A/N: Here's the last chapter! I had a lot of fun writing this story, and I'm very grateful to the people who've stuck with it! Love you all! I hope I do the ending justice!

"No way. .Way." Jenny exclaimed, clutching her throbbing foot. "Miss Babcock's my mom? Even though it DOES make sense in it's own twisted way, there's no possible way on this PLANET. I mean, I don't even look like her! I've got brown hair!"

"She's originally a brunette. Niles said so. And yeah, you do look alike! That's why I brought this!" Gracie reached into her purse and pulled out a blond wig.

"Where the fu-"

"Fran. I borrowed it from Fran." she said, and seeing Jenny's confused face, she added, "Don't ask."

Jenny nodded, and Gracie tugged the blond wig over her head, tucking the brown tendrils back. "Sweet Jesus that's scary." she dropped, spinning Jenny around to face the car window. Jenny's frame was oddly distorted in the glass, but what she saw surprised her.

"Woooooaahh. I look like a mini-Miss Babcock...okay, I believe you now. But how do we prove it?"

"Where's your birth certificate?" Gracie asked, shoving the wig back in her bag. Seeing Jenny's face fall, she added, "You don't have it, do you?"

Jenny shook her head.

"Wait a minute...if Miss Babcock's my mother then who's my father?"

Gracie shook her head. "Not sure. Like I said, she was drunk that night. Could've been anyone."

"Alrighty then...this simplifies matters A LOT." Jenny retorted sarcastically.

"Would Mrs. Bennington have a copy or something?" Gracie asked.

Jenny's head shot up.

"I think I know where she'd keep it. C'mon!"

The two darted out of the garage, and Gracie followed Jenny through the way too clean house. Up two flights of stairs they went, and then entered what looked like a small sitting room.

"Flip the light switch for me." Jenny told her, and Gracie groped along the wall until she found a switch.

Light flooded the room, and Jenny pushed a stack of books aside, revealing a lockbox.

"I think there's a key in the desk." she said, and Gracie sifted through stacks of papers in a drawer, and tossed a small silver key to Jenny.

"Yes!" Jenny gasped when the key fit. She fiddled with the lock for a moment, and then pulled it open. "Okay. We have to be really careful with these. If they rip, she'll know we've been in here."

Gracie nodded in silent agreement, and helped Jenny sort through the large folder that had been stuffed in there. After a few minutes, Gracie held up an official looking document.

"I think this is it." she whispered, afraid to look down the page for details.

"Let's see, Certificate of Birth: Jennifer Marie Babcock. Hmm...I've never known my middle name. Jennifer Marie. That's gotta nice ring to it." she mused, and scanned the paper. "Chastity Claire Babcock! So that's what CC stands for!"

Gracie giggled, and glanced down.

"You know, Niles' mother's name is Marie. I met her a few years ago...What's wrong Jenny?" she asked, seeing her friend freeze in place.

"Oh my..." Jenny sat in the desk chair, looking a bit flustered.

"What is it?"

"Read it for yourself." Jenny thrust the paper at her.

Gracie turned as white as a sheet.

"I can't believe it. I just can't believe it."

"There is no way. No way..." Jenny shook her head.

"It does make sense though, seeing that he found her and all. I mean, she was drunk at the time." Gracie said diplomatically, fanning Jenny with her hands.

"Yeah, I guess your right. But when you think about it, I've really got the best of the bunch. Niles and Miss Babcock come with their own entertainment." she chuckled, standing up.

"Do you think they know?"

"No. Niles - no, Dad would've said something by now. I just don't know how I'm going to tell them."

"Well, come stay with us at Christmas." Gracie suggested.

"Really? Are you sure?"

"Yeah! Fran will freak! She's already got your presents wrapped."

"Presents? For me? Are you serious?" Jenny said excitedly.

"Yeah. You're part of the family. What did you expect?"

"Well..."

"And I have a feeling you're really going to like it."

Christmas Morning

Maggie, Brighton, Gracie, and Jenny bounded down the stairs Christmas morning, giddy as can be. Even though they were all teens, it didn't stop them from bounding into the rooms of the grown-ups, jumping on the beds to wake them up.

When Niles served a huge breakfast, made by him, Jenny, and the rest of the Sheffield kids, it was gobbled up in a hurry, for they all wanted to see what was in store for them underneath the giant Christmas tree.

