My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

Angela was fully in big-sister mode, running the show and making sure every single detail was perfect.

Serenity and Alden approached the newlyweds to congratulate them-they'd barely made it on time, sliding in at the last minute thanks to Moriarty's fast-track wedding orders.

"Back in Valentia again! Only this time... with a baby on the way," Serenity said with a teasing smile.

"You! Don't even start! You're just as bad—or worse than us," Lucius shot back, grinning.

"It runs in the family! Let's put it that way," Serenity said with a laugh.

"When are you heading back to New Zealand?" Alden asked curiously.

"There won't be any more New Zealand trips," Amanda said. "We talked to Moriarty—well, mostly Lucius did—and we're staying in Valentia."

"Seriously? That must've made Maximus's heart explode with joy!" Serenity said, surprised.

"I guess so, though the pregnancy probably hit him like a cold bucket of water at first," Amanda added with a smile.

"I can't even picture it. Just imagining Dad's face..." Serenity said, making a face. "Well, let's just say he handled it pretty well," Lucius said, shrugging.

"In fact, my lovely husband here was way more scared of Moriarty than Maximus," Amanda said, amused.

"I mean... I've seen the guy, and heard him speak—he does command respect. And a little fear," Serenity admitted with wide eyes.

"Moriarty's not the kind of man you joke around with," Alden added, remembering his own tense moments.

"So, where are you going for your honeymoon?" Serenity asked, circling back to the big day.

just going to Florentia for a

still exists?"

old mansion we used to live in, and the last house my dad lived in-they're all under Laura's name now,"

didn't know that..." Serenity said,

about Catherine, but had never gotten the chance to meet her or dig into

told me she doesn't really want all

can imagine how that

it drove our dad

Let's not get lost in the sad

a small, intimate affair. Only the Palmers, the Evanses, and the

especially was stunned watching his son dance with his new wife, knowing he'd soon be a father

those years ago—

asked,

twenty-three years ago, my son was

wait for anyone, Maximus. Sometimes we get so caught up in life that when we stop and look around, it's like years have flown

want to get married? Look at Lucius-he beat us to it, and we're still 'thinking about

want to get married too... but honestly, I'm happy. Even without

we're happy,

if

might even be

grandmother soon."

married. I don't want to

the chance to be

case, how about