Here it is, the epilogue! :D It's just a little something I thought of. ^_^

And thank you all so much for bearing with me throughout this story. Really, you've all been really patient with me. At first, I thought I would post the chapters faster, since I had finished this story before even posting the first one, but I didn't expect editing would take so much time too.. ^^"

So, thank you all for staying with me, and as always, enjoy this last installment! :D

Epilogue

It was a little more than two months after the 'incident' (as he decided to call both of the Christmas one and the other one), and Jack couldn't be happier. Sally was living with him since then, and most of the townsfolk were getting used to the idea of her being Jack's girlfriend quite well. And they didn't thought it odd at all when she started living with him.

One morning, though...

Sally paced worriedly outside the doctor's lab, shaken by the news she had just received.

She had been feeling rather unwell lately and since Dr. Finkelstein was the only one in town with medical knowledge, she went to him. She explained how she had been feeling, and he, with a thoughtful look on his duck-billed face, asked her to let him make a couple tests. She agreed, all the while wondering what this could be about.

When he told her the results, to say she was shocked would be an understatement.

She was pregnant. She was going to have a baby.

In the first place, how did that happen? She didn't have any idea of how babies were made, let alone that she could have one. (The doctor had to explain to her that it shouldn't be possible, with her being a rag doll and all, but he didn't go into detail as to why.) Even Dr. Finkelstein was perplexed by the occurrence.

What should she do now?

The first thing that occurred to her was that she had to tell Jack. He would know something at the very least.

'But how to do that?'

Nervously, she started her walk to Town Hall, where Jack probably was, planning away for next Halloween. She entered and, sure enough, there he was, right beside the Mayor who was enthusiastically gushing about how horrible next Halloween would be.

The rag doll slowly started to pace towards him.

Jack spotted her and immediately his whole countenance lit up.

"Sally!" he called, a big skeleton grin on his face. He ran to meet her halfway through the Town Hall and swept her in a loving hug. She blushed at the gesture and shyly embraced him back.

"Hello, Jack..." came her timid response. Even after all this time being together, she still found his affections overwhelming.

"Oh, my darling! Such a perfect timing you have! The mayor and I were just finishing things up for the day. Oh, but tell me, how you was your visit to Dr. Finkelstein?"

"Well, um, he told me what was wrong with me..." she whispered, quite conflicted about how exactly to deliver the news to him. How did one deliver such life-changing news, anyways?

"What did he say? Nothing terribly serious, I hope?" he asked, a slight tone of worry in his voice.

He indeed had been worried when he noticed she had been feeling ill as of late, and he'd been the one to suggest for Sally to go see the doctor. She had been nervous about that, but she didn't have anything to worry about. Dr. Finkelstein, despite his usual gruffness, had also an air of pride about him when he told Sally her medical condition.

"He said..." She lowered her voice now, not wanting the Mayor to hear. "That I was.. pregnant." The word still felt foreign in her lips.

At first Jack just stood there, eye-sockets wide as they could be and jaw hanging open. He then blinked— once, then twice— and shook his skull a little as if to shake the surprise off. Once he gained his ability to speak again, he did so in a disbelieving whisper.

"P-Pregnant..?"

Widening his eye-sockets even more, he brought a hand to his head in shock.

And he promptly fainted.

When Jack woke up again, he was laying on a hard and stiff surface. Opening his eye-sockets, he noticed he was still at Town Hall, probably in one of the pews. Sally's face hovered into his view, and before he knew it, the words were out of his mouth in a gushing voice,

"Oh Sally! We're going to be parents!"

And just like that, he jumped up and took her in his arms, spinning her around in utter joyousness. Sally giggled, glad he was happy about the situation.

"But, Jack, there's still something I have to ask.." the rag doll began when he put her down. Seeing she got her beloved's attention, she continued, "How did this happen? I mean, how did I become pregnant?"

A mischievous grin came to Jack's skull. "Oh, let me show you, my princess..." he actually purred, giving her a sly look.

She giggled at his coy tone. "Whatever you say, Jack..." she said with a happy smile.

He chuckled and took her hand, leading her outside. Then, a thoughtful look came to his skull, and he turned to look at Sally with a determined smile. "Sally?"

"Yes, Jack?" she asked, looking at him curiously and wondering what came over him all of a sudden.

He now knelt before her, making Sally gasp softly at the unexpected gesture. "Will you marry me?" he asked simply with a charming grin.

"Yes!" she shouted joyfully, jumping into his arms once he stood up.

They laughed again, hugging happily and paying no notice of the townsfolk as they watched the scene unfold with curious eyes. They didn't know it yet, but they had just gained a Pumpkin Queen.

And there you have it! The end! :D I hope you all liked it. =] And please let me know if you did. =D

Just one last thing before you go, guys. I know that from this story you've all noticed that I kind of have dirty thoughts at times.. *coughcough* Well, you haven't seen anything yet, believe me. I actually wrote the sexy scenes implied in this story... *blushes* Not that I'm going to post them or anything! (I'm not that much of a perv xD) Just.. thought I'd let you know. ^^" If you DO want to read them, though, just PM and I'll see what we can do... ;)