Title: Family Secrets

Final Chapter: The Epilogue

Author: Jaycee

Here is the ending guys!! Thank you so, so much for all the support that you've given me and more importantly, thank you for sticking with me for 22 chapters! That was so, so nice of you people and I will never forget it.

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Here we go…

It was a rainy Monday afternoon, as a dark blonde haired man with a black umbrella and carrying two big bouquets of white tulips slowly walked through the cemetery and headed towards two tombstones at the middle of the place.

He knelt down before the adjoined tombstones as he placed a bouquet on each one. He stared at his loved ones before him, both gone from his life, right now when he needs them both the most.

William Christopher Vaughn                     
1945 – 1977
Beloved father

 "Hey dad." He whispered. "I was promoted dad. I'm not a desk officer anymore – I'm a field agent now. Can you believe it? Finally, I am doing what I've wanted to do since I started out.

Mom's not too happy about it though. She said that I might kill myself one of these days… but I told her that I'm going to be careful, that I'm not going to let anything happen to me. But, she still frets, but I decided to just ignore her. Mom's being mom. I'm used to it."

The young man sighed and looked at the tombstone. "I miss you dad. I wish you were here to see how I've become – to see how I'm succeeding in the field that you loved the most. I hope that you're proud of me." He kissed his fingertips and then placed it against the tombstone.

He then turned to the newer tombstone, this one bringing more than a few tears to his eyes that he quickly brushed away.

Sandra Theismine Roberts

1977 – 2002

Beloved daughter and sister

"Sam. You heard it right? I'm finally a field agent. And not just some field agent, but I'm Sydney's partner – well, it's kinda complicated to explain but Devlin found out a way to help Sydney's cause go even quicker than before. We've taken down two SD branches – and I even get to see Sydney in public.

Barnett is in my case more than ever. She still has this "emotional attachment to Sydney" crap going on – something that I don't deny on having, by the way, but I just hope that she'll stop it, you know? I berate myself enough already about having it, I don't need her to keep on telling me the same thing too."

I miss you Sam. I miss the way that you greet me every morning, I miss the barbs that you throw my way when we talk – Eric misses you too. He won't admit it, but he was more than a little heartbroken when you died… he liked you so much sis." His voice broke at the last word.

He squeezed his eyes tight. "It's been a year since you died, you'd think that I'm over this crying thing – but I'm not. I've known you for less than a year but it feels like I lost someone that I've known my entire life. I didn't think that I'd miss you this much. But at least you and dad are together now, right? That is something that you've wanted for so long."

The man chuckled bitterly. "Listen to me – I'm a full blown CIA secret agent but when I talk to my sister's tombstone, I break down like a little baby.

Your mom went back to Australia. She said that she couldn't stay here anymore when the only reason that she went here is gone. She misses you so much Sam. But she's accepted the fact that you're gone now. She's a strong woman and I admire her for standing tall even though she had such a tragic loss.

She sends my mom letters every now and then, just to tell us how she is, what she's been up to. She met this man, and I think they're getting married next year. That is okay with you isn't it? Your mom really deserves to be happy.

I have to go now Sam. I'll be back real soon, I promise. And I know that I'll have a lot of stories for you then. I love you and I'll talk to you soon. You and dad take care of each other over there, okay? And please, don't forget to looks over us down here whenever you can."

"Bye dad. Bye sis. I love you guys."

And with one last caress on the tombstones, the man stood up and slowly walked away.