Part of Your World, #1
Part of Your World
by Abby Jimenez
Contents
Epilogue
Overview
Seven months later, Daniel and Alexis are married, quietly expecting, and thriving in Wakan. The new clinic is busy, Doug now an EMT, and community life is vibrant. Alexis’s mother supports them while her father remains absent. A moonlit walk under blooming trees reaffirms their enduring commitment.
Summary
Daniel narrates a night at the VFW, bantering with Doug and Brian while Alexis crosses the bar to him. He notes they’ve kept her early pregnancy private and reflects on how far they’ve come since meeting after her crash near Wakan.
Daniel recounts their wedding three months after the gala, rings he crafted from their house banister, and a townwide celebration at Doug’s barn. Alexis’s brother Derek and his famous wife Nikki attended; Alexis’s father refused, but her mother came, sought therapy, and later gifted a month-long European honeymoon.
Returning home, they settle into routines: Daniel’s woodworking commissions, shared meals, and Alexis running the bustling Wakan-Royaume clinic. Doug became the clinic’s EMT and is doing better on monitored medication, tourists fund the town mascot pig Kevin Bacon, and the clinic eases care for locals like Pops and Lily.
Leaving the VFW, Daniel walks Alexis home, tending to her fatigue after a vaccine clinic. On a moonlit path, apple trees unexpectedly bloom, recalling a pivotal night when Alexis nearly ended things. They reinterpret the memory, affirming that fate and community brought them together. Surrounded by drifting petals, they envision a lifetime ahead.
Who Appears
- Daniel GrantNarrator; married to Alexis, delighted by her early pregnancy, reflects on their wedding, honeymoon, and settled life in Wakan.
- Dr. Alexis Montgomery GrantER doctor running the Wakan clinic; newly pregnant, tired after vaccine clinic, embraces married life and community.
- DougClinic’s part-time EMT and ambulance driver; jokes with Daniel, watched their dog, runs Kevin Bacon’s side hustle.
- BrianFriend at the VFW; dating Liz, trades barbs with Daniel and Doug.
- LizBartender and Brian’s girlfriend; shares smiles across the bar, part of their friend group.
- Dr. Jennifer MontgomeryAlexis’s mother; attended the wedding, pursued therapy, gifted a month-long honeymoon.
- DerekAlexis’s brother; visited with wife Nikki from Cambodia for the wedding and stay.
- NikkiDerek’s famous wife; attended the wedding, helped Doug tune his guitar.
- Kevin BaconTown mascot pig; roams Wakan in a reflective vest, features in Doug’s tourist side hustle.
- DoreenTownsperson; chats with Alexis at the VFW, made Kevin Bacon’s reflective vest.