A/N: Ugh I hate final chapters. They make me cry just knowing it's over. Well, I hope everyone has enjoyed this story so I'll just let you guys get to the reading. ENJOY! :D

Me and Carlos have been in piles of paper for the past couple of months. We had to do school work from months ago up until now. We were so grateful that Mr. and Mrs. Newman volunteered to watch Emma for us. James and Kendall wanted to do it but they needed to focus on their schoolwork too. We couldn't thank them enough for their help.

We were currently in the study room where we've set up for our science project. The last of four we did today as well as two papers. We still needed to finish a book report but that was on a book that we've both read before so we saved that for last.

"Logan, what is this?" Carlos asked me, holding up some papers.

"Um, I think it's something Kendall dropped off. I never got a chance to look at it." I told him.

"It looks like math worksheets." I groaned and let my head hit the table. Carlos chuckled as the test tubes and beakers clang together.

"I can work on these while you do that."

"I'm almost finish. All I have to do is...yep I'm done." I told him.

"This work is so exhausting. And here I was thinking recovering from giving birth was hard. At least then I had help."

"Hey, I've been helping you."

"We're doing this together so technically you're just doing your part. We need someone to help us."

"James and Kendall did give us all of their notes."

"But Kendall takes half the notes because he's barely paying attention and as for James...just look." He said, holding up the paper.

"His penmanship is amazing."

"Logan, you can't read it!" He said, slamming the notebook down. Carlos couldn't read cursive and that's all James wrote in.

"I can't read it or you can't read it?" I asked him.

"You know what I meant."

"Why don't you take a break?" I suggested, sensing him getting a little upset. "I can handle everything from here. The math doesn't look that hard."

He sighed and made his way out of the double doors of the study. He's so dramatic, opening both doors like he's been in here forever. I looked back down at our project before closing my books and things.

All of the science projects are done. Completed. Guaranteed an A. Now all we needed to do was the math and book report. I got up and walked over to where Carlos was moments ago, picking up the papers and looking at them. These look like they were torn out of a sixth graders book. the only problem was there was a lot of them. Minus well get to work.

Within 20 minutes I was complete about half of the papers using the calculator app on my phone. How we missed all of this work was beyond me. I pinched the bridge of my nose as I threw another completed paper off of the desk and onto the floor. The second it fell over I was quickly against getting up and getting it.

I was at a different desk out than the one with the science chemicals on it because I didn't want to risk spilling anything on it. Carlos came back in, dramatically pulling both doors open as he entered. He changed out of his jeans and into some sweat pants and a tank top. He walked over to me, his bare feet hitting the wood floors before he walked onto the rug, where I was.

"Do you want me to help?" He asked me.

"Sure, can you pick up the papers I dropped?"

"Okay, besides being a maid which you already have."

"Leave Jean out of this, besides she has to clean the rest of the house."

"Is there anything else I can do."

I finished up the last problem of our last paper and sat my pencil down.

"Sure, come on over here and give me a kiss." I told him.

He smiled and came around the table to sit in my lap and began kissing me. We only did small pecks, not wanting to getting into something, knowing we were going to make a mess. We heard the doors open and broke apart, Carlos stayed in my lap though.

"Oh no, not in here. This place can't get any messier than it is now. Take it to the bedroom." Jean said, walking in. She was the new maid my mom got and lets just say when she cleaned my room she found some things about me and Carlos. Like that we've had sex almost everyday.

What can I say? Nine months without sex took its toll on both of us. Carlos climbed out of my lap and tugged my arm, out of the room.

"Can you pack up the papers into the folders for us please?" I asked Jean as Carlos pulled me past her.

"Sure, as long as you don't make too much of a mess in your room." Jean told me.

"No promises!" Carlos yelled back as he tugged me up the stairs.

"Do you think anyone will remember us?" Carlos asked me as we pulled up to the school.

"I doubt anyone's here since it's the end of the school year. Probably some juniors that we had science class with." I told him as I got out of the car, grabbing the stacks of make up work we completed.

