(The bold in this story - other than the start and end of flashbacks, are lyrics from a song called 'Baby Hold On' by The Dixie Chicks. I listened to this song and that's where I got this whole story from, I had this story planned from the moment I listened to this song.)

MT-

CHAPTER EIGHT - The final chapter.

Maura stood quietly at the end of the bed folding the tiny baby clothing into an over-night bag as her 4 year old daughter slept peacefully on the king-size bed. The chief medical examiner smiled at the Boston Red-Sox onesie as she packed it into the bag; she was 4 days over-due with her baby.

*Flashback*

Maura sat on the balcony with a stiff drink in her hand and stared out into the night sky. 4 months ago today she had buried her 2 day old son and life hadn't been the same since that day. Her fiancée Jane had been going through a really rough time, they barely spoke anymore, they slept in the same bed but with their backs facing one another, never touching. Maura had yet to return back to work and she continued to isolate herself from those around her. She was truly lost with no intentions of being found.

"Rizzoli, go home and be with Maura, you two need each other more than ever."

Jane removed her stare from the blank computer screen in front of her and looked to the guy who had startled her from her empty thoughts.

"She won't talk to me, Korsak," Jane sighed heavily and ran her hands through her hair. "I don't know what to do anymore."

"Don't give up on her; don't give up on what you two have."

"It feels like I'm the only one who isn't giving up, Maura won't even look at me most of the time, what am I supposed to do?"

"Show her that you're there for her instead of burying your head in paperwork and leaving the office at stupid hours. You can't blame Maura for not talking to you if you're not there to be talked to. I've seen how you two are around each other, I know Christmas was hard for you guys and you both said nasty things but for crying out loud Jane, that was a month ago."

"I miss her," Jane shook her head and stood up. "I miss Harper, too."

"You'll never not miss Harper, Jane. He was your son. I don't get why you and Maura are playing the blame game and are fighting so much when you two have that little boy's loss in common. How do you think he would feel knowing his two mums aren't talking anymore?" Korsak stood up and walked over to Jane and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Fight for her, Jane, not with her."

Maura curled up on the couch and faced the switched-off TV; it was nearing 11pm and Jane had only just pulled up out the front, every night she worked she came home later and later. Maura felt more and more lonely, and the more lonely she felt, the more alcohol she would consume. She heard the door open and close; she closed her eyes and prayed that Jane would head straight to bed.

Jane walked over and saw her fiancée curled on the couch. She fought back tears at the sight of Maura looking so frail and worn out.

"Maura?" Jane spoke, but there was no answer. 'Fight for her, damn you'. Jane heard Korsak's words in her head, she walked over to the couch and kneeled down in front of where Maura lay. "We need to stop doing this to each other."

'Hey, it might never be the same, we might never live those days gone by...but we can try.'

Maura slowly opened her eyes and stared at Jane. Both ladies had tears in their eyes.

(Baby, hold on)

Let's start this over

(Baby, hold on)

We're not much older now

(Baby, hold on)

If you still see what I see

Keep holding on

Hold on to me.

"Harper wouldn't want this. I don't want this and I know you hate this, Maur," Jane reached out for Maura's hands, tears began to fall as Maura allowed her to touch her for the first time in months. "I miss you so much."

"I miss you too," Maura's voice was barely audible, but Jane still managed to hear her. "We'll get through this."

"We will baby," Jane joined Maura on the couch and allowed her body to wrap around hers. "We will."

*End flashback*

Present day -

After placing the now packed hospital bag by the bedroom door, Maura made her way to her bed and joined the young brunette in bed. She shoved a soft pillow behind her back for support and held another pillow close to her chest. Maura smiled as the little girl rolled over and cuddled her teddy-bear, the blonde mother gently moved the fallen hair from the girl's face and studied her until she eventually joined her in slumber.

*Flashback*

Four months had passed by since both Jane and Maura decided to give their relationship another try.

"Today is the big day, sis."

"You think?" Jane deadpanned.

"Stating the obvious, hey?" Frankie let out a nervous laugh. "You look beautiful; it's weird seeing you in a dress though."

"It's weird being in a dress, I feel uncomfortable in it." Jane shook her head as she yet again couldn't get her hair right. "I don't even know why I'm bothering, no one is going to notice me up there, and they'll all be staring at Maura."

