy that was to be born a few weeks later. They named him Xavier Darren Lahote, after Santana's father. Raising him from a newborn proved to be something they loved. The birth mother reached out again a few years later, after they had kept contact and informed them she was pregnant again and was looking for adoptive parents. they agreed happily, knowing that it would be nice for both siblings to be together. They named her Kiara Lyn Lahote, and she was only a few months old. They talked about possibly adopting again in the future, but that was on a back burner for now, considering they had two beautiful children to raise currently. Their son was four now, and before thinking of another baby, they wanted to prioritize the two.

Paul and Santana had been married for six years by this point, living every day just as happily as the last. Their children would know that their parents were different, but they would not explain it to them until they were much older. For now, they were content with the way their lives were. Carlisle and Esme and all of Tana's siblings lived close by, as did the rest of the pack. They ran into little trouble as the years passed.

Paul reappeared carrying a giggling little boy. He put him down, to which the boy ran to his mom and wrapped her legs in a hug. He was such a morning person "Good morning, little man!" She exclaimed, picking him up effortlessly. She wrapped him in a hug and peppered the top of his head and cheeks in kisses. "Hungry?" she asked. He nodded, happily. She put him down again and he ran to his seat at the table. The two boys dug into their breakfast. She sighed in content, sitting down with them for a moment. That was, until she heard a familiar cry. She stood again, walking to the nursery to tend to her daughter. She brought her out to the kitchen and began to make her a bottle. 

Paul watched her in admiration as she worked. She was just as good of a mother as she was a wife. She was the love of his life and he couldn't believe that he got to live this perfect life with her. She sat back down with the two, feeding the baby with a smile on her face. 

"I love you, Santana." He said softly. She caught his eye with a soft smile.

"And I love you, Paul."

"I love you too mamma!" The small boy added in.

"I love you too, silly." She laughed.

They sat together in happiness, glad that every morning could be like this. Paul nor Santana would change a thing if they had the chance. 

T H E  E N D 

A/N

Wow! That's it. Thank you all so much for sticking with this story until the end, and I hope the ending made you smile as much as it did for me. I can't thank you all enough for the support I've gotten for this book. It was an absolute pleasure to write it for all of you. It is one of my most prized works and I am so thankful for every comment, read and vote I get. I appreciate all of you more than you know. If any of you like Harry Potter as well, I do have some HP stories on my page that you can check out. Thank you again, I wouldn't have made it here without you guys <3