Chapter 85: Epilogue || Limitless

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Five years later on June 19th...

"How is your sunburn?" My husband snickers.

"You were the one who wanted to go to every beach in the world for our honeymoon!" I hiss. "And for your information, my sunburns are completely healed." I reach out to Adrian so I can grab the remote before he decides to watch a horror movie.

"Ha! I got it!" He cackles, before I tackle him onto the sofa, my eyes on the remote. He raises his hand above his head and I begin to climb on him so I can reach it.

When I don't get it, I do the most reasonable thing for a wife to do. I kiss him on the lips, pressing my body against his. A low moan escapes the back of his throat as he lowers his raised hand, wrapping it around my waist.

I hear the remote drop, and I smirk silently to myself as I press my hands against his rock hard chest. I pull away from his kiss before grabbing the remote and begin to play some Curious George.

"That's cheating!" He shouts, with his arms crossed over his chest. I see my name written on his chest in a perfect cursive. It blended in perfectly with the other magical things tattooed on his body.

I guess I'm a miracle to him. The thought always makes me smile. His name was tattooed on my collarbone because he wouldn't allow anyone to go near my chest. Don't we just love a possessive lover?

"All is fair in love and war," I stick my tongue out at him.

"Then is it fair if I did this?" He smirks as he unbuckles his belt. Oh... oh my. Then he unzips his black jeans. He grabs my hand and pulls me forward before placing my hand... there. "Let's fuck."

"It's six in the morning! Our friends should be here in two hours!"

"Is that a problem?" He hums, as his arms snake around my waist and pull me onto him.

"N-no..."

"Too bad, because it is a problem for me," He smirks as he pushes me off him. I gape at him as he zips up his pants and buckles his belt. "All is fair in love and war, baby," He winks.

"Remind me why I married you again," I groan.

"Because you love me," He replies, before his smile turns insecure. "You do love me, don't you?" Feeling bad again, I sit next to him and wrap my arms around his torso before planting a kiss on his cheek.

"I love you more than anything," I tell him. "Now cuddle with me, you stupid ass." He smiles before wrapping his arms around him. I lean my head against his chest and he leans his head on my head.

"Where's Giraffe?"

"Teddy wanted to pet sit for me." Teddy had developed a liking for Giraffe more than anyone here. The kid was obsessed with the tortoise.

"I love you," He whispers. We both fell asleep on each other.

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I'm woken by: "HAPPY TWENTY THIRD BIRTHDAY BITCH!" My head jerks up as Anna walks in wilder than ever, holding bags filled with presents. Her husband walks right behind her, holding a camera.

That's when I realize that I'm in nothing but my bra and sweatpants. "Whoa there, birthday girl," Anna says. "We really don't want to see you in your near birthday suit."

"It's comfortable," I sigh. "Blake, cut the camera," I scold as Blake continues to record.

"I can't miss a second," He tells me seriously. "But, I'm pretty sure Theo will be here soon and you should totally be decent when he comes." Blake kicks a sleeping Adrian who makes a really weird sound before opening his eyes.

"Blake, cut the camera!" Adrian shrieks in a high pitched voice. "You can't record Bailey in a bra!" I quickly slip into a T-shirt, as I watch Adrian lecture Blake with words that don't even make sense. He even added a bunch of Kannada and Spanish curse words. He did this the whole while he was blocking me from the camera's view.

It's not like Blake hasn't seen me in a bra before. After I told them all about my scars and why I have them. Once I'm in a shirt, I push Adrian out of my way and pose for the camera.

"You bought cake, right?" Anna asks me.

"Of course," I say as if it's the most obvious thing in the world. "Dylan's supposed to bring it."

"Dylan's supposed to bring it," Anna repeats. "Mhm, because he's the most trustworthy person you'll ever meet! Bailey are you out of your mind? Him and Theodore will gobble that shit up in the matter of five seconds! It's not going to make it!"

"Anna, breathe," Blake tells her. "It's just cake."

"JUST CAKE?!"

"Yeah, nevermind," Blake turns the camera back to me. "Are you going to fix yourself up? You look like a bird's nest."

"Gee, thanks," I roll my eyes but end up snorting. "Ha, that's a lyric to a song by Ariana Grande." Adrian sighs, probably because of how many times he's had to listen to Ariana Grande with me.

"Okay, Blake. The birthday queen is now off to her quarters so she can glam herself up," I wink at the camera before walking away. By glam up, I literally only meant I was going to brush my hair and teeth and wash my face. I already showered at five in the morning. I'm not showering again.

