You're Mine

chapter 176 [final chapter]

Saturday, 25th February:

Logan: 13; Layla: 7; Leo: 4; Twins: 1; Eleanor: 2

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"Mama?", Layla sighed, watching her mother prepare the table for breakfast as her father made scrambled eggs for the family. The twins were already munching on some bread in their chairs. "I am sad that Lilo wants the others to be her friends, but they are so mean to her.", she shared. "It's not fair."

"Oh Sweetie, it really isn't fair. But also, you can't make anyone like you who doesn't want to. Still, it is not okay that they are so rude to her all the time, you're right about that.", Amelia replied, stopping to cup her daughter's cheek with her right hand and caress it with her thumb. "And now she has Stitch."

"Yeah, and I have my friend Sadie, so I am never lonely anymore in school. I also like my other friends, but she is my most favorite one.", the seven-year-old cutely explained. "But nobody has ever been mean to me before and I am happy about it."

"We're very happy that you have found a friend like Sadie, Honey.", Owen meddled and smiled at his daughter. "And fortunately, Lilo and Stitch is nothing but a fictional movie.", he added, winking at her.

"Will you and Anton be best friends too, Daddy?", the little brunette wondered curiously and glanced at her dad with big eyes. That was an interesting question, considering the redhead had hated the blonde at some point, so her mother stopped what she was doing and listened in.

"Well, a best friend is somebody very special, Love. And your mama is my best friend already, so no, we won't be best friends. But we are getting along.", the trauma surgeon answered Layla's question.

"Lame, mom is your wife.", Logan interfered, coming down for breakfast as well. "Leo said she'll be right down, busily playing with her knights right now.", he explained. "Dad, did you make enough eggs? I am hungry!"

"I've been living with you for many years now, so yes, I made enough eggs for you to get filled.", Owen chuckled and ruffled his hair with one hand, putting the pan in the middle of the table with the other.

"Good morning!", Leo greeted the family excitedly and ran into her mama's arms. "I've built something I wanna show you later, Mommy!", she beamed happily. "With my knights.", she added.

"You can after breakfast, Baby.", Amelia promised and kissed her toddler's head. "Let's eat something, so we can start the day with energy. Daddy cooked.", she informed her and helped her climb into her chair.

"Can I share my bagel with Lucas? He wants some of it.", the small blonde questioned. She had slowly grown to love her little brother and learned to accept that he was different than others.

"Of course, Munchkin.", her father grinned, happy to see the two young kids get along like that. "He'll be super happy about it.", he encouraged his daughter, who handed her brother some of her food. "Luna, do you like your breakfast?"

"Uh-huh.", the one-year-old girl nodded eagerly and smiled. "It yummy!", she pointed out, stuffing even more food into her tiny mouth. The trauma surgeon happily reached over the table to grasp his wife's hand and stroke it with his thumb as he tenderly beamed at her.

"Hey, Cutie!", Logan giggled when Eleanor sat down next to him, resting her snout in his lap, and therefore begging for food to be served to her because her own breakfast clearly hadn't been enough for her.

"I love our family a lot.", his younger sister let everyone know. "I am very grateful for it.", she announced, melting everybody's heart. "And I also love Daddy's food.", she grinned. "He's the best cook out there."

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Hello, hello! So, where do I start? I had originally intended to finish this on Omelia's wedding day in April, but what can I say? My mind is flooded with new ideas, that are waiting to be written down. I can only do so if You're Mine isn't on my mind all the time though, meaning it is time to end this. I've run out of ideas for this story, and it has almost 200 chapters, which I still don't understand. When did that happen? Anyway, thanks for sticking with me. There are some oneshots of this family in my 2022 advent calendar, but I guess that's it and we are calling it a day. I'll be back soonish with a new story, which I hope you all will enjoy just as much. Needless to say, focus is on Omelia. Have a wonderful time, love you! :)

- Leen