“There’s a first time for everything, right?”
She laughed and took his hand.
“Right.”
He pulled her out of bed and together then went into his en-suite bathroom and showered. He dressed and she wrapped herself in a towel before scurrying off to her bedroom to get dressed herself. He swatted her on the bottom as she hurried off, and he looked down the hallway with a smile.
This was it, he realized.
He was finally getting his happily-ever-after, and Daniel realized that he really was the luckiest man in the world.
Epilogue
The quarantine ended, and Alice returned to school.
Then, before they knew what had happened, six months passed, and life returned to normal.
Well, a new sort of normal.
Meredith knew that things would never return to the way they were in the before-time. Before the virus came, and before everyone got sick, things were simpler. They were more wonderful. They were calm.
Now the world was more tumultuous. Things weren’t guaranteed anymore. Even basic things, like cold medicine and toilet paper, were harder to come by. These things were quickly gathered up by hoarders when they were stocked or hidden away by preppers who wanted them for their families. People were less trusting after the virus came.
People were more wild and untamed.
Everyone was scared that it would happen again, but even if it did, the world had changed around them. No longer were citizens afraid to wear masks or call out of work when they became ill. More and more companies were willing to let employees work from home.
But one thing had changed for the better.
They had found each other.
Meredith looked over at Daniel each morning and grinned. She couldn’t help herself. They had been so close to each other for so long, but they’d been so far away. Somehow, in what seemed like the blink of an eye, they’d finally found a way to reach each other. They’d finally found a way to connect with one another in a meaningful way and they’d somehow, against the odds, fallen in love during a quarantine.
“Good morning,” she whispered to him, kissing his cheek softly.
“Hello, princess.”
He grabbed her neck and pulled her lips to his. He tugged on her hair as they kissed, eliciting a soft moan from her lips. Oh, she loved it when he was wild like this. She loved it when he touched her, played with her. She loved the way he was so confident and the way he could touch her like nothing else mattered.
Because it didn’t.
In her eyes, when they were together, the rest of the world just faded away, and Meredith had never been quite so happy as she was with Daniel.
A knock at the door sounded and she pulled away, laughing.
“Time to start the day,” she whispered, kissing Daniel’s nose.
“Are you guys awake?” Alice’s voice called from the hallway. “I’m hungry. Let’s make pancakes!”
“Coming,” Meredith called, pulling on clothing. She smiled at Daniel as she tugged him out of bed, too. “Let’s go,” she whispered. “And let’s have a wonderful day together.”
And you know what?
They did.
THE END
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