It had been three months since Nora had gotten out of Aperture. She now lived with Mikey and Amelia in the same apartment building as Doug. Mikey had moved all of his computers and research into the empty apartment next to theirs to serve as his study. Amelia would join him sometimes and draw in a chair next to him.

Doug was getting back into drawing again, too, with a sketchbook that Amelia had given him. He was trying to draw comics now of Nora and Toby having little adventures. Kurt's hard drive had fried not long after leaving Aperture. It was very upsetting for Nora, but now Toby inhabited the construct. His structure had been reinforced by Arin so he was a lot sturdier. He was even strong enough to pull Nora around in a little cart to help her get around, but they both still needed help getting down stairs.

Mikey couldn't be happier with his situation. He had a huge working space for all of his projects, and he finally got to fall asleep cuddling with the love of his life. He was glad that Leah had left without trying to get Amelia to forgive her. Amelia seemed so much happier now that she didn't need to run the compound anymore, but she still occasionally helped people move up to the surface.

Wheatley had moved into Chell's apartment. They had decided to try to just stay as friends, but every so often, Ben would find them cuddling on the couch together as they watched old VHS tapes. Wheatley still felt bad that Nora had rejected him, but Chell also made him happy so he tried to focus more on a relationship with her.


One day, Doug was just waking up and turned over in the bed to see Valentine already awake. She was staring up at the ceiling, deep in thought.

"Is everything okay?" Doug asked.

"Doug…I think I might be pregnant."

He quickly sat up and stared at her wide-eyed. "A-Are you sure?" he asked.

Valentine nodded. "I know all of the symptoms. I've been through it all before. I'm nauseous, I'm constantly tired, I've been peeing more." She moved the blanket aside and she lifted her shirt to show her belly. "Doug, I've been getting fatter."

Doug did have to admit that her belly was looking a bit bloated. Anxiety started to creep into his head after realization.

"Do you….Do you think it's…mine?" he stammered.

"I've thought that, too," she said quietly. "There's no real way to know until the kid is born. That man….He'd had red hair."

Doug went to James for advice. Maybe there was some way that he could test it.

"Well, I suppose I could do a pH test," James said. "I'll need her to, uh…urinate in a cup for me to test."

Valentine obliged and James tested it with his litmus strips. It was positive for pregnancy. Doug asked for another test just to be sure. James tested four times and they were all positive.

AN: One more chapter to tie this story all up. I want to thank everybody who managed to keep reading. I hope you'll be happy with the last chapter.