Series Epilogue

DIANA*

It has been twenty-five years since it all started. When the beautiful Auburn-haired, emerald green-eyed, Riley twins walked into Blaze and Jace's lives. Lyra and Vega are the daughters I myself could never have but have been blessed beyond measure to have them both in my life.

Between Jace and Vega, then Lyra and Blaze, then Tanner and Kaysen, I now have eighteen grandchildren. Blaze and Lyra have eight of those, and I do believe the only reason why they stopped is that the last time Lyra became pregnant, it resulted in her having another set of twins. Blaze had told me on several occasions when he was in college that he wanted a big family, and now as I gaze around at my massive family, I see he has all he ever dreamed of.

"Blaze, Lyra, get your family together so the photographer can get a picture of you all with your dad and me," I called out over the crowd.

Every year at Christmas time, we have a massive family reunion, and I always make sure to have several photographers around to snap pictures of everyone. Blaze, Tanner, Connor, and Wade built a massive events center out in the country to accommodate everyone. The money we make through renting out the center for weddings and other events are donated to several different charities and organizations in need.

Blaze happened to be only a few feet away from Jared and me, so he got up on a chair with a megaphone and started calling out to all of his family.

"Christopher, Adelaide, Bethany, Josiah, Kaden, Skylar, Vance, and Xander, you guys come on. It's picture time. Don't keep us waiting," Blaze yelled and then hopped down from the chair and went to round everyone up.

At fifty years old, he was still getting around like he were in his thirties. His job and having all of these grandchildren have kept him young, I suppose, and the fact that he himself has two grandchildren making me a great grandmother.

I walk over to the table where Rebecca sits and sit next to her. "Come on, dear, don't you want to come to take pictures. We have done this now for the last fifteen years. You don't want to miss it. We will have Jace and Vega's pictures next and then you with Jace, Vega, Blaze, Lyra, and their families,"

"I don't know if I can do this without Robert here. I think I'll just go home," Rebecca said as tears formed in her eyes. Robert had passed away half a year ago of a heart attack at the age of eighty-seven. I fear Rebecca will follow him soon, her health has plummeted since his passing, and she seems not to care anymore about much of anything.

Vega and Lyra walked up about that time; tears welled up in their eyes as well. "Come on, momma, please. We need you with us," Vega and Lyra said in Unison as they bent down and hugged their mother.

Eventually, we all cleaned up our smeared makeup and made our way to the stage. Everyone was there but Adelaide and Christopher, but soon I saw them walking up the steps with their babies in hand along with Adelaide's husband Jasper and Christophers' wife, Kimberly. At twenty-four, they are the only two out of the bunch who have gotten married. However, Cora is engaged and will be married after finishing her doctorate in architecture and fine arts. She works alongside her Uncle Jace now. It seems like all of my older grandchildren are going into the family business except for Jonah and Mark, who are studying law to take over the Cunningham law firm. I don't think Jared or any of his brothers are ever going to retire; work till you die, I suppose is their thinking; seems how we are all nearing our mid-seventies.

"Here, man, it's time for you to round up your family now. You all stick around and don't go anywhere. We have more pictures after this," Blaze yelled as he handed the megaphone to Jace.

"Nicholas, Jonah, Vivian, Cade, and Caleb, come on, let's go; you guys should have been ready; you all knew we were next," Jace yelled into the megaphone.

Pictures of Blaze, Jace, and their families ended, and then it was time for Tanner, Kaysen, and their family. They had had two more children after Patience and Faith; it seems God had other plans for them, so now, along with Cora, they have five; Cora, Patience, Faith, Corbin, and Jacob.

Next up, after several pictures were taken with Jared and I and all of our three families combined along with Jason and Crystal and their two Trent and Sarah, we cleared the way for Connor, Wade, Taylor, and their family. Between the three of them, they had four babies together. Taylor had Nathaniel and Yasmin with Wade and Kristalyn and Avalynn with Connor.

Taylor, Connor, and Wade are still very much in love, and now that all of their kids have grown older, they have no problems showing off their relationship with anyone. Not that they ever really did just around the children until they all got old enough to put two and two together. To be honest, no one ever thought they would last, but now twenty years later, their bond is stronger than it ever had been before. Such a beautiful family indeed; I'm so happy for them all.

We managed to get all of the families photos, and everyone went home. The cleaning crew would be coming at any moment to start cleaning up.

BLAZE*

"Come here, my love, the night is still young; I want to make love to you, my Lyra, my love, my light, my everything," I said as I lifted Lyra's shirt from her body and threw it to the floor, then unlatched her draw and tossed it as well.

My cock strained against my zipper, demanding to be set free. My libido has never wavered as most men's does when they reach forty, nor has it since I turned fifty-one. Lyra and I make love sometimes twice a day, sometimes more depending on if we are alone in the house or not, which is quite often since all of the kids have graduated or finishing up high school.

I pushed Lyra up against the wall and nipped at her neck, and brushed myself up against her, yanking her head back and tweaking her nipples just like she likes it as I brushed up against her. Lyra reached back to find my button and zipper and yanked my pants and boxer briefs down as far as she could, making my cock jut out, and for a moment, I enjoyed the friction of her jeans sliding along my cock as I slowly glided it between her legs. Lyra fumbled to free the button and zipper of her pants, and I took that time to move away for a moment so I could pull her pants and panties down, taking the time to lick her essence into my mouth as I drug them over her feet and tossed them away. Lyra pants as I lap at her and briefly stick two fingers into her pussy as I lick her forbidden hole and tweak her nub between my thumb and pointer finger. She bucks her hips into my fingers as she chases her release. Once I know she's about to blow; I remove my fingers and lap at her with my tongue until she shakes and gushes into my mouth. I take every ounce of nectar from her before I rise, push her into the wall, and dive into her. It looks like we wouldn't be making it to the bed, which happens more often than you would think. We tend to have sex everywhere these days if the kids are out.

I slapped her ass cheeks hard as I plummeted in and out of her. She screamed, and her walls pulsed, showing me she liked it. I needed to be on her to consume her in every way. So I pulled out, picked her up bridal style, and placed her on the bed. She spread her legs giving me access, and I crawled on top of her and dove into her gorgeous perfect pussy. I placed my hands on her butt cheeks, kneading them and bringing them up a bit as I kissed her and then nipped at her neck as I made love to her. It didn't take long for us to both come undone.

"I love you so much love, so much, so it hurts, even after twenty-five years. I thank God every day for bringing you to me. We have led a most amazing life together, and I hope for at least thirty more,"

Lyra kissed me on the forehead as I did my beat to keep as much weight off of her as I could, as my cum continued to fill her.

"We are soulmates; even when we pass from this life, we will forever be united even in death. I love you, Blaze, with each breath that I take. I will always be by your side," Lyra said as she ran a hand through my now salt and pepper thick hair.

Since day one, when Lyra walked into her home, and I truly saw her for the first time alive and awake, I have loved her. I loved her before I saw her for the first time. I knew she was the one for me, and though it was bumpy at first that first night after we met, true love prevailed. My dreams Became Reality.