High on Zipping into Love

High on Zipping into Love: Chapter #24

Five Years Later:

"You can do it Gracie!" Zeke says to his little sister from the platform on the Cub Course.

Gracie looks at him and nods. "I can do it!" she says before stepping onto the beam. "Daddy! Look!"

Stiles looks up and grins when he sees her beaming at him. "You're doing so good, peanut."

"What about me, Daddy?"

He looks over to see his other little girl, Lou, about to go down the zipline. "Amazing, pumpkin."

"Cabin to Alpha."

"Go for Alpha."

"We have some special treats up here but no cubbykins to share them. Anything you can do to help?"

Stiles grins. "Heard Cabin." He looks up at the twins and Zeke as they reach the zipline platform. "Hey, kiddos!"

They all look at him and he smiles.

"I just got word that there are some special treats for two very special cubs. Any volunteers?"

Lou and Gracie squeal excitedly and quickly but carefully go down the zipline, howling the entire way. "ME!!" they cry out, once they reach the ground.

Zeke starts laughing as he makes his way down the zipline after the twins have cleared out of the landing area. "What about me?" he asks with faux hurt. He chuckles when each of the girls grab one of his hands and drag him up to the cabin.

Stiles melts at the sight and then he feels a hand slip into his, intertwining their fingers. "Hello, Husband Mine."

"Hello, Alpha Mine," Derek says as he kisses Stiles's cheek. "I love you."

"I know."

They make their way into the cabin with matching grins where the pack has set up a superhero themed party for Gracie and Lou's fifth birthday. They quickly join in on singing Happy Birthday.

Olivia helps the twins cut the cake and then gives them each a piece, already prepared with wet wipes for the inevitable frosting covered cheeks. She and Zeke had done a lot of the planning themselves and then roped the pack into helping.

They're also the ones who suggested they all match today. So their little family is wearing their black Howlin' Heights t-shirts, with a blue wolf on the front, Howlin' Heights in blue on the back and their nicknames in blue on their sleeves. Stiles is Alpha and Olivia is Mini A, while Derek is Bear and Zeke is Cub. Last but not least, Gracie is Pup and Lou is Luna.

Stiles looks around at his family that has grown so much in the last eight years. He gained a husband and a son. He gained a sister-in-law and a mother-in-law. He also gained a Peter-in-law, which he is pretty sure is a limited edition kind of thing.

His pack now includes his sister-in-law, Cora, who took to being pack, like a fish to water. She takes cases on the side now but with Isaac working here at Howlin' Heights there's no way she can stay away.

Jackson and Theo have started dating and Stiles saw the ring in Jackson's bag the other day. He's pleased that two more members of his pack have found their one. He wants the love he has with Derek to be something his pack can have too.

Kira and Allison got engaged a year and a half after Stiles and Derek got married and they are so freaking adorable. Their wedding is next January.

Boyd and Erica are expecting their first child and the day Erica asked him to be the godfather, he broke down. He, of course, said yes.

Cora moved in with Isaac before Stiles and Derek got their home together and the two of them got married two years ago, three years after the twins were born, with the twins as their flower girls, Zeke as a groomsman, Olivia as a bridesmaid, Stiles as the best man and Derek as the man of honor.

The twins will start kindergarten this fall and are excited because they get to have Derek as their teacher. Zeke will be starting his freshman year of high school and Olivia will be starting her sophomore year of high school.

Stiles himself has spent some time traveling to visit other prospective locations in order to expand Howlin' Heights. He's met with other "packs" to create alliances that will enable him to bring the adventure from his own park to theirs. At first he wasn't sure about traveling and being away from his kids and husband, but Derek reminded him that he has him and the pack to look after their kids. Derek also reminded him that this is Stiles's passion and dream.

When an eight year old Stiles Stilinski first went to the wolf sanctuary with his mom and his best friend Gracie, he wasn't thinking about opening a zipline adventure park. He was seeking comfort from the wolves for himself and his little family of three.

When a thirty-six year old Stiles comes to work at Howlin' Heights every day with his crew and his kids, he feels the love, trust and safety of his pack and cubs surrounding him. His family of three has now become a family-a pack-of seventeen.

"What are you thinking about?" Derek whispers.

Stiles leans into the arms that wrap around his waist. "Pack."