A/N: So this is my last chapter. Definitely a much lighter chapter for the Sinclair kids and Kaidan. I really enjoyed working on this fanfiction and I don't want to stop writing. But it's time to put this one to rest. Please keep an eye out for my next fanfiction which will be based off of Disney's Frozen. I'm calling it "I'm Restless Without You". I'll be posting the first chapter of it tomorrow (as I've gotten into this habit of daily posting).
Thank you for the reviews, guys, I'm really glad you enjoyed reading it. And I hope you'll read my Frozen fanfic. I'm also going to rate that one M, because I prefer writing with open parameters (not having to worry about language or sexual themes). So enjoy the final chapter of Children of Wax. Feel free to review. :)
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"Are you going to be happy, baby angel?" Vincent asked Alice. She had her hand in Robin's as she bit her lip lightly. This was a difficult conversation for her. Delilah and Kaidan were quiet as the four of them sat across the table from their parents. Alice looked at Vincent, studying his face. He didn't seem angry, but she could feel that he was a little upset about the fact that they were thinking about leaving.
"I would be happy to move on, Daddy," she said softly, after some careful consideration. "But I would also be happy to stay here with you. I don't want you to feel alone."
"None of that," Vincent said with a soft smile. "I want you to be happy, baby angel. I still have your Uncle Bo and Aunt Dakota. Quite honestly, I think you would have a better life living outside of this town. I thought about leaving a few times, but you know why I can't. You deserve to get out on your own since you're perfectly capable of it. I trust your brother and cousin to take good care of you."
"Then it's settled," Dakota interjected lightly, smiling as well. "It will be fairly easy to create new identities for them. Robin, you can keep Sinclair as your last name. Alice, I'll give you your mother's maiden name. You're too young to get married now, but when you're old enough, and you and Robin want to, it'll be an easier transition back to Sinclair. It'll be easy to forge a marriage certificate for you and Kaidan, Delilah, if you want."
"Yes, please, Mom," Delilah said, smiling as she gently squeezed Kaidan's hand and earning a smile from him in return. "Delilah White has a nice ring to it."
"I agree," Kaidan chuckled lightly, looping his arm around Delilah.
"If anything happens to my little girl..." Bo started.
"Not to worry, sir," Kaidan assured him. "Delilah is very capable. And we wouldn't live apart from Robin and Alice. We would all live in the same house. It would be much easier for all four of us to stick together."
"Wonderful!" Dakota said, as she stood. "I'll go take care of the identities, licenses, credit cards, and marriage certificate." Bo stood too, following his wife out to have his own conversation with her. He wasn't very excited about having his one and only daughter leave them. Delilah smiled as she rested her head on Kaidan's shoulder. Alice stood from her chair, wrapping her arms around Vincent's neck and hugging him tight.
"Thank you, Daddy," she said softly. "I love you so much. And we'll visit sometimes to make sure you're alright.
"I love you too, baby angel," he said, hugging her just as tight with a light smile. "You don't have to thank me. You have every right to live the life you dream. It's not exactly easy to let you go, but I'm so proud of how much you've grown and matured." Alice pulled away, lightly kissing his scarred cheek. Robin and Vincent both stood.
"I have chores I need to take care of," Vincent said. "But I'll be back to say goodbye once Dakota has taken care of everything and you're ready to go."
"Thanks, Dad," Robin said, smiling. Vincent nodded to him. He wouldn't have trusted his daughter to anyone else. In his eyes, there was no one better to take care of her than her own brother. He left the house, and Alice turned to Robin. She wrapped her arms around his waist, pressing herself against him as her heart raced. Now, it was finally real. But she couldn't stop that feeling of her heart dropping into the pit of her stomach.
This was going to be a whole new territory, and she had so many fears. There were so many things that could go wrong, even with established identities and a consistent way to live. There was a chance that they couldn't make enough money to sustain themselves, even with their family's help. And there was the fact that this small town made them so close. Moving on to somewhere where there were new, and more, people around meant that there was a chance that Robin could actually meet someone to fall in love with other than her. It was always in the back of her mind, that idea that Robin only loved her because she was the only girl he was forced into being close to besides Delilah.
"Don't worry, Lissy," he soothed, affectionately using the nickname he called her when they were younger, as if sensing the internal distress she was going through. "We'll be alright. I will keep you safe and happy. I love you."
"I love you, too," she whispered, burying her face in his chest. She would never be able to let him go. She loved him far too much. That wasn't just situational. She had a bond with her brother that no one could break. It went past familial and familiar, past what genetics meant to them. She loved him with all of her heart and soul. Losing him would shatter her, and she knew she'd never be able to recover if that happened.
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"We'll miss you," Vincent said, hugging Alice and Robin both close. Bo and Dakota both had Delilah in their arms at the same time, before Dakota turned to hug Kaidan as well. Vincent turned to hug Delilah and shake hands with Kaidan, while Bo and Dakota took their turns hugging Alice and Robin.
"We'll really miss you too," Alice said, smiling a little tearfully. It was difficult to separate from family, even if it was for good reasons.
"We should head out on the road then," Robin said.
"Everything's set and here is your new address," Dakota said, smiling and slipping Robin a piece of paper. "Good luck, to all of you. And please remember, that this will have always been your home first. It will be perfectly acceptable for you to return here if you need to." A few more hugs, then Robin and Alice climbed into the brand new pick up truck that Bo had restored for them. Delilah and Kaidan climbed into the restored Hyundai sedan.
Covington was really just a few minutes over an hour from Baton Rouge. Which meant that in reality, they were just a less-than-three-hour drive from Ambrose. Alice could feel good about being close enough to home that she didn't feel isolated from the rest of her family, but Robin could still feel good about being far enough away to be his own person. And that meant he and Alice could be open about their relationship with no one to judge them.
"This house is amazing!" Delilah said as she walked in first with Kaidan behind her. "I have to call Mom and tell her!" It wasn't big, but it was a three bedroom two story house with an attic and a basement. The obvious master bedroom had a large bathroom attached to it, which Alice and Robin happily relinquished to Delilah and Kaidan. They chose a smaller bedroom that still had its own walk in closet and smaller, but full bathroom. The third room, they decided, would make a good study. It would be a great place for Alice to do homework and Robin to pay bills.
"This is really nice," Alice breathe as she went down to explore the main floor. The staircase brought her back down to the small foyer by the front door. She walked into the house, finding there was a nice kitchen with an area for a table and chairs to her left and to her right it opened up to a nice space that would be perfect for a living room.
Robin and Kaidan began by bringing in the heavier objects they packed. The mattresses and bed frames went upstairs to their respective bedrooms, and the couch went in the living room. The flat screen television that Bo and Dakota had gotten for them was a nice addition to the living room. Robin set up the DVD player that Bo had gotten his mother shortly before he was born. He grinned.
"This is exciting!" he said, laughing lightly. "I can't believe we finally have our own place!"
"We should definitely celebrate!" Delilah said from the kitchen as she stocked the fridge with groceries they had bought along the way. "A celebration for moving, for being on our own, and for the future we can make for ourselves!"