I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in Jack's head as he comforted a distraught Allison, still in her wedding dress. Jack was grateful that he'd left the job of explaining to the town to Fargo and Henry, as he was having enough difficulty with Allison alone.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in Jack's head as he finally broke down sobbing that night, not noticing when SARAH informed Zoe. He felt her arms go around him as he sobbed himself to sleep. The breakdown wasn't mentioned again.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in Jack's head as he led Allison down the aisle nearly eight years later, giving her a soft smile as he handed her over to her soon-to-be-husband.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in Jack's head as he congratulated the bride and groom, ordering Michael to look after Allison and Kevin. They echoed as he gently brushed a kiss over the woman's forehead, and echoed as he nodded to Kevin with a simple 'Archimedes' and received a nod and a 'Tuesday' in return. They echoed as he quietly left the party early, un-noticed by the majority of the town, apart from his daughter who cut off mid-laugh with her husband.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in the empty bunker as SARAH gave Jo a distraught call at six a.m. the morning after the wedding, informing her that despite the House's best efforts, Sheriff Carter had successfully committed suicide just moments ago.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in the cemetery as the funeral service was held. Fittingly, it was Allison that saw him appear in a soft golden light behind the crowd on the other side of the grave, eight years exactly since he vanished. Her startled yelp of 'Nathan?!' interrupted Henry, and the town parted to reveal a stunned Nathan Stark. Hesitantly, stumbling occasionally, almost as though he wasn't quite used to walking, he arrived beside the coffin and sunk to the ground with a strangled 'Jack'. He clutched Zoe's arm as she embraced him, moaning out that he'd said that he'd see him again and continuing to mumble, eyes wide, as he explained that he'd been thrown out of sync, and that it had taken eight years for things to line up exactly for him to fall back in sync. Looking into eyes as blue as Jack's he asked why he hadn't waited. Eyes full of tears, Zoe shook her head, simply asking what Nathan was going to do now. Nathan merely smiled bitterly, casting one last look at the coffin, and said 'The only thing I can do.' He brushed a gentle hand across her stomach, telling her to take care of them before vanishing into a million golden lights.
I'll see you around, Jack.
The words echoed in the room as Zoe gave birth to twins a little over eight months later. It was an unspoken agreement between her and Lucas to name them Jack and Nathan and it was with bittersweet irony that 32 years later, Nathan would become the town Sheriff, and Jack the Head of GD, with Nathan farewelling his brother with one simple phrase.
I'll see you around, Jack.