A/N: So, this is it. The end of this story... I hope that you enjoyed reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it! Thanks to everyone, who decided to give it a while and read, and even bigger thanks to those, who let me know what they think. I've wanted to write a story about Myles for quite some time now, and it was nice to finally be able to do so. I still can't help feeling like I didn't do him justice, he's such a difficult character to write, such a complicated one and I definitely see him as a person, who has a lot of layers, most of which we didn't have the chance to see... And, when I was creating Toni, I definitely didn't think that she would be a winner in a Person of Interest category of the challenge, but I hope that you liked her...

And of course, a HUGE thank you to Fanka77, who this story would probably never be created without! She's the best person to brainstorm with, the best beta I've ever had and a great friend, and I often can't help wondering sometimes how does she manage to stand me, but she does and I love her for it! Thanks!

Epilogue

Toni smiled as she looked at the child, sleeping peacefully in her arms despite the noise around, the girl completely oblivious to the whole world surrounding her. She looked around, her eyes following all the children running around and the adults, gathered in groups and talking. Her heart was swelling as she watched the close relationship, which they all had with each other. She has always been taught that family was the most important value in life and it made her really happy to have the chance to see the scene.

It was funny to think how her life had changed since the moment Myles appeared in her life again. Before that, all she had was a couple of friends, almost a sister in Rebecca and an empty apartment to come back to every day. Now, however, her house was rarely empty and it felt really good. Being surrounded by family always made her happy, but one thing she loved the most were the gatherings, which were never missed by anyone unless they had a very good reason. She really didn't think that they would one day all meet on the party organised to celebrate her fiftieth wedding anniversary. Sometimes she had difficulties to believe that so much time passed, but the evidence was there, wherever she looked. Especially when she thought about the children and found them amongst the crowd, all grown-up now.

It felt as if just yesterday, she was holding her son like this. She still remembered how nervous she was when she found out that she was pregnant, knowing that her husband would want a boy. It completely didn't matter to her, but for Myles it was a little bit different. She didn't have doubts that he would love her and be extremely proud of her anyway if the child turned out to be a girl, but he would still feel disappointed. He wanted to have a son to carry on a family name and since they agreed that it was going to be their only child, it was his only chance to have him. They were both very happy, when Shane Anthony Leland made his entrance into the world and there wasn't even the shortest of moments in his life, when he didn't make his parents feel extremely proud. Shane was a spitting image of his father and she could never fully grasp just how similar the two were in both looks and character.

One of the traits that he surely inherited after his father was being quite discreet about his feelings. Yes, of course, she knew him well enough to know that there had to be some girl in his life, who he really cared about, but she would have never suspected it could be Cindy Hudson. She knew the girl and her two older brothers since they were babies, as the relationship with Myles made her grow closer to the people, who he considered his friends. Shane and Samuel Hudson, younger of the two boys, along with Robert Manning Jr. (also known as RJ – short for Robert Jackson - to avoid the mistakes two Bobbys would cause), were the same age and inseparable from the very beginning. Peter Hudson, despite being just two years older, often joined their fun as well, but his bond with them wasn't as strong as the others'.

She wasn't able not to smile, whenever she looked at the young Hudsons. She was aware that Jack and Sue named their son after the boys' grandfathers, yet they would have never suspected that the fate would prepare such a twist for them. It was clear from the very beginning that Pete was pretty much the spitting image of Jack (who, in turn, was a resemblance of his father) with his dark curls, brown eyes, unmistakeable smile (Sue often suspected that the only thing the boy received from her were the dimples, which made him even more irresistible for women than his father). Sam, on the other hand, was almost a one-hundred-percent Thomas, save for the name and probably resembled his grandfather even more, than his mother.

Cindy, however, was a true mix of them both. She had beautiful blonde curls, expressive brown eyes and her father's smile, not to mention her mother's caring, understanding and forgiving nature, and Toni didn't have difficulties understanding what her son had noticed in her. While she hated to think about her little boy as being all-grown-up and ready to have a family on his own, she was glad to see him with a really great girl, who was obviously able to make him very happy. And nobody had any doubts that she did, marrying him twenty five years earlier and giving him two great children.

Oliver was a true Leland with his father's blonde hair, blue eyes and very characteristic personality. Toni sometimes thought that he was even more like Myles than Shane, what was a huge accomplishment in itself. He was, of course, his grandfather's apple in the eye and it was only thanks to her, that the boy didn't end up spoiled rotten by her husband. It wasn't, of course, like she didn't like to spoil her grandchildren a little, too, but everything had its limits and Myles was often pushing them with him. It was just a little over a year earlier, that he got married to the girl, who he met at Harvard and was now expecting their first baby, and much to the delight of her husband - their great-grandson. She smiled, as she saw Oliver in the corner of the room, taking care of Katie, who was now entering the phase of the pregnancy when she felt uncomfortable practically all the time.

Madison, on the other hand, was taking much more after her mother's side of the family. Everyone could see how similar she was to Sue Hudson, with the exception of the famous Hudson eyes. In contrast to her brother, she was a little rebellious, especially when it came to the traditions (or more exactly rules) passed down in the Leland family for generations. Toni still chuckled every time she thought of Myles' face expression, when she announced that there was no way she would be going to Harvard. She was very insistent that she wanted to study fashion design, which wasn't offered there. The Leland men eventually gave in and last year the girl graduated at the top of her class from Parsons in New York, often considered to be the best amongst the schools, offering such courses.

Nobody had any doubts, that the girl would be good at it, especially after they saw some of their projects. She was already very good, even though just at the beginning of her career. A much bigger surprise for her family was when at the Thanksgiving last year she announced that she was expecting a baby, since they didn't even know that she was dating someone. It was even more shocking, when she revealed that its father was Danny Manning, RJ's son and Bobby and Tara's grandson. After all the teasing from Bobby they got about the fact, that Jack's and Myles' families were joined by their children, it was now happening for him, only a generation later. Only when they saw the two together, they weren't able to believe that they didn't notice the way, Madison and Danny were looking at each other, so very obviously in love.

Toni looked down, at their little girl and her first great-grandchild, who started to stir. She could hear Maddie talking to Cindy and Ella, Danny's mother about the wedding, which they planned for the next summer and was about to call out for her, but the girl just stretched a little and continued her nap. It seemed that she could be satisfied by her for a little longer and she used the opportunity to hold her, because she didn't know when she would get another as she was soon returning to New York with her parents.

After looking around the crowd once again, she raised her eyes at the sky. She could swear she noticed something blink up there, although it was so short that she couldn't be sure. Every time it was happening, she found herself thinking that it was a sign from Tommy, that he was there. She and Myles loved their family with their whole hearts, but their part always belonged to their first little boy, who Toni felt certain was watching them from above.

She startled, when she felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around to find her husband, standing right next to her. She smiled at him, watching as he slowly sat on the chair opposite her and reached out his hand, taking hers into it.

"Happy Anniversary, Toni." he said, this moment being the first chance he got to talk to his wife ever since the family appeared in their house.

"Happy Anniversary to you, too." she said, looking at him and deep in her heart wondering, how she managed to survive fifty years married to one of the most eccentric, infuriating (and sweet) men in the world.

THE END