One Chicago: Linstead

Chapter 46: The Linstead Finale

Jay's warm soft lips touched Erin's quivering ones. "Everything will be okay, I promise." Jay comforted. After a long moment of awkward silence, Jay spoke, "Erin, I shouldn't have - I'm sorry."

"No, Jay, wait!" Erin stopped him from leaving. "Come here," she motioned for him to hold one of hold Nicole.

He lifted her up and kissed on the forehead. 'I love you,' he mouthed, he then turned to Erin.

"Jay, I - that, that kiss, I don't know what to think of it. I want that, but... is that just me wanting someone to find comfort in or do I still want you?"

"Erin, you know I can't answer that. If it were up to me though, even though I said I didn't want you, I was caught up in the moment, I do, and I would want Cole to understand that and let you and me be together." Jay confessed.

"I didn't know you sill felt that way. I think - no, I know I still feel that way. I'll have to break up with Cole when he gets back in six months, but we can be together." Erin admitted. She smiled, her smile touching her ears.

3 years later

"This is everything we could have wanted, plus some. I think that the life we've had and the life we're going to live is going to be great. I just wanted to say that in case you didn't come home, but I know you will. I miss you. Nicole says she loves you, Noah says he misses you, and Shay just wants you to come home." Erin spoke into her phone.

"I'll be back in a week. I miss you too. I love you." Jay responded. He was with Cole in Iraq. They were both gonna come home a month before, but Cole was wounded and killed in battle. Jay and Erin got married a year after the twins were born and have been together since. Cole found his own soul mate who is now grieving but who has many friends to help her through this. Erin and Jay frequently go out as a family to do things like eat, go to a museum, see different things, go to amusement parks. They do almost everything together. Especially just Erin and Jay.

Hopefully and most likely they will always be together, and hopefully their story doesn't end here, but this one does. 

Thanks for reading! Have a great summer!

The End

-MeggieTheWriter