Epilogue

The next afternoon Alexis was just coming home as her dad was getting ready to go out.

"Hey Dad!

"Hey Sweetie."

"What's up? You headed out?"

"Yeah I am. I talked to Beckett today finally. She wants to talk."

"That's great! So you're going to her place?"

He shook his head as he picked up his keys and a copy of "Heat Rises."

"No, I'm meeting her at the park."

"Well that should be nice. It's a beautiful day to be out."

Her father wrapped his arm around Alexis' shoulder and kissed the top of her head. "I love you Honey."

She wrapped her arms around him and squeezed him back. "I know you do Dad. I love you too."

They stepped apart and he reached for the door but Alexis spoke up again before he left. "Good luck!"

He looked back to her and saw the joy and sincerity in her eyes and smiled. "Thanks!"

And on that parting word he left.

Alexis couldn't stop smiling after her dad was gone. She was genuinely happy for him and if all worked out, for Kate as well. It had been a long, hard summer, but it was past them now and a new chapter was just beginning. Like her Gram always said, "The darkest hour of the night is always the one just before the sun begins to rise."

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A/N Well, it's less than 24 hours (at least in my time zone) until we Rise. We made it through the hiatus. And I don't know about you, but for me, reading and writing fic, certainly helped it go by faster.

Thank you for taking time to read "Live, Learn, Love and Let Go." I hope you enjoyed reading it, as much as I enjoyed writing it. If you did, please share it with your friends!

To those of you who added me to your alerts, wrote reviews, PMs, and Tweets, thank you so much. You are an amazing encouragement. But I want to thank those of you who just quietly read along too. I don't do this for the feedback, I do it for the story, and it you enjoyed it...even a little, that's what really matters.

And finally much thanks to my friend Teelduo, for all you do. I know I say it a lot, but I mean it every time.

Well, I'll leave you alone now. Have a wonderful night and enjoy tomorrow's premier!

With much gratitude,

DeBo81