A/N: I decided to keep this short and sweet. Thank you all so much for reading this story. Leave a review and tell me what you liked and what you didn't like. I know a lot of you want it to continue, but I think that this story has run it's course. I don't want to draw it out and lose the heart and emotion. I may consider writing a sequel. We shall see. In the meantime, read my other stories! I'm currently working on two more as well. They are different from what you usually see as far as this fandom goes. Anyway, thank you all so much. I hope you like this chapter, it's not the original ending. You guys would have killed me. Who knows, maybe I'll release it one these days.
When you love someone, you will do a lot of stupid things. Some of them will be selfish, some of them will be stubborn, some of them will hurt, and some of them will destroy you. I did my share of all of these things. I managed to love a woman who despite everything I have done to her, gave me a second chance. As I sit here watching her sleep, I have never felt more complete. I lean down and press a kiss to her mouth before leaving our bedroom. It had been almost 2 years since I proposed to her and she said yes. We got married for the second time almost a year ago. I can hear Stella playing guitar in her bedroom. I stand in the doorway quietly and listen. I watch as her small fingers slide down the fret board, meticulously finding the desired chords as she strums. It amazes how fast she has grown up. I feel like I missed so much of her life. She looks up at me with the same brown eyes Selena has, and smiles.
"Hey mom." She says.
"Hey sweetheart." I reply smiling. "What are you playing?" I ask her.
"A new song I'm working on." She says as she starts scribbling in a notebook. Once she's satisfied, she continues to play, humming softly.
"Do you mind if I sit and listen?" I ask her. She smiles and pats the ground next to her. I take a seat and watch her as she continues to play.
I smile as I realize how much like me she actually is. I hope with my all heart she doesn't make the same mistakes I did. She is sensitive and creative. She wears her heart on her sleeve and loves without question. I'm thankful she has Selena's strength, and her compassion. Those two things alone will allow her to face anything this world throws at her. I've never met a stronger woman than her mother. Loving me can hurt like hell, I know it and she knows it. She chooses to do it anyway. She gives me everything that I need. She lets me take even when there's nothing to give. I look at Stella and I have never seen anything more beautiful. She's probably the only thing in my entire life that I've managed to get right.
"Hey baby." I hear Selena say softly from the door. "Whatcha guys doing?" She asks.
"Listening to an angel." I say smiling at Stella.
"Moooom!" She complains. "Don't be such a weirdo!" She says rolling her eyes. I give her a kiss on the forehead as I stand and head toward my wife.
"Thanks for letting me sleep." She breathes as she press our lips together softly.
"Eww. Please take that somewhere else." I hear my 12 year old daughter complain.
Selena laces our hands together and pulls me down the hallway. "Tell me you love me." She whispers as she puts her arms around my neck and pulls me close.
"I love you." I tell her as I stare into her beautiful brown eyes. I watch as a smile lights up her features.
"I love you Demi." She says in return.
I bring my hands up to her face and lightly stroke her cheeks with my thumbs. As I look into her eyes, I know that without her I am nothing. Our love is a type of madness that will never be explained. It has prevailed despite the odds being stacked against us. She's my person, my once in a lifetime. I watch her as she closes her eyes and leans into my hands. She is so beautiful. As a matter of fact, beautiful is an understatement. When she opens her eyes, she takes my breath away. I can see how much she loves me in their depths. I will never deserve her, but I will spend my entire life trying to be worthy. She makes me a better person. She makes me whole. She's the single best decision I have ever made.
"Let's have some coffee." I hear her say, bringing me back to reality.
I follow her downstairs and into our kitchen. We had decided to live in the house I had purchased prior to my sisters death. Selena wanted a fresh start for us. She didn't feel quite as comfortable in our old house due to the history and baggage that had become attached to it. I couldn't agree more. I managed to pick up the pieces of my life and put them all back together. Selena and Stella never let me falter.
"What are you thinking about?" I hear her ask.
"How easy I could have lost you." I answered after taking a sip of my coffee.
"You never lost me Demi." She said softly.
"I lost me." I replied.
"You're here now. That's all that matters." She says placing her hand on mine.
"Sometimes I wish that I could just take it all back and be a better person. I wish I didn't put you through all that." I said sadly.
"I wouldn't change a thing." She tells me. "All of this has made me realize that I cant live without you. It's physically impossible. You have shown me just how much I can love. I can't love anyone else the way that I love you. It has to be you." She says.
Softly I touch her face. I pull her closer and kiss her gently. "I'm not broken anymore." I whisper as I touch our foreheads together. "You've lead me home."