"You're bothering because your soon to be wife will be staring at you the whole time and you want to look good for her," Frankie walked over to Jane, switched on the hair straightener and passed it to his older sister. "And ma will kill you if you don't look presentable."

"I will look presentable, I just don't know about my hair." Jane snatched the hair straightener from Frankie and began to work on her hair.

Jane stood at the end of the aisle after being walked down by her brother Frankie; who took pride standing next to his sister as they waited for Maura Isles to take her turn walking down the Aisle.

"Wow." Jane whispered as the sight of the love of her life walking down to meet her. She felt the rest of the room disappear and it was clear to her that she and Maura were now the only two in the room, deep down she knew that everyone else in the room was joining her in awe with the presence of Maura, but she didn't care, she felt like she was the only other person in the room other than Maura. It was their wedding day, and everything was perfect.

'I look across the room and catch you staring at me and see the love we almost left behind.

So lead me by the hand and let's make up, let's make up for lost time'

"You look amazing." Maura smiled at Jane as she joined her at the end of the aisle.

"We are gathered here today to witness the exchanging of vows between Jane Rizzoli and Maura Isles. From what I have been told by many, many people, nobody deserves more happiness than the two women standing in front of me today," Priest Bayley began the ceremony. "Now I believe that both Jane and Maura battled out in a feisty game of Rock, Paper, Scissors to see who would be the first to share their vows and it's to my understanding that Maura you lost 2 out of the 3 rounds."

Jane winked at Maura who blushed as a small amount of laughter echoed around the church.

"Thank you." Maura smiled at Priest Bayley before giving her complete attention to the brunette in front of her. "My dearest Jane, we're finally here today, our wedding day, the day you finally become my wife, the first day of the rest of our lives. I never imagined I would be so lucky, so fortunate to meet somebody like you, somebody who gets me, who loves me for who I am, somebody who won't give up on me, no matter what we go through. Today will help complete us, it will mold us together forever. Our beautiful boy is watching over us, and he is forever in our hearts, binding us together for eternity. I love you, Jane Clementine Rizzoli, and I can't wait until we're 90 years old with great-grandchildren sitting down listening to us tell them about our life story."

"Damn it," Jane quickly wiped her face as tears fell down. She was thankful to not be wearing any make-up. "Y'know, I really hope my vows are as tear-jerking as yours," Jane gained control of herself and looked up into Maura's eyes. "I had so much trouble writing out my vows, I literally started over again about 30 times and it was all sounding stupid, it didn't make any sense. So I'm here today with no preparation and hoping to god someone is recording this so that I can write what I say later,"

"I don't mean to sound cliché when I say this, but, I knew from the moment I met you that you were meant to be mine, like I literally knew. You walked into a crime scene and for the first time in my life my mind was taken away from the crime and I found myself focused on you, I actually still remember what you were wearing, even if it was 7 years ago, you were wearing this simple LBD that cut off just before the knees and you had this maroon jacket over your shoulders, you were wearing boots to a damn crime scene, I couldn't help but think that even though this lady has to be the most beautiful person I have ever seen, she does not belong at a crime scene, hell I even thought the guys were setting up a practical joke because they knew about me being gay," Jane smiled at the memory in her head.

"And then I realised you were actually the new M.E and I felt all my future concentration disappear within me. Soon enough we became friends, then best friends and eventually lovers, the day you kissed me and told me that you wanted me would still have to be one of the best days of my life. Nothing that awesome ever happens to me, and then you came along and my luck had changed. We grew stronger and stronger, we became engaged, and we moved in with each other, to our home. We decided that we needed children; we wanted children - that they would help complete us, to perfect us even more. And after all the heart break, we finally got our prayers with Harper," Jane suddenly realised how silent the whole room was and that everybody was listening closely. She looked up at Maura who urged her to go.

"Our beautiful angel who is in heaven looking down at us today, his two mama's who miss him every single day, but I know he is there and he is looking down at us and he is so happy we are getting married today, and I'm so happy too. Maura, you complete me, you make my heart sing, you make my legs skip to a happy beat inside my head. I love you and I swear I will love you for the rest of our life. We can over-come anything that life throws at us, we're meant to be."

*End flashback*

Present day -

"Good work, team!" Jane stood and stretched her back, raising her hands high in the air. The team had just finished working on one of their biggest cases of the year and one of the biggest cases that Jane had ever been a part in; she was proud to have helped solve it ranked as Lieutenant of BPD Homicide. She had been promoted just over a year ago at the young age of 38.

