So, here's the final chapter. I'm glad you guys liked this story and a special shout out to laurzz and MooCow09 for being huge supporters throughout this whole thing. Thanks guys so much for that.

This chapter takes place around... 15 years after the last one. That's a rough estimate, so don't take it literally.

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Epilogue

Alright, this shouldn't be happening.

I'm standing in the doorway, watching my little sister run a hand through her hair before she turns toward me.

"Alright, what do you think?" she asked me with a smile.

"I think you're crazy." I told her and she frowned.

"Danny, be serious here. I want you to be at least semi-serious." she said and I knew I had upset her. She had a point though.

"Cara, I think you look beautiful." I told her and she finally cracked a smile.

"Thanks for actually saying something that didn't involve the fact that you are scared to death about giving me away." Cara said turning back to the mirror for one final look.

"I'm not scared to death." I told her coming up behind her and I adjusted my tie.

"See how you're playing with your tie? You did that before you married Lindsay. You're nervous." she told me and I let my hands drop.

"Well, I guess you do know me better than I thought." I told her and she gave a smile.

"Danny, thanks for walking me down the aisle. I mean, after what happened with dad…" she said but didn't finish her sentence. She didn't need to.

Ever since the falling out she had with dad, she stopped going to family dinners and would only talk to mom on the phone and met up with mom for lunch at a local diner. When he died, the one thing Cara regretted was not trying to fix things between the two of them. She was going to walk down the aisle alone, but decided against it for reasons that I hadn't yet figured out. I wasn't going to pressure her though, she had her reasons and I wasn't going to force her to tell me.

"Don't worry about it. I'm glad you asked me." I told her and wrapped my arms around her shoulders before giving it a light squeeze. She rested her head against my shoulder, like she used to do when she was a kid. For a moment, we stood there in silence before I brought her back down from her memory lane state.

"Come on, munch, we need to get you married." I said to her and she smiled and nodded. We walked to the doors that entered the church and I could her next to me, taking controlled deep breaths as she got ready. I took her arm in my and gave it a light squeeze.

"Love ya kiddo."

"Love you too, Dan."



Hours later, we were at a small reception area and I was standing by a small bar, taking a sip of my drink. Cara was dancing with Hannah and Matt on the dance floor. I watched as Ben walked over to her and lifted Hannah up to dance, allowing Cara dance a little more with just Matt. Ben and Cara switched kids so that neither would get upset for not dancing with the other.

I smiled into my glass and set it down on the bar surface. I leaned against the bar and crossed my arms as I watched the interaction between my kids, my sister, and my brother-in-law. This allowed me to wonder, why was I so worried about Ben?

I guess you could say I was just being overprotective of my sister. I should have learned this a long time ago; she can take care of herself, she can be a strong, independent women and she has proven that to me more than once.

After the song ended, Matt and Hannah ran over to me and I picked up Matt in my arms as Hannah happily bounced at my heels. Matt was exhausted; he was beginning to fall asleep in my arms. Hannah was also losing the energy and I could tell it was time to head home. I went to find Lindsay, who was talking to my mom and told her that I would be back in a few letting Matt and Hannah spend some time with grandma.

I headed back to the dance floor where Ben and Cara were dancing. I stepped up and smiled, "Can I cut in?" I asked.

Ben nodded, gave a smile to Cara and went off the dance floor. Cara sighed, "I think I'm done for the night." she said quietly resting her head on my shoulder.

"You can't go to sleep now, Car." I told her and she nodded.

"I know, but I'm ready to just get away."

I smirked, "I can relate to that."

Cara looked up at me and smiled, "I bet you can."

I laughed and kissed her on the forehead, "We're going to get going, I'll see you later, alright?" I said and Cara nodded.

"Say goodnight to the twerps for me and thanks to Lindsay." She said as she gave me one last hug and I nodded.

"I will, take care, Cara."

"Love ya." she said with a smile and she turned and headed toward her new husband.

I watched her go. She was a grown woman now. There was a part of me that still looked at her as that little baby I held for the first time in the hospital.