A/N: I'm so sorry for the delay on this epilogue... I really have no excuse for being 5 months late, but I will attempt to make one up. I overestimated my motivation and underestimated my schoolwork load. Here it is! (PS. I'm not entirely sure I'll be writing a sequel for this. It's a possibility, but I'm not really motivated to write it.)

January 23

"You really did a great job, Darren! That performance was absolutely flawless," the brunette girl gushed as she hung up her jacket and new scarf on the coat rack in the Condors' apartment of the Windsor Complex.

"Aww, thanks, Sonn-ay!" he grinned, hugging her from behind as he passed by. "But it's probably only because I knew Skyler was watching this time."

When Darren released her, she followed the rest of the group to the living room, leaving him with his proud boyfriend by the door. Immediately, the green-eyed boy pulled him into a hug.

"My boyfriend just finished his first run on a Broadway show. I'm so proud of you, Darr'," Skyler murmured into his ear.

"I know you are, Sky. This is the fortieth time you've told me," he murmured back, kissing his cheek.

The warmth from his kiss made Skyler realize how cold he was. When he felt Skyler shiver, Darren took his hand and suggested, "C'mon. I'll go make some coffee or something."

As the pair headed into the kitchen, they passed the living room filled with their friends. On one of the couches sat Sonny, who was snuggled up against her sleepy blond boyfriend, Chad. Both of them were wrapped in a blanket for warmth. On the other couch, Logan and Luke were the same, but Luke had fallen asleep. Chase was lying on his stomach in the middle of the floor, reading a book. Flopped down next to him was Rider, who was leaning against him in a sort of "let's-mock-all-of-the-lovey-dovey-couples" manner.

In the bedroom that the younger girls had occupied previously were Cassie and Caleigh. Caleigh was contently sitting on one of the beds, playing with her stuffed unicorn and watching one of her new movies. At the table, the older blonde was video chatting with her best friend who was back in California.

"I still can't believe you got to see Darren Criss on Broadway and that he's dating your brother's best friend!" the brunette squealed. "You're so lucky!"

"Yeah, Darren's great. He's just as funny as in those behind the scenes videos of Glee," Cassie grinned.

"I bet he is," she nodded, grinning back at her. "But enough about other people's love lives. How's Demetri?"

Rolling her eyes, the blonde shrugged, "How should I know? He's your cousin. And thank you for not telling me about that, by the way."

"Hey, you didn't tell me about anything until you got back to California! How was I supposed to know you met him out of every blond boy in New York? Anyways, didn't you say he gave you a choice and that you said you didn't know?"

"Yeah," she sighed, sitting back in her chair.

"Well, he's waiting to hear from you then," her friend stated. "What are you gonna do?"

"I don't know…" she yawned. "I'd prefer to never hear from or of him ever again, but y'know… The universe really likes to torture me."

"You have to do something, Cass. You'll lose him altogether if you don't."

"Yeah, I guess…"

"I'm going to get off of here and you are going to talk to him via text, call, email, or whatever. You will contact him one way or another," Selene commanded in a superior tone.

"I hate you," Cassie replied, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, yeah. Talk to him. Now, bye," she grinned as she ended the call.

The blonde threw back her head and sighed loudly.

"…Do I have to leave?" the younger blonde asked.

When her sister nodded, Caleigh sighed dramatically. Picking up her stuffed unicorn she walked towards the door, announcing, "I'm gonna go bother Chaddy and Sonny. 'Kay?"

Smiling a bit, Cassie answered, "Perfect."

As Caleigh opened the door to leave, a commotion echoed through the hall, coming from the kitchen.

"What in tarnation possessed you put pepper flakes in Darren's coffee grounds?" Skyler roared, losing control over his normally hidden accent.

"I didn't mean for all of it to end up in his! I thought it was all mixed in with the rest!" Rider defended as the tall Texan cornered him. "Chaaaseee…"

Without so much as a glance towards him, the intellectual replied, "You dug yourself into this hole and you're getting yourself out."

"He ain't gonna help you, Kingston," the southerner growled.

Rider attempted to make a break for the hallway, but Skyler caught him before he could make it more than a few feet. Within a few seconds, the thespian had the prankster pinned on his stomach, one arm behind his back.

"Augh!" Rider yelped.

Chase ignored him as Chad smirked and Logan rolled his eyes. Sonny simply raised an eyebrow at the sight.

"Skyler…" she began.

"S'fine. Stay outta it please, Munroe," he muttered in reply.

Exiting the kitchen, Darren approached Skyler with his shirt collar undone as he fanned his tongue.

"Phew. Now that was some hot coffee," he joked good-naturedly, hugging his boyfriend from behind.

Turning his face to look at him, Skyler replied calmly, "No kidding. Your whole face turned redder than a tomato."

Letting up on Rider, Skyler followed Darren back to the kitchen. The moment Skyler had lessened his grasp, Rider shot to his feet and raced down the hall, nearly mowing down Caleigh.

Shaking his head as he heard the door slam, Chase murmured, "Moron."

"Hiya, Chaddy! Hiya, Sonny!" Caleigh greeted as she climbed up onto the couch.

"Hey, Caleigh," Sonny grinned.