"Good case to end your year with, hey?" Frost followed Jane into her office.

"Definitely," Jane placed her jacket around her shoulders and shut off her laptop. "And my time off should have ended a damn week ago!"

"At least the baby held off."

"And hopefully he or she can hold off until at least Sunday," Jane said her goodbyes to those around the office and then continued her conversation with one of her closest friends. "This mama is not sharing her birthday with anybody, even if it is my own kid."

"Technically you share your birthday with millions of people." Frost laughed as Jane shoved him.

"You've spent too much time with that lovely wife of mine, Uncle Frosty."

"Yeah, yeah," Frost walked over to his car. "Say hello to that lovely wife of yours, and Ains too."

*Flashback*

"Do you think she will like it?" Maura twirled around the room nervously.

"She's a baby, Maura. She'll like anything." Jane sat down in the rocker in the corner.

"That's not true, babies are fussy, you know that, Jane."

"Ainsley will love it. She will be happy here, we will give her a good home, I promise you. Let's just leave, I want to show them how eager we are by getting there nice and early."

"Let's do this, let's get our daughter."

Maura and Jane held hands as they walked into the building in front of them. Today was the day they had finally been approved to adopt a one year old baby girl who the adoption center had named Ainsley.

"Hi, Maura, Jane, Ainsley is all set to go, I think she knows something is happening today, with everyone saying goodbye to her and giving her lots of cuddles." Jackie McInnes held open the door for the couple as they walked into the room where Ainsley was sat playing.

"We can't wait to have her home, her room looks beautiful, you must come see it sometime." Maura smiled warmly at Jackie who nodded.

"Hey baby girl," Jane sat down in front of the brunette baby who wore the hugest smile whenever she saw Jane and Maura. "You're coming home with us today, time to start fresh with your new family."

Maura joined her wife and her daughter on the floor. Today was going to be the start of something wonderful.

*End flashback*

Jane tip-toed down the hall way and slid inside her bedroom, a huge smile plastered her face as she saw the two girls she loved the most cuddled up in bed. "Really? A king-size bed and this mama still has nowhere to sleep!"

"Move her into the middle." Maura mumbled as she felt Jane lean down and kiss her forehead.

Jane listened to the wise words of her wife and placed their daughter in the middle of the bed and joined them. "How are you feeling baby?"

"Pregnant." Maura simply stated.

"Other than that?" Jane quietly laughed as she snuggled into bed.

"Scared, worried, and praying that this baby comes out soon."

"You had a check-up today, Maur. The baby is healthy."

"The baby is also very comfortable where he or she is, and I want the baby out right now."

"The doctor said if bubs isn't here by Monday then they are going to book you in for a c-section, 3 more days, babe. You can do it."

"I wish it was as easy as pinching my nose and blowing into my mouth and the baby would just pop out."

Jane let out a deep laugh which caused Ainsley to stir. "How was she today?"

"Good. Demanded the baby join our family right now, and that the baby is a girl." Maura opened her eyes and shared a smile with her wife.

"I'm still thinking it's a boy, I was right last time."

"I wish Harper was here for this." Maura focused on the photo that hung on the wall of Jane, Harper and herself, the only photo they had together.

"He is Maur, just not physically. He'll make sure everything is okay, he'll always be looking after Ainsley and the baby from up-above," Jane reached over the sleeping girl in between them and grabbed Maura's hand. "He's looking after us, too."

"I know," Maura whispered and closed her eyes. "I love you, Jane."

Jane snuggled down under the blankets and grabbed her favourite pillow. "I love you too, Maur."

The next morning Jane woke to an empty bed but heard laughter coming from downstairs. She smiled to herself and looked at the clock; 9:30 was a good sleep in for a mum, even if it was the start of her time off, she didn't want to get used to sleeping in with the baby arriving any day now. She sat on the edge of her bed, pushed her hair back from her face and headed down stairs to join her family.

"Mornin' Mama J!" Ainsley piped up from the kitchen table as she ate her breakfast.

"Morning baby girl," Jane smiled over to her daughter as she wrapped her arms around her heavily pregnant wife. "And a very good morning to my beautiful wife."

