And so we have reached the end. So sad. But of course, the sequel is all ready to go. I wrote about 5 chapters so far, so expect timely updates. However, I've managed to spread myself too thin. I've got a lot of stuff going on and too many stories. But when ideas come to me, I must write them! You can all expect to see me in Fan fiction rehab soon. I'm addicted. But anyway, look for the sequel coming up in one to two weeks. It's called Staying Together While Falling Apart. Also, look for thanks coming up at the bottom of this chapter.

Epilogue

"Courtney, I am not going to say it again. Keep smiling!" snapped Carly.

"I'm trying, but my face is going to fall off!" she said as she continued to keep her cheerleader smile in tact.

"Courtney Morgan! This is your daughter's first birthday. You are just going to have to grin and bear it. Literally" said Carly as she kept snapping pictures of the very happy Morgan family- Courtney, Jason, and the birthday girl, Meg.

"Carly, put down the camera or I'm going to make you put it down" said Jason as he too continued to smile.

"You can't make me" scoffed Carly.

Jason got up from his pose and growled, walking towards Carly.

"Alright, alright. Don't get your panties in a bunch" said Carly as she put the camera down and Courtney laughed. "Excuse me for trying to make memories"

"Thank you Carly, for all of the memories" said Courtney dramatically.

"You all abuse me so much" said Carly as she folded her arms over her chest.

"It's because we love you" said Sonny as he came up to her and kissed her on the cheek.

They were all in the middle of the park, enjoying the beautiful day. They had thrown Meg Morgan an outdoor first birthday party. Everyone she loved was there, and everyone who loved her too. Nikolas and a pregnant Emily were there, hand-in-hand, as in love as ever. Ric and Alexis were in attendance as well, and Alexis had just given birth to their daughter, Molly, only a few weeks before so the baby was at home with a nanny. But Kristina was there, and she was having a great time playing with her brothers and cousin. Liz, Lucky and Cameron were there, as were Monica, Lila, and Skye. Even Reginald and Alice had attended, although Tracey, Edward, and Allen had not, and AJ, though not invited, was still no where to be found. It was good riddance at this point. Brook Lynn, Dillon, Georgie, Maxie, and even Diego had showed up. Bobbie and Mike were playing with the kids, and a slew of other people were there as well. The whole town had basically shown up to celebrate Meg's first birthday.

Courtney slipped her hand into Jason's as she thought about the day they had gotten Meg back for good. The man at the door had been Meg's father. He had first heard that he even had a daughter that day, and he was in no position to take care of her. He had slept with Paula only once, and barely remembered the woman. He just wanted to make sure his daughter was cared for. Courtney and Jason had officially adopted her, becoming her legal parents. But they were already her parents in every way that mattered.

"Oh Meg!" cried Jason as he saw her go straight for a mud puddle, left over from a few days ago when it had rained.

He ran over to her and grabbed her before she could get her little pale pink dress dirty.

"Da!" she said with a laugh as she hugged him and gave him a kiss.

"She has you wrapped around her little finger" said Emily with a laugh.

"Just wait, you're kid's gonna have you wrapped around his or her finger too" he told her.

"I'm worried. What if I'm not a good mother?" she asked.

"Em, who are you kidding? You'll be a great mother" he told her as he hugged her with his free arm that wasn't holding Meg.

"And you're a great father. You've always been" said Emily sweetly as she kissed his cheek before going back to her waiting husband.

"Can I hold my granddaughter?" asked Monica as she walked over to Jason and Meg.

"Of course" said Jason as she handed her to his mother.

"I'm so glad I've gotten to be a part of Meg's life" said Monica as she held the little girl close to her.

"I want you to be" he assured her. "She really loves you Mom. And I do too" said Jason shyly.

Monica looked up at him with tears in her eyes.

"I love you too Jason, I always have. Whether you were Jason Quartermaine or Jason Morgan" she said as she embraced him. "I think she should go see her great-grandmother" said Monica as she tried to wipe away her tears.

"It's ok to cry" he told her with a laugh.

"I'm not crying" she said as she wiped away her tears quickly.

"Courtney does that too. Girls are weird" said Jason as Monica laughed.

"Spoken like a true son" she said as she walked over to Lila.

"Oh! Lila's holding Meg. Lemme get my camera" said Carly as she grabbed for it and ran over to him.

