'Never gonna regret, watchin' every sunset,

Listen to your heart beat, all the love that we've felt.'

Rooftops, LostProphets

Epilogue:

One & 1/2 years later...

"Alright, Jason. Looks like you're up next!"

Duo beamed brightly down at the five year old, who cringed and made a face akin to sucking on a lemon.

"Is it gonna hurt?" His voice was low, scared despite his outward demeanor.

Duo picked him up before even the mother could react, balancing the little boy on his hip, over top of his white lab-coat.

"It's a shot, Jason," Duo said. "It's gonna hurt just a little. You remember the other times you got shots, right? It'll all be over in a second... and then you get a lollipop! And maybe," he added in a conspirator's whisper, as if he was telling a secret, as he settled the boy down onto the exam bed, "Maybe just maybe, Doctor Cara will let you have a balloon, too!"

The boy smiled, albeit a little hesitantly, as Cara, clad in khaki slacks, a blue sweater, and a white lab-coat entered the little exam room. She made herself busy out of the boy's sight.

"So, Jason," Duo asked. "You decided what you wanna be when you grow up?"

The boys eyes lighted up. He liked to talk about stuff. He really, really liked to talk. "Yeah! I wanna be a Gundam pilot! They're so cool, the way they saved the world and stuff."

Duo chuckled. "Pretty cool, indeed."

"Have you ever met a mobile suit pilot? A Gundam pilot?" The boy asked, in awe that a grown-up agreed with him. "Like, really for real?"

Duo smiled. "Once or twice, kiddo. But that was a very, very long time ago."

"Really? That's really, really cool. Did you get to see his... ow!" He glared a quite evil, but adorable, glare at Cara, standing there with her hands up in the air with a small little needle in one hand and a alcohol prep pad in the other, as if he were just remembering she was in the room. She and Duo had this routine down to an art.

Cara grinned.

"All done. That was it."

Duo chuckled as Jason, a lollipop in his mouth, and a string tied to a bright yellow helium balloon clutched in his hand, ran out of the room. Duo wrapped his arm around Cara and stole a quick kiss before he walked back into the office to look at the schedule lists. Life had it's ups and downs, but it was good. He thought about Cara as he sat down in the chair at the computer.

And he couldn't help but smile when his eye caught sight of the small sign outside of the window.

Family First Pediatrics

Doctor Caralyn Winner, M.D.

Duo Maxwell, LPN

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AN: Finished! Who wants the sequel? Yes... there is a sequel. It's called... drumroll please.... Standing On The Rooftops! Yep! Just like my name! So let me know what you thought of this... and if you'd be interested in a sequel! Love ya all!