A/N: I know, I know, I've seen lots of stories kinda like this, where Alan has a girl, but I totally made this up one night, and thought, 'I might as well write it down.' Please review! I feed on reviews!
Alan Grant, with the help of Ellie Degler, adopts a child who's parents were killed on Isla Sorna. 16 Years later, he finds out the girl, Amie, has gone back to Isla Sorna to find out the truth about her parents.
A/N 2: So, I changed Charlies age from 'near thirty' to closer to twenty. I think he'd be twenty-one in this story...wow. I made it a lot older before...:D
And thank you all, my readers, for sticking with story 'til the finish!
~Six Months Later~
Montana
Amie stared at the large, wide mouthed almost grin of the giant Tyrannosaurus Rex skull. The Museum of the Rockies boasted of having the largest T-Rex skull, but this was nothing compared to the real faces' she'd seen.
She had stared into the empty eye sockets so long; she didn't realize her dad had made his way behind her.
"Hey there," he said, making her jump. She laughed and turned around.
"Hi."
"They're much more frightening and intimidating in real life, aren't they?" Alan asked.
Amie nodded and turned back and looked at skull. "Yeah, they are."
Alan placed his hands on her shoulders. "Come on, we'll be late," he said, gently moving her away from the case. Amie nodded and followed him out of the museum and into the parking lot, where they entered their car and drove off.
Half an hour later, they made it to the airport that would fly them to San Diego, California.
Amie opened her eyes and let out a yawn. She and her dad had flown from Montana to California the day before. Ian Malcolm had invited them to his wedding to Sarah Harding. Everyone knew that they were eventually going to get married, but it took him awhile to ask her. After surviving dinosaurs a third time, Ian figured the fourth time would kill him, so he had asked Sarah to marry him. The setting was less than romantic. He had asked her only moments after they got off the airplane.
Now Amie had to wear a spotless white dress and sit in a bench for a few hours while the two lovebirds got married. It wasn't the way she'd like to spend her week end.
Amie turned her attention away from the bride and groom and looked at her father. He looked happy. Happier than he had in a long time. He was standing next to Ellie Sattler. She had changed her name back to Sattler shortly after her divorce with Mark.
Amie watched as Ellie glanced at Alan and Alan at her. Then Amie looked away. It was just all too much romance for her to take!
Finally the wedding ended and Amie was free to wander. She met up with Billy, who was with a new old girlfriend.
"Well, glad to see you made it off of Sorna in one piece," Billy said, laughing. Amie grinned, then looked at Cheryl Logan.
"I thought you guys weren't dating anymore," Amie commented.
Billy laughed. "Yeah, we weren't. But,"
"We are now," Cheryl finished, laughing.
Amie gave them a fake smile, then left.
Alan watched as Sarah and Ian graciously accepted gifts and 'congratulations' from various people. He stole a glance at Ellie, who was helping her eldest son, Charlie, get an adequate amount of cake. Alan let a laugh escape. The man was near twenty, but still got too large a piece of cake.
He and Ellie had rekindled their friendship years ago, but now, they rekindled their romance as well. Amie was slightly thrilled to have Ellie staying with them now, but she wasn't a fan of the mushy love.
Everything had gone right for the Grant family, despite the terrors they all shared a few months ago. Alan sighed, content. He also hoped he'd never have to see another living dinosaur as long as he lived. He had a feeling that a lot of people in the room felt the same exact way.
Well, there it is, the Epilogue. I just wanted to show everyone that everything turned out okay for the survivors. I didn't mention Yuri or Farley, but don't worry, they lead happy lives, and Yuri gets married and has one child, a girl he names Rose.
I hope you liked the rather short ending. And BTW, Cheryl Logan was the name of the dark haired girl in JP3 that was flirting with Billy.
I really enjoyed writing Father's Gift, and I hope everyone enjoyed reading it. Look out for a possible sequel!
MLV.