Alec stood on the porch, holding a cup of hot tea, leaning against a pillar. Life had treated him very well since he and Ellie had decided that they were right for each other all along; perhaps that was what, all this while, his life had been leading him up to. If I hadn't embarked on the Sandbrook case, I wouldn't have come to Broadchurch at all, and I wouldn't have met her, he thought. I sure am fortunate.

Ellie came out to join him. "A penny for your thoughts?" she asked, leaning her head against his shoulder.

"I was just thinking how fortunate I was to have met you," he said and grinned back at her. "Now, where's my penny?"

"Haven't got one, sorry. This will have to do," she laughed and planted a kiss on his shoulder.

"You stupid arse," he teased. He squinted out over the landscape at the glowing sun, about to retire for the night. "The kids are alright?"

"Yeah, Fred's taking his bath. He's old enough to do it himself now."

"You should still supervise, though. Kids drown in baths all the time."

Ellie sighed. "Just because you're afraid of water…"

"It's true," he insisted. "I've got statistics to prove it."

"Fine, fine." She held up her hands. "Anyway, I'll go and finish up some work I've got. How's that new job of yours?"

"Oh, it's fine. Boring, but fine. Hey, I've got good news though." He paused a while.

"What?"

"The Scotland Yard allowed me to work with them."

"Oh, that's great! You do like detective work, don't you," she said, truly feeling happy for him. "But what about your heart condition?"

Alec just shut his mouth and winked at her. "Managed to get that one out of the way. Won't say how, though."

"As long as you're not compromising your health," she said, worried.

"Uh, Mum?" called Daisy's voice from inside. "I need a little help here."

"Coming!" she yelled back in reply, and smiled. "Gotta go. Your daughter requires my assistance."

"Hey, she's your daughter too!" he said and kissed the top of her head. "I'll see you later, yeah? I'll just be out here if you need me."

He sat down on the steps and cradled the cup in his hands, staring at the starry sky long after the sun had gone down.

A/N: So here's a short little fluffy epilogue I've put together! I just realised in the previous chapter I might have typed "prologue" instead of "epilogue" and I don't know why at all. I hope I didn't. Also, sorry about the long delay, I was stressed with school work and put this on hold. But here it is! Meanwhile, I will be doing a sequel! The first chapter of the sequel will be out on either next Tuesday or Wednesday so do keep a lookout for it. A big thank you to all the readers and especially those who put this story on favourite, I don't know why anyone would do that but thanks! And thanks for all your reviews too, sorry I didn't have time to reply regularly. Looking forward to see you in the sequel~