A/N: It really hurts to say this, but this is the closure to the story! :'( But a prequel will be coming soon enough! I promise. For now please enjoy the last installment of Home Sweet Home.
15 Years Later
Little Alex Garcia trudged through the thick Minnesota snow, his small feet getting stuck with every step. Eventually one foot got stuck in the ground and he fell flat on his face with a muffled 'oof.'
"Are you okay?" Geena asked, concerned about her son. She lifted him up and he spit snow out of his mouth.
"Mommy, I'm fine," he said. He was going through his 'I'm a little man' phase as Carlos had called it.
"That's my boy," Carlos grinned, patting his helmet covered head.
"Let's go! I don't want to miss it!" He took off running and managed to fall a few more times in the process. Geena and Carlos simply laughed, holding hands and following their son.
Ding Dong!
Lindsay ran to open the door, wiping her hands on a towel in the process. Geena, Carlos and Alex were outside, Alex covered in snow and shivering.
"Merry Christmas!" Geena said, giving her friend a hug.
"Hey!" Lindsay said, returning it, and giving Carlos a hug too. "Kellie and Summer are already here with Kendall and Logan. They're in the living room if you want to go see them."
"Great," Geena said. "Where's James?"
"He went to get Greg from the airport. You know how much the kids love their grandpa," Lindsay laughed. Geena followed her husband into the living room while Lindsay retreated to the kitchen. Carlos was already in a conversation with Logan and Kendall while Alex had run off to play with the other kids.
"Hey guys!" Geena said to her friends as she approached them. "Marry Christmas!"
"You too!" The two other girls returned her hug, Kellie only halfway, as she was balancing baby Kara on her hip. She was just born in October, four years younger than her twin brothers, Kaleb and Kayden.
"Look who's here!" The front door opened and James came in with Greg Diamond.
"Grandpa!" 5 year old Chelsea and 3 year old Christopher ran to the door, hugging at his legs.
"We're going to play super heroes!" Chelsea exclaimed. "Want to come watch?"
"I'd love to!" Greg exclaimed and Christopher and Chelsea dragged him by the hands into the living room.
"I'm Cat Woman!" Chelsea exclaimed. "What do you want to be?" She looked at her best friend, Katherine Mitchell, who thought a moment before responding.
"Wonder Woman!"
"I'm Superman!" Christopher said.
"I'm the Hulk!" Alex exclaimed. "GRR!"
"I want to be Batman!" Kaleb Mitchell replied. He and Katherine belonged to Summer and Logan. There were two Kaleb children in their friendship circle, but no one seemed to mind.
"I want to be Spiderman!" Kaleb Knight yelled, imitating his 'spidey-powers.'
"I wanted to be Spiderman!" his brother Kayden whined.
"No, I'm Spiderman!"
"I'm Spiderman!"
"I'm Spiderman!"
"Hey now," Kendall had come over to try and work out the conflict between his sons. "Why don't you both be Spiderman?"
"There can't be two Spiderman's, dad," Kaleb said.
"Yeah, it's like, against super hero rules," Kayden agreed.
"Sure they can!" Kendall replied. "Who do you think takes over when Spiderman get's tired?"
"Other Spiderman?" Kayden guessed.
"There you go," Kendall said.
The twins looked at each other and smiled before yelling in unison, "SPIDERMAN'S TO THE RESCUE!"
As they all watched their kids run around, they thought a lot about the past 15 years. After the tour, they'd spent a few more years as bands, but as any, gotten old and not as loved anymore. They took their 'retirement' as they put it, gracefully, moving back to Minnesota. Greg Diamond had lived with them in California for the years they were there, and loved it so much he decided to stay. Their years in Minnesota had been put into getting college degrees and moving on to jobs. Logan and Summer were owners of Mitchell Optomology, and two of the most loved doctors in town. Geena was a receptionist at the office, so they saw a lot of each other. Kellie, Lindsay were teachers at Alvarado Elementary, as well as Carlos, who was the gym teacher, so they also saw each other a lot. Kendall had gotten another hockey opportunity when he returned to Minnesota, but turned it down. He felt like he'd had enough fame in his life. He now coached the Alvarado High hockey team, where James was the choir director. They were all connected through work, as well as living in a small town and getting together for dinner every Friday, so they saw a lot of each other. Just the way they liked it.
"Guys! Dinner!" Lindsay exclaimed from the kitchen. They came over every year on Christmas day for lasagna at the Diamond house. The exact house that they spent years making forts in the attic and drinking hot chocolate in. Grammy's house. When they had moved back to Minnesota, James had still owned the house and wanted to live in it. Once he and Lindsay got married, they moved in there together and were now raising a family in it.
There was a mad rush for the table as plates of salad, breadsticks and lasagna were served. Everyone took a seat at the tables that were squished into the dining room and dug into their plates. Ever since they were seven years old, this is what they have been and always will be. One big happy family.
A/N: Hope you liked it! :) I was so sad to see it end, but writing about their children makes me excited to write about their own childhood! Thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed. A special thanks to my wonderful friends and family who encourage me to write more and more every day! Much love and blessings for a Merry Christmas and a Happy 2011!
~SiriusLives1234