Cabin Nine [[Revised Edition] Under FURTHER Revision]

It All Started at Church Camp

Our entire lives, people told us we were dumb for getting married so young. That it would end in divorce.

But by God, do we love proving people wrong.

I can't imagine living a different life. I don't want to. I see how happy I was and how broken I would've been and I know I chose the right path.

We helped a lot of people. Whether it was through good influence or research or activism, we helped people. Jack has a talent for coming up with Pride parade chants. He also has a talent for befriending homophobes and revealing that he's gay once they've gotten attached. It forces a lot of people to change their minds and resolve their prejudice.

Over the years, from fourteen children, we gain sixteen grandchildren. It's been quite a while since we dealt with actual children, given we mostly adopted teenagers, but we love them to pieces.

I publish one more book. After my "fans" found out my book was about me, they wanted a sequel to find out how my life turned out. It only took me forty years to figure out if it had a happy ending.

I'd say they were satisfied. I got the guy, I got the family, I got the happiness. I certainly am satisfied with my life.

I've been lucky. Most people don't get to experience this kind of thing. It's a fairytale ending to a fairytale story. For once, the tale ends in the happy place. There's no "here's what happened after their dreams came true" portion.

Just eighty years of bliss.