"Good morning, Jane." Maura leaned back and kissed her wife on her cheek.

"Whatcha got for breakfast, Ains?" Jane asked as she grabbed a bowl from the kitchen cupboard and made her way over to join her daughter. "Shi-Jeez Bass!" Jane jumped at the sight of Bass slowing making his way past her.

"Jane, you've been living here for 8 years, you know Bass' morning routine!"

"Yeah but Jesus Maura he doesn't have to be so sly about it, do you buddy?" Jane looked down at Bass who continued to move past her and toward Maura for his morning strawberries. "I like an animal who doesn't talk back, good turtle!"

"Tortoise!" Both Ainsley and Maura corrected Jane at the same time.

"Damn it Maur. Did you really have to get to Ainsley too?" Jane shook her head with a huge grin on her face - stirring her two favourite girls about Bass was her favourite thing to do.

"Turtles live in water and Tortoises live on land, Mama J!" Ainsley tutted as she crossed her arms and pouted in the most adorable way.

"Ohhh right, right. And y'know we don't swim around our house so I guess that means ol' Bass is a tortoise," Jane sat across from Ainsley. "Unless he's a really dehydrated turtle."

"He's a tortoise Ma!" Ainsley groaned.

"Alright, alright," Jane raised her hands in defeat and winked over to Maura who shook her head and fed the animal the family had been talking about. "Hey Ains, you wanna come watch the game with me at Uncle Frankie's house?"

"YES PLEASE!" Ainsley grinned and clapped her hands.

"Go get in the shower and I'll call Uncle Frankie and tell him we're coming over," Jane laughed as she watched her four year old run out of the room and up the stairs. She had been proud of her efforts to get Ainsley in to baseball, and even more prouder that she loved the Red Sox. "Ma's gonna come over for a while, while we're gone."

"I don't need anybody with me, Jane." Maura walked over to her wife, bent down and wrapped her arms around her neck and leaned into her. "I appreciate it, but it isn't necessary."

"Oh yes it is, and you know Ma, you're her daughter-in-law and you're carrying her grand-baby, she's gonna be here whether you like it not!" Jane grabbed Maura's right hand and kissed the top of it. "We'll come home straight after the game baby, I promise."

"I know, have fun." Maura kissed the top of Jane's head. "Love you more than life itself."

"Love you more than Beer, Pizza and Red Sox."

*Flashback*

With Ainsley fast asleep in bed, the married couple paced their bathroom impatiently.

"The last two tests were negative, what if this one is too?"

"Then we try again, Maura. We're ready for this."

"What if it is negative and it's a sign that we're not meant to be pregnant, Jane," Maura sat down on the closed toilet seat. "What if the miscarriages and failed attempts before were signs, and the loss of Harper? Maybe we're only meant to adopt our children."

"Maura, baby, you're being silly, I promise you this is meant to happen, we are meant to conceive a baby this way and we are meant to have a baby this way. This test will be positive and this pregnancy will go okay. We're ready to have another baby in this house, Ainsley is ready to welcome a brother or a sister, I promise we will do this, and if it's not now then it will be next time, we won't give up until we literally can't try anymore. I don't care if we adopt another 2 babies in the mean time, we will have a baby this way, we will." Jane leaned down in front of Maura and placed her hands on her knees and looked into her eyes.

"I swear Jane, if this doesn't take then you're the one who is trying from now one, you're the one who is going to try and get pregnant," Maura starred into her wife's eyes without blinking as tears strolled down her cheeks. "I am not strong enough to keep trying this, I can't keep doing it."

"We'll cross that path if and when it comes, but for now, it's been 15 minutes and I'm going to look, even if you don't, I'll look and I'll tell you if you want to know." With one last squeeze of Maura's legs, Jane stood up and walked over the bathroom sink and picked up the pregnancy test.

"I don't want to know, I can't handle the news." Maura sobbed.

Jane stood silently looking down at the stick she held in her hand. A few moments passed.

"So next time, you try?" Maura stood and threw her tissues in the bin and went to leave the bathroom.

"We're pregnant." Jane grabbed onto Maura's arm.

Maura looked at Jane who wore the biggest smile on her face with tears in her eyes.

"Wh-what?" Maura stepped forward and looked at Jane in disbelief.

"We're having a baby, Maura, 2 pink lines, you're pregnant! We're pregnant!" Jane shouted and put her arms around Maura.

