A/N: I'm super sorry that it's been months since I updated! I'm gonna try to get the final chapter up tonight and then start the sequel either tonight or tomorrow. :) Pretty short chapter but I felt it needed to be done. Looking forward to some reviews!

It wasn't easy, but Mellie and Fitz had managed to pack up half of Jerry's room. It took a long time and quite a few floods of tears, but they were halfway done. It was heartbreaking and extremely painful, but at least it was something that they would never have to do again. They weren't exactly sure what they planned on doing with his things; it wasn't like they were going to take them out of the boxes and set them back up in a new room in their new house, but they had to take things one step at a time. And the first step was just simply packing everything up.

There was a variety of things left in the room. Some of it was personal, some not. Anything really personal that Jerry had was already packed away, and had been sent from his boarding school over two years ago. But there was still some personal things that he hadn't taken to boarding school, that he had left in his room at the White House. Anything from his room at their old house that he hadn't wanted to take with him was in there.

Mellie was working in the closet, and when Fitz heard her gasp, he immediately got off of the floor and hurried to where his wife was. "Mels? What is it?" He questioned, unsure of the nature of her gasp. When he got in the closet, he saw a huge stuffed elephant with a gift tag tied to its ear. "He had gotten Teddy a Christmas present..."

"To my favorite little brother...You can't read this because you don't know how to read yet (I'll teach you one day!) so mommy can read it for you. I love you and got this present super early for you because I knew you would love it. Love you buddy. Love, your big brother, Jerry". Mellie read the card, trying to fight the tears that were threatening to fall. "Do you want to go get Teddy? I think he would really love to see it."

Fitz nodded and kissed Mellie's head before leaving the room and looking for his son. He was proud of his wife for being so strong and for being able to do this. He knew that she had really dreaded it and that she had been putting it off until the absolute last minute, but he was really proud that she was finally doing it and that she was keeping it together. Of course, he wouldn't blame her if she fell apart, especially considering he had to try his hardest not to, but he was glad that she was doing better.

Fitz found Teddy watching a movie in him and Mellie's room. "Hey, little man...Come with daddy real quick. Me and mommy want to show you something." Teddy paused the movie that he was watching and jumped off of the bed, running over to Fitz. He took his father's hand and Fitz led him to Jerry's room. Mellie had moved the elephant onto Jerry's bed and Teddy's eyes lit up when he saw the large stuffed animal.

"For me?" He questioned, looking at both of his parents, from Fitz to Mellie, and back to Fitz again.

Mellie nodded, running her hand through Teddy's dark hair. "Yes, it is. It was from Jerry."

"Jerry got me a elephant?" Teddy asked, confused about how his brother could possibly have gotten him an elephant. Jerry was in Heaven. He couldn't give Teddy presents from Heaven.

Mellie picked up her son and set him on the bed, sitting next to him. "Yes, buddy. He did. He got it for you right before he died..." Mellie frowned, not wanting to say those words. She hated saying that Jerry died, that he was dead, even though she knew it. It was easy to pretend that it wasn't real, that he was just at boarding school, if she didn't actually say it. Years later and it still wasn't any easier. "It was supposed to be your Christmas present that year but me and daddy just found it."

Teddy nodded and looked at the elephant, climbing over to it and wrapping his arms around it. He hugged it right before letting go and putting his hands together, closing his eyes. "Thank you, Jerry." Teddy whispered, opening his eyes after he spoke. He looked up and blew a kiss up into the air. "I love you."

Right then, Mellie's heart broke into a million pieces. She didn't even attempt to fight the tears now; there was no way that she could. What Teddy had just done was so adorable that she just couldn't handle it. She immediately pulled her little boy into her arms and kissed his head. "Teddy Bear, you are truly the most amazing child ever...I love you so much."

"I love you too." Teddy smiled and looked up at his mother, his smile faltering when he saw her tears. He wiped them from her eyes and leaned in to her, kissing her nose. "It's okay momma. He's watchin' over us now." The little boy snuggled into his mother, yawning as he tried to get comfortable.

"He is, isn't he?" Mellie truly couldn't believe how smart her son was. The knowledge that her little boy had amazed her each and every day. "Are you tired, Teddy Bear?" She asked, ruffling Teddy's hair. He just nodded, and she started to pick him up. "Well let's go put you down for your nap then."

Teddy shook his head, letting out a long whine. "Me stay in here?"

Even if Mellie wanted to, she wouldn't be able to say no to that. "You can but me and daddy are still going to be packing."

"It's okay. You try to be quiet?"

Mellie chuckled and nodded. "Yes, honey. We will try to be quiet." She leaned down and kissed the top of Teddy's head, draping the blanket over him after he laid down and began to cuddle with his elephant. "Sweet dreams, baby."

Teddy closed his eyes, smiling when he heard his mother's voice. "Tanks momma. I love you." He blew her a kiss and opened his eyes for a second to look at Fitz. "Love you, daddy."

"We love you too, buddy." Fitz kissed his son's head and watched him fall into a quick slumber. When he was asleep, Mellie and Fitz immediately got back to packing up Jerry's things.

"I miss him so much..." Mellie mumbled, frowning as she packed the last few things of Jerry's into a box. Teddy had been asleep for a little over an hour, and not wanting to wake their son was Mellie and Fitz's motivation for getting things packed quicker and with less distractions.

Fitz nodded and took his wife's hand. "I know honey. I do too." He didn't know what else to say. There was nothing that he could say to numb the pain, to make things any easier on her. He had been trying for years. It was easier to give up an accept defeat than to keep trying to find ways when he knew it was hopeless. "But at least we've got this done...And we never have to do this again."

Mellie nodded. "I know. I just feel terrible...I feel like we just packed our son into boxes, like he's nothing anymore."

"Don't feel that way, Mels..." Fitz wrapped his arm around Mellie's back, gently rubbing her lower back. "It's not like that. Don't think like that."

She nodded and looked at Teddy. "Think we can take a nap?"

"In here?" Mellie didn't say anything, but Fitz knew her response. "I don't see why not."

The two of them climbed into their oldest son's bed, one of them on each side of Teddy, and laid down, cuddling with their little boy. For a second, everything seemed so simple. Everything seemed okay. And it was truly the best feeling that Mellie or Fitz had experienced in a very long time.