"What you need to know about the past is that no matter what has happened, it has all worked together to bring you to this very moment. And this is the moment you can choose to make everything new. Right now." -Anonymous
Eight years later...
Bayport, Massachusetts had become a quiet community over the years.
New families forming, old families unraveling.
But the family roots were slowly coming undone and branching out...
Fenton and Laura Hardy still live in the large two story house on the corner of Elm and High.
Benito Prito keeps the family business going best he can.
John and Georgia Hooper moved to Florida. John is heading up a construction company.
Andrea Bender still lives in that house looking over Barmet Bay.
Merrylee and Jim Peters moved to New York. Merrylee took a job at the Met.
Biff and Hope Hooper still live in the old Morton farm house. Biff still owns The Gym, while Hope works part time in the Bayport Elementary School library. They have two daughters, Reghan, who is eight, and Audrey, who is one.
Phil Cohen lives in a small downtown apartment with his girlfriend, Lisa Johnson. Hope takes all the credit for their relationship. She is a kindergarten teacher, while he works in the field of biological research.
Nicko Prito married a young widow, Natalie Robins and moved to a small house in downtown Bayport. They have a daughter, Sophia, who is four, and a son, Luc, who is one. He followed in his father's footsteps and owns a local restaurant on the corner of First and Main.
Tony Prito married Louisa Mather two years after "the ordeal." They now live in Allentown, Pennsylvania where he works as a manager for a small architectural design firm. They have twins, Benji and Mia, who are one.
Both Jamie Hooper and Jerry Gilroy moved to Rochester, New York. They both work for the same advertising company and are proud bachelors. Jerry tends to have a "steady" girlfriend every time his friends call, while Jamie is always with someone new.
Chet Morton still lives in England with his wife, Lana, and her family. They have three children: Cassidy, who is seven, Michael, who is four, and Charity, who is two and a half. Chet keeps in touch with everyone on a regular basis.
Everything was normal. Life was life. Everyone was content. With or without the Hardys...
Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me...
The End...
...To be continued in The Memory Keepers...
A/N: Just wanted to say again, thank you to everyone reading and reviewing! I really appreciate the support so much! This story will lead into yet another completely different Hardy universe, but I hope you enjoy it! I will be posting "The Memory Keepers" soon, so be on the lookout for it! Thank you! -Sleuth