"She is too much. How do you put up with her?" asked Courtney to Sonny.

"Lots and lots of caffeine" he answered her.

Courtney laughed and hugged her brother.

"You seem happy" he told her.

"Of course I'm happy Sonny. Do I even need to state the obvious?" she asked him.

"No, of course not. I just meant that I'm glad. I'm glad that you're happy"

"I'm glad that I'm happy too" she told him.

"Should we cut the cake?" asked Jason as he came over to them.

"Yeah, sounds good" said Courtney as Sonny went to go get it.

He returned a few minutes later and everyone sang happy birthday to Meg as Jason and Courtney held her and Carly snapped picture after picture.

"Ready Meg, time to blow out the candles" said Courtney.

Meg looked at them curiously, and Courtney and Jason burst out laughing along with the other guests. Courtney and Jason leaned over and blew out the candles for her and Courtney pulled the candles out of the cake. They were about to cut it up when Meg squirmed in Jason's arms and reached for the cake, sticking her hand in it and grabbing a piece, right from the center. Stuffing it in her mouth, she smiled and said "mmm". Everyone else laughed as Courtney said "oh Meg!" looking down at the ruined cake with a frown.

"Not to worry!" cried Luke as he ran over to them. "Spencer rule of birthday parties- always have an extra cake, because someone always puts their face in it!" he said as he brandished a cake.

"At least she didn't put her face in it" said Jason.

But he spoke too soon as Meg reached in for more cake, head first.

"Meg!" cried Jason as the little girl just giggled.

Everyone dug into the new cake as Courtney and Jason cleaned up Meg.

"Smile!" yelled Carly once they were done.

"Carly, enough with the pictures" moaned Jason.

"Just one more" she begged.

"Fine, one more" agreed Courtney as they posed and smiled.

Carly snapped the picture and then looked at the screen of the digital camera.

"Aww, what a great picture of the Morgans" said Carly.

"Yeah, it is" said Jason as he bent down and kissed his wife and daughter.

I know, super cheesy. But, it's fluff, what can you do? Everyone needs some cheese covered fluff sometimes.

First, to my three readers who reviewed every time:

emmalee05- Thank you so much for your support on this story. Without a doubt, your reviews have always been the most meaningful and encouraging. I knew that I could expect a response from you every time. You've always been great, and I can't wait to see you on STWFA.

SuzieQ8487- You've always been a great reviewer too, right since my first days of writing Journey fics. Plus, you were the only one to guess Craig's identity! You've always said encouraging things, and I've always loved that you reviewed every chapter, even when you were behind. We all fall behind in reading sometimes, but people never review the back chapters. You were always amazing about doing that. Thanks so much!

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And now, on to my other amazingly fantastic reviewers:

Luvthemorgans- I know you're going to be pissed that you weren't an every chapter reviewer, but you missed chapter 7! If it makes you feel any better, according to my crazy point system that only you know the inner workings of, you got the most. Out of a possible 105, you got a 90. And the average was 17. That's more than pretty impressive. 'Cause a 105 is unattainable. The real highest possible was 84, and you cleared that! I can't wait to hear more of your stories on STWFA.

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Thanks also to the following readers/reviewers for their encouragement and kind words:

Riker15, caseybutler70, lec, Samantha, ImJustKidding8, Jennifer, Jackie-Ken, vanessapc05, Tania, journeyrox, Dianne, ILOVEMOBSTERS, Tamara Rose, thejourneyisforever, JulesMorgan, mgterps, Jenny, Anna, and Susan.

And thanks to these readers who were with me in the beginning. I hope I only lost you guys for reviewing, and not for reading:

Watters, Elvira, Jordananne, Preppypunk1991, Isabelle, TyDavisLover, CrazyJay, Cait, Stephanie, Jen...courtneylovejason, SVUAngel, JMluver14, Butterflyzdreamz, cupcake89, Audri, Kathryn, journeyfan01, Alexa, Ana, Allhart, Hanna415, Martha, thastudinurlife, lauraMN, and ghgirl15.

To anyone else who I may have forgotten, I am so sorry. I'm only human! Remember to leave me a review and let me know what you thought of my ending. I really appreciated everyone's reviews over the months. It's been great, and I'll miss this story. See you all on Staying Together While Falling Apart!