Nope.

I brush through my blonde hair, while making faces at myself in the mirror. It's called entertainment. In the corner of the mirror, I see Adrian walk into our bedroom. "Are you following me?" I joke. "Stalker."

"Actually, Blake told me to go upstairs and wear something to cover my upper body. He's just jealous that I'm hotter," He winks while flexing his muscles. I tie my hair up into a ponytail, and walk over to Adrian, biting my lips seductively.

Just when he thinks I'll kiss him, I walk past him and into the bathroom to brush my teeth. "You're teasing me a lot today," He pouts.

"Well, you dumbass, you're the one who made me horny by offering a good fuck and then told me you didn't want to!" I hiss as I put my toothpaste on my toothbrush. I start brushing my teeth as Adrian puts on a black shirt and begins to brush his teeth as well.

When I'm done, I splash some cold water onto my face. When I reach out to grab a towel, Adrian grabs it first, smirking at me. I roll my eyes before I wipe my face on his shirt.

"Hey!" He drags, backing away from me.

"You look like poop."

"You look beautiful," He murmurs as he pulls me closer to his body. "I love you." I find a stupid blush creeping up on my face as I look up at my husband.

"Kiss me," I tell him. Before I even finish the sentence, his lips collide into mine, kissing me passionately. I push myself closer to his body as a low, hungry moan escapes the back of my throat. His hand caresses the back of my neck and pulls me harder onto his lips.

His tongue slips between my lips and explores my mouth. Every time he does that, he behaves like it's his first time. Each time, it's new to him and I love it.

"I'm loving this birthday makeout session," I hear Blake's voice. There he is. Holding a fucking camera. You know what, I don't fucking care. I keep kissing Adrian.

Adrian's hands slide up my shirt and I moan shamelessly. "Okay, this is getting a little too... touchy," Blake grumbles as he moves the camera away. "I know that I'm not showing this to Theo."

"I heard they were making out," Dylan pants heavily as he stops in front of the bathroom door. Adrian pins me against the wall as his lips travel down my lips towards my neck.

"Stop making out!" Blake shouts. "My innocent eyes!"

Adrian stops kissing me and we walk out of the bathroom casually. I give Blake the middle finger. I then turn to Dylan, who still looks the same as five years ago, only... stupider and smarter at the same time.

"Where's Luna and Teddy?" I ask him.

"Luna's downstairs waiting for Theo to arrive in Kaden's car," He explains. "It took a lot of convincing but she finally let Theo and Giraffe ride in Kaden's car."

I nod understandingly because after all Luna went through to keep Teddy alive, I get why she won't let him out of her sight. "Let's go downstairs," I suggest. "Adrian, give me a ride!"

"NO RIDING ON ADRIAN!" Blake shouts.

"I meant a piggy back ride you ass," I roll my eyes. Blake makes an 'o' shape with his mouth, before nodding. I jump onto Adrian's back and he hooks his arms under my thighs. "Hyah!"

"Cringe," Dylan comments. I glare at him and he sticks his tongue out at me. Adrian swiftly carries me down the stairs and drops me on the couch in the living room. Actually, it was one of the living rooms. Our house is huge, I'm quite sure I'll still be able to get lost in it.

I scramble off the couch and rush towards the main entrance where I see Luna chewing on her nails while she reads something on her phone. "Hey Luna!" Dylan greets.

"Don't disturb me!" She shouts as she continues to read. "The characters are about to kiss, and I need to read it!"

"But Adrian and Bailey were just-"

"They're not Wattpad characters!" She snarls before bursting into a squeal. "They just kissed!" She jumps up and down. "Oh my God, yes!"

I chuckle to myself before breaking into a smile when I see Kaden's white car pull up into the large driveway. The first person to scramble out is the five-year old boy. "Aunt Bailey!" He yells excitedly, running over to me.

"FUCK!" Kaden shouts from inside. "Giraffe just bit me!"

"Fuck," Teddy repeats as he wraps his arms around my waist. I laugh at Luna's expression.

"Kaden!" Luna scolds. "What did we discuss about cursing in front of Theo?"

"The damn green thing just fucking bit me!" Kaden defends.

"Don't be an asshole," Luna scoffs before realizing her mistake.

"Is that another word for butthole?" Teddy asks. "Great! Thanks mommy! Now I can call that kid in my class the right word. I had a little trouble breathing in class, and he said 'Can you stop breathing so loudly? Geez!' and I called him a butthole. The teacher took away a star from me for that, but I still think it was awesome. Now I can call him an asshole! Who cares about stars anyway, Dad can buy me real golden stars," He rants.

