Thanks for the fabulous reviews! I wouldn't have been able to finish this without them. I am so grateful for all the support throughout the whole story, but sadly it's come to an end. This is a just a quick epilogue just to tie any loose ends.

EPILOGUE: Memories

"Who is it?"

"It's Traci".

"Ok, just a sec", Andy called as she ran down the hall to let her friend in.

"Hey girl!" Traci pulled her friend in for a hug.

"Hey, what's up?"

"Well I actually stopped by to drop something off", she answered with a grin.

"Um, ok...So am I gonna get to see what it is?"

"Right this way", Traci led Andy to her own kitchen.

"Yeah, of course, make yourself at home", she smirked as Traci kicked off her shoes.

"Don't mind if I do", she said as she pulled out a glass of wine. "Oh, did you want some".

Andy rolled her eyes, "no none for me, you know I wouldn't want to intrude".

"I'm just kidding, I have to go pick up Leo, he spent the weekend at Dex's. He probably misses his mom".

"Or, his mommy misses him" They both laughed at Traci's innocent I-have-no-idea-what-you're-talking-about expression.

"Anyways", Traci pulled a large black leather photo album out of her oversized pink purse that Gail always made fun of. The word MEMORIES was written on the cover in silver letters, "I put this together while Jerry was at work this weekend. Before you freak out about all the work it took, trust me it was nothing, it actually saved me from dying of total boredom".

It was beautiful, that's for sure. It would look great on her landing too. But she was always amazed at how thoughtful her best friend could be.

"Traci, you shouldn't have, I mean I love it, of course. You still shouldn't have".

"Oh please. Open it. It's just pictures from our little camping trip last weekend; I'm like the only one who took the initiative to take pictures. They turned out great if I do say so myself".

Andy brushed her finger tips over the smooth cover and pulled the album open. On the first page, there was a group photo. Everyone was there, well except for Traci of course. Nice. It looked very natural; nobody noticed the camera capturing the moment. Each person was absorbed in a conversation and was smiling freely at each other. Andy smiled as she remembered their first night there. The second photo was of Sam, standing over Jerry and Oliver who were both soaking wet. She leaned in closer to the album and noticed that the focus was mostly on Sam ... In his boxer briefs.

She raised an eyebrow and glanced at Traci who just shrugged. "Remember, I made this for you". She said with wide, innocent eyes.

She flipped the page and burst into laughter when she saw the third picture. She was in a canoe but Traci had taken the picture right when Sam's shirt had landed in her face.

"Sorry but I couldn't just NOT add it".

She turned to the fourth picture and noticed Jerry in the dark background holding a pile of clothes. In the photograph, Dov and he seemed to be cracking up. Andy grinned as she remembered all the boys pranks. The next picture was of Chris and Gail smiling right at the camera with Dov holding his two fingers over Chris's head in the shape of rabbit ears.

In the sixth picture, Andy felt a small blush creep up her cheeks. She and Sam were in a tight embrace, with Oliver joining them from close behind. Andy snorted but as she flipped the page her eyes widened.

"Oh God..." She hid her face in her hands. Lucky seven. She looked back at the album. Traci, Dov, Gail and her were dancing around the camp fire, beer in hand. "You really had to put that in there?"

"Hell yeah!"

The next two pictures were of Chris and Oliver dragging Dov to their big blue tent with Jerry showing two thumbs up in the background.

Before Andy flipped the next page Traci giggled. Andy shot her a confused look.

"What?"

"Last but not least".

Andy's jaw practically dropped on the last picture. It was, well it was something.

"Well this is awkward", Andy said as Traci whipped the tears from her uncontrollable laughter.

Even though the picture was dark, Andy could easily make herself out of the photograph. She was on the ground, obviously deep in the woods with um, well with Sam on top of her. She could tell that it's right when they had fallen because they hadn't quite hit the ground yet. Under the picture, the words Leisurely stroll my a#$ were written in Traci's elegant hand writing.

"Wow, you sure outdid yourself with this one", Andy said with a giggle. She pulled in friend in for a second hug. "Thank you so much Trace, I had such a great time. This is just beautiful. You really have a knack for this."

"You're welcome. You deserve all of it", she added before glancing at her watch. "Well I should get going. I'll tomorrow".

"Give Leo a kiss for me!"

Andy sat down on one of her kitchen chairs and looked through the album again. As she flipped through the pages, she noticed one in particular about half way through the album. Once again in Traci's hand writing she made out the sentence: The universe has a plan. I know it includes Sam. A huge grin spread across her face and 'happy tears' sprung to her eyes. She was just really grateful for it all. The past weekend had been one of the best in her life. She had been surrounded by all her favourite people, the ones who supported her and stuck by her side every single day. Each one of them held a special place in heart and that weekend seemed to have tightened the bonds they had created over the years. Yes, it was definitely the greatest weekend of her life. Better yet, she now had this album which captured every single moment from it. No matter what, she now had one thing that would always remind her of that special time in her life. She ran her fingers over the silver letters. MEMORIES.

The special memories had been captured and thanks to that, she had brought a piece of the trip back with her.

She felt a pair of strong arms wraps around her waist. Ok. So maybe it wasn't the only part she brought back with her. She leaned back against his chest as he placed his chin on her shoulder. He glanced at her gift on the counter.

"What do you have there?"

She looked up at Sam and grinned. "It's part of our plan", she whispered against his lips.

FIN

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