Dear Reader, welcome to the final chapter of Forever Valentine.

I just wanted to thank you all for reading, also, the place from the previous chapter does exist. If you would like to see just how truly beautiful it is, it's a place called Vaadhoo Island.

"Oh Cousin Lizzy, I am so very happy, today my mommy and daddy come home and we will get hugs and kisses and cuddles and We can give them the presents!" Rachel cried in excitement.

"That's right Rachel, They'll be home anytime now. I'll be able to tell them how wonderful you all were." Lizzy said with a smile.

"Mama and Dad will be very proud of us, and happy because we were not bad and we made Valentimes for them, this will be a happy day!" Evian grinned.

"oh yes, and our babies will not cry anymore." Vincent added.

"Meemee...Dadyee!" Kathryn and Angelina cried in unison looking around the room for their parents.

"They're not here yet little ones." Lizzy explained lifting Angelina into her arms and setting the child in the playpen before doing the same with Kathryn. Angelina welcomed her sister with a hug, which was returned by her twin.

"Angelina, that was very nice. You're all so adorable!" The blonde girl squealed. The front door opened and the older children rushed to see who was on the other side.

They tilted their heads in curiosity. Alois stepped in with Lenora in his arms.

"Alois, Lenora, you are back, hello. We are waiting for my mommy and daddy to come home, did you find them when you came here?"Rachel greeted.

"No, I'm sorry Princess, I didn't see them." Alois said sympathetically.

"Oh. Can Lenora play with us?"

"Of course, Rachel." He said placing his daughter down on the floor. Rachel smiled, taking her cousin's hand.

"Thank you very much. I will play nicely with her, she is little.' Rachel announced before helping Lenora to the center of the room where her siblings were already setting up some of their toys."

"How was your Valentine's Day?" Lizzy asked politely.

"It was great, Naveen got me flower and took me to see a play and then we both missed Lenora so we went home. How was yours with the little ones?"

"Wonderful. We made Valentines for Ciel and Sebastian. Angelina was such a good girl, she was giving hugs and patting everyone to make them nice. They got to go out and play with Finny and Mey-Rin. We had a lovely time."

"That's good to hear. You seem to have an easy time with everything on your own. Ciel will be happy to hear that you can handle things. "

"He was so worried about little Angelina being angry while he was away. She got upset a few times but I think it was because she misses him. "

"That's possible, babies have a really hard time sometimes when their parents leave. Lenora used to cry with Hannah all the time until she finally realized that I was coming back for her."

"Aw, poor Lenora."

"She's gotten better about it though. She didn't cry until I came back, then she started reaching for me and cried until I held her for a while."

"She's absolutely adorable, Alois. She gets on so well with Ciel's children and

Alois smiled. "Thank you, she's my little miracle, I don't know where I'd be if I didn't have her and Naveen."

The door opened again, this time, Sebastian entered, Ciel resting against him as he was carried inside. In Ciel's hands, he held a bag.

Instantly, Rowan, Vincent and Evian ran to them, Sebastian placed Ciel on his feet allowing the children to gather around them.

Rachel, still holding onto Lenora, carefully guided the child in the direction of Ciel.

"Come on Lenora, it is okay, I will not let go. You can walk as slowly as you want. You are just a baby, you are only learning. I will not be mean to you." Rachel said before waving to her parents.

"Hello Mommy and Daddy, it is such a happy thing to have you home. We missed you and I want to have mommy and Daddy hugs. I am coming, do not go away, I am helping baby Lenora walk back. I am a good baby Rachel.

"Yes you are." Ciel agreed embracing his other three children tightly.

"Meemee..Dadyee!"Angelina and Kathryn shrieked bouncing on their feet.

"My little ones, I've missed you all so much." Ciel said holding them tight.

"Mama, did you have a happy time with dad?" Evian asked hopefully.

"I did, did everything go alright here?"

"Yes, Mum, we made presents and Cousin Lizzy was so nice and Finny said we could play with our puppy and then we went outside and Mey-Rin played with us and-'

'it sounds like you were very busy.'' The children nodded.

"I am still coming mommy and daddy, please save hugs for me."Rachel called, Alois walked over to her, taking Lenora in his arms.

"Go ahead, Thank you so much for helping Lenora." He said with a smile. Rachel gave a little curtsy and giggled.

"I love baby Lenora, Alois, she is so nice. I hope I can play with her again soon."

"We'll be here a while, I'm sure you'll play again before we have to go home." He assured her. Rachel ran into Ciel's arms just as her brothers and sister greeted their father.

"My Mommy, here I am. I was sad without you, but I am okay now. Did you bring me a baby sister, is she in the bag?" Ciel chuckled softly.

"No Rachel, there aren't any babies in the bag, that wouldn't be a very nice place to put a child would it?" Rachel shook her head.

'no, the baby would be sad because the baby could fall out and hurt its tiny nose or its fingers and toes and it would cry so much that I would cry too and Mommy will have to give it mommy hugs to make it feel happy again and then we can call it Cindy."

"Where did you hear that?"Sebastian asked.

"From the princess story. Cindyrella do you remember, she was not really a princess until she danced with the prince and he took her shoe away."

"Well, that's not exactly how it happened but it's close." Rachel cuddled into her mother.

"I missed Mommy snuggles." She said quietly. When she finally let go, Ciel pulled made his way over to the play pen and brought the twins over to be with the family.

"What do you have mommy, please tell us." Vincent pleaded.

"I'll show you, sit down." The children lowered themselves to the floor.

"First, Lizzy, you're the reason we were able to go, and from the looks of it, it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be."

"Everything was fine. Angelia wasn't violent at all, but she missed you a lot." Lizzy explained.

"Well, Sebastian and I want you to know how much we appreciate you being there to take the children so we can have time together." Ciel reached into the bag and pulled out a small bouquet of red roses and handed them to her.

"Aw, you didn't have to do this." She said.

"We wanted to. You mean a lot to us all Lizzy. Thank you.' Ciel turned back to his children.

"Now then, my little ones, you were good enough to let us have this time away, and I know it must have been very hard on you, but you did it so we could be happy. Your father and I are very proud of you.

That's why we decided to bring each of you a present."

"Yay, Mommy and Daddy presents, this is good. I am happy." Rachel clapped/

Ciel reached into the bag and pulled out several stuffed bears, each holding a heart with a child's name on it.

The children's eyes lit up.

"Evian, this one is yours." He said handing a light brown teddy bear to his eldest son and passing the bag to Sebastian.

"Mama, this is such a happy thing to have. It is so special, it is for me from my Mama. Mama Bunny will have a new friend and I will love it forever and ever!" Evian hugged the toy to his chest.

"Go see your father." Ciel said receiving a hug from his son.

"Hello Dad, I love you and Mama very much."

"Hello my son, we love you too. I have something very special for you. I think you'll enjoy it." Sebastian pulled out a small red box with Evian's name on it.

"Is it yummy chocolate Dad, is it?" Sebastian smiled.

"Yes Evian, all the way from Italy." Evian took the box and hugged his father.

"This is such a happy day, Mama and Dad are home and I can have a new toy and candy, I am so happy." He grinned widely showing his tiny fangs. As each child received their gifts and hugged their parents, each one knew just how much they were loved, their parents had not only shown them with gifts and hugs, but with the thought behind them, they were meant to be spending time alone, and yet Sebastian and Ciel had taken the time to remember them during their holiday. That, they decided, was a gift by itself.