Choices the third of four in the Shattered Series, (Shattered, Forgiven, Choices, and The After,with)

Chapter 57

"You're so slow Dad" Anthony laughed as he waited for Adam in front of the bakery, "Can I get a cookie?"

Adam smiled, "Sure" he pulled the door open, and went to the counter.

"Can I help you?"

Adam glanced over at Anthony who was practically drooling on the glass case holding the cookies, "I'm picking up the Ruzek order, and I think my son would like one of those massive chocolate chip cookies, you know the one bigger than his head" he said with a laugh.

He paid for the cake and cookie, "Let's go pal"

Anthony grabbed Adam's free hand as they walked through the parking lot, he looked up at him, "Dad?"

"Yea?"

Anthony climbed in the back seat, "Even though Wyatt isn't alive is it still his birthday like it is Kane's?" His big brown eyes looking to Adam for clarification, "does he still get a birthday?"

Adam felt the familiar lump in his throat, "Yea, he does. It's just not the same kind, we don't give him presents or cake, but we think about him and how much we love and miss him" he held his son's face in his hands, "We don't have him with us like Kane is but he's in here" he pointed to Anthony's heart, "that's where Wyatt lives, he's always in our hearts and thoughts"

"Do you think he would like me?"

Adam felt the wind leave his lungs, "You tell me, do you think Kane likes you?"

Anthony smiled, "Yes, he always laughs at me when I do silly things"

"Does Kane like Harper?"

Anthony rolled his eyes, "Dad, yes he does"

"Wyatt would have too buddy, he would have loved you so much just like Kane and Harper do"

Kim sat in the living room, clutching the locket in her hand. Adam had surprised her with it a few weeks after Kane was finally discharged from the hospital in it some of Wyatt's ashes.

"MaMa?" Kane said as he pulled on the locket, she couldn't help but smile. He had the biggest chocolate brown eyes, she found herself getting lost in them on a daily basis. His  hair just as brown, and disheveled constantly just like Adam's and Anthony's.

"Mommy loves you Kane" she kissed his cheek and carefully removed the locket from his grip, "you remember your brother don't you baby" she was sure it sounded silly to any one other than Adam and their family but she knew Kane missed him, that he knew a part of Wyatt and in some way a part of himself was inside the locket she wore. His hands constantly seeking it out, clutching it as he drifted off to sleep in her lap, or when she held him it was as if it brought him comfort.

"Daddy's home and he has cake!" Harper yelled, the little girl loved to eat "can we eat it now?"

Kim smiled at her daughter, "Not yet baby, we need to wait for everyone to get here" she had gone back and forth over the idea of a birthday party, she didn't really want to celebrate a day that broke her heart and repaired it at the same time. Adam helped her realize that they needed to celebrate all Kane had overcome and honor Wyatt's memory.

Harper ran off in search of Adam, Kim stopped in front of the picture of Wyatt on the nightstand, "I love and miss you every day sweet baby, I hope I'm making you proud"

"Dada!" Kane yelled clapping his hands as Adam came into view, "Dada!"

"Hey Kane, gimme some sugar" he teased as he blew raspberries under his chin, "you ready for some cake?" earning a grin, one little tooth finally breaking through his gums.

The party was much needed, Kane was showered with plenty of gifts, and one that hit home with Kim and Adam both.

They had been working tirelessly to start a foundation in honor of Wyatt and hoped to bring awareness to the condition that stole their son from them, the Intelligence Unit had pulled together enough funds to secure the land and commission an architect to design a playground in Wyatt's memory and give them a place to smile when they thought of their son.

Adam smiled as he looked at the blueprints, "this is amazing" he told Kim, the best part being the sign they would be having made.

"It is" she told him as she wrapped her arms around his waist and leaned against his back, "I love the name they are going to give  the playground 'Wyatt's Warriors' it's perfect" a tear rolling down her cheek.

"I think we just found our foundation's name, what do you think?" He turned to face her "sounds perfect, 'Wyatt's Warriors' it has a nice ring to it" he kissed her.

"It's the perfect choice" she smiled as she rested her head on his chest.

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Thanks for reading, I know these last few chapters weren't the easiest to read but I hope you enjoyed it and the ending.