Well, here we are. The end of the road. It's been one hell of an adventure and I'm glad I could share it with you all. Fair warning, I will be surprised if this chapter breaks 1k words, it's really just to put a nice bow on the already wrapped up box, and because I'm a sucker for a happy ending, though there is something to be said for an anti ever after… anyway, without further ado, the epilogue.

4 Months Later, The Kremlin

Masha was a nervous wreck. Not only was she the daughter of KGB Agent Katarina Rostova, she was also the woman who toppled the largest empire in recorded history. Of course, her wedding would not only be a national event, but an international one too. She was desperately trying not to ruin her makeup when a pair of strong hands grabbed her shoulders, and gently brought her into a comforting hug. "Lizzy, you will be okay, you and the groom already have stated pretty clearly that you love each other, and I can guarantee you that he will have a hard enough time picking his jaw off the ground to say his vows, I know the thought of calling this off will never cross his mind." Sniffing, she gave Reddington a watery smile, "Thanks, Red, that was exactly what I needed to hear." As the noise being generated by the guests increased, she asked one more time, just to be sure, "And you're positive you don't mind Cooper walking me down the aisle, instead of you?" He laughed in a lighthearted manner, "I'm absolutely positive, Lizzy, I know I dropped that bombshell on you after you had already asked him to walk you in lieu of Sam, I'm perfectly content to wait until after your special day to truly get to know my daughter." Giving him one more smile, she was interrupted from saying any more by a knock at the door, "Masha, are you ready?" smiling and making her way over to the door, she opened it to reveal Harold Cooper in a tuxedo, "I do believe your groom is waiting for you, my dear." Reddington patted her shoulder as he made his way to his seat.

Offering Masha his arm, Cooper led her down the aisle to her waiting husband-to-be. Seeing Ressler's smiling face matching her own sent shivers of joy down her spine. She may have to share her wedding with the world, but after that, she had the rest of her life to look forward to do whatever she wanted. And all she wanted was to spend the rest of her life with her family. She rubbed her rounded belly and smiled, it seemed her family was growing all the time

And she wouldn't have it any other way.

And there we go, like I said, just a couple hundred words because I love me a good happy ending. And thus, our journey together is officially concluded, at least, where IAMR is concerned, I will be posting that other story I mentioned in one of my authors notes. Expect that to come out next week, it will be found via my profile, because I'm honestly not sure how I will categorize it just yet. Also, once that one is done, inspiration hit me for a Lucifer fic, I'll give more info for that on my next story, so keep an eye out for that as well. The music for this was Hotel California, by the Eagles. Don't forget to post any questions you have and if I get enough I'll do a little Q&A post. Other than that, I just have to reread the chapters to figure out chapter titles and I am officially done with IAMR. Thank you, and good night.

Just before I post this chapter, mark the story as complete, and move on, I would like to thank each and every one of you who went on this journey with me. Though we didn't get to 100k words like I originally hoped, we did break 60k, which is nothing to cough at. To those of you who sent me words of love and encouragement, they meant the world to me. To those who faithfully read each chapter, thank you for going down this rabbit hole with me.

I will see you all next week for a new chapter of a new story, but, I may just come back to visit the Blacklist crew down the road.