Boden saw her blow out the candles on her cake. He thought she looked uncomfortable when she did. She kissed Dash when he blew his out and then she disappeared. He thought he knew where to find her, and he walked down to the small lake, and found her sitting there, on a big rock, in the moonlight. They walked there after dinner sometimes, on warm nights, when they were in residence between films.
He could see her silhouette in the dark, with the fireflies floating around her. There was an August moon heavy in the sky. He walked over quietly and sat down next to her on the rock. Evenings of revelry where she was the center of attention were not her strong suit, but she had agreed to it for Dash, and the children wanted to celebrate her birthday too.
Boden put an arm around her, and she looked up at him in the moonlight with a peaceful smile. He knew her well now, and they lived their life in harmony. He knew the evening was a lot for her.
“You disappeared,” he said softly and didn’t sound surprised. She nodded and kissed him, happy sitting beside him, pleased that she was invisible to the entire world, but not to him. He always knew how to find her, and where she was hiding, and she knew he always would, as he kissed her again. She didn’t need to be invisible because she was safe with him, just as she had been with Hamish. She still carried Hamish in her heart, like the blessing he had been so long ago, and Boden was to her now.
They stayed at the lake for a while, and then walked back to the house hand in hand, when she was ready. She felt peaceful and loved, exactly where she wanted to be, and where she belonged. Destiny had brought her home and put the right people on her path, one by one, and the wrong ones who didn’t love her or understand were gone.