Thanks to everyone who read and/or reviewed this story. I'm glad you liked it. This is the last chapter. This story was meant to be short but I hoped you liked it. I have many more stories to come.

Mallie smiled as everyone was gathering for Daniel's first birthday. She saw Eva walk in and not really say anything to anyone. She knew she had to talk to her. She walked over to where she and Randy were. "Glad you guys could come." She said to them.

"Thanks for the invite." Randy replied. He looked at Eva. "Why don't you two talk?" He grabbed his drink and headed outside.

"It's been a long time." Mallie said to her. "I was wondering if you would come and visit me."

"I didn't think Seth wanted me here." She replied.

"I heard about that." Mallie replied. "What happened to me wasn't your fault. Seth knows that." She looked at her. "No one could have predicted any of this."

Eva nodded. "You know if I had known, I would have done something."

"I know." She replied. "All of that is in the past. So, let's go celebrate my son's first birthday." Eva nodded and they headed outside for the party.

Mallie looked around at everyone there celebrating Daniel's first birthday. It had been a tough year but they made it through. Now they were celebrating.

Seth walked over to Mallie as they got ready to bring Daniel's cake out. "I know this day is about Daniel but I would like to say something." Seth said as everyone gathered. "The last year hasn't been the easiest as everyone here knows." He looked at Mallie. "I blamed you for getting sick but it wasn't your fault. I'm so proud of the progess you've made the last year. I know I never say it enough but I am."

Mallie smiled at him. "I'm glad you finally told me." She replied. "The last year hasn't been easy and there were times where you should have walked away. But you didn't. You stayed in the ring with me and fought with me. A team."

He smiled. "A team." He repeated. "We have been a team for years and I know we will be a team for years to come." He replied. "But this year wasn't just a trial for us. We also celebrated. Our son took his first steps and said his first words. Things we might have missed if we had been too busy as we were before. This made us take a step back and see life again. I think this might have been a blessing in disguise even if we didn't think so."

She nodded in agreement. "I think you might be right." She replied. "It did make us take a step back and that was a good thing." She smiled. "Now, let's celebrate."

Everyone smiled and laughed as they celebrated Daniel's birthday. Mallie looked at Seth and then at Eva. She walked over to her husband. "You should apologize to Eva. It wasn't her fault that everything happened."

He sighed. "I will apologize because you're right. It's no one's fault. It just happened but I do think she could have done more tests."

"I know and she knows that too. But I want us all to be friends again. So, please apologize." He nodded and walked over to Eva.

"Eva, can we talk?" He asked her.

"Sure." She replied after seeing Randy nod. They walked away from the group. "What did you want to talk about?"

"I wanted to apologize. I shouldn't have blamed you for Mallie's stroke. It wasn't your fault. It wasn't anyone's fault. It just happened. I am sorry I blamed you."

She nodded. "I do understand why you were angry and blamed me. I blamed myself for a long time. I wish I had known about her condition. I would have done something."

"I know that." He sighed. "I just wanted to apologize to you."

"Thank you." She smiled and walked back to Randy. She was glad she and Seth talked. She had blamed herself for many months after Mallie's stroke. But after doing the research, she realized that she could have had no idea about the condition. But she vowed to tests for more things with every patient from now on.

The party soon ended and everyone went home. Mallie looked at her sleeping son after they had. It had been a good day. And it was hard to believe that it had been one year ago that she had her stroke.

"Everything went as planned." Seth said as he walked into the nursery. He walked over to her. "We should let him sleep." She nodded and they headed to the living room. "So, was the party like you wanted?" He asked her as they sat down.

"It was. I'm glad everyone managed to come and celebrate with us." She looked at her husband. "So, I wanted to talk to you about my doctor's appointment from the other day."

"Is everything okay?" He asked her.

"Yeah. I'm good." She replied. "Both Dr. Balor and Eva agree that I shouldn't try to have another baby. With the blood condition, what happened with Daniel, could happen again." She sighed. "So, how do you feel about that?"

He looked at her. "I'm fine with that." He replied. "Did we want more children at one time? Yes, we did. But Daniel is enough. And I would whether have one child than more children and not have you. So, I think we follow the doctors orders."

She nodded. "Alright. I just wanted to let you know what they said and get your opinion on it."

"Mallie, I love you. And I think you, me and Daniel are enough for our family." She nodded. He smiled and leaned in and kissed her. "It's late. We should head to bed." She nodded and they headed to the bedroom.

The last year had been rough for them both. But they had gotten through it and they were stronger for it. She didn't doubt that she and Seth had a stronger marriage now after everything they went through. And she knew life with Seth and Daniel were the only things she needed in life.