Thank you for all the support and great reviews for this. I hope this last chapter doesn't disappoint, and we're moving on a few months here.

7th June 2011, 10am.

Malcolm sighed as he bent to pick up the post. He really was too old to be bending down this far, he thought as his back twinged. Taking the letters through to the kitchen, he went through them, ignoring the bills for a moment. He came to a brown envelope, handwritten and he opened it carefully, having recognised the handwriting at once. Inside was a postcard, a newspaper clipping and a note.

The postcard was a usual shot of the London eye, but feeling it, Malcolm knew it was heavier than it should be. He took a knife and carefully pried the picture off, leaving a photograph underneath. It showed Harry and Ruth, happy and smiling. Ruth wore white, Harry in his best suit and they both radiated pure happiness as he took her in his arms. Their smiles had never been more genuine. Ruth clutched a small bouquet of pink roses, carefully hiding her right hand behind it. She'd lost a finger the day the Chinese had taken her, but looking at their pure joy, Malcolm knew that that no longer mattered to either of them. It was a beautiful photo of their wedding day. He turned to the newspaper clipping, pleased to see he was right.

The marriage of Mr H Abbot and Miss R Cleary took place on the 25th May 2011. The couple are said to be very happy together and enjoying their retirement.

Malcolm smiled at the description. Enjoying their retirement indeed. The handwritten note with the postcard was very simple. It said "Thank you my old friend."

Beneath was an address in Dorset and Malcolm smiled. They were happy and together, finally. It seemed they'd managed to find for themselves a little corner of happiness and he couldn't have been more pleased for the pair of them. He read the note several times, making sure he had it completely memorised, including the address. Then he quickly took a match to it and burned it. He watched as the brown paper curled on to an ashtray, smiling to himself. Happy at last. He could think of no two people who deserved it more.

And that's the end! Hope you enjoyed it.