Epilogue

Ten years to the day had passed since the birth of the twins. A party for them had been in full swing at the house Bay and Emmett had bought three years ago after he had gotten a lucky break and obtained his first big directing gig. Since then, his popularity among Hollywood had soared. He was constantly being asked to do this movie or that movie. But he only ever took on as much as he needed. He loved his job, but he loved his family more.

Bay had managed to get her artwork on display at a local gallery a year ago. Her very unique form of art seemed to jive well with the people of California and she was in very high demand. She was having trouble keeping up, especially since her pregnancy. The party for the twins had been interrupted when Bay had collapsed to the ground after a particularly rough contraction.

The couple were now sequestered in a hospital room awaiting the arrival of their third child. Emmett watched in awe as the love of his life panted and pushed. He knew she screamed in pain occasionally, but he also knew she thought it was worth it. They couldn't wait to meet the new addition to their family.

Out in the waiting room, John, Kathryn and Regina sat with Melody and Angelo. They had temporarily moved out to L.A. after Bay had informed them of her pregnancy. They wanted to be close to her for the birth of their third grandchild. Melody tugged at Kathryn's sleeve.

"Grandma, when can we see the baby?" she signed.

"Soon, baby. Mama has to deliver him first."

"But what's taking so long? It's been hours!" Angelo signed.

Kathryn smiled at her grandchildren. "Be patient my loves. Bringing a new person into the world takes time."

Emmett watched his wife give her final push and bring their new son into the world. Her forehead was plastered in sweat, her hair sticking to her face in various places, but she couldn't have been more beautiful in his eyes. Slowly, he looked over at the doctor holding his baby. His son. Tears welled up in his eyes as he watched him be gently wrapped up in a blanket and set in Bay's arms.

Bay looked up into the eyes of the man she knew she could never live without. They had been through so much together. They would be through so much more. Her heart swelled with love and pride when she saw the same reflected in his eyes.

An hour later, Emmett carried his newborn son out to the waiting room to meet his siblings and grandparents. Kathryn jumped up excitedly as she saw him approach. John and Regina simply smiled at him. Angelo and Melody were both curled up in lounge chairs, fast asleep. Kathryn nodded towards them and asked, "Should we wake them?"

Emmett shook his head. "No, let them sleep. They can say hello later." He said after handing off his son to her.

Kathryn smiled down at the pink face of her new grandson. Never had she imagined that her life would turn out this way, but she couldn't have asked for better. Her daughter was now mother to three beautiful children, all of which took after their father in that they were all deaf. Her life was fuller and richer now than ever before with the addition of Daphne and everything she had brought into their lives.

"Did you guys finally settle on a name?" She asked as she handed him to Regina.

Emmett nodded. "Carl Johnathon Kennish-Vasquez-Bledsoe."

John puffed up. "That's a great choice, son."

Emmett felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to find his best friend and sort of sister in law standing there. "Daphne! I thought you couldn't get away from the hospital?" he said before pulling her into a giant bear hug.

"I just told them not to kill anybody while I was away," she said jokingly as she pulled out of his hug. She turned her attention to the baby in Regina's arms. "Is that him?"

"Yep." He took the baby back and handed him to Daphne. "Meet your new nephew, Carl."

Daphne smiled down at the sleeping baby in her arms. "He's beautiful."

"Did you bring Mingo and Maddie?"

Daphne shook her head. "Maddie has her basketball tryouts tomorrow."

"She's gonna be a star just like her mom." Emmett said, a twinkle in his eye.

"Stop it, you idiot. She's only seven."

Emmett shrugged. "So? She's still good and she'll only get better."

Daphne handed Carl back to Emmett. "Can we see Bay?"

"Yeah, but maybe only you for now. She's pretty tired."

She looked at her parents. "I won't be long, guys. I just want to say hello and congrats."

Bay sat up as she saw Daphne enter her room. "Daphne!"

"Hey there, new momma!" Daphne said before embracing Bay.

Bay took the hand of the girl she could have been in another life. She had stopped wondering about that a long time ago. Instead, she chose to embrace the life she had been given, and all the wonderful things about it. She was grateful, really, for the opportunity her unique situation had given her. If she hadn't been switched at birth, she may never have had all the wonderful things she now had in her life. She and Daphne would always be connected, and for that she wouldn't trade anything in the world.

A/N: Ok guys, I know it's been another six months only to have it end. But, I'm currently working on two other stories and I didn't want this one to be left in the dust. I figured this was a good place to end it.

On a personal note, I absolutely HATED how they ended the series. I'm obviously a huge Bemmett fan and when they didn't end up together I was very sad. Plus, they spent way too much time dealing with stupid stuff rather than actually wrapping up the show. Too many things were left unanswered and it really ruffled my feathers that such a good show got such a crappy ending.

Anyway, I hope you're not too disappointed with my ending. I may do more SAB fics in the future, but we'll have to see. Let me know what you guys think!

As always, I love you guys!

-eternalnight8806