Epilogue

BPOV

5 years later

AN: I still own nothing except the original characters, a stuffed moose from the CN Tower, and many pictures of my trip to Canada. I am also SO sorry I am late in getting this to you all. As you may, or may not know, I am a teacher during the school year. Unfortunately, this year, my state has passed a law saying that students who do not pass the end of the year standardized test will be held back, unless there is significant documentation. So, I have to keep notes on each and every student who may not be doing well (and I have a number of them), including running records, notes on how they are doing in the classroom, and keeping a file of their grades. It is keeping me extremely busy. So, without further ado, here is the epilogue. There is another Author's Note at the end.

"Ladybug, it's time to wake up," I whispered to Ryleigh-Elizabeth as I rubbed her back. I knew that she was not a morning person, just like me, and needed soothing to wake up.

She rubbed her eyes, struggling to wake up.

"School, mommy?" Her voice was still groggy with sleep, but I could still hear the excitement in her voice.

"Yes, baby. Today's the first day of kindergarten."

"Yay!" she squealed. We had been looking forward to this day for months. Sure, she had been attending a preschool, and been receiving therapies since she was a few months old, but this was a school that was close to our house. This school was only 5 minutes away from our house, which we loved. We even had met her teacher, who had a degree in both Elementary education and special education. She was perfect. She also advocated for inclusion, which meant that Ryleigh-Elizabeth would spend the majority of her time in a regular education classroom. She would spend some time with the therapists at the school, but not a majority of her day.

She smiled up at me, "Dress?"

I nodded, "But we have to hurry, LJ will be coming in soon if we aren't careful…" I didn't get to finish my sentence. The door flew open, and in ran LJ, followed close behind by Edward, who still looked as handsome as ever.

"Sissy!" he screamed. Unlike Ryleigh-Elizabeth, LJ was a go-getter as soon as he got up, and he crashed hard when he slept. Now, at 2 years old, he still moved as quickly as his little legs could take him. His favorite activity was chasing Fenway around the house. Fenway was happy to keep up with him. It kept him active.

Ryleigh-Elizabeth loved her little brother, but sometimes, he could be a bit much when she was first waking up.

"Bubby, stop." Her face was starting to contort into what both Edward and I knew was the beginnings of a crying fit.

"LJ, let's let Ladybug get ready. Besides, we have to get ready so we can meet Poppy and Gam-Gam at Ladybug's school." Edward was calm, but firm. He had to be with LJ.

Edward gave Ryleigh-Elizabeth a hug, and spun her around briefly, and she was back to her normal bubbly self. Then, he and LJ went out of the room.

I told Ryleigh-Elizabeth it was time to get ready. Then, she really started to cry. She had, what we all joked was, a "gross motor allergy". She hated to move unless she was being carried, or had someone holding her hand. This had all started when she was about two, and learning to walk. But, one thing that did motivate her was music. So, Edward and I researched and researched, and found that we could motivate her to walk by placing a buzzer-like object at her level, that, when pressed, played about 30 seconds of some of her favorite songs. It was customizable, so we could change it whenever her favorites changed.

I pressed the button near her bathroom door, and immediately, the tears stopped. She loved the Veggie Tales song, "Cheeseburger". She knew for it to play again, she would have to move herself. She wiped her tears, and made her way to the bathroom. As she pushed it again, we both celebrated. Small successes were played up in this house.

While I got her clothes, she used the restroom and washed her hands independently. Then, I helped her brush her teeth (she couldn't quite grasp the toothbrush on her own quite yet), and got her dressed in a cute dress with a bow in her gorgeous red hair.

We finished up, and walked to the top of the stairs. Here, I wasn't as fussy about her walking. She could go down any way she pleased. Today, it was the booty scoot. When we both reached the bottom of the stairs, I saw LJ sitting in the living room, with Fenway at his feet. LJ had a pancake in one hand, and half of a banana in the other. I knew Edward had made them, and couldn't convince him to eat in the kitchen. LJ, like his sister, was set in his ways. Once he was, there was almost no convincing him to budge.

"LJ, what are you eating?"

"Cakes, mommy."

"Do you want to eat with Sissy and Mommy? Fenway will just eat your food if you aren't careful, bub."

His eyes went wide. As much as he loved his Fenway, he loved his food much more. He immediately jumped down and walked, almost ran, to his little table in the kitchen. Ryleigh-Elizabeth caught up, and sat down, ready to eat off of her Minions plate. Edward had made chocolate chip pancakes and turkey bacon for the morning. Now, normally, I am the one to make all the meals, but, Edward wanted today to be special for our little Ladybug. This was one of her favorite breakfasts. She had actually requested it as soon as she heard she was going to kindergarten.

She ate with gusto, ready to start her day. LJ was less than enthusiastic.

"Remember, LJ, you're going to spend the day with Poppy and Gam-Gam. You'll have so much fun!"

That perked him right up again. He loved spending time with Poppy and Gam-Gam. Edward and I were just happy to have a full day all to ourselves! While we loved our children with all of our hearts, we also loved our "alone time", too. Thankfully, Esme and Anthony didn't live too far away. My parents came when they could, but Mom was still going strong as the District Attorney in New York, and Daddy was still working hard, too. Ga-ga was still as feisty as ever. She was even considering moving to Naperville, so she could be close to her great-grandbabies.

Riley and Ali lived closer, too. In fact, one of their adopted children, Angel, was starting kindergarten today, too. She was even in the same class as Ryleigh-Elizabeth. They were close friends, and Angel even stood up for Ryleigh-Elizabeth when others looked at her a certain way. I knew they would be friends for life. Before we left, we put Fenway in the backyard. He seemed to enjoy it more and more as he got older.