"Dylan!" I gasp. "Look at how you're spoiling him."

"He's not spoiled. He just stood up to himself," Dylan defends, crossing his arms over his chest.

"Yeah. Aunt Bailey, what did you want me to do? Just sit there while that asshole tells me to stop breathing so loudly? Like, I'm sorry Kevin, but would you like if you couldn't breathe like a normal person and then I told you to just stop breathing."

"Let's not call people assholes though," I reason.

"Well, obviously he is one because he clearly thinks he's too good for breathing. And he always has brain farts!"

Adrian and Blake begin to laugh.

"No more cursing. Period."

"But even you have to agree that he was an asshole!" Yes. Kevin was an asshole and I totally agree that Theodore should call him that, but at the same time, he's five. So no. I'm going to play the big adult, and tell him that he can't curse.

"That's it. I'm not giving you the birthday cake."

"Uh, excuse me. Who's not giving who cake?" Anna asks. "Bailey! How could you deny this sweet, sweet child, cake?" She gasps as she kneels down to Teddy's height and gives him a big hug.

"Aunty Anna, do you think I should call him an asshole?"

"What did he do?"

"He told me to stop breathing so loudly. Well, mister. I actually am trying not to, but I can't really help it can I? Oh, and my teacher lost my inhaler, so it was harder for me to 'stop breathing so loudly'."

"She what?" Luna asks, frowning. "Theo, baby, I thought you had permission to carry it around yourself."

"I tried telling her that," He sighs. "But she was all like 'Until I talk to your mom and dad, I'll keep it with me. Besides, you don't look mature enough to handle it yourself.'"

"She can't do that!" Dylan growls.

"That... that bitch!" Luna shouts. "If he says he can carry it around, he can fucking carry it around. Theo, I'm talking to your teacher tomorrow. She thinks my son is not mature enough? Well, she's the one who fucking lost it!"

He walks over to Luna and wraps his arms around her. "I love you, mommy. Also, can you call her a few bad words? She can't take away stickers from you."

Luna wraps her arms around her son lovingly and protectively. "Yes, I already plan on doing so."

"Also, can I call Kevin a bad word too? I won't call him a bad word if you don't want me to," He asks. Awh! He's such a mama's boy, and I love it.

She smiles at him. "Only once." She kisses his nose, before ruffling his pitch black hair. Teddy was one of those kids that you'd just know would look handsome as fuck when he's older. He had soft but deadly black hair, and his facial structure and eyes matched Dylan's. His pale skin and hair matched Luna's.

He also has a bold personality. That's my favorite part of him.

Kaden approaches us with Giraffe in his hands. My little tortoise has grown so much in the last five years. I love it. "I'm quite sure that green thing isn't a herbivore," Kaden grumbles. "Happy Birthday," He smiles at me before wrapping me in a hug.

"Guys, we should cut the cake and stuff! Bailey, get yo butt over here and blow the twenty three candles!" Anna shouts. "It's chocolate cake and I really want to eat it."

I smile before walking further into the mansion. The cake is placed on a cute round table, with balloons surrounding it. Blake is recording, and Adrian begins to light the candles. Anna drags me behind the table.

"Teddy, c'me here," I invite him over. "Help me blow the candles."

"Does that mean I can make a wish for you too?" I nod at him. Everyone starts singing happy birthday to me, and I can't help but smile as well as tear up. Adrian is smiling widely, while Anna and clapping along with the song. Kaden is surprisingly singing as well, and Blake is recording every moment. Dylan and Luna look ecstatic, and Teddy is right beside me, making a wish for me.

Just a couple years ago, I was in a dreary neighborhood, beat up by my very own father after being forced to drink an entire bottle of alcohol.

They say life can take a turn for the worst, so I guess it can take a turn for the best too. Me? I got the best of the best. It might not last forever, but Luna was right. Love doesn't ruin you.

Love is like a star, and I felt like I was burning the brightest with all those I've learned to love. I love them limitlessly.

I close my eyes and blow the candles with Teddy, but I don't have to wish for anything.

I already have everything and more.

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i can remember summer with this book and now i can remember fall, winter and a little bit of spring with this book. i can remember times where i had a mental breakdown and then came back to escape reality with this book. to create my own world with this book.

i've fallen completely in love with my characters and love them to pieces. every time i hurt them, i hurt myself and every time they laughed, i was laughing. (well, in my mind, i can't laugh out loud or my parents will think i've lost it haha)

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