John cooed and smiled, the grin almost splitting his tiny face in half. “Well, he certainly likes the paperweight,” Utah said.
“Give him the emerald one too,” AJ said tensely.
Edmund raised an eyebrow, wondering what the excitement was all about, but nevertheless put the second paperweight in the baby’s other fist.
John Jr. held both rocks up in the air, and light flashed off their colored faces, shining back down on him.
A sense that something incredibly important had just happened rushed through Edmund. He looked first at Mavis, who was smiling, then at AJ, who seemed almost to glow. “What does it mean?” he asked.
“We have all been promised happiness. You and Utah have already found your soul mates in each other. I know who mine is, and one day we will be together. And Mavis and her son will have fulfilling lives.”
“Thanks to all of you, I’m ready to move on. John will always be with me,” Mavis said, clutching the aquamarine around her neck. “The baby and I will be fine.”
“Courage and comfort. The aquamarine has given both of those things to all of us,” Edmund said quietly.
Utah slid along the couch to wrap his arm across Edmund’s shoulder. With a delicate finger, he stroked John Jr.’s cheek. “Absolutely,” he said.
The End
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