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Epilogue

Things finally stopped becoming more complicated.

Sure enough Mom and Kane had gotten a lawyer, though from the looks of the seedy fat man we all doubted how qualified he was. We didn't have a worry though, Dad was one of the best lawyers in New York and having worked in the high courts he knew how to battle out a custody case with no worries.

But I still couldn't help worrying. Every night I would find myself pacing around mine and Embry's bedroom, going over constantly what I had to say. Embry would play the lawyer, asking questions and letting me answer them, knowing that this was all he could do to comfort me for the upcoming court case.

Riley knew something was wrong; he wasn't smart for nothing. Dad had spoken to him calmly, explaining how Kane didn't agree with him being kept out of his life. Riley understood immediately that if he said something wrong he would get taken away from me and spent every minute asking Dad what he should and shouldn't say. If anything he was more worried about the case than I was but he allowed himself the childish ability of being distracted by Mim who seemed to feel that something was wrong, often curling herself up on Riley's lap so he could pet her.

Finally the day came and I was a ball of nerves, never letting Riley out of my sight for more than a few minutes. We arrived at the court to find Mom sitting with Kane, making it out as if he was the victim in all of this. I tried not to glare at them, staying close to Riley to comfort him. He was shaking beside me, knowing that he could be taken from me if something should go wrong.

But luckily for us, it didn't. Kane used the argument that Dad had suspected, going for the father who didn't know his child existed and being refused to see him. He tried to use evidence that he had contacted me in the past few years but Dad quickly destroyed that, using himself as a witness saying that if his daughter didn't contact him, then I surely wouldn't contact the boy who refused to support me.

It came to questioning Riley and they were, thankfully gentle with their questionings. I could see the frustration growing in Mom and Kane as Riley spoke of me highly, discussing how I had always protected him and cared for him and even taught him.

Needless to say we won the case.

Things calmed after the case, Kane trying to get into contact only once before giving up altogether. Sam had caught him sneaking around the house three times and he was finally arrested, a restricting order put against him. But what really surprised me the most was Dad demanding a divorce from Mom, who had acted the worst throughout all of this. Through this I supported Dad like he supported me, knowing how much he had loved her despite her overbearing ways but she had gone too far and he had snapped.

I could see the differences in him now that he wasn't being nagged at by Mom. He was lighter, more carefree as he played with Riley and talked with Embry about the garage. Embry even trusted him enough to tell him about his secret. Dad was shocked, to say the least, but he accepted what Embry was.

Embry and I had finally gone 'all the way' in our relationship, finally at a point where we were living without worry or tension. I trusted him more than I trusted myself, as cliché as it is to say, and I knew without a doubt that moving to La Push had been the best decision of my life.

I was folding the clothes in our bedroom, staring off in to space as Embry came in grinning like a Cheshire cat. "What are you so happy about?" I asked him suspiciously, squealing as he picked me up and kissed me heatedly.

"Can't I come see my beautiful girlfriend?" He asked cheekily, though I could hear the dissatisfaction when he said 'girlfriend'.

"I live with you Embry, you see me all the time." I pointed out, wrapping my arms around his neck when he refused to put me back down.

He pouted, "So? I've finally got you to myself…"

"No you don't." I frowned, "Dad and Riley are at the back of the house playing."

He grinned at me, "Oh, no they're not." He said in a sing song voice.

I quirked an eyebrow up at him "Does this mean I'm finally going to know why I've been put in to isolation?"

"We have the whole house to ourselves for…" He looked down at his watch, "Two hours."

"We better not let it go to waste then." I said slyly, leaning in for a kiss.

He pulled back sooner than I would have liked, gently putting me back on my feet, and "I've got a surprise for you." He whispered as he covered my eyes with his large hands, blocking my vision easily.

I laughed as he led me out into the kitchen, his legs pressed in to the back of mine as we walked. He manoeuvred me around what I assumed was the kitchen until I heard the scraping of the chair legs against the wooden floor. He helped me sit down, demanding for me to close my eyes and I did as I was told, wondering what he had exactly planned. My eyes were squeezed shut because I knew if I didn't clamp them down tightly I would be tempted to peak at what Embry had planned.

I resisted the urge barely.

"You can open your eyes now." Embry said, startling me.

I opened my eyes and gaped at the sight in front of me; the table had a nice white table cloth over it, candles lit on top and two glasses on top with a bottle of soft drink. There was a plate of spaghetti bolognaise in front of me and one in front of Embry. He moved to sit opposite me with a smug grin on his face at what I assumed was my reaction to the surprise.

"What's all this for?" I asked amazed at the food in front of me.

He smiled at me secretively, "I just wanted to show you how much I love you." He said innocently and nodded towards the plate in front of me, "Eating time." He said enthusiastically.

I knew the moment I tried it that Emily had cooked it; we all knew that Embry couldn't cook to save his life but the thought was sweet. I knew he'd been worrying about this all week, jumping over small things and acting secretively with Dad and the guys at the garage. I hadn't suspected that he would do such a thing and it touched me how much thought he had put into the night. I just hoped that Dad and Riley weren't driving around town trying to find something to do.

"Do you like it?" He asked worriedly when he saw me looking down at it.

I looked up, smiling brightly at him, "I love it, thank you." I said earnestly.

Naturally he gobbled his down as fast as he could, probably ready for more even though I was only half way through mine. By the time I had finished he was bouncing in his seat looking extremely nervous and I wondered what else he had planned that was making him like this.

He disappeared into the kitchen after taking the empty plates and returned with some chocolate mousse. My eyes widened at the sight of bowl, trying to remember the last time I had eaten chocolate mousse and no date came to mind. I narrowed my eyes at him as he watched me eat; someone had told him that mousse was my favourite desert, and I wondered again what he was planning.

"Did you like it?" He asked once we had both finished, me sculling down a class of milk to take away the richness of the chocolate.

I noted the forced casualness in his tone and put him at ease, "It was great, thank you." I said softly, smiling at him.

He hesitated a moment before doing something that hadn't crossed my mind once this evening.

He got down on one knee.

I looked down at him shocked, my breath hitching.

"Amber, since the very first moment I saw you I literally knew you were my soul mate." He began and I cracked a smile, my eyes filling with tears. "We've had some…pretty eventful things happen." He continued, wincing at the things that we had fought over, "But I never doubted for a second that I wouldn't end up kneeling in front of you." He took my hand in his large one, "Will you marry me?"

I continued to stare at him for a moment before throwing myself in his arms, "Of course I'll marry you." I cried, pulling back to kiss him, "Yes!"

He kissed me back heatedly but before either of us could say anything else Dad and Riley ran into the room grinning widely. I stared at them, realising that they had both been in on what Embry was planning.

"Mommy's marrying Daddy!" Riley squealed, launching himself into my arms.

I pulled back, suddenly wary, "You're okay with this, right Riley?"

He rolled his eyes dramatically, "Of course I am Mom. Embry asked me ages ago."

I looked at Embry amazed, "How long have you been planning this for?"

"A while." He said defensively, "I had to make sure it was the right time and you weren't stressing over something."

I smiled at him, at the man who I would, without a doubt, spend the rest of my life with, and sank back into his arms content.

Happiness finally found.

A/N so that's the end of Finding Happiness. Hope you all liked it. Thanks for all the reviews. Look out for my Paul imprint story, I haven't chosen a name yet. Gifts in Life will still continue normally but I won't be able to update for a while because I'm moving house and I'm homeless for a while! Read and Review!