Chapter Summary: One year after Lea's death, Shaun takes Nell to Hershey to visit her grave.

AN: Sorry it took so long to update, I was very busy. This is the final chapter, and it will be short. I hope you all enjoy.

A year had almost passed since Lea died, and Nell was going to turn one in a week. She hasn't said a word yet, but she was walking now.

Shaun had taken her to Hershey to visit her mother's grave; Dr. Glassman tagging along with him. Until now, Shaun had never been to Hershey. Lea was there, permanently.

While Dr. Glassman stayed in a motel, Shaun and Nell stayed with Donnie and his family. He and Shaun had gotten a lot closer since Lea's death; Donnie even asking his son to refer to Shaun as "Uncle Shaun". They had two things in common: they both lost their only sibling and they both had a child that will never know their aunt/uncle. Lea would have been a great aunt and Steve would have been a great uncle.

Spending time with Donnie's nephew and seeing Donnie with Nell made Shaun think about Steve. He really wished that Steve was still here and still alive. Nell will never know her uncle and Steve will never know his niece. He never had the chance to become an adult, have children of his own, and love those children. He never got the chance to have what Shaun now had. It was sad, and the fact that Lea was gone made things even sadder.

Right now, Shaun, Nell, and Dr. Glassman were standing by Lea's grave and staring down at it; Dr. Glassman was standing behind Shaun. The heart-shaped headstone was surrounded by lilies of many colors - orange, pink, white, and yellow.

Lea Virginia Dilallo
13th Sept. 1991 - 12th Jul. 2021
Beloved Daughter, Sister, Girlfriend, and Mother

Those words on the grave were staring right back at Shaun as he held Nell in his arms. Lea was barely even 30 when she died, and she didn't even have a will. She once told him she would prefer to be cremated, but she never got the chance to write a will and make it known. If she had written a will, she would have gotten what she wanted.

Also, Shaun really appreciated Donnie's effort in getting him recognized on Lea's grave. He had to fight Virginia to get the word "girlfriend" engraved. It was already kind of a let-down that Steve's grave didn't say "our beloved son and brother". That made it sound like Steve was Ethan and Marcie's only child, and also the favorite child.

Two years ago, Shaun was in his hometown with Lea and Dr. Glassman staring at Steve's grave. Now, two years later, he was in Lea's hometown with their daughter and Dr. Glassman, staring at her grave. History does like to repeat itself.

"Your mommy is right there," he whispered softly to Nell, his voice breaking a little as he pointed towards Lea's headstone.

The little girl glared at the headstone, not understanding what her father meant. She wasn't going to understand until she was a bit older.

The following dates - Mother's Day, July 12 (the anniversary of Lea's death), August 6 (Steve's birthday), September 1 (the anniversary of Steve's death), and September 13 (Lea's birthday) - were going to be the hardest days of the year for Shaun. Dr. Glassman knew that, and Nell was going to understand that a few years later. Mother's Day is also always going to be hard for Nell as well.

"I miss you, Lea. I wish you were here," Shaun sniffed. "I wish you were there when Nell started walking. She's going to be one next week. It's sad that you won't be there for her first word, her first birthday, or her first day of school. I promise that I'll never let Nell forget you. I will always love you."

Tears were forming in Shaun's eyes and Nell wasn't sure why her father was crying.

Shaun felt Dr. Glassman hug him from behind. "It's getting late, we should probably head back," he said.

He was right. Nell was rubbing her eyes, signaling that she was tired.

When Shaun got home two days later, he received a package from Donnie that contained a lot of memories of Lea. They were pieces of Lea that Donnie thought Nell should have.

Shaun skimmed through everything in the box. Most of them were photos of Lea.

Thirteen of them were her school yearbook portraits from kindergarten to high school. At least three of them were portraits of her posing in her sports uniforms. There was one photo of her on her prom night and another photo of her at her high school graduation. There were even more photos and the rest of it were photos of her cut out from her yearbooks, her old diary, participation ribbons, and other things.

Shaun thought that Lea looked beautiful in all of these photos. He was going to keep all of these photos and items and turn it into a memorabilia of Lea, something Nell could remember her mother by. It would be the perfect birthday gift for her.

He was going to make sure Nell would remember her mother.

AN: And that's the end of this story. The sequel to this is coming as soon as possible.