"We're going to have another baby." Maura cried happy tears as the pair fell to the floor holding one another, taking a moment to accept the news they just heard.

*End Flashback*

Maura pushed herself up from the couch and walked over to the kitchen to where Angela was making lunch. Jane and Ainsley had been gone for just over an hour and Angela had made herself at home. "Angela, How did you know you were in labour?"

"With Janie I didn't exactly know, I just felt a lot of discomfort...down there," Angela waved her hands in front of her private area. "And a lot of back-ache. With Frankie Jnr my waters broke and I had a sudden urge to push straight away, he was a quick labour, and then Tommy, he was painful and has been his whole damn life. I was nauseas and in pain and cramping. I soon found out it was labour pains I was feeling. Thank god Janie was old enough to stay home and look after Frankie 'cause god knows that ex husband of mine was no good when it came to the birth of his children, he didn't even make it for Tommy's birth and I was in labour for 36 hours!"

Maura stood with her hands on her back and breathing heavily as she listened to Angela continue her stories about each birth of her children, she began to feel dizzy and felt she had enough. "Angela! Please, stop. I think- I think I may be in la-" Maura looked down as she felt a wetness gush over her legs. "-bour."

"Oh my god, Maura! Your waters broke, oh god, lay down, come on." Angela pulled Maura into the lounge room and gently eased her down on the couch. "Aw jeez, I gotta call Janie, my grand-baby is coming!"

"So what'd we learn today baby girl?" Jane asked as she drove her and daughter back to their home, the traffic was hectic and she seemed to be hitting every damn red light possible.

"That I didn't learn my game knowledge from Uncle Frankie!" Ainsley beamed brightly from the back seat.

"And?"

"Aaaaaaand, that Mama M has no idea what she's talking about when it comes to fries because they are yuuuuuuuu-mmmmmy!"

Jane chucked at her daughters answers. "That's my girl!" She continued to smile as she reached for her ringing cell in the pocket of her pants, she rolled her eyes when she saw her mother's name on the screen. "Yeah Ma...WHAT? NOW? Is she okay? Have you called the ambulance?...No...No I'm stuck in traffic...of course I've got Ainsley with me, where do you think she would be?...Jeezus Ma...At the hospital?...Okay, Okay, I'll be there, tell Maura I love her and tell her not to stress and Jesus Ma don't you stress her out either!" Jane hung up her phone and tossed it on the seat next to her. "Damn it!"

"Mama, what's wrong?" Ainsley's worried voice whispered from the back.

"Nothing baby girl, your baby brother or sister is on its way!" Jane smiled and changed lanes, hoping she would make it to the hospital in time.

"You're dilated 8 centimeters Mrs Rizzoli-Isles, how long have you been in labour for?" The doctor asked Maura.

"I think about 7 hours but I wasn't sure at first because I felt no pain or discomfort it just felt a little bit odd but not alarming." Maura sat back on the bed, she felt another contraction erupt her body. "Oh god Angela where is Jaaaaaane?" Maura groaned as the contraction ripped through her body.

"She'll be here soon honey, I promise." Angela held her daughter-in-laws hand.

"Contractions are 2 minutes apart. I'm going to call and book the equipment, this baby won't be far away."

Jane pulled into the car park, grabbed Ainsley from the backseat and held her close as she ran to the hospital doors and down the long corridors.

"Hi, hi I'm Jane Rizzoli-Isles, my wife is is in labour and I need to be in there with her and my mother Angela needs to be out here to take care of our daughter Ainsley." Jane spoke with a rushed voice as she breathed heavily to catch her breath.

"Yes, we're expecting you, come with us, you'll have to get changed just before you head into the room, your wife isn't far from giving birth, we'll look after your daughter until your mother comes out," The nurse rushed with Jane and Ainsley down the corridor before stopping outside of a door and handing Jane a pair of light blue scrubs, white gloves, a hair net and a face mask. "Good luck, your daughter will be fine out here."

"Love you Ains, be good!" Jane told her daughter before she rushed through the door.

"Janie!" Angela looked up at her daughter entering the room and stepped back from behind Maura. "You made it!"

"I wouldn't miss it for the world, I'm so sorry I'm late Maura." Jane took place where her mother was and held Maura forward as her left hand grabbed a hold of Maura's.

"You're here now, it's fine." Maura breathed out.