"Uhm, Sir..." Niles approached Maxwell. "My parents came into town two nights ago and..."

"You want to see them?"

"Well, yes sir."

"Oh, come on old man! Invite them here! They can have dinner with us! I haven't seen Joseph and Marie in ages!"

Niles flashed his boyish grin, and went to go call his parents.

The children sat under the tree, tearing open their presents. Jenny was surprised at the thoughtfulness of the gifts given to her: from Fran, clothes (of course!) and a curling iron, from Max, free tickets to his next show, and from the Sheffield kids, a small white envelope.

Inside was a card, signed by Niles, Gracie, Maggie, and surprisingly, CC. It said,

"We were thinking of you this Christmas

So here ya go!

To show how much we care for you

Here's something for the road!"

Something heavier slid out of the envelope. A key. A car key.

"You didn't." she looked around at Gracie, Maggie, Niles and CC, who had stayed the night.

Gracie nodded at her, and threw her arms around Jenny. "It's outside."

Jenny got up, and she, Maggie, and Gracie ran outside, and sitting in the garage was a shiny sports car. Jenny squealed, and it could be heard inside.

"Oh my God! !" she hugged each of them in turn, giving and extra big hug to her parents. She was utterly speechless.

"Niles and Gracie thought of the idea, and we all pitched in to help buy it. We came up a little short, so Gracie convinced Miss Babcock to help with the rest." Maggie explained.

"Okay, the ultimate question. How fast does this baby go?"

Niles leaned down and whispered, "200."

Jenny squealed again and flung her arms around Niles' neck.

"This is the best present anyone's ever gotten me!"

"Your quite welcome." he replied. "Quite welcome."

Later that night, a marvelous Brighton stood nervously in the living room holding a small box in his hand. His palms were sweaty, and he could feel himself chickening out. Just then, Jenny came bounding down the stairs, and he motioned to her with his finger. She came over to him, looking a bit confused.

"Hey B. What's up?"

Brighton cleared his throat.

"Uh..Well, you see, I was gonna give you you're present this morning, but I kinda chickened out. So, it's now or never, right? Here ya go. I hope you like it." he said all of that quickly, and turned bright red, handing her the box.

Jenny smirked, and opened the box.

"Oh my - It's beautiful! How did you...?" she marveled at the necklace, which was a golden chain with a small circle on the bottom. Inside the circle was a tiny pearl, standing out against the rest of the necklace. Inside the box also was a bag of the same sort of pearls.

"You see, every time something big happens in your life that you want to remember, you stick one of these on. I already did one for you, because," he leaned in, "I overheard you and Gracie talking about your birthparents. I thought you might like it." he chuckled, very pleased with himself.

"Thank you! This is going to be great!" she hugged him, a little longer than necessary.

"Your welcome." he replied just as the doorbell rang. "I think that's Niles' parents."

"Let's save him the trouble and get the door." she suggested, and the two traipsed across the room and opened the door.

"Brighton! Good to see you, lad!" Joseph called out in his rich accent, and hugged him.

"Hello Brighton! My you've gotten taller!" Marie hugged him as well.

Jenny stood a little ways back, observing her new grandparents. Joseph looked exactly like Niles, except for the eyes. The piercing blue eyes had been all Marie's doing.

"And who is this fine young lady? Brighton, is this your girlfriend?" Joseph walked over to Jenny.

"Oh no." Brighton laughed.

"We're just friends. I actually am a new family friend. I dropped in a few weeks ago. The name's Jenny."

"It's nice to meet you Jenny. I'm Niles' father. He's told me quite a bit about you, actually. Call me Joseph, and this is my wife, Marie."

"Hello, dear." she said, giving her a once-over. She hugged her tightly.

Brighton ushered them into the house, and then went to get Max and Niles.

Marie just looked at Jenny, noticing something different about her. Her smile. It looked rather familiar...But it was impossible. She shook the thought from her head.

After an enormous feast, and more gift exchanges (as Sylvia, Yetta, and Val had shown up for food), Niles finished cleaning up in the kitchen when CC walked in.

"Hey Rubber Maid. Where's Maxwell?"

"Not sure." he mumbled, scrubbing at something on the counter.

CC looked taken aback at his lack of response.

