A/N: This is the final chapter...


Jason yawned just as his hospital door opened. He smiled softly when he spotted his wife coming in with his favourite food in hand.

"Did I wake you?" Alana asked quietly as she sat on the bed.

"Nah. I'm tired though. Where are the kids?" Jason responded.

"Looking for magazines for you. I asked Ray to go meet them."

Jason nodded. "There's something I need to tell you."

"Does it have something to do with that call before?"

"It does."

"What did Blackburn say, Jase?"

"He told me that there was footage of the accident," said Jason. "He thinks you are responsible for it."

"Why?" Alana asked in a barely controlled tone.

"I don't know. There's no way you would hurt me."

"Of course I wouldn't. Regardless of the problems between us, I wouldn't kill you." Alana smiled. "I love you."

"I love you, too," Jason said as the door opened. "Please don't do anything to him, though."

"What's mum doing?" asked Emma.

"Who is she doing it to?" Mike said.

"None of your business," said Alana and Jason together, though both were smiling.

"We want to know," said Ray with a cheeky grin.

"You do know, Ray," said Jason, "and you are forbidden to tell them. I will hunt you down and kill you if my children find out about it."

"I won't say anything," Ray replied honestly. "But, maybe you should stop discussing it where they might overhear you."

"You could have knocked before bringing them in," Jason pointed out, "but you are right. No more discussion on that topic." He smiled. "Come sit with me," he said to Mike and Emma.


Jason sighed happily as he woke up in his own bed, next to Alana. It had been five days since he had told Alana about Blackburn's suspicions. A result hadn't been reached yet, but at least Ray had managed to convince the team that there was no way Alana would try to kill him. The police had opened an investigation, and it was looking more and more like an accident on Jason's part, and like attempted murder on the part of the other driver. The police were going to continue to look into it, but they weren't hopeful of finding anything more. That was fine with Jason- he felt safe and that was all he needed.

"Jason, are you sure that you want to go back to work on Monday?" Alana asked as she poured some coffee for the two of them. "The kids are enjoying you dropping them off and picking them up from school."

"I'm sure, Alana. I need to be out of this house. It's boring, although is has been nice to catch up on the tax papers and to finish going through the last of Nate's possessions," said Jason with a smile.

"You seem a lot calmer."

"Well... that could be due to having the three loves of my life back."

"I am happy to have you back, Jase."

"I'm happy to be back." Jason rolled onto his side and noticed the clock. "Crap... It's nearly time for school to start. I better get the kids off to school before they're late!" He scrambled out of bed, leaving Alana laughing at him.


Jason sighed in relief as he pulled into the high school's car park with five minutes to spare. He looked at his daughter.

"Sorry, Em," he said as she hurried to grab her backpack from the backseat.

"It's okay, dad. I'm not late," replied Emma with a grin. "Besides, if I am, I'll just tell them that you overslept."

"You would blame me?" he asked in mock horror.

Emma laughed. "Totally. Why would I blame myself?"

Jason reached over to give his daughter a one-armed hug. "I love you, Em."

"Love you, too, dad." She climbed out of the car and closed the door, waving goodbye as she headed into the school's front office.

Jason waited until the door closed behind his daughter, then pulled out of his parking spot. He had a doctor's appointment to attend before he was allowed to return to work the following week, then he wanted to head off to the shop to pick up something he had bought the previous day. It was looking like his life was getting back to normal, and that was exactly the way he wanted it to be.

The End