He's my hero

3 months later

~Brantleys P.O.V~
Today I was a mess Braylin kept on saying momma and it was Oaklees birthday. We crossed off everything but one thing on her bucket list. That really upset me that I couldn't do one last thing for my wife. She didn't get to even have that full month it was 2 weeks and 1 day. Right when we got back from our honeymoon. Braylin is now a year and 5 months. My friend Amber is helping me take care of Braylin. I started drinking again. The night of her funeral I had Amber watch Braylin and I started to drink and cry until I fell asleep. It's really hard for me to understand why I met this girl, fell in love, adopted her baby, and married her all for that beautiful woman to be taken away from me. I prayed every night for things to get easier. I was broken out of my thoughts by Braylin. "Dada, Dada. Tickle tickle." I smile weakly at her. I picked her up and say her on my lap. She was trying to tickle me. Her smile is just like Oaklees. I started to cry again. "Why did you take her. I don't know what I did to deserve this. I loved her. I said I would protect her but I didn't she's taken from me and I couldn't help her. Why wouldn't you help her." I think I scared Amber because she came running to the living room when Braylin started to cry. " Brantley calm down. It's okay. Come on your mom wants us to go over to her house. I'll get Braylin ready to go." She kissed my forehead and walked upstairs. I went to my bedroom and to Oaklee's side of the room. I looked through her draws to find her bucket list. I found in her underwear drawer. And I'm being serious about this. Is it weird that I still get turned on by her thongs and her boy shorts? I looked at the bucket list and the last one that wasn't crossed off was
10. Find a soulmate for Brantley
I think back to our honeymoon when we met up with Amber and her cousin at Myrtle Beach. Oaklee smiled once I told her we were best friends back in high school. You would think that she would get mad or jealous but what if- "BRANTLEY!" that broke me out of my thoughts. I ran to Braylin's room. "Yeah what's up." "Where's her other boot. I can only find one." "Women and losing things. If your head wasn't connected you would lose that BB. you know that." I gave my daughter a kiss and looked under the bed. "Ah ha found it." I put it on her foot. "Go down stairs to find your backpack. My and Ms. Amber got to talk." I went and sat her on the stairs. She scoots down the stairs so I didn't have to worry bout her getting hurt. "What do you need Brantley?" "You know how I told you we crossed out everything but one on Oaklees bucket list. Well the one we didn't cross off was find me a soulmate. And when I introduced you two and when I told her we were best friends in high school. She didn't get mad she smiled bigger and brighter than the day on our wedding. So what I'm saying is she thought you were my soulmate." I rubbed the back of my neck. "I know because she pulled me aside that day when Braylin went running off. She said that I was the one for you and that I needed to make sure you were okay and to help out with Braylin as best I could until You made a move. I'm not saying I never liked you because I loved you. You were my first and only time. You don't have to do anything I'm just here for support." I got some insane courage and kissed her. It was different than kissing Oaklee I got really tingly and giddy. She pulled away when Braylin ran up the stairs. "Ready?" She tried to say yes so I picked her up and headed out to the truck. Did Oaklee really think that me and Amber are soulmates?