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[End of the Year]
“The one of many,” Laya said with a smile. “I think I have one more in me if, you know, someone were to ask me to dance.”
Aidan looked at her with a smile, but nodded his head. “Alright. Dance with me,” he said, cheekily, standing up and reaching for her hand.
“I agree, sometimes there is. And just because you choose you for a little while doesn’t mean that you don’t think your family is important.”
“I guess that’s the part that I need to deal with,” he admitted. He looked over at her. “Thanks. I mean, for saying something honest.”
Aidan leaves his family to work in Romania for a few years. He has to prove to himself that he’s capable, and strong enough, to really do what he has always wanted to do.
Once he knows for sure, he returns to Scotland, and is able to prove it to his family. He realizes, in the long run, that having what he wanted wasn’t quite the same as he thought it was. What Aidan really wanted wasn’t dragon keeping... it was being with his family, doing what they all loved.
In the end, they let him work again. Aidan spent a couple of more years there before he fell in love and hitched himself down. He was lucky enough to have a woman to loved being at the Reserve just as much as he did.
They raised their three kids with love, and with family surrounding them.
Aidan didn’t know what else he could have asked for.
“Maybe… leave your family and do it somewhere else, so you can go back to them proving that what they thought was obviously wrong.”
“I’m probably supposed to argue and tell you that there’s nothing more important than my family and what they think. But sometimes... there is.”
“Well, I can’t speak for other aspects of your life. You still might be a right snob other times,” she said with a smile, teasing.
“Well let’s hope you’re wrong about that part,” Aidan laughed.
[End of the Year]
At first, Briony wanted to protest, but she could see he really was exhausted and so she nodded with a smile. “Of course. This is just as good as dancing with you. So long as you’re having fun… You are having fun, right?”
“I’m having fun,” Aidan said. “It’s nights like this that I’ll miss. Not a whole lot else. But I guess this one night helps us realize that we’ve got a lot going for us.”
“I’m glad you agree with me, because that helps get things going,” Amelia said gently. “The thing is though. Different is beautiful, in my personal opinion. I tend to surround myself with different, because it’s the only way I can grow. So I get that you think you can’t change minds, but I think you can, because I don’t know how you could ignore someone who was injured, yet so dedicated to his craft that he would work his ass off for it. So work your ass off for it and give it a go, because I think you can do it. And this is coming from someone who got into a massive fight with you and has no obligation to say this to you.”
Aidan let her go on her rant, but he shook his head and knew that she wasn’t thinking right. Some people liked to be of the opinion that everyone changed. And it just wasn’t the case. “You underestimate my family,” he told her seriously.
[End of the Year]
“Yeah, of course. We’d never be able to do everything we want if we don’t take breaks.” Briony pointed out before letting out a soft laugh. “Well I haven’t danced with you yet so I’m obviously not done yet. But I’ve got quite a few already.”
Aidan chuckled. “Well can we just count this? Because I don’t know if I’ll be able to go out there again without splitting in two.” He looked over at her and gave her a look to let her know that he was serious.
Cade was genuinely happy when Aidan said he had found his people. “That means more to me than anything else.”
“Then you’ll be fine,” Aidan told him seriously. “Don’t stress.”
[End of the Year]
“Here’s to a little kindness and not getting fucked by life for awhile.”
“I’d drink to that,” Aidan agreed.
She looked at him then nodded his head. “You can take this advice or leave it. It’s up to you. But I wouldn’t count yourself out just yet. You have strength, I saw it when you were trying to knock that wall down. You might not be able to do it the same way as you did before, but you might be able to do it in a different way.”
Aidan looked back at her, nodding in time with her to show he was on the same page. “I know,” he said. “I agree with you. Unfortunately other people don’t. I can try as hard as I can, but I won’t be the same as I was, and people don’t see that different is okay.”
[End of the Year]
“Are you offering?” Laya said amused. “Just want to clarify before moving on. But yes just my feet… I think I wore the wrong shoes.”
“Definitely no,” Aidan said. “Feet are not my thing,” he admitted. Then he nodded. “Oh the woes of womanhood.”
[End of the Year]
Briony had been dancing since she’d arrived. It was a well earned party, and she wanted to enjoy it as much as possible. But that did mean she got tired quickly, and grinned when she was joined by someone else. “Hey, Aidan.” She greeted before nodding. “Tired, yeah. I just want to dance with everyone before we all go our own ways.”
“I understand,” he agreed. “But sometimes breaks are necessary. Especially for some of us,” he admitted of himself. “How close are you to completing your goal?”
[End of the Year]
Laya had spent the night dancing with various people, but soon she found that her feet were beginning to kill her. She walked over to take a seat then looked up at Aidan who addressed her. “My feet definitely are.”
“Just your feet? Nothing but that?” he asked, a little teasingly. “If only you had someone to rub your feet. But you’re independent.”
“And no rehab or anything could help?” He looked at Aidan nodding his head. “I believe you.”
“Not with the scarring,” Aidan said, shaking his head. Then he smiled. It wasn’t a full smile, but it was enough that it was clear he meant it. “Good. Because you really did find your people. I believe it.”
[End of the Year]
“I’m definitely exhausted,” Ethan said with a smile. “I feel like this year has exhausted me though. No stamina left.”
“It’s definitely been a few years of seeping things from us,” Aidan agreed. “Life hasn’t been kind. To anyone, I think. I’d celebrate the end of that.”
“That bad?” Amelia asked curiously. “Why? I don’t feel like you are way off in the deep end of shame.”
“That bad,” he said. She questioned him, and Aidan shrugged his good shoulder. “I am. I’ve lost the one thing that first year me really cared about. It wouldn’t be good. Unless it was one of those things were I could change my future and then maybe it would be fine.”
