Meant to be Together

Meant to be Together - Epilogue

Title: Meant to be together

Author: Beverly

Archive: Permission to archive granted to Archers_Enterprise, ENTSTSlash, MEG-Archive, reedsarmory, reedsarcheryrange, and whoever wants to have�just let me know where

Rating: NC-17, slightly tissue-alert in Part 3, but with a happy ending

Status: complete

Series: none

Sequel to: none

Pairing: Archer/Reed

Warnings:� none

Spoilers: none

Disclaimer: the usual�me nothing�Paramount everything�*sigh*�just having my fun with the boys.

Beta: mainly the wonderful Mareel, queen of drabbles and grammar. Stormy for her wonderful reaction about Part 1, and Grainn� for her interesting thoughts, also Part 1.

Summary: Jon has an interesting meeting on an alien planet which openes him his eyes�finally.

Author's Notes: The �alpha-team�, mentioned in Part 3, is a tv-series here in germany. It�s similar to �Emergency Room�. I love it (alpha-team) and watch it every Thursday. The most interesting thing about it, that Dr. Eberhard Scheu is really gay (the character, not the actor). Anyone who wants to take a look at all the people I wrote about, just go to http://www.sat1.de/serien/alphateam/alphateam/ . That�s it. Have fun and pleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaase�send me feedback�just a little word, a tiny crumb�thank you.

Meant to be together
Epilogue
Earth, England, 2193

The sun set slowly over the hills of Cornwall as a smile formed on the old man�s face. Today was his husband�s birthday.

His 72nd.

The celebration had been a success. Though he knew very well that his husband hated those kinds of events.

All had come. All the people he had invited.

Trip, their old friend, and his best man at the wedding, with his wife and two of their three children. Travis and Hoshi, together with their seven children and their four grandchildren. T�Pol came together with Phlox, for they both served on the same ship. And some of his and his husband's old colleagues had been there as well.

Everything had been fine and though his grand love had looked very cranky at the beginning, he knew he had loved every single second of it.

Looking back, recalling the years they had spent together, the old man�s smile deepened.

Sure, they�d had their bad times and their good times. But the good times outweighed the bad times by far.

He heard the soft footfall of someone coming near, and seconds later he felt a hand on his shoulder. He looked up into the smiling face of his youngest son Martin, who knelt down beside his father, gently patting his shoulder.

�The dinner is ready, Dad. Papa�s already waiting inside. Would you come in, too?�

Jon nodded, and heaved himself out of his chair. There were days when he felt every single one of his 84 years.

But when he stepped inside his house, his gaze found his husband, and suddenly he felt as if nothing had changed since their dinner so many years ago.

Malcolm was sitting next to their eldest daughter Joanna, gently cradling their third grandchild in his arms. The four-year-old Brianna was half asleep, listening to the story her grandfather was telling her.

In all those years he had never lost that seductive accent, and it still made Jonathan�s skin tingle.

With a grateful sigh, he took in the sight of his whole family. Martin, their oldest son Connor, and their daughters Elisabeth and Joanna. They all were here celebrating their Papa�s birthday, together with their spouses,� partners or whomever they had chosen to live with.

And with their children. Five grandchildren� --three boys, two girls. He loved every single one of them.

But he still loved most of all the man who had been able to fulfill all of his dreams. The man who had been standing by his side over all those years. And who had given him so much love and trust that it still brought tears to his eyes.

Now this man looked up, found his eyes, and a beautiful smile lit up his face. All the little wrinkles deepened, making his face even more handsome. Carefully, so as not to disturb the little girl that had fallen asleep in his arms, he got up and stepped to his husband, greeting him with a tender kiss on the lips.

�Hello, love. Eli and Jo made dinner for us. I guess the girls finally learned how to cook. I know that Eli learned it from Marsha, but Jo? Ouch��

Joanna had heard that last sentence, and in reaching for her little daughter, had given her father a friendly punch on his arm. But the smile stayed on her face.

�Eli isn�t the only one who was able to find a partner who can cook. Kevin�s also very good in the kitchen.�

And with a tender smile on her face she went over to her husband. Malcolm put his arm around his own husband, his eyes sparkling with love.

�We�ve come a long way, love. All those years, all those fights, and yet� all the love we found.�

Jon pulled his husband closer, and kissed him.

�I�m still glad that I met that old woman. And she was right. Some people are meant to be together. Such as you and me.�

Jon felt his heart beat faster as Malcolm kissed him again, this time more passionately.

�We have a wonderful life, don�t we?� he whispered, as Malcolm released him for a second.

And there, in the eyes of his husband, he saw the answer.

The end��

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