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[ 5 years later ]

"happy birthday to youuuu," tyler, josh, and a few of our other friends finished off before i closed my eyes and blew out the candles. i smiled.

josh lifted his cup. "here's to reagan on her 26th birthday! happy birthday." he said and took a drink of whatever was in his cup.

"thanks guys, i love you all," i smiled before cutting into the cake. tyler came over and wrapped his arm around me and kissed my cheek.

"happy birthday, beautiful," he whispered in my ear. "i love you," he placed a kiss on my lips before going over to talk to josh and their friend mark.

i continued to cut the cake into small squares until i heard a knock on the door. i ran to the door, and opened it to see a brendon urie with a cheesy grin plastered on his face.

"my pal! happy birthday!!" he said before engulfing me into a hug. i wrapped my arms around his neck and happiness bubbled inside me.

oh yeah, i forgot to mention that i got to meet brendon, mark hoppus and tons of other band members that i love just because tyler and josh were friends with them. i honestly don't think i could be more lucky.

"my pal! oh my god, it's been too fucking long! i've missed you so much! where's sarah?" i asked as i pulled away from the hug. he gave me an apologetic smile.

"sarah got caught up with family issues and couldn't make it. she told me to tell you that she'll come see you tomorrow and that she's sorry she couldn't come. but i brought you something!" he said excitedly and handed me a wrapped box with a bow on top.

i tore open the wrapping paper and opened the box. of course.

i chuckled. "of course you would be the one to give me your own band merch. but thanks anyways, i love it." i smiled and gave him another quick hug before walking back inside. he got me a tie dyed shirt that said Panic! at the Disco on the front in a funky font and some socks that had exclamation points all over them.

as soon as we entered the kitchen where everyone was hanging out, brendon went straight to tyler and josh to catch up with them. i continued to cut the cake and about ten minutes later, tyler came over to me. he grabbed the knife out of my hand and set it on the table before grabbing both of my hands.

"reagan, you mean so so so much to me. i want you to know how much i care for you, even when i don't act like it. you are the best thing that has ever happened to me. everytime i see you or talk to you, my heart flutters just because i know that i'm lucky enough to call you my girlfriend," he paused and looked back at josh, who gave him a nod. and it wasn't until then that i realized everyone was silent and watching us.

"tyler, what's this about?" i asked with a look of concern. he took a deep and let go of one of my hands to get something from his back pocket. when i saw what it was, i gasped and a tear fell down my cheek. i threw up my hand to cover my mouth.

"but i want you to be more than my girlfriend, just because i love you so so so much," he paused again and got down on one knee. he opened the small, black velvet box to reveal the most gorgeous diamond ring that i had ever seen.

"so, will you marry me?" he finished, looking into my tears eyes. i was speechless. other than the tears running down my face, i had no reaction.

after what felt like the longest thirty seconds of my life, i managed to nod and stutter out a yes.

"r-really?" tyler said quietly. i smiled and nodded again. he blinked to let a few tears come from his eyes and slipped the ring onto my finger. he stood back up and pressed his lips to mine in one quick motion.

and i was so much in shock, it felt like it was just the two of us; me and tyler. i couldn't even hear everyone else in the room clapping and cheering at the time.

tyler finally pulled away after what felt like hours and put his forehead on mine.

"now i get to call you mine forever, because i'm not going to hurt you or let anything happen to you under any circumstance. i love you so much, baby." he whispered. i nodded.

"i love you too, and i always will. no matter what," i whispered back and pressed my lips to his once more.

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[ 2 years after the engagement ]

i was sitting in the hospital bed with tyler by my side and our new born daughter in my arms. i blinked to let a single tear fall.

"hi ruby, welcome to the world," i smiled and brushed the few hairs off of her forehead. i looked up at tyler, who had his hand draped over his mouth and tears on his cheeks.

"do you want to hold her?" i whispered. he smiled and nodded. i scooted over and he lied down on the bed next to me. i handed our baby girl to him. he held her in his arms and smiled the widest smile i had ever seen on his face.

"hi baby girl, it's daddy," he whispered and kissed her forehead. (don't take it the wrong way you dirty little shits)

i couldn't help but tear up at the sight. he looked so happy to have his own daughter in his arms. and it was the last thing i saw before i drifted off to sleep.

a few hours later, i woke up to see josh talking to tyler with ruby in his arms.

"tyler, she's going to miss you so much whenever we leave for tour. not just reagan, but ruby too," josh said as he looked down at ruby. tyler sighed. i didn't even want to think about type and josh leaving. it was already hard enough three years ago.

"i know, it's going to kill me whenever we leave. i just love them both so much. but at least sarah and brendon will be here to help since he's not going on tour for another year and half," tyler said.

josh nodded. i decided that it would be the time to let them know that i was awake, so i slowly sat up to try to avoid pain.

"hey there sleeping beauty, how are ya feeling?" josh said with a smile on his face. i chuckled lightly.

"i'm okay, i see you've met your godchild," i smirked. he nodded.

"yes i have, and she is absolutely adorable. you guys make good babies," he said before laughing. i shook my head and put my hands over my face to hide the fact that i was blushing.

josh brought ruby to me and patted me on the back. he walked back over to tyler.

"guys i better head out, leave you guys some alone time with ruby," he said before doing his handshake with tyler and leaving the room.

tyler walked back over to me and grabbed my hand.

"you know, this is the life that i've always dreamed about having, and it's better than my expectations because i'm living this life with the perfect girl. thanks for giving me the honor of having a wife that's as amazing as you." he said and kissed my hand.

"thanks for giving me the honor of living a life that's as amazing as you, i love you." i said with a smile, and we both looked back to our sleeping beauty; our daughter.

there ya have it folks the story is finished. IM SO SORRY THAT THE LAST FEW CHAPTER INCLUDING THE EPILOGUE SUCKED SO MUCH I JUST KINDA LOST INSPIRATION TO WRITE THIS BUT IM GOING TO LEAVE THSI STORY UP ANYWAYS.

thanks for bearing with me through this story even though i suck at writing

i'm still contemplating whether or not to do a sequel. i most likely won't unless you guys really really want one. thanks for reading! ily all!!