Let Me Go (33 page)

“Yeah, I know, I say the same thing every
time I come and you’re probably tired of hearing it, but damn it if
I don’t miss you and wish things would have turned out differently.
And you know I miss you even if I barely knew you because you’re my
family, my blood, my sister, and I love you no matter what. And
come on, let’s face it, you really were a good person underneath it
all. And that’s why I think we could have helped each other, but I
guess I’ll never truly know what you went through, so I can’t judge
your decisions.” Kat wiped her tear stained cheeks.

“Okay, fine, on to happier topics. Looks
like Eddie is going to be on the Dean’s list this year.” Kat and
Mason had taken Eddie under their wing and made sure that he had
the best education. They moved him and his mom into a better
apartment and made sure they always had food and anything else they
needed. They even hired a maid to come and make sure everything was
cleaned up once a week. Mason had easily stepped into the
father-figure role and Eddie looked up to him. They took Eddie out
every week, took him on trips, had him over for dinner, bought him
new clothes, new school supplies, everything a teenager could need.
He was so polite, respectful, and grateful. He never got into
trouble, well, not really. He deserved everything Kat and Mason
could offer and more. He had gotten into just about every college
he applied to, but ended up choosing Princeton. “He’s working his
butt off to make us and Samantha proud. But he doesn’t need to. We
are already proud of him for just being who he is. Oh, he’s been
talking about going pre-med and then getting into medical school.
Apparently, Mason’s been telling him how wonderful it is to help
others and Eddie now wants to follow in his footsteps. Of course,
he still has time to figure all that out. Oh, and Samantha is doing
a little better too. She stopped taking pain killers, so now we
just need her to stop drinking. She’s still not sure about that,
but we’re working on it.”

Mason had ended up getting his credentials
back and was able to start practicing again. He started off at
Adam’s office until he could build a steady stream of patients, and
he just recently branched out and started his own practice. It took
almost the entire three years since he was cleared, but she could
see how happy Mason was now that he could do what he loved. So it
was all worth it.

Kat had tried to find a job in social work,
but there weren’t many out there, so with Mason’s help, she ended
up starting a nonprofit organization that helped kids who came from
addiction and abuse riddled families. Eddie had especially loved
the idea and Kat had used many of his suggestions. Mason even
provided free care to some of the children. It had started out with
only a few people, but now, there were over thirty people running
things. They had a steady stream of funding, but Kat never thought
it was enough. But she loved it. Wouldn’t change a thing about
it.

“Oh, oh, ow,” Kat bit out as she grabbed her
back. “Mason!” she called out, knowing he wasn’t too far behind. He
insisted on coming with Kat and even paying his respects to
Katherine, but he always stepped back to allow Kat some private
time. But, right now, Kat needed him. “Mason!” she called again and
he was by her side in seconds.

“What’s wrong?” he asked with a worried
expression.

“Looks like you’re going to be a daddy a few
weeks early,” Kat announced, rubbing her protruding belly as
another contraction hit.

She turned back to Katherine one last time.
“Well, I guess I should go make you an aunt. Until next time. Bye
Kat, I love you.”

And then Mason ushered her along.

*****

After a bunch of screaming and heavy
breathing, the doctor handed Mason his baby boy five hours later.
Mason had tears in his eyes as he looked down at his precious
son.

“Hi Benjamin,” he greeted through happy
tears. They had decided to name their son in honor of Benny since,
well, he was a huge factor behind them being together in the first
place. They wouldn’t be where they were without him.

Then the doctor handed Kat her daughter.
Fraternal twins. A boy and a girl. Kat cried when they laid her
baby down in her arms. “Hi Katherine.” She smiled at her baby girl.
“Welcome to the world. You know, your name is special. It belonged
to my sister. And if it wasn’t for her, your mom and dad wouldn’t
be here with you and your brother right now.” Baby Katherine didn’t
seem to really care at that moment. She was happy being bundled up
and laying across her mother’s body. When she and Benjamin were old
enough, Kat and Mason would tell them their story. A great love
story, with a happy ending.

Kat looked at her baby girl and then at her
husband of a little over two years holding her baby boy. He had
proposed shortly after she moved in with him with an elaborate
dinner at home, very much like the one he made for her when he
asked her to move in with him for the first time. He figured that
first night was magical, even though it didn’t seem like it at the
time. It had led to all their dreams coming true, so he wanted to
relive it. So when Kat found out she was pregnant, she told him
with a special dinner at home too. Mason knew something was up the
minute he had walked through the door and saw candles and flowers
on the table. It kind of killed the surprise, but heck, it was
going to be tradition now.

They were married in a small ceremony a few
months later, surrounded by only their closest friends. It seemed
like just yesterday they were fighting to be together. And now,
nothing could break them. They were truly happy. She was truly
happy. Finally, Kat had a family. “I love you,” she said as Mason
leaned down to kiss her. “I love you too,” he whispered against her
lips. And Kat knew that everything was all right and would always
be right as long as they were together. Kat finally got her happily
ever after.

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