Soon, we were on our way to kindergarten, both kids bouncing in their car seats, anxious to get to school. Despite the short trip, I was glad I wasn't the one driving…I was a nervous wreck! I mean, yes, it wasn't my baby going to kindergarten, but Ryleigh-Elizabeth was my special little girl. I was nervous for everyone else in the classroom. I didn't know if any of them had ever interacted with a child who had special needs before, or if they would bully her. Everyone I talked with insisted that, if she was in the class from the beginning, and they discussed it on the children's level, that soon, they'd be her biggest advocate in the school.

When we parked at the school, I helped Ryleigh-Elizabeth out of her seat, while Edward helped LJ out of his. LJ insisted on walking everywhere, but only if he was holding a hand. Ryleigh-Elizabeth, on the other hand, was like a limp noodle at times. It was like her legs didn't want to move anywhere, so we were forced to carry her most of the time. However, because of her excitement, today was not one of those days.

"Mama….school!" she screamed at me.

"Yes, baby. Today is the first day of school." I replied in a calm voice. There was no use getting her all worked up; she would take forever to get back under control.

She pulled my arm, "Come on, Mama!"

I laughed; I never thought I'd see the day she'd be excited to go to school. I also wondered how long it would last. Just then, Anthony and Esme pulled up.

"POPPY! GAM-GAM!" LJ screamed at the top of his lungs.

They quickly exited the car, and walked over to us.

"How are little Ladybug and Hulk?" Esme asked.

"Gam-Gam!" LJ screamed, "You're here!"

She gave him a big hug, "Of course; I wouldn't miss Ryleigh-Elizabeth's first day of school for anything!"

Ryleigh-Elizabeth blushed, then she gave Anthony a hug. The two of them had a close bond; they were both quiet souls. LJ got along with Esme more, but I knew both kiddos loved their grandparents equally.

We took several photos outside the school, both as a family of four and with the grandparents, as well as ones with just me and Ryleigh-Elizabeth, or just Edward and Ryleigh-Elizabeth. Then, Ali and Riley pulled up, and we took more pictures with them and Angel.

Before I knew it, it was time to go inside. The big moment had finally arrived. We went inside, found the classroom, and helped introduce Ryleigh-Elizabeth to her teacher, Ms. Woods. They hit it off right off the bat, but, of course, Angel had to be the protective friend,

"This is my friend, Ryleigh-Elizabeth. You be nice to her, okay, Ms. Woods?"

Ms. Woods just smiled,

"Yes, ma'am!"

We all had a good laugh after that, and then we said our good-byes and left the classroom. I hugged LJ one last time, and promised him that Daddy and I would see him after his nap in time to pick up Sissy from school. He beamed. Edward gave me a wink. We were soon in our car, with his hand on my thigh as he drove the car the five minutes back to our house.

Once we were back inside, he pinned me against the wall in the foyer. Then, he whispered,

"Both kids are out, I'm horny, and I haven't heard you scream in months. Let's see how loud you can be, Bella."

I could only nod. My legs were almost Jell-O already, just from his words. Then, his mouth was on mine, tongue dominating my mouth in every way. I threaded my fingers through his hair, and pulled, which made him moan into my mouth. All too soon, his lips left mine, and went to my neck. He then began kissing and sucking my neck. I knew I would have marks, but I didn't care. Even though I had kids, I still loved those marks, even though I had to cover them up now. My babies may be young (and one developmentally delayed), but they still notice marks on Mommy.

He then pulled my shirt over my head, and I moaned. I knew what was going to happen, but I really wanted to be in our bedroom when it did, so I told Edward,

"Bedroom…now!"

He immediately swooped me into his arms and ran to the bedroom. He pulled the rest of my clothes off, and then gently tossed me onto the bed, and began attacking my breasts with his mouth and hands. He was still dressed, which made the experience even hotter for me. Then, he moved his mouth to my pussy, which always made me drip. It didn't take long before I was coming hard in his mouth. Then, he lifted his mouth off, kissed me, and then pulled his shirt off.

The sight of those tattoos always got me. He had added three since we had been together; a diamond on his left ring finger for me, and each of the kids' footprints with their names and birth information on his back. I somehow managed to flip him over, and straddled him. I helped him pull his pants and boxers off, and then started kissing my way down his chest.

"God, Bella…you've gotten so good at that over the years."

I smiled, and continued my decent. I found his cock already hard. I wrapped my hand around it, well, what I could anyway. I then gave it an open-mouthed kiss. Before Edward could say anything, I had my mouth engulfed around him. He gave one of the loudest moans I have heard come out of him since we got married. Then, his hands wrapped themselves in my hair, and he began fucking my mouth. I was never more thankful that I had no gag reflex than when he did that; I loved it.

It didn't take long before he was on the verge of coming. But, before he could fill my mouth, he lifted me off his cock, and positioned me on top of him. He filled me in one swift thrust. I couldn't believe how good he felt, even though we had just had sex the night before. He filled me in a way I had never thought possible.

He hit just the right spots with each and every thrust. It was incredible. Soon, I was the one ready to come. I screamed as I came. Edward came shortly after I did, but he roared as he did…something he rarely did these days, because it scared the kids, lol. I loved it, though. When I finally came down from my high, I collapsed onto Edward's chest. This was the perfect ending to a morning that I had worried about for years. My life was perfect, and it was all thanks to a little temptation in my grandmother's apartment complex.

AN: Thank you so much for reading my story! I am so thankful for each and every one of you that has read it! I am delighted to say that I am working on another story as I type this AN! This one will be a Sportsward (baseball player Edward). I hope you'll join me on that journey as well! 3