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.

just smiled

airport. According to Moriarty's itinerary, we barely have time to eat with everyone and then head out," Lucius said, picking up

let's go eat... You know what?" Amanda said, snapping him

"What?"

to miss this place and we haven't even

you going

bedroom," she said, shooting him

clearly flustered

got some very good memories in

What am I gonna do

"Love me?" Amanda grinned.

there

minutes on the road,

would be their last meal together with Lucius for a while, so

over here," Laura said as she greeted them and led them to the dining

pulling her into a hug. Amanda looked at her boyfriend and smiled. She was happy to be part 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

on his lap, listening to the boy

men clearly had to make an effort to be there they usually preferred to eat in the

the noise that, at their

chatting away with Diana, and for some reason-though he couldn't quite explain

calling her over to take her seat. "Relax, everything's

he remembered correctly, Maximus used

that man looked more relaxed than ever,

just call me on my