The Uninvited Christmas Guest, by Libra

Chapter 11
Epilogue

Chapter Description: By Libra

Crystal went back and forth quite often over the next years trying different ages. The pills were losing their strength and they both had to be careful not to get caught too old or young. Samuel even married her when they were older. Crystal found a bond stronger than normal love. How many people could know the bond of a loving caretaker and a husband at the same time? She often asked herself.

Because of their odd life they moved out and told only close family members the truth of their relationship. Samuel’s mother understood, but his father had disagreed and they meet only on holidays after that. When the pills did run out they were both in their teens and knew they would have a long happy life together. The family problems were forgotten when Crystal was expecting her first child.

The baby girl was named Amber by Crystal and soon after Crystal found out she was going to have another child, this one to be a little boy.

Without the pills they settled down and had a fairly normal family life. Crystal considered buying more pills as she got older, but since they were highly illegal and costly she thought better of it.

Samuel never dwelled on the past much, but focused on the present as he helped raise their kids. Crystal found a happy little life she couldn’t hope to get in her former life.

The young couple stood around the Christmas tree decorating it while little Amber stole a few cookies from the Santa’s plate and her little brother busied himself with the effort of crawling.

"To think it all started when I became an uninvited Christmas guest. " Crystal said happily to Samuel and both of them looked down at Amber caught red handed in the act of stealing another cookie.

Amber half expected them to say no-no, but instead they laughed and her daddy picked her up so she could help putting up ornaments.

The end