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Have a safe and happy new year!

Disclaimer: If you absolutely have to know, check the first chapter. But your guess is probably right.

--Chapter 9: Mission Accomplished (Epilogue)--

February 24; 10:30 p.m.

Today, or tonight if you want to be technical, is going to be the last time I write in this. One reason is it is almost out of pages, but the main reason is simple.

I'm done. The short segment in my life that I was writing about is over.

I just wanted to write one last time. Kind of tie things up a little.

Mom and Uncle Gil are still together, as I suspect they always will be. Trevor and I are as well, and, though we're not in love or anything, we are definitely very much in like.

Mom and Uncle Gil, on the other hand, are so in love, it's almost unbearable. I mean, I set them up and all, but have they never heard of PDA? I guess that's the price I have to pay for meddling in their lives. But I guess it was worth it. Oh, and that thing they were fighting about when I first started this?

I finally got Mom to tell me. Uncle Gil had been mad at her for "flirting outrageously" with some guy they had called in for help on the case. It wasn't really anything, but in their hightened emotional states, it had been made into a huge deal, and hurtful things had been said, as they always are during arguments.

Anyway, that is behind them, and it is too deperessing to talk about right now. So I will move on to the subject of me and Trevor.

Today was our two-month anniversary. Since today was some kind of school holiday, we spent almost the entire day together. We went to lunch, then saw a movie. After that, we went rock climbing, ate pizza at the best pizza place in Las Vegas, and then came home. I swear, it was the best date I have ever had!

Today was Mom's and Uncle Gil's too, and though it's a little weird, it's kind of cool sharing the special day with her.

That way there is at least one day a month where we are both in really good moods at the same time! Although it's not like either of us really spend much of the day together. We are both with our respective boyfriends.

But that's good too.

In some ways, it seems like it's been forever since that night, because so much has happened since then. But in others, it seems more like two weeks!

Trevor and I go out at least once a week, on top of the normal friendly outings with Cassandra. We've gone on a couple double dates with her and her boyfriend, Liam. He has really light blond hair and brown eyes, and is pretty cute for a soccer player, but nothing compared to Trevor.

Anyway, before I get all mushy on you, I'm moving on to Mom and Uncle Gil.

Both of them are a whole lot happier since "the night." Well, who could blame them?

And I am hoping that Mom is about to be a whole lot happier.

Last week, when Cassandra and I were at the mall, I saw a site that made me stop in my tracks.

I saw Gil Grissom, a man who has previously sworn to hating malls, walking in the door.

Just for fun, we trailed him to see where he was going.

We lost him for a few seconds when he got in an elevator, but luckily the stairs weren't that far away, and there weren't enough people to hinder us from running. Okay, so we got a few weird glances, but by then, we were far too intrigued to stop.

We caught up with him on the next floor, just a few seconds before he turned into a store. A very expensive jewelry store.

We kept walking toward the store I had seen him enter, seemingly just two teenage girls going shopping. When we reached it, I paused, and Cassandra followed suite. Thankfully, his back was to us, or he would have seen me. He was looking at engagement rings. And he was talking to the saleswoman, not just browsing.

I felt my mouth drop open, and Cassandra and I let out twin squeals before rushing off so he wouldn't see us. I didn't seen him in the rest of the time I was there, so I don't know if he bought anything or not.

For some reason, I am almost convinced that he did, though I know many men just look through things that represent marriage, just to get a feel for what it might be like. But I hope he did buy it.

And maybe he'll propose to her tonight.

Oooh, I hear a car in the driveway.

I will continue this final entry in a few minutes.

20 minutes later

Okay, so it was slightly more than a few minutes. Who cares?

HE DID IT!

He proposed. When she came in, I could see the ring on her finger. It was absolutely gorgeous.

I made her sit down and tell me the whole story. Of course, the sitting only lasted a few seconds; she was far too excited, but she did tell me all about it.

She said that he caught her completely by surprise; she wasn't expecting him to propose so soon.

But that definitely hadn't delayed her promt affirmative answer.

She was so happy, which made me happy, and we are now one small happy family that will finally have a male member in a little over six months.

This is so cool! I am too excited to write much now, and Mom is waiting for me. We are going to watch a chick flick together as soon as I go back downstairs.

I know, I know. Big surprise there, huh?

Besides, we will probably have to cut back a little on the fluffy romance movies when Uncle Gil moves in, so we should watch as many as we can for the next six months.

Well, mom is calling to say that the popcorn is done. I will end this quickly.

I would say that I think we are all going to live happily ever after, but it would definitely be a lie.

Because I don't believe in "happily ever after." That just isn't reality. Obviously whoever made up that phrase had never heard of PMS. Anything that ends with that is pure fantasy.

But that's okay, because you know what?

At the moment, I prefer reality over fantasy. I don't need to dream.

I have friends and a soon to be larger family that I absolutely love. And, of course, it doesn't hurt that I have an extremely hot boyfriend.

All the people I care about are happy, and so am I.

Mission accomplished.

THE END