In the epi­logue titled “Six Months Lat­er,” the pro­tag­o­nist reflects on the sig­nif­i­cant changes in his life since mar­ry­ing Teal, who is preg­nant with their first child. He admires her beau­ty, notic­ing her phys­i­cal trans­for­ma­tion and feel­ing a deep sense of joy and ful­fill­ment he had not pre­vi­ous­ly expe­ri­enced. Before meet­ing Teal, he felt aim­less, observ­ing his broth­ers with their fam­i­lies and doubt­ing his own capac­i­ty for such com­mit­ment. How­ev­er, Teal’s love has enlight­ened him to the val­ues of devo­tion and hap­pi­ness.

The scene unfolds in their home, where Teal is attempt­ing to knit a baby jumper, a hob­by she picked up from Hol­ly. Despite her deter­mi­na­tion, her expe­ri­ence is tinged with stress due to preg­nan­cy com­pli­ca­tions. The first trimester has proven chal­leng­ing, marked by morn­ing sick­ness and selec­tive eat­ing habits. The hus­band is devot­ed to car­ing for her, cook­ing mul­ti­ple dish­es in hopes she will eat some­thing, demon­strat­ing his com­mit­ment to her well-being.

He plans to encour­age Teal to find relax­ation through activ­i­ties like paint­ing or writ­ing since knit­ting isn’t yield­ing the desired calm. They share a strong bond, with dai­ly walks to their cher­ished Thun­der­ing Caves, sym­bol­iz­ing his desire for prox­im­i­ty and con­nec­tion with her. This com­pan­ion­ship is vital for him, as he acknowl­edges how essen­tial she has become in his life.

Teal express­es frus­tra­tion with her knit­ting skills, and while the hus­band holds back laugh­ter, he assures her that he will pro­vide for their baby. Their play­ful ban­ter high­lights their inti­ma­cy and the affec­tion they share, despite the phys­i­cal toll the preg­nan­cy takes on Teal, mak­ing her sweat and feel exhaust­ed. She appre­ci­ates his will­ing­ness to care for her and rec­og­nizes the shift in her lifestyle, hav­ing come from a back­ground of hard­ship and respon­si­bil­i­ty in her fam­i­ly.

As they sit togeth­er on the porch under the stars, they acknowl­edge how their lives have trans­formed. The pro­tag­o­nist feels respon­si­ble for Teal’s past and is deter­mined to show her his love and sup­port. Their bond solid­i­fies as he kiss­es her hand, and he embraces his role as both a devot­ed hus­band and soon-to-be father, feel­ing hon­ored to ful­fill this pur­pose. The chap­ter clos­es with a sense of hope, love, and an eager­ness for their family’s future.