The Dr. Tam Journals – Part 18 – Epilogue

Kaylee was pregnant and nine months later Simon helped her delivered a healthy baby boy into the world. They called him Daniel and over the years Kaylee had four more boys and three girls until there were eight little children running around the Tam household. Kaylee just kept wanting more babies and Simon couldn’t say no to her and their brood grew and grew. It was a bigger house by the time the last baby, little Emma, came on a wintry day in January, a local carpenter adding on bits and pieces until there was a proper operating theater and five bedrooms, a storage room, and a horse stable. The children grew and went to school and their house and the town of Lancaster grew around them, expanding outward and becoming more prosperous.

The first year had been the hardest for Kaylee and Simon and River. Beauregard kept his end of the bargain and never told anyone who they really were and why they were suddenly here. They had to tell some tall tales to the locals and it soon became well-known that the new doctor, while from the Core, had decided to dedicate his life to helping the folk on the rim. For this he was looked at in awe and received a great measure of respect from all who knew the story. Of course, his wife supported him and his sister came out to help them settle in and then just decided to stay. After being on Boros a month River began to draw and paint more and her art work was bought by some locals. Some parents asked her to teach their children to paint and soon Beauregard offered her a job to teach dance and art at the local school. As the town grew bigger she opened her own private academy and River was glad she stayed, especially after she met a local man she took a shine to and after a few years River and Tom Wilkins were married.

Tom was a farmer and had his feet on the ground so Simon and River decided to tell him the truth about her “condition” and their situation before their wedding day. He took it well after the initial shock and he said he