"S'up, kiddo?" Chad asked, ruffling her hair before wrapping his arms back around Sonny.

Making a face and trying to fix her hair, the little girl replied, "Cassie was gonna call D'metri so I had to leave. Hmph."

"Oh? I thought she was mad at him," he remarked.

"She is?" the brunette interjected.

"Mhm. But Selene told her to talk to him or else," she stated.

"Huh…" Chad said, trailing off in thought.

"Wait, I'm lost. Why is she mad at Demetri?" Sonny asked.

"He was dating some other girl the whole time and told Cassie on New Year's Eve," he explained, rolling his eyes.

"Oh, poor Cassie. Did he give her a reason for not telling her?"

"I dunno. Maybe. She didn't give a whole lot of details when she told me. She was too upset," he shrugged.

"Hmm. I hope everything works out between them," Sonny sighed.

"Yeah, me too," he agreed, kissing her cheek.

Hugging her unicorn, Caleigh nodded, "Me three. Cassie was a lot more fun and nice before she got mad at D'metri."

The couple chuckled softly, letting her sulk for a bit as Sonny hugged her.

Back in the room, Cassie paced across the floor, glancing at her dark blue phone in the center of her bed. She jumped at the sound of her phone vibrating, knowing immediately who was calling her by the ringer ID.

"We were picture perfect, flawless on the surface. We were walking on a straight line..."

Taking a deep breath, she sat on the edge of her bed and picked up her phone.

"Hey..." she answered slowly.

"Hey... You said we needed to talk? I figured talking would be easier than typing," the familiar voice explained.

"Yeah... Uh..." she began, running her hand through her long blonde locks.

"I really am sorry, Cassie," Demetri said softly. "I didn't mean for any of this to happen. If it helps any, I did break up with Carly."

"You did?" she asked as she fell back into the pillows. "Why did you do that?"

"I told you, I'd been planning to for a while. She understood. And besides, it was actually mutual."

"Hm. I can't see why…" Cassie muttered to herself.

"What?" he inquired, trying to contain his laughter.

"Nothing," she replied, feeling relieved that he could not see her blush.

"Mm'kay... So...?"

"I forgive you, Demetri," she stated after a few seconds of awkward silence.

"...You do?" he asks, surprise evident in his voice.

"Yeah, I do..."

"Oh... What does that mean for us now?" he wondered aloud.

"It means we can start over... as friends," she explained.

Smiling, he rubbed the back of his head and said, "Sounds good."

"Awesome," the blonde sighed in relief.

"Yeah," he laughed under his breath. "Sorry to leave so quickly, but I've gotta go do homework."

"It's alright," she sighed with a smile in her voice. "I'll text you later."

"Okay. 'Night, Cassie."

"G'night, Demetri."

Shortly after ending the call, Cassie moved towards the door. Pulling it open, she stuck her head into the hall and shouted, "You can come back if you want, Caleigh."

"Yay!" Immediately, the little girl wriggled out of the older girl's grasp and skipped out of the room, pulling her beloved unicorn behind her.

Laughing softly, the brunette sighed, "Your sisters are adorable."

"Yeah… It's in the Cooper blood," the blond smirked, looking down at her as he rubbed her cold arms.

"Yeah… Shut up, Cooper," she murmured into his chest, pouting once she realized he had gotten her lost in his eyes again.

"Mm… only for you, Munroe," he sighed, kissing her forehead.

Poking his head out from behind the hallway wall, Rider asked, "If Chad shuts up when Sonny tells him to, can she come to Stage II more often?"

As the Sonny laughed quietly and Chad glared witheringly, Logan spoke up from across the room, "If you're willing to put up with their bickering one minute and sweet-talk the next…"

"…I'll take my chances," the musician shrugged, diving into his place next to the intellectual on the floor, dodging the pillow Chad chucked at him.

As Rider leaned against him, Chase muttered, "You're an idiot."

"Love you too, Chase-y," he grinned teasingly, kissing the genius' ear and causing the spot to turn pink.

The world seemed to slow down as the evening continued, much to Sonny's liking. As the various couples in the room began to trickle into their rooms, she and Chad were the last in the living room.

The pair had shifted over to the fireplace, where they sat for warmth as they gazed out the window.

"The city looks so beautiful at night," Sonny said softly with a sigh.

"It can't compare to you though," Chad murmured softly as he kissed her ear.

Smiling up at him, she remarked, "I didn't know you could be so sweet."

"There's a lot you don't know about me," he smiled back.

"Well then, I'm looking forward to finding out," she grinned, kissing his cheek.

Sighing contently, the blond pulled the brunette closer, "There's just something about this city that's magical, I swear… It's almost-"

"Enchanting?" the brunette finished. "Yeah, there is…"

"Being in New York is like falling in love. Over and over again, every minute…" she quoted. "At least, that's what I've heard."

"I guess we'll find out when we come back again," the blond grinned softly as he grabbed a pillow off the couch.

As he lay down near the fire, she gently rested her head on his chest, allowing him to wrap his arms around her and pull the blanket over them. Just as they began to drift off to sleep, a star streaked across the sky.

In that moment, the only thing they wished for was for these mutual feelings to never end.

And so concludes the tale of an NYC enchantment.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed the story! Let me know what you thought.