Last chapter! Hope you like it!

Chloe had been sleeping longer than her cousin and his wife, so naturally she woke up earlier than them. It was also natural that, when she went to wake them, they weren't quite ready to wake up yet.

"Time 's'it?" Owen yawned as he sat up, picking sleep out of his eyes.

"Just after nine," Chloe said. "Are you guys OK? I thought I heard shouting last night, but I might have dreamed it."

"You might have dreamed it," Owen said. "We're fine." He didn't want to stress Chloe out further by telling her of his explosion last night.

"Do you guys want any breakfast? Something to drink?" Molly asked, looking down at herself and realising she had slept in her clothes.

"Please," Chloe said.

Owen yawned again. "I hope you don't mind but I might need a full keg of coffee."

Molly didn't have a keg but she cheerfully made a second cup of coffee after Owen had finished his first. Chloe had a cup of tea, and Molly had some green tea with lemon. She found it refreshing and it was good at waking her up in the morning.

She fried some bacon and scrambled some eggs for the three of them, then she and Owen went to change into fresh clothes. Chloe was still in her pyjamas from when she had gone to bed before the accident. She waited for Owen and Molly to be ready before going back to her house to change clothes. She couldn't face it alone. Not yet.

When the three of them were decent and acceptable for going out in public, they made their way over to the clinic. As they got nearer, Owen squeezed Molly's hand tightly. She looked up at him.

"You OK?"

"Nervous," he replied. She squeezed his hand back.

Chloe and Molly waited for Owen as he approached the front desk. However, Irene was smiling.

"Ramsey's made a lot of progress since the transfusion. You can visit him, but only for a little while. He still needs a lot of rest."

"Thank you," Owen replied, feeling like a weight had just lifted.

He turned back to Molly and Chloe, who could immediately tell that it was good news.

"We can see him for a little while; he still needs a lot of rest."

"At least we can see him," Chloe said, happily, skipping along beside Owen.

Ramsey was propped up against the pillows when they came in. "They told me to expect you three," he said. "Are you all alright?"

Molly suddenly laughed. "Shouldn't we be asking you that?"

"Well, I'm healing apparently. But I'm sure you three have had quite a night." Ramsey eyed Owen suspiciously. Molly suddenly remembered something Owen had said to her, about half a year ago: if I've had a rough night, he can tell with one look.

Ramsey didn't ask further questions about it. The four of them sat together talking about trivial things until Jin came in to tell them Ramsey needed rest.

Chloe gave Ramsey a very gentle hug and kiss. "See you soon, Grandpa."

"Where are you staying?" Ramsey asked.

"She'll be staying with us," Molly said smoothly. Ramsey smiled.

"Take good care of my granddaughter when I'm not around. And my grandson. He's very lucky to have a girl like you in his life."

Molly twinkled, as she led Chloe out the room.

Owen hesitated. He had heard a double meaning in the phrase 'when I'm not around'.

"Grandpa?"

"Yes?"

"I don't know what to say...I guess...I've never thanked you for being there for me."

Ramsey raised an eyebrow. "What brought this on?"

Owen sighed. "I'll be frank. You won't be around forever. Last night's events kind of made me realise that. And I can't let you pass on without thanking you. If it weren't for you...I could be in the gutter. Or worse."

"Hey," Ramsey interrupted. "You've kept yourself out the gutter by focusing on what else is important. Chloe, for example. And, as of the past year or so, Molly. And I intend to stick around for a few more years. My time hasn't come. Not yet."

Owen laughed. "I love you, Grandpa," he muttered, wiping a tear from the corner of his eye.

The old man glowed. "I love you too, Owen," he said, gruffly. "Now get out of here or I'll have you escorted off the premises."

Owen was still laughing as he closed the door behind him.

That night, he lay in bed with Molly curled at his side.

"Are you alright?" she asked him. "You stayed with Ramsey a little longer than me and Chloe did."

"I'm fine," Owen said calmly. "I was just saying something I should have said earlier."

Molly propped herself up on her elbow to kiss him. "I love you, Owen."

Owen grinned his big grin and pulled Molly into a tight hug.

"I adore you, sweetheart."

Well that's the end!

I hope you enjoyed and will leave a pleasant review. If you didn't enjoy...well, if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it!

Seriously though, be nice. It's been a long time since I've published on to this site. My self-confidence isn't always that strong. ^_^;

I'll miss Animal Parade when I'm back at university but if I get another flash of inspiration I might choke out another story. Who knows?

I feel like there's a moral here: seize the day and tell people how you feel before it's too late!

:)