[b]Two Years Later

30 December 2015[/b]

"Wendy... Wendy... wake up!"

The now retired sniper opened and eye and looked up at her husband, Mark, before looking at the clock. It was December 30th, and it was a rather special day today. However, the poor woman had overslept. Since retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces, she had grown accustomed to living the easy life and being supported by a very handsome pension. However, it wasn't the anniversary of that day in Copenhagen. Wendy wanted nothing to do with it except to forget it and live her life. She didn't want to be involved in military affairs anymore, it just wasn't something her aging and aching body could handle anymore. No, it wasn't something even remotely related to military. Wendy grabbed her robe and wrapped it around herself, cursing to herself quietly as her fifteen year old step daughter ran into her, mostly to wonder where she was. Wendy was still kinda groggy but it was okay, what was going to happen later was going to be a huge delight. 

"Oh jeez. How could I have overslept today?" Wendy cursed, before taking a step down their house only to see her fifteen year old stepdaughter again, signaling to the living room. Wendy looked to her husband, "She found her gift already, huh?" Wendy stepped down and into the living room to see a small little girl holding a gift wrapped box with both of her hands. It was Wendy and Mark's child - today was her very first birthday (well technically second) and she was as delighted as ever. As soon as Wendy got home, she married her fiance of many years. She then became pregnant later that year, and as a result she ended up having their daughter, Charlotte Marie Cobb on December 30th. Wendy had specifically told her stepdaughter to not give anything anyway, but here she was holding it.

Wendy sat down and sighed, watching Charlotte hold the box out to her for Wendy to take and pull off the delicately tied bow around it. As she gave it to her daughter to pull off the wrapping paper with the assistance of her father and half-sister, Wendy turned on the TV, immediately switching it to the news as she saw the headline "TIAF Forces Surrender to Turkish Government". Wendy's eyes widened as she watched the reporter elaborate on the story, seeing that the Turkish managed to get such a force to surrender. Wendy sighed a breath of relief if she had to be honest, that force would no longer be a threat to them, and now that they were gone, she couldn't help but to smile at the fact that she was a part of the effort that lead to their takedown. It was that effort that allowed her to be with her family today, and enjoy life as a stay-at-home mom for the rest of the years she would see. It was a life she wouldn't give up for anything. It was perfect.