Haven

"Hey, we have changed our lives together, love. We're a team. Remember?"

"I remember. And I love you so much. I..." She thought she saw a hint of tears in his eyes as they stood there in the cool night. "I never thought I would have a family, a wife and a baby, it seemed impossible for me, so there are times it just hits me how blessed I am and how thankful, I am, to have you in my world. In my life. I have the dream, Callie. I left this behind..." He looked around them and she knew he was indicating the streets.

"You left this behind before I came along."

"Not really. I mean, yes I had left the streets behind physically. But mentally..."

"I know, sweetheart, and I..." She blinked aside a rush of heated tears.

"I don't mean to upset you."

"You are not upsetting me, baby. I told you, you can talk to me anytime. I just know, for a fact, that it hurts you and I...I wish to God I had the means to take that pain away."

"That's just it. You have taken the pain away. You healed me, Callie."

"Logan..."

"You are my salvation. My Haven. In the last three years, you have turned my world into a beautiful place filled with laughter and light and standing out here tonight, I realized that I am a very blessed man. I have what I never thought I would." He moved to cup her face in his hands as she smiled at him despite the tears that rained down her cheeks. "I love you, Callie, and I...baby, I thank you for being you, for fighting me when I tried to not let us happen and I...because of you, I am proof that I person can go from having nothing at all, to having everything any man could possibly want in this world. Thanks to you, I am proof that hope isn't foolish, dreams aren't at all hollow or empty...life can get better. I know that. My life got better the day you appeared in it, a beautiful breath of fresh air, and my life has been getting better every single day since." He could not hold back his feelings or emotions as captured her mouth, kissing her long and hard as Callie pressed herself close to him, her hands tangled in his hair.

"I love you, Logan. I love you. I love our life together. I love every minute of everyday, I have, as your wife and I..." She caught his hand in hers and returned it to her stomach just as the baby gave a swift kick and they both laughed. "I love this little guy here, because he is a testament to what we have and he will be a testament to happiness and health and it is my prayer that he is as strong and determined and stubborn as you are, because I know he will grow up to be a great man, just like you." He never failed to amaze her, even after three years...each day brought new surprises, new laughter and love into the world they had built and now, as they were about to add a life to that world, Callie felt beyond blessed and she knew it was the same for Logan as he looked around once more, seeing hints of the past in the night even as he embraced his present and more importantly, his future.

"Come on, baby. Let's go inside." He turned his eyes to hers again and she could see pure peace reflected there as he smiled and held to her hand, guiding them back into Haven, even as he silently thanked God once more for allowing him to find a true Haven in the woman he loved more than he had ever thought himself capable.

The End