"Is this really what you want to do?" Victoria asked as she and Barnabas stared up at the remains of Collinwood; it was slowly being rebuilt by a construction team from out of town they hired.
"Of course, my love." Barnabas said confidently. "Collinwood must be preserved in some way, so I have decided to turn it into a school."
"But doesn't Collinsport already have a school?"
"It did, but not anymore." Elizabeth chimed in. "It mysteriously burned down a few years back. That's why David and Carolyn are now homeschooled."
Carolyn folded her arms and turned away from her mother with an annoyed grimace in response while David remained silent.
"This school will be different, I assure you. We will make and follow our own rules and guidelines. And the best part is that we can all have a fresh new start, right where it all began." Barnabas said, holding his wife's hand tight.
He and Victoria married a few weeks after the fire at the Collins family cannery in town, Angelique Bouchard's death, and the fire that almost destroyed the family home, but as of now, they couldn't be any happier to finally be together forever. Victoria smiled and affectionately rested her head on her husband's shoulder.
"I don't think I've ever been this happy." She lamented.
"This is only the beginning." Barnabas added, kissing her pale cheek.