"I'll be outside with Ainsley; you bring that grand-baby into the world you two." Angela smiled under her face mask and left the room.

"Okay Maura we need you to push again in 3,2,1..PUSH!"

"Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhh." Maura breathed heavily as she finished pushing out, she leaned back on the bed with force, making Jane move out of the way.

"You're doing great Maura, I'm so proud of you baby." Jane wiped her wife's face with a cloth and brushed her hair out of the way. "You can do this."

"The head is crowning Maura, just a few more pushes and your baby will be here."

"C'mon babe, let's do this." Jane helped Maura lean forward and then helped the doctor count down once again. Jane cringed as Maura squeezed her hand a little too tightly.

"Okay the head is out, you're doing such a good job," The doctor cleaned the area around the baby's head before he gave his last birth instructions to Maura. "One last push and your baby will be out."

Maura began to push as hard as she could, she was ready to give in when the doctor told her the baby's shoulders were out, but she had to give the tiniest push to allow the rest of the baby to fall out.

"It's a boy!" The doctor called out. "Do you want to cut the cord, Jane?"

Jane nodded, unable to speak - she stared at the little baby in the doctors arms as she was guided to cut the umbilical cord.

Maura and Jane watched as the nurses took the baby over to the cleaning station and held each other close as they heard their baby boy cry for the first time.

"You're so perfect," Jane leaned down and kissed Maura gently on the lips. "I love you so fucking much Maura."

"I love you too, Jane."

20 minutes had passed and Jane and Maura had decided it was time to let the rest of the family in on the news of their newborn. Jane leaned down and kissed her sons head before kissing her wife on the lips and exited the room and headed over to the waiting room.

"MAMA J!" Ainsley screamed and ran up to Jane and threw herself into her arms.

"Baby girl." Jane wrapped her arms around her daughter and carried her over to the rest of the family.

"Well?" Frankie stood up with the biggest smile on his face as he anticipated the news.

"It's a little boy and he is so perfect and healthy." Jane couldn't wipe the smile from her face if she tried.

Frankie, Tommy, and Angela all looked at one another with beaming smiles. Maura's family was on their way to Boston and would arrive in a few hours.

"Can I meet him?" Ainsley asked.

"Of course you can, we'll take you to meet him then Grandma and your uncles can come in, is that okay with everyone?" Jane looked up from her daughter.

"You go be with your family Janie, I'm so proud of you and everything you are." Angela wiped the tears from her eyes.

Maura looked up as her wife and daughter entered the room, she looked down at her beautiful son who was sound asleep in her arms.

"Ainsley, this is your little brother Hudson Eli." Jane said as she placed Ainsley on the bed next to Maura.

"Hi Hudson," Ainsley's voice was barely a whisper. "He's so little and red but he is really cute."

Maura looked over to Jane, they both had tears in their eyes.

"You want a hold of him?" Maura asked Jane who nodded and extended her hands to hold her son. Maura patted the side of the bed for Ainsley to come cuddle up to her, the two girls watched as Jane cradled their new family member in awe.

"Hey little man...you're so perfect," Jane held back tears and bit her lip. "I can't wait to tell you and Ainsley all about your big brother Harper when you're old enough; he was a tough little guy, someone to always be proud of."

An hour later and the Rizzoli family had finally met baby Hudson and left to give the family some personal time, Jane looked over at the hospital bed where her wife slept peacefully with their daughter cuddled into her side. Jane walked over and joined them, she gently placed Hudson on Maura's stomach, kept her right hand on top of him and her left arm around Maura's head, her hand touch Ainsley as the pair slept. She looked up to the ceiling and smiled to her son in heaven before joining her family in sleep.

'It's a new day; let's look at all we've got,

It's everything we thought we ever wanted,

It's beautiful.'

THE END.

A/N - Thank you to every single person who stuck with this emotional roller coaster of a story, all the advice you gave me and the stories you shared with me, I appreciate it so much and I am so sorry for ending baby Harper's life, but it had been the plan to write that from the start and I couldn't not write it, because the story wouldn't have come together the way it did. I hope you're satisfied with the happy ending I've provided (I'm losing my rep of unhappy endings here!) and once again, I AM SO SORRY FOR THE DELAYED UPDATE!

Please, review, critique, construct, be kind, be honest. Thank you. - MT x.