My mom told us that the school said that we needed to return the work today if we wanted to graduate. I thought it was pretty harsh that they were being so strict but Carlos reminded me that they probably didn't have to call.

"I just wish we got someone to watch Emma for us." Carlos said as he grabbed her car seat from the backseat.

"It's fine. All we're doing is taking papers back."

We walked up to the front of the school to see that there were kids all in the front and in the cafeteria. I guess they didn't have classes in session. As we walked in some of the kids that looked like freshmen were staring at us before looking at Emma. I held the stack in one hand as I opened the door for Carlos.

We went to every class we had to turn the papers into and watched them enter them in the system for our final grades. Then they printed it out and we had to turn it in to the principal so we could get our Graduation robes. Our last class we had to go to was our Science class.

"Where it all started." Carlos said as we walked in.

Mr. Francis was sitting at his desk and when he looked up at us his eyes seemed to bulge out of his head as he took off his glasses.

"Mr. Garcia and Mr. Mitchell?" He asked us.

"Mr. Francis." We said in unison.

"I haven't seen you two in so long. There had been talk that you two were facing trouble. I'm glad to see that you two are both doing well." He said, coming over to give the both of us hugs.

The classroom was empty of students and there were boxes filled with science equipment. Carlos sat Emma on one of the empty tables, taking her out of the carrier while Mr. Francis pulled me to the side.

"We heard about your run in with drugs. We're all so glad that you pulled through happy and healthy. You are happy, right?"

"Of course. I couldn't be happier." I told him, smiling.

"If you don't mind me asking, why?"

"Well, I sort of lost it when I found out I was going to be a father. I didn't think I was going to be able to handle it. I was stupid."

"What made you see that?" He asked me and I looked over at my family. Carlos was showing Emma the table that me and him sat at.

"My loving family and friends made me see that this was a special opportunity for me, for us. They made me see that I was ready to take on something like this. That taking care of a child was going to be a challenge for us but we're going to get through this and raise a beautiful baby girl." I told him and he smiled at me.

"She is beautiful." He said before he walked over to where they were.

"What's her name?" He asked Carlos.

"Emma."

"And how old is Ms. Emma?" He asked, leaning down to be at her eye level.

"Say 17 weeks." Carlos told her. She just continued to stare at the man before looking over at me.

"Almost 4 months old. She's beautiful. It's nice to meet you Ms. Emma." Mr. Francis said before looking back at me.

"I see you two are here to return the work you missed."

"Yup." I said, handing him the papers. He walked back over to his computer and began to put in our grades while skimming the papers.

"We truly have missed you two and you're crazy antics during my class." He told us as he typed away.

"We've missed coming here." Carlos said, walking up to stand next to me, holding Emma. Once he was finished, he printed the papers.

"Can you get those out of the printer for me?" He asked us. Carlos handed Emma over to me before he went over to the printer, grabbing the papers.

"So what do you plan on doing after this year?" I asked him.

"I plan on retiring and getting away from these children and spend more time with my wife." He said, as he signed the papers.

"I bet Mrs. Francis is excited about that." Carlos said.

"Oh, she is. She's excited to go on all these expensive trips." He said, making us laugh a little. "Well, here you two go. I hope you two the best with raising your daughter." He told us, handing us the papers.

"Thank you Mr. Francis." Carlos said, giving the man a hug.

"For what?" He asked.

"We want to thank you for being a good teacher and for bringing us together. If it wasn't for you me and Logan would've never met."

"Oh, stop. I didn't do anything but my job." He said, blushing a little.

"If it wasn't for you, we wouldn't have our little girl here." I told him, snuggling Emma closer to me.

"Well if that's the case I want to thank you for being the knuckle head you were, listening to that iPod in my class. Now get out of here being all mushy." He said, making us laugh.

"Bye, Mr. Francis." We said in unison as we left, Carlos putting the papers in Emma's carrier as I held her.

"Bye, see you two at Graduation."

"Oh you will!" Carlos said, skipping down the hallway.

"Look at papa being silly." I said to Emma and she gave a little laugh.

We headed into the front office and turned all of our papers in. As we waited for the secretary to come back with our graduation robes, Emma was trying to reach into my mouth. She seemed to be getting frustrated that I wouldn't let her.

