Chapter 117

Charles' POV I stared out into the calm nothing, a gentle breeze wafting by as I sat in the warm air out on my porch; the sky almost white from the light emitting from above. I took a deep, content breath as I sat barefoot on our outdoor sofa; watching the tall grass in front of my house sway in the light wind. A small smile grazed my lips as I spotted two figures a few ways away in the tranquil meadow, both playing happily as I watched from afar. My smile grew as one picked up the other and placed them on their hip, pointing to me happily with the smaller figure in arm and waving with a smile. I lazily waved back, continuing to merely watch as she twirled slightly on the spot and flicked her long brown hair over her shoulder in doing so, placing the toddler back on the ground and chasing him as he began to run after a spontaneous butterfly. "You're a lucky man." Jaxon chuckled next to me, taking a sip of the coffee that Levi had made