"Uhhh, okay." she said nervously, not wanting to disturb him if something was bothering him, and turned to leave the kitchen.

"Wait! Miss Babcock!" he called, and she whipped around. "Sorry, I was just...thinking. Mr. Sheffield is outside with Jenny - well, everyone's outside with Jenny."

"Why? It's freezing!"

"She and Brighton were having some sort of contest to see who could change a tire on her new car the fastest. I believe Mr. Sheffield is the time keeper."

CC shook her head.

"That girl is something else."

Niles shook his head in agreement, and he noticed that he had followed her, and they now lingered in the doorway connecting the living room to the kitchen.

"Wow, I think this is the longest we've ever gone without insulting each other. It's kinda scaring me Butler Boy." CC leaned against the doorframe.

"Eh, it's Christmas. We'll start again tomorrow. I need a break sometimes, but the shock is still killing me."

"But the question is, will it kill you all the way?" she chuckled, and saw the mistletoe hanging above them. Niles saw it too. "No way."

"But it's tradition!" he said, pretending to be upset.

"Tradition's can be broken. And no one's here to witness it!" she said, but didn't feel her feet carrying her away. She stayed rooted in the spot.

"Oh come on!" Niles complained sarcastically.

"No!"

"Please!" he continued to act devastated that she wouldn't kiss him.

"Niles..."

"Oh just shut up and kiss me." the last few words were muffled, both having grabbed for each other at the same moment.

Even though every fiber in her being told her to pull away, her heart kept her feet glued in place. She threaded her fingers through his hair, and she felt his tongue brush her bottom lip. Before she could stop herself, she moaned softly.

Niles had placed one hand on the small of her back, and the other had cupped her face, his thumb dancing slowly across her cheek. He didn't want it to end and neither did she, but the need for air broke them apart.

"Whoa..." he said to himself, brushing his hair off his forehead. He breathed deeply, trying to register what had just happened.

CC stood in shock, the final brick wall that separated her from him breaking at that moment. She loved him, and if it was mistletoe that forced them together, then so be it.

"Please tell me you felt something." he almost pleaded.

CC nodded, still floating above him on cloud nine. Her cheeks were flushed.

He turned to leave, confused about her reaction despite the agreeing nod, when he felt a hand on his shoulder. He turned around again, and faced her. She placed a quick kiss on his cheek.

"Merry Christmas Butler Boy." she smirked, and he smiled bashfully, fumbling in his coat pocket for something.

"Here's your present, witch. Don't make it wilt." he held out a single red rose.

She took it, marveling in its beauty. She opened her mouth to speak, and then shut it again, realizing she utter a single word.

"Thanks Dust Mop." she finally got out.

"Merry Christmas, my ice queen." he stuttered to find the words. He fought with himself, trying to seem more collected than his head, which was flooded with the image of her, muffling all of his other senses. "I love you." It came out of his mouth before he could stop it.

CC looked stunned, and for a minute, Niles thought she might hit him, but then surprised him by throwing her hands around his neck.

"I love you too, Butler Boy." she whispered in his ear, sending shivers down his spine.

Niles looked like the happiest man on earth at that moment. He hugged her tightly, and kissed her as her had done before, but it was somehow more fierce, more passionate, and he loved every minute of it.

They were soon interrupted by the opening of the kitchen door. They sprang apart, shoulders tense.

"Oh!" Jenny squeaked, obviously realizing what she was intruding on. "I'm sorry! I'll just be going, then." she smiled to herself as she passed in between them.

"Good one." she whispered to Niles as she passed, and she quickly crossed the living room and retreated up the stairs.

"We'll pick this up later." he whispered, and turned to finish cleaning just as Jenny slowly came into the kitchen, having donned a new jacket and a piece of paper. CC made to walk back up to her room, but she felt a hand on her shoulder.

"Uh, do you two mind if I give you your presents now? I kinda wanted to be alone." she said, catching the attention of both the butler and the socialite.

"Sure, kiddo." Niles replied, and sat at the table across from CC.

"You didn't have to get me anything Jenny. I've hardly spoken three words to you-" CC began.

"That doesn't matter." she smirked. "But what matters is this:" she turned to face CC, "Does the date April 18th, 1980 mean anything to you?"

CC thought for a moment, and then came to her conclusion, but froze in shock.

