Two months later...

Catherine was sitting on the beach chair and the gentle breeze from the sea spread her hair.

"Catherine?" she heard her father say.

"Hi, Dad! Did you come to lunch with us?"

"No, my daughter, I came to say goodbye. My flight leaves in five hours. Now that you are practically healed, I need to go."

"In five hours? Then you will have lunch, yes. My mom called me yesterday. She asks me for forgiveness every time she calls me. I already told her it's okay, but it seems like she doesn't believe it," Catherine told her father.

"This is called guilty conscience," Jack replied.

"She's not to blame for Sam being crazy. I hope he'll leave me alone when he gets out of prison. You know, dad, I feel sorry for him because I know he also suffered from the loss of our daughter, but he didn't have the right to torture me. "

"Forget it, daughter. God gave you another chance to be happy," Jack replied.

"I know, Dad. God is taking care of Alice until the day we meet again."

"And while that doesn't happen, he gave you another Alice and even gave you two boys as an extra gift."

Catherine smiled. "It's true, Dad. Alice is wonderful and the boys are amazing. They are at the soccer school and Alice is doing ballet."

"This is good for them," Jack replied.

"Dad, Steve wants to know how much you paid the lawyer to get the kids back. He wants to give you the money back."

"I don't want to. I did it for you and your happiness is priceless. I did it for the children too, of course. I like them a lot. I also confess I did it for Steve, he makes you happy, doesn't he?" Jack replied.

Catherine got up from the chair and hugged her father. "You are an amazing father and I love you so much!"

Jack kissed his daughter's cheek. "You are also an incredible daughter."

"Grandpa!" The children screamed.

"They finally saw you," Catherine said to her father.

"They like water, don't they?" Jack said.

"Steve is teaching them to swim," Catherine replied.

The children came out of the sea and ran to Jack.

"Hi Grandpa!"

"Hello, how are you guys?" Jack asked.

"Grandpa, I already know how to float!" Paul said.

"And I'm doing ballet, grandpa!" Alice said.

"And I already know how to swim!" Philip said.

"Wow! How many news! We have a lot to talk about, don't we?" Jack told the children.

"Hello, Jack! Do you have lunch with us? I'm going to have a barbecue," Steve said.

"Great! But you need to start now, I'll be leaving in a few hours," Jack replied.

"Come and see our soccer ball, grandpa," The boys took Jack's hand and led him into the house, and Alice followed them.

"What about you, sailor? You look so sexy." Catherine smiled.

Steve smiled. "I? Salty and disheveled?"

"Yes, you are sexy anyway."

Steve pulled her around the waist and kissed her with love and passion. "I love you, Cath. You are wonderful and all the best in this world will always be little for you. I will do everything to make you very happy. And as long as you are by my side, my happiness is guaranteed. "

"I love you too, I love everything about you, I love everything you are," Catherine replied.

"I love the family we built," Steve told her as he brushed a strand of hair from her face.

"I love our family too. It is in you and our children that I find the strength to move on."

Steve hugged her tighter and she closed her eyes, feeling all the love that emanated from him. Steve kissed her passionately until they were interrupted by the children.

"Mommy, Daddy! We're hungry," Philip said and Alice and Paul agreed.

Catherine smiled at Steve.

Steve smiled too. "Being interrupted is part of it."

"Mommy is going to make you a snack," Catherine said and led them inside.

Steve watched them until they entered the house. He smiled with the certainty that he found everything he was looking for.

End.

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