"What is she trying to do?" Carlos asked me.

"She's trying to touch my tongue ring. Ever since she saw it, she's been trying to get it."

"Well, let her see it. I don't want her to start crying."

"But I just got it repierced since I had to take it out at the facility."

"It should be healed by now. Just let her see what it is, maybe she'll stop then."

I sighed and stuck my tongue out for her to see the purple ball there.

"We have your graduation robes right here." The secretary said, coming back out with our robes in her hand.

"Ow!" I screamed when Emma pulled on my piercing. I felt her jump in my arms before she started to tear up.

"You scared her." Carlos said, taking her from me, calming her down.

"She hurt me." I said, taking the robes from the secretary with a 'thank you'.

"Tell daddy you're sorry." Carlos told her and she made little noises.

"It's fine." I told her.

"Is it?" I asked Carlos, holding my tongue out for him to see.

"Oh it's fine you big baby." He told me before putting Emma in her carrier.

As we exited the building some kids were running but came to an abrupt stop, sliding a little.

"Sorry." They said before running around us.

"Are you ready for that in a few years?" I asked Carlos as we walked towards the car.

"I am but are you ready for her to start dating."

"Hey, slow down now. All I was talking about was the running in the house, not dating."

"You're going to have to have the conversation at some point in time."

"Yeah, just not now." I said as we got into the car.

"I think I'm going to cry."

"Me too." Carlos said in agreement with Kendall. I looked at James and we both looked at our emotional boyfriends.

"We haven't even walked in and you're already getting emotional?" James asked them.

"Some of us didn't get a chance to cry on the way here." Kendall replied and James eyes widened.

"I had something in my eye because someone wanted to wind down their window."

"Yeah, right." Kendall said before the music started to play for us.

"Do you know where everyone's seated?" Carlos asked me as he adjusted his cap.

"They said that they were all going to be on our right. A few rows up, towards the stage." I told him just before people started to walk out. Carlos gave me a quick kiss before going to his spot.

We all walked out in alphabetical order to our cheering family members. I was the last one out of the four of us to walk out and I was surprised by the amount of people that were here. It didn't take me as long as I thought to spot our families because the second I looked over my mother started screaming. I groaned and blushed in embarrassment as I heard people in front and behind me laugh.

We took our seats before the principal walked out on stage. As she gave her speech I spotted Carlos. He was looking right at me. I winked at him and he smiled before winking back. I turned to face forward and when Mr. Francis saw me I gave him a small wave. He nodded his head back at me since he couldn't wave at the moment.

A guest speaker came on and talk to us about how we need to grab life by the horns and make sure we take advantage of every opportunity we face. He also told us to always be kind to the people we encounter because they may end up being the one person to change our lives for the better. His final thing was "Don't burn bridges as you cross them because you might have to come back across one of them."

The Principal came back on and talked about family and fortune and opportunities before the Valedictorian came up. That could've been me up there if I had done what I did these past months all school year long. Oh well. I looked over to see Katie had Emma in her lap, fixing her hair as my mom took pictures. She took the flash off because she didn't want to be caught. I shook my head at her once she saw me looking up at her. She smiled and took a picture.

The Valedictorian gave a speech about how we shouldn't let things bring us down but see them as a new way to better ourselves. If we give up the first time we face adversity then we will get nowhere in life. And something about working at a low class job will prepare us for better paying jobs or something. I stop paying attention because I was starting to get uncomfortable with sitting in this chair and my ass was starting to hurt. It seem like I wasn't the only one either.

Once she was finished they started have people get up to get their diploma. You could tell where everyone's families were because one section of the crowd would cheer louder than the rest. The first person out of the four of us to go up there was James and you could hear Kendall cheering for him as well. The next person to go up was my boyfriend. The smile on his face made me smile as he shook the staff's hands up there. Next was Kendall, who almost fell on his way up the steps. I shook my head because you could tell he was crying which is probably why he almost fell.