"I thought so." Jenny chuckled to herself.

"That's the day I uh..."

"Had the baby, yes." Niles cut in. "How do you know about that Jenny?"

"Gracie." she replied. "Now MIss Babcock, does the name Jennifer Marie ring a bell?"

CC's head shot up.

"And Niles, what were you doing eight or nine months before that date hmm? Now, with that in mind, take this envelope and open it up. I have no idea of your reaction, so I'll just leave." and she disappeared before either could stop her.

"You don't think-"

"It's not impossible..."

They opened the envelope and their eyes widened.

"JENNY!" they both called, and barged out the door in search for their daughter.

It was almost ten by the time Jenny had finished explaining everything, with assistance from Gracie, of course. Niles and CC sat through the whole thing blank faced, finally being able to process all that was going on.

"Wow. This is almost too Disney Channel for me now." Jenny finally said, taking a deep breath, plopping down on her bed.

The new family had made themselves comfortable in her room, a room that she would be frequenting more and more often.

"Well, the only thing to do now is convince Mrs. Bennington to let us keep you. I'm not sure about the legal stuff, but I'm positive we can work out an arrangement." Niles said with a smile, taking his daughter into his arms.

"Thanks Ni-Dad." she grinned, and turned to her mother. "Mom?"

CC smiled at her warmly, a thing the other two had never seen. "I love you Jenny." she said, before hugging her as well. "You're our miracle baby."

Niles perked up at the word "our". "You mean you'll share her with me?" he asked his loved, smirking.

"Share? Oh come on!" Jenny stood up. "If you want to keep me, you've gotta get married. I mean, only if you want to of course." she added, seeing the looks of embarrassment on her parent's faces.

Niles and CC burst into laughter, and the new happy family hugged once again.

"Now Jenny, I never-" CC started, but Jenny cut in.

"Don't worry about being the best mom in the world. I mean, c'mon! You HAVE to be a least a smidge better than "the other one"." she chuckled, embracing her mother.

"All in good time, my girls." Niles flashed his boyish grin at his girls. "All in good time."

Jenny faced her parents.

"And we've wasted enough." she said, and happiness filled the eyes her mother gave her, and a smirk crossing her face that was the trademark of her father. It truly would be a Christmas to remember.

EPILOGUE

Jenny stood on the podium, the cool November sun beating down on her face. She adjusted her cap backwards on her head, and smiled as several reporters were fended off by officials. A giant trophy was handed to her, and the group of people behind her shouted and cheered as she held it above her head.

After her time in the limelight was over, she jumped off the podium, and hugged her pit crew. A reporter rushed up to her.

"So, Jenny, how does it feel to be the youngest and only female to ever win a NASCAR championship? And being a rookie at that. And what has been the key component to you success?" the person asked her.

Jenny smiled at the camera, and answered, "I'm still speechless. I never thought I'd ever make it here, and once the thought settles in, I'll probably go insane. I mean, I thought being a high school graduate was enough! But I would've never made it this far without all of the people supporting me, and -"

Someone rushed up behind Jenny and handed her a cell phone. The camera caught her looking ecstatic, then worried, then ecstatic all over again.

"What was that about Jenny?" the reporter asked.

"It was my parents." she replied, smirking at the camera, knowing that her mom and dad were watching her on TV.

"So what are you going to do next?"

Jenny waved at the camera, and then looked the reporter square in the eye.

"Well, I'm going to hop on the fastest plane Miami has to offer, and head to Manhattan. I do believe my mother is in labor." she chuckled, and then dashed off.

She found herself in a jet later, still in her racing uniform. She idly rubbed her neck, and felt the necklace still that had hung there since that Christmas two years earlier. Jenny dug in her bag for a second, and picked up the bag of pearls that lay there. Unclasping the necklace from her neck, she observed the new additions to the necklace. Three pearls were fastened to the necklace now. The first one Brighton had given her, the second for Niles' and CC's wedding, and the third for winning her first race earlier that year. She took three more from the bag, and stuck them on. One for winning the championship, and two more representing her new twin brother and sister. Danny and Lauren Brightmore.

The End!

A/N: THe end folks! I hope you liked! I'm sorry the ending was a bit rushed, and I could've done better, but I was rushing to finish this and finish packing as well. Reviews are nice! THanks for reading!