The Ghost

71. No more hugs till I've had a shower!

I start to get up to turn away and leave, but the sound of Galaxy’s voice stops me. “Yes… yes I’ll marry you!”

My head jerks up to look at her with tears streaming from my eyes. “Oh thank God you said yes. I would have been so embarrassed had you said no.” Then her entire family came rushing in cheering and hugging her.

After the second person hugged her she held out her arms yelling, “Alright! No more hugs till I’ve had a shower!” Then she bolted to the master bedroom to shower and change.

We celebrated her release and our engagement for hours, but I was feeling a little overwhelmed with all the people so I walked out onto the front porch to stare at the stars and ponder over my little piece of the Galaxy. She said yes. She actually said yes. I can’t believe I’m lucky enough that she said yes!

Mark walks out a little while later, “Can we talk Tyler?” I nod my head for him to continue because I’m not sure what he’s about to say. “Well let’s get the cliche big brother routine out of the way. You hurt her, you die. I don’t care what it’s about, you are going to die. I know too many assassins for it to not happen. That being said. Thank you!”

I look at him in shock. He did a 180. His shoulders drooped and tears fell from his eyes. “What for?”

He looks at me in disbelief. “For saving my sister from herself. For choosing to love her when many have used her for their own benefit. For making her happy. And most importantly for getting her back into my life. I had lost all hope of ever forming a true relationship with her, but thanks to you I actually have a chance and I get to be the big brother I always wanted to be. So Thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you.”

I awkwardly hug him. “And thank you for trying to make her life better every chance you got. You made a difference even if you don’t realise it.” He sobs harder, but I just pat his back allowing him to release all of his pent up emotions. If he did this to Galaxy she would have no idea what to do, so I watch over him.

I guess even with all of my family gone, I still do have a family. The family I chose. With Galaxy.

When we finally make it to bed that night Galaxy is completely exhausted.

"Tyler?" She yawns.

"Hmm?"

"What do you think is going to happen with Evelyn?" She whispers.

Well that came out of left field. "Well, I know you've set her up with your business, so she'll be set money wise. I'm setting her up with a therapist who has the authority to contact me if there are any concerns. Also I plan on regularly checking on her and the child so that nothing happens like with us. If anything happens I want to take the child in and protect it."

"And what will you do if she's the one doing it?" Galaxy raises her eyebrows in challenge (cuz who can raise one).

I pause for a moment, "I want her institutionalized then. I don't have the heart to kill her."

"Good. That's all I wanted to hear." She states laying on my stomach and falling asleep instantly.

"There is one thing I should tell you before we get married though," I tell her as it jumps into my head.

"What is it?" She mumbles sleepily.

I sigh, stroking her hair, "I can't have children. My grandfather took that from me when I was born. He said one boy was enough."

"So we adopt. She says fully awake now.

I nod, but argue, "But you wanted a family of your own."

"And… I think this family of ours is proof enough that family is who you choose, not who you share genes with." She angrily growls at me.

"I just needed you to know in case it was a deal breaker," I whisper sadly, rolling over onto my side, away from her.

I hear rustling on the bed, then her head is in the crook of my neck whispering, "I couldn't even if I wanted to. He took that away when he took my child at 16." She kisses my neck and spoons me.

Pondering over what she said, tears fall from my face. He took everything. Everything. Every dream and wish has been polluted by his involvement in our lives. But now… now we have a chance to make new dreams and wishes that he could never taint.

A/ N

One more chapter and then an epilogue!

So the next chapter is the wedding just cuz I want to write super cheesy vows for them. (He might even say you are my whole Galaxy)

Any questions or things I forgot about?

Also I plan on addressing the mafia situation at the wedding.

Who was your favorite character?

Any last questions for a specific character?

What do you want to see at the wedding?

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See you in the next chapter!

Aww that's like the last time I can actually write that in here! 😭😭😭