Epilogue

Three months had passed since the day I killed Zack and the day I saw Isaac. Tyler bless him had taken leave from work so that he could spend some time with me. He has been my shoulder to cry on. We are not a couple even though I know Tyler really wants us too be but as much as I loved Tyler, Isaac still owned my heart. Isaac was going home today and Tyler has spent all day trying to persuade me to go and see him but my heart really couldn’t take any more. To see him up close and not being able to hug him was just too much for me to handle right now.

Tyler was just leaving when he turned too face me.

“Anastasia I know you love Isaac and I would never want to come in between you too. I want you to be happy and if that’s in Isaac’s arms then so be it. You have got to stop mopping around and decide what you want to do. Whether it’s waiting for Isaac to remember you, or move on alone. Or even move on with me by your side. Whatever you decide to do, I will help you in every way I can but I want you to have an answer for me by the time I come back. Anastasia I can't stand seeing you so unhappy its breaking my heart baby girl.” Without another word or even waiting for a reply, Tyler left.

I knew what he was saying was right but it wasn’t that easy, I still loved Isaac and to make matters worse I loved Tyler too. The two of them owned their own special place in my heart. Many nights, I had spent awake trying to work out where did I go from here, and every time, I still didn’t know what to do.

Do I wait for Isaac on the small chance that one day he will remember me or do I move on. Then there’s Tyler, not only did he love me but he had also put his life on the line for me and on top of that, he has been here trying to get Isaac to remember me when he is head over heels in love with me. I screamed out in frustration, as I really didn’t know what to do.

The rest of the afternoon, I spent sitting at the kitchen table just staring out of the window trying to decide what I was going to do. I was expecting Tyler home anytime now, yes, Tyler is staying with me as he didn’t want me to be left alone and I still hadn’t made up my mind.  It was as if my head was screaming one thing, my heart was screaming another and my body wanted another. There were three options and as much as I knew which one I should take, I still wasn’t ready to take that leap.

Was I ready to move on yet and if I did decide to move on, was I going to move on alone or with Tyler. Grabbing a bottle of water out of the fridge, I was just about to sit back down when I heard the front door open. My stomach felt as if it shot up into my mouth. I wasn’t ready to give him an answer yet and the more I tried to think of what I was going to do the more I didn’t know what to do. I needed my mum but her and dad had taken a break and after everything I had put them through, I didn’t blame them.

Tyler walked into the kitchen. His body looked slumped instead of his usual strong stance. His eyes stared into mine and the whirlwind of emotions running through his eyes had me wanting to cry. He looked so sad, hurt even defeated. He looked as if he was going to break down at any second but as I heard a noise from behind me, I slowly turned around. It was right then I knew what was wrong but as much as I wanted to comfort Tyler, I was too ecstatic to see Isaac. Not only was he standing behind me but he had his arms opened wide waiting for me to run to him.

His eyes shone with so much love and affection that I ran into his arms and crashed my lips against his. I kissed him with everything in me.  This is where I wanted to be, here in Isaac's arms he was the one that held my heart. Tyler I loved but only now did I realise that I only loved him as a friend where as Isaac was the one. The one that could give me that fairytale ending I had always dreamed of, the one that sent my body alight.

“Oh Anastasia I’m so sorry my love I never wanted to forget you. I don’t know what happened but today as we were leaving the hospital, I had flashbacks and in every one of them flashbacks, there was you the love of my life. The one who I could never live without; please tell me you forgive me, please. Anastasia I can't loose you, please tell me I’m not too late and that you still love me?” the desperation in his voice had me crying, again.

I was so sick and tired of crying that if it weren’t  for the happy tears that I was crying right now, I would’ve slapped myself. “I have never and will never stop loving you Isaac and never will. I don’t ever want to lose you again because Isaac I don’t think I could live one more day without you in my life as you are my life and there is no-one out there now that can stop us being together.” I told him honestly.

“Tyler is a good friend and I know he loves you more than I like however, I do owe him for making me remember you as he has never stopped trying to make me remember.” I turned around to thank Tyler but he was already gone looking back at Isaac he held out a note for me. “This is from Tyler, he asked me to give it to you.” Taking a step closer to the kitchen table I took a seat before opening the note from Tyler.

To my one and only sweet Anastasia,

I know this is not what you want to hear right now but I just have to get it off my chest. I have loved you since the moment I laid eyes on you. You are such a strong and beautiful woman that I want you too have your fairytale ending even if it kills me. Isaac is your happy ending in this life and maybe in another life I will get my happy ending. I love you Anastasia so for now this is goodbye, as I don’t think I would be able to cope with seeing Isaac and you together, well not yet anyway. However, in time I promise I will come back and visit you both, maybe by then you will have some little ones running around. Ha ha.

Love you always

Tyler xx

Tears streamed down my face as I read and re read ever word. The one thing that stood out to me in this note was that Tyler had always loved me. As much as it hurt me, I knew I never loved him the way he loved me and that would’ve never of worked. “Are you ok?” Isaac asked. “I will be.” I replied.

Three years later.

Tyler comes around now and has finally found his girl and settled down. He has changed jobs and now is a very high up security guard, which is where he met his wife to be. Although at first it was hard, not only him but Isaac and me as well, we worked through it and are now best friends; Even Tara his wife to be is my new best friend.

Everything in the past is now well and truly in the past. Knowing I have no-one coming to hunt me down or anyone that is going to harm my family or me is the best thing ever.

Isaac and I have been married now for two and half wonderful years.  We have one little boy called Tyler, yes Tyler after our friend Tyler and another one due any day now. However, we both decided we wanted the sex of our baby to be a surprise.

Tyler was born partially deaf, however, Isaac and I straight away paid for him to have an implant, which has worked out amazing. I didn’t want him to struggle like I had and luckily Isaac felt the same way.

 I also got my little cottage with my white picket fence and my little dog which Isaac called mischief. Ha, ha well what can I say, that is exactly what he is. I still own the two centres for the deaf but I don’t work as much as I chose to be a stay at home mum instead. I wanted to spend as much quality time with my baby as I could. I wanted Tyler to have all the love and fun of a family that I was never luckily enough to have.

 Isaac works long hours now as he is now a lawyer but always makes sure he is home in time for tea, well that is one rule I was strict on.  Weekends is also strictly family time, which Isaac and I love,  as well as Little Tyler.

All the life of suffering I had been through was just a stepping stone, a stepping-stone that brought me to Isaac, which gave us our amazing and beautiful son. I love my life and even more so, I love Isaac and my baby Tyler. I've got my fairy-tale ending so don't ever let anyone tell you that dreams dont come true because believe me they do and I am here to prove it.

The End.

I hope you all enjoyed. It has been a very upsetting and emotional journey for Anastasia and us all. However, seeing Anastasia getting her happy ending has made all the tears we cried so worth it.

I’m sad that this story has finally come to an end but I have to say with having all of you readers following me and voting-commenting I am going to miss you all. I hope I will have the chance to talked to you all again through another one of my stories.

Until then

Take care

& God bless you all

All my love Mel xoxo