When they called my name I carefully walked up the steps before I turned a deep shade of red upon hearing my mother scream incredibly loud. I shook the staff's hands before quickly exiting the stage, grabbing my diploma.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I present you the class of 2012!"

Once Graduation was over me and Carlos had one place to stop to before we went to the celebration dinner. We pulled up and parked in the parking lot. I got out and grabbed Emma, taking her out of her carrier instead of taking the whole thing. I held her on my side as Carlos grabbed my hand. We walked into the front doors and I felt Carlos squeeze my hand.

"Hey, Mrs. Jones." I said as we walked up to her at her desk.

"Oh my goodness. Hello there Logan and Carlos. I see you two have grown well and you're daughter is very beautiful."

"How's everyone?" I asked her.

"Everyone's holding up pretty good. We had a couple of nurses quit because they couldn't handle it after everything went down. Since then we've gotten new staff and a few of our patients have been released." She told me.

"Say, hi to Mrs. Jones." I told Emma. She smiled at the woman before looking up at me. Her little hand reached up for my lips but I shook my head, gently pushing her hand away. I wasn't going to let her pull my piercing again.

"She is such a cutie."

"Thank you. Can we go in for a few?" I asked her. She nodded her head before buzzing us in.

As we walked in I felt Carlos squeeze my hand a little tighter. I knew this was going to be hard on him but we still needed to. When we walked some of the patients looked at us. Some of them looked familiar while others were new. I said 'Hi' to the ones I knew and they were all happy to see us and to see Emma.

They knew why we were here so they didn't keep us for that long. Me and Carlos headed out to where the lake was and the second we stepped out there we immediately saw Emma's statue. It was big too. We walked over to it and I couldn't help the smile that came to my face. It was the perfect statue of her. I heard Carlos sniff next to me as my eyes began to water a little.

"I miss her so much." Carlos finally spoke. By the sound of his voice I knew he was crying.

"I miss her too. She was a wonderful little girl."

The statue was of her in one of her flower dresses, holding her favorite teddy bear. At her feet were beautiful flowers that surrounded her. Carlos walked over and sat down the flowers we bought here. I felt a few tears escape and a few seconds later I felt a little hand on my face. I looked down to see our Emma focused on wiping the tears off of my face. When she looked at me I saw a little sparkle in her eyes. I looked up to see one particular star shining bright as Carlos laced his fingers with mine.

"You know, I have a feeling that she's with us right now." I told Carlos.

"Me too." Carlos said as I looked down at our daughter.

THE END

EXTENDED ENDING / EPILOGUE

We heard the door behind us open and we turned around to see Mr. and Mrs. Newman. We smiled at them as they made their way over to us.

"Hi, you three." Mrs. Newman said giving us both hugs followed by Mr. Newman. They both gave Emma a kiss on her forehead before she laid her head on my shoulder.

"The statue is beautiful, isn't it." Mr. Newman said and we both agreed.

"So we know why we're here but why are you two here?" Carlos asked them.

"Well, we just came here to share the good news with everyone."

"Good news?" I asked them and the nodded, smiling.

"I'm pregnant." Mrs. Newman told us.

"No way!" Carlos yelled.

"Congratulations." We told the both of them.

EPILOGUE

James and Kendall both pursued their acting careers before they each ended up getting a part in an upcoming major film that later earned them 2 Oscars and 4 Golden Globes. They later decided that it was only right that they got married. Their wedding was broadcasted on E! with multiple celebrities in attendance.

Logan and Carlos are both raising Emma with the help of her Grandmothers, Two famous uncles James and Kendall, and loving Godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Newman. Later in the year, she was introduced to her Godbrother, Michael.

Together they stole the show as the flower girl and ring bearer at Carlos and Logan's wedding.

A/N: This is suck a bittersweet moment right here. I will truly miss typing this story but I feel like it ended in a good way. You guys don't know how many times I had to changed the Epilogue because it didn't fit right. Then I got rid of it but then I was like they need and epilogue. I hope you guys like it and liked this story as well. Please, even if you haven't before, please review. Tell me if you liked this story or not. Oh and just because I think this will push you to review I have a picture of what Emma looks like in my head.

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