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

have time to eat with everyone and then head out," Lucius said, picking up

eat... You know what?" Amanda

"What?"

to miss this place and we

are you going

your bedroom," she said, shooting him a

Lucius said, clearly flustered and

very good memories in that

am I gonna

"Love me?" Amanda grinned.

there was

minutes on the road, they finally got

Everyone knew it would be their last meal together

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

at her boyfriend and smiled. She was happy to be part of his life. What

reached the dining room. Maximus had little Maurice on his lap, listening to the boy talk

clearly had to make an effort to be there they

way of avoiding all the noise that, at their

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

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

surprised by those words. If he remembered correctly, Maximus

ever, clearly

You could just call me on my phone,