Epilogue

Caleigh walked into the kitchen of their Virginia home the first day of February. She found her husband exactly where she thought she would. He was sitting at the nook table with his head buried in his laptop doing prep for pitcher and catcher spring training that would start in fourteen days. Caleigh smiled. He was still wearing his glasses. Yet like her, still sporting his tan from their Hawaii vacation. Back to business she thought.

He looked up and kissed her as Caleigh stood next to him. "You slept in late," he smiled, rubbing her back.

Caleigh shook her head. "For some reason, I feel like I did the morning after Uncle Dave's New Year blast."

Zach shook his head at the memory. "That was a rough one the next morning."

Caleigh looked at him. "We purged the ghost of a couple rough months Zach," she said rubbing his back, moving to the pot of coffee that Zach had waiting for her.

Zach put his arm around the back of the chair, giving her his full attention. "I get that babe. I needed it as much as you."

Caleigh reached for a coffee mug. She pulled out the coffee decanter from the machine and started to pour.

She suddenly stopped, putting the coffee decanter back into the machine. She turned and looked at Zach. "Babe?"

"Zach," she softly smiled. "This doesn't smell right." She smiled more. "And I might have missed something last week."

Zach digested the words. "It's 2018 babe," he smiled, rising from the chair and enveloping her in a hug, kissing her face everywhere.

Lexie barked her approval joining them.

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A/N: Umm, you all know I have a game plan with my writing. Guess where this one is going in nine months? And what I might write in between?

I can't wait to write Aaron Hotchner thinking about being a grandfather. And gee, Uncle Dave's comments to him. And his private, personal feelings.

And then there's the team when they find out. Ooooo the deliciousness of my writing timeline.

My usual thank you's for the reviews; plus the favs and following alerts. And thank you all so, so much for taking the time to read. I say it every time. But I mean it from the heart. I appreciate it so, so much.

Thanks again my OK Teach!

*Knightly bow*