Once the need to breath overwhelmed us we parted. I reached down and tugged on her belt and pulled her to me. “Let’s go home.” Was all I said. She nodded in agreement with a misty eyed look.

EPILOGUE

Well that is it. That is how my journey began and ended well not quite how it ended. It is now a year later. September in fact and classes are starting in a few days. I find myself standing on the pitchers mound once again. This time at the end of the season in the championship game. I feel good we are one strike away from walking away with the title for the first time. But it is not the game that is making me smile. It is one face looking out from the crowd. I smile in her direction and then turn my attention back to the task at hand. I know the instant the ball leaves my hand how good it is. The batter swings and misses. We win. My teammates already know I won’t be joining them for the celebration. I need to get my girl home.

You see yesterday we found out that she was carrying twins. Of course we already suspected that. Gaia told us last year. Even though she left us months ago before Allison got pregnant we can still feel her with us. Oh and if you are wondering it was window-shopping. Allison and I had been walking around Boston. For some reason we found ourselves standing in front of Maternity shop holding hands and watching the people inside. Without speaking we knew what we wanted. What we wanted was to complete our family.

Soon we will. I just wished that Gaia had warned me what life going to be like with a very pregnant Allison. It doesn’t matter I would have found my way to her and our children anyway. It is where I belong. It is my home.

The End




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Although Stephan James Ballister, Haley Ballister and Anna Moorehouse are fictional. The Louisiana Tigers Company B was quite real. All references other than those involving fictional characters are accurate (Such as dates and battles the company was involved with). The company consisted mostly of foreigners and right or wrong the members of the company received an unfavorable reputation. The Louisiana Tigers were also known as the River Rats. Two of their members O’Brien and Corcoran the first members of the Confederacy to be executed by the Confederacy. My apologies if anyone takes offense to my story suggesting that a member of the company was a woman. Although there were several woman who were involved with the American Civil War, some openly as female and some disguised as men. There is no evidence to support the claim that any member of Company B was female. So all of you nice folks down south just keep repeating “Well what did you expect she’s from Boston. Damn Yankees!” Of course when we say that here we are talking about Baseball. F.Y. I Company B is still active today. If you would like more information check your local library or on line. Hey I did my own research so can you. :)