10 years later

"Please eat." I begged. The boy in question only responded by swatting my hand away, spilling food all over the table. Flora walked up, tutting.

"You know, three years should have been enough to learn how to feed him." she remarked. Pushing me away, she grabbed the spoon. "Here, baby. See? It's yummy!" she coaxed. Of course, he immediately opened his mouth, eating without a fuss.

"Hey! Why does he only do that for you?" I asked.

She laughed, picking our son up, placing a kiss on his soft cheek. "Because he loves his mommy!"

"What about dad?" I smirked.

"I think he's still upset because you took his socks. You know how much he loves his socks! Both of you do, actually. What is with that?"

I shrugged, wiggling my sock-covered toes at her. "Socks are amazing."

She began putting his coat on, "Come now. We have to drop him off at the Professor's soon, or we'll be late."

I nodded. "Oh, and Mr. Lampson said he must have us for tea soon. I told him we'd arrange something. Can we stop by quickly?"

She groaned. "I completely forgot about that! Yeah, we'll have to go."

We arrived at the store a few minutes later, Mr. Lampson calling out to us. "Ah! There you are, Miss Reinhold- ha, I mean Mrs. Dove."

"Really, Eddy. We've been married five years now." she teased while embracing the old man. Flora was probably the only person who called him by his first name.

They quickly struck up conversation, and I had to cut in. "Flora, the Professor? You're the one who didn't want to be late!" I reminded.

"Oh yes. Sorry, Eddy. I've got to go. But we'll see you on Thursday, yes?"

Mr. Lampson nodded. "Three o'clock!"

Soon, the familiar sight of the Professor's house came into view. Layton had become quite the doting grandfather, spoiling the boy shamelessly. He opened the door, greeting us all warmly. "Flora, dear, you're looking wonderful!" he complimented, pulling her into a hug.

"It's good to see you, Professor." she said.

Turning to me, he shook my hand. "And Clive! Everything's well?"

I smiled. "Yes, Professor."

Suddenly, there was a rustle behind Flora, and a small head poked out, a hand clutching Flora's skirt.

The Professor's face broke into a huge smile. "James! There's my little boy!"

His shyness quickly left, and he ran to Layton. "Grandpa! D'ya have those cookies still?"

Flora rolled her eyes. "Men. Always thinking about food."

All three of us turned to her with a reproachful, "Hey!"

"We had best be heading out now. You'll be fine with him, Professor?" Flora asked, a hint of worry in her voice. It was the first time we'd be leaving James, but we hadn't gone out without him for a while.

"Oh yes. Uncle Luke's visiting, too." Layton said.

"I didn't know he was in town! You make sure he calls me, alright?"

"Of course. Bye, have a great time!" he said with a cheerful wave.

We were sitting in the park, by the large oak tree that stood at the top of a hill. It was our favorite spot, and with the moonlight streaming through the leaves, it was truly beautiful. Flora sighed contentedly next to me, her head resting on my chest. "This is nice."

I nodded my agreement. We had gone for dinner, to the restaurant we'd had our first 'date'. I smiled at the memory. It was still a bit hard to believe that my life was this perfect.

"Hmm? What're you smiling about, Mister Dove?" she asked teasingly.

"Nothing you need to worry about, Mrs. Dove." I said, kissing her head.

We sat in silence for a few more minutes, just enjoying each other's company, when I suddenly got up, dusting off my coat. Flora looked up at me questioningly.

"You know, we still have a whole night before we have to pick up James." I said casually.

Her eyes widened, and her shocked expression was quickly replaced with a coy smile. "Right you are." she agreed. We ran back to the car, hand in hand, laughing as we tripped and stumbled.

Both of us had been lost, misunderstood. But then, when we found each other, it was like finding your other half. We were finally understood.

We were finally home.

A/N: Well, this is the final chapter. I'd love to hear what you think of it. Please review! On a side note, I was thinking of starting another Clive/Flora story. Anyhoo, this was really fun to write, and thank you to all who have reviewed.