King's College (Sequel to Too Young and Blind)

I Might

Aaron

I did everything I could. I know I've been selfish in the past, I've hurt people, I've been angry at the wrong people, and I've acted for myself and never for those I loved. I managed to become friends with them again, against all odds I brought the best people I've ever met back into my life, I'm even friends with Theodosia! God, Theodosia. I love her so much. Through everything that's happening I still love her.

It was actually Theodosia who was with me, Eugénie Beauharnais was in labor with twins. Twins! I didn't think I could make it through one baby but Theo promised she'd help me through it all. We weren't dating but I wish we were, I really wish we were, I miss her.

"Louisa Charlotte Burr," Theo said suddenly and looked over with a smile. I blinked, what was she talking about? Nobody related to me had that name, "And Pierre Burr!" She then noticed my confused expression, "You said twins, remember? So I thought of names."

I blinked again before chuckling quietly, "You think of everything. I haven't thought of any of that so...if Eugénie doesn't give any names then I'll use those names." I didn't really have any names picked out and I didn't want to just pull names out of my ass when the kids were born.

"Does she want custody?" Theo asked and tilted her head, "I mean, I don't mean to pry but I want to help as much as I can and I can't do that without asking and getting the answers to my questions." She smiled gently and I felt my heart melt for this woman.

"It's fine, Theo, I understand. She wants custody but we've talked it out with a lawyer and we have shared custody. She gets them for a week and I get them for a week and we hand the kids over on Saturdays."

Theo nodded, "Okay. That works. I might be like the cool aunt who comes and visits." I knew my face fell slightly and she looked away. Soon a tense atmosphere settled over us as we both thought about the lost love we had for each other, did she still feel that way for me? I needed her in my life no matter what but if she could be my wife that would be amazing. Theo sighed, "I might want to be their stepmother." She whispered.

I looked at her and felt my heart ache, she still loved me. Quietly I whispered, "I might want you to be their stepmother..." I looked down at my feet, "I might ask you to be my wife so...so would you?" I looked back up at her to see she was crying, "Theo?"

She shook her head and I was about to say it was fine since my proposal came out of nowhere but she hugged me, "I might want to be your wife." She sniffed and then pulled back and I looked into her wide chocolate eyes, "Our lives have danced around those phrases." I was going to ask what she meant but she continued, "I might, I will, I won't."

I chuckled and nodded, "Well...I won't let you go again, I will marry you, and I might move in with you." I told her.

Theo smiled and kissed my cheek which had me flaring up, "Well I won't leave you, I will marry you, and I might have a house my parents bought for me that we can live in with my step babies." She replied.

Finally, after years of needing it, I put my hands around her waist and pressed my lips to hers as she put her hands around my elbow and kissed back. I felt a smile grow on my face and I kept her near me, I needed her near me, forever. Slowly we pulled back and I whispered, "I'll get you a ring tomorrow."

Theo nodded and I would've kissed her again but a doctor spoke through, "Aaron Burr?" I looked up and he smiled, "Congratulations. You're a father." I felt fear wash over me at the thought, it was way more different to think about having twins and the custody than to actually have them.

"Come on you dummy," Theo giggled and pulled my hand. She showed the doctor her visitor's pass and then we both followed the doctor down a hallway. We passed a nurse station until we came to a hall with a large window, babies inside in different cribs.

"Miss Beauharnais requested not to have contact with you after labor because she did not want to be rude with her exhaustion. I'll bring you inside to your children, Miss Beauharnais did not name them because she gave that to you. She said she'd name what you didn't."

I glanced at Theo and said, "She can give Pierre a middle name?" She nodded in agreement and I felt relieved that I wasn't being completely selfish. The doctor brought the birth certificates and I signed the girl's as Louisa Charlotte Burr and then the boy's as Pierre Burr, "Let Eugénie give the boy a middle name." I told him, I want to be friends with the mother of my children despite how I used to speak of her. She didn't do anything wrong and I shouldn't have demanded her to get an abortion, it took me months to accept that I've been a terrible human being and I really couldn't make up for it.

We were led over to two babies and I knew they were mine, I just knew it, I felt a connection. I went to pick Pierre up but Theo stopped me, "You can't hold her like you hold Susan." She said and picked Louisa up, putting her arm around her neck first before bringing her up, "See? That's how. Now you do it with Pierre."

I slowly picked Louisa up and looked at Theo, "Did I do it right?" I asked quietly as Louisa moved her chubby arms for a few moments before settling down.

"You did, good job." Theo kissed my cheek and I smiled again, we were back together, I could love her, I can't believe this. My luck is probably at the highest it's ever been.