Chapter 8

Josie couldn't imagine her life without Jake, and so she married him. She watched her life become the most beautiful thing ever. As she watched her babies and their father, She was content and her heart was filled. A lot of things were going through her mind. She talked in her head, and she was smiling.

Jake picked little Josie and little Jake from the kindergarten. I was always full just watching them come home from school. I couldn't ask for anything more than this. Mom couldn't accept the fact that I loved and married Jake. She didn't give us her blessings when we got married. I guess she is still trying to process the fact that I didn't do what she wanted. I sacrificed my happiness for hers when I let her leave dad, but I am not ready to sacrifice my happiness again and let her force me into marrying someone I didn't love. Mom always took the twins for the weekend but she never speaks to us. I am fine with that, what's more important is that she has time for her grandkids.

Ric left town because he couldn't bear the thought of me with some else, mom and his mom are still friends.

Janet is the best friend and aunty anyone could wish for. She never misses her niece and nephews birthdays. She has always been awesome and I love her for it. All I could wish for was for Janny to find someone who could love her the way Jake loves me. She deserves so much more than that.

Mom never apologized to Jake for telling him to leave me, and also sabotaging the restaurant, but I am fine with it. All I care about is that Jake didn't leave and stood by me no matter what mom or Ric said. True love is what we have for each other. Jake has never disrespected mom, he always worships her but mom mostly ignors us.

The restaurant is still running smoothly, I am now a manager, a mom and a wife. Our love story started from this restaurant, it brings back good memories and as well bad memories of Ric trying to ruin my happiness. I decided to cherish the good memories and leave the bad ones behind. After all the, the good memories outweighs the bad ones. I will remember the good memories for what they are and tell stories of how Jake and I started our love journey. When life gives you lemons you make lemonade. Jake was my lemon, so I made little Josie and little Jake, my lemonades. Little Josie is the most beautiful child I have ever seen and little Jake looks so handsome and a spitting image of his dad. I am the luckiest woman on the surface of the earth, this is my happiness right here. Sometimes I wonder what would have become of me if I hadn't married the man I love. I can't imagine my life, and not seeing Jake in it. My life has become the sweet juicy story I get to tell. My like has become the movies I watch. My life feels like telenovelas and I love it. Although my mother still acts like she hates us, I know she doesn't. I hope that one day, she gets to open her arms to Jake and I. I want her to feel the kind of love and happiness that I am feeling now. I want her to clear her mind off any anger and let Jake and I love her. I love my mother. I don't hate her for anything. She is the only parent I have left. I am grateful for her being alive. Having the kids go to their grandma's house always brought joy to my heart. I look at Jake and I see the love of my life. He is the man that completes me. He desires me, every now and then. Everyday of my life, feels like we just met. I love him and he loves me. That's the root of our relationship.

Jake, Little Josie and little Jake, all my heart beat in one place, I wouldn't trade them for anything in the world. A little bun in the oven is also on the way in few months time. I couldn't be any happier than this, there's nothing more I could wish for. There is nothing as sweet and beautiful as a happy ending, and that is exactly what Jake and I got. A very beautiful and sweet happy ending.