My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

After several hugs and a strange sense of emptiness, Lucius and Amanda left the house.

Lucius started driving, knowing he still had to get home-he hadn't said goodbye to his siblings, his father, or the grandfather he'd just met.

Time was ticking. Through the rearview mirror, he caught a glimpse of Serenity and her husband heading back inside.

That image stayed with him. He smiled and turned his focus back to the road.

"You okay?" Amanda asked, noticing how quiet he'd gone.

"Yeah..." he said, reaching over to take her hand and kiss it. "Thank you."

"For what?"

"For this. For pushing me to find her, for helping me patch things up with her..." Lucius said sincerely.

"I would've loved to have siblings. I think it's only fair. Neither of you deserved to be separated over things from the past. None of it was your fault."

"I know. Believe me, I know," Lucius said, the weight of his past flashing through his mind.

"You'll see—we'll be back sooner than you think," Amanda said, making it clear she included herself in that promise.

"You think Judge Moriarty will let us?" Lucius asked, unsure.

"Well, at least me, yes..." Amanda said with a cheeky smile.

"Amanda..." he said, giving her a death stare.

smiled

airport. According to Moriarty's itinerary, we barely have time to eat with everyone and then

go eat... You know what?" Amanda said, snapping him out of

"What?"

and we

are you going

I think your bedroom," she said, shooting him a

said, clearly

got some very good memories

am I

"Love me?" Amanda grinned.

and there was no doubt

minutes on the road, they finally got

eat. Everyone knew it would be their last meal together with Lucius for a while, so

Lucius...! We're starving over here," Laura said as she greeted them and led them to

of his life. What had once just been a crush had turned into something more—she wanted to keep exploring every corner of that soft-hearted guy

dining room. Maximus had little Maurice on

deep in conversation with Matthew. The two old men clearly had to make an effort to be there they usually preferred to eat in the garden, pretending to puff

the noise that,

his middle brother, Paul, chatting away with Diana, and for some reason-though he couldn't quite explain it he didn't blame her at all

hovering over everything," Maximus said, calling her over to take her

If he remembered correctly, Maximus used to

man looked more relaxed than ever, clearly enjoying the presence of his whole

Chill out. What's with the yelling? You could just call me on my phone,