AN: Hey guys, I'm so sorry for neglecting you guys. I had it finished, then went back to rewrite. The rewrite kept making me unhappy, so finally I left it alone. To be honest, what with the other stories I'm writing, I kinda forgot about it until now. I reread what I originally had written and now, for the life of me, can't remember why it was that I was rewriting this story. Plus, it's been a pretty hectic couple of months. Two jobs, 60 hours a week. Friends, family, writing, total chaos. By the way, I'm ENGAGED!

Last Chapter!

Conclusion-

Brennan groaned to full awareness an hour later. "Ugh!" he muttered, rolling off the bed to start his push-ups.

Shalimar rolled over onto her stomach, creaking an eye open to peer at him curiously. "Bren, I love you, but what are you doing?"
"I'm doing my push-ups. I would have thought that this was fairly obvious."

"Very funny," Shalimar yawned, stretching like the untamed cat she was. "Do you have to do them this early in the morning?"

"It's Skye's fourth birthday today. He needs his Aunt Shal and his Uncle Bren. We don't even know if Skyler is old enough to heal Jesse yet. And if he's not, then he'll need us to fill the void where his father should be."

Shalimar growled, unable to fault his logic. "Damn you." She muttered, before climbing out of bed and heading for the shower. "Come in and join me if you think that you're up for the exertion this early in the morning." She teased, before continuing, "You are, after all, an old man."

"I'm not old," Brennan growled, following her into the bathroom. "And I think that I can handle the exertion. I was just doing push-ups wasn't I?"

Shalimar laughed and started to undress, stepping under the water and starting her everyday ritual.

Adam had left the happy couple and headed back to his bed, hoping to catch another couple hours of sleep. The figure curled up in his bed caused him to smile. "Lexa, honey, wake up."

Lexa Pierce blinked repetitively, smiling at the man sitting on the bed next to her. "What time is it? I didn't even hear you come to bed."

"That's cause I didn't. How are you this morning?"

"Tired. Come to bed," she groaned, grabbing his arm and dragging him under the covers with her. "You're wearing too many clothes." She complained, starting to peel off his jacket and dress shirt, before spooning back against him, dressed in only his slacks.

Adam went up onto one elbow and kissed her temple. "Good night, my darling Lexa."

"Night, Adam." She murmured, before closing her eyes and falling asleep again.

Adam laid down and closed his eyes, smiling as he followed this ravishing woman in his arms into the world of dreams.

Leo was the only one to wake up alone. He didn't mind it so much. He was used to being alone.

Nearly two hours later, everyone converged on the living area at once. Shalimar let out a happy cry at the sight of her baby brother sitting on the couch. "Jesse!"

At the cry, both Emma and Jesse looked up. The children just ignored their aunt. Jesse's arm was around Emma's waist and Skye and the twins were playing on a blanket on the floor. Dai was lifting blocks telekinetically and throwing them at her brothers, causing all three to giggle uproariously. Jesse smiled at Shalimar, letting out a startled breath as Shalimar dove into his lap and squeezed him as tightly as she could around the neck. "You're awake!" she shouted, hugging him tightly.

"Ouch! Shal, that's my ear!" Jesse teased, hugging her back just as tightly. "Am I right in guessing that you missed me then?"

Shalimar drew a hand back and punched his shoulder hard. Jesse jumped, grabbing at the spot as Shalimar launched herself to her feet. "Ow! Shal, what did I do to deserve that?"

"That's for all of the worry you've put me through since you were 14 years old. If you ever, and I do mean ever, scare me like that again, a simple punch will be the least of your worries, do I make myself clear? You scared me witless!"

Jesse fought to hide his smile, seeing that the other members of the team were not being quite as discreet. "Sorry?" he questioned, smirking playfully.

"Sorry?" she shouted, throwing her hands up and advancing on Jesse menacingly, "I'll show you sorry." She threatened.

Brennan chuckled as he pulled his wife back against his chest. "Darling, calm down. The stress isn't good for the baby."

Jesse glared at Brennan. "You knocked up my sister?"

"Don't give me that look. You already knocked up Emma, who is my sister. Not once even, twice. And unlike you and Emma, Shal and I are married."

Jesse leaned back, pulling Emma close. "Well, that's an oversight that will be remedied shortly. That is, if the lovely Miss DeLauro sees no problem with it?"

"I have no problem at all, Jesse. All I have wanted for the past five years was to be your wife. And for our children to have their father's name, legally."

"Consider that a birthday present, Skye." Jesse said, laughing at the antics of the children in front of him.

The other five adults took seats around the room, just laughing with each other. If there was one thing that Jesse's cancer had taught them, it was that family was forever. And no matter what, family was the only thing you could ever really trust.

The End