3 years later…

"Frasier! Lilith!" Sam gestured to them as they walked into the Cheers bar. "What'll it be? The usual?"

Frasier merely smiled and led himself and Lilith to their seats at the bar. "Actually, Sam, we are here on a very special occasion," he winked at Lilith who couldn't hide her own smile.

"What's this special occasion?" Sam asked eagerly.

"It's a secret Sam. But we will tell you this much, Niles and Daphne are flying in from Seattle to share the news."

"Oh look it's the two local bozos" Carla snipped as she walked by. "What are you two doing here?"

"Well Carla at least we don't stink nearly as much as you do" Lilith quipped. Carla glared at her and walked away. Frasier held his hand out and Lilith high fived him.

Just then, the door opened and Frederick and Elizabeth walked in with the children.

"Grampa! Gramma!" Lionel and Betsy ran down the steps and over to their grandparents.

"Hi!" Frasier laughed and lifted Lionel onto his knee. "How was school?"

"Good! I started science class today! I told the teacher that I already knew more than everyone else because my grandparents taught me." Lionel looked smug and Frasier had to stifle a laugh.

"Now Lionel, remember, you must be careful with your choice of words. Others may perceive your speech as haughty and conceited." Lilith said.

"I'm not haughty and conceited, I'm just smart!" He puffed out his chest and this time not even Lilith could keep herself from smiling.

"Gramma I started school too!" Betsy added proudly. She pushed her black curls out of her face and allowed Lilith to lift her into her lap. "Will you do my hair Gramma?"

Lilith nodded and pulled her granddaughter's hair back into a tight bun. Betsy felt it and then smiled. Frasier shook his head. "You two look remarkably alike, you know."

"It's rather scary actually, Mom." Elizabeth smiled and walked over to them. She held in her arms the new addition to their family, one year old Charles, who was squirming around in his mother's arms. "He's just started walking, the other day."

"Well put him down, put him down! Let us see!" Frasier exclaimed proudly.

Elizabeth set him down on the ground and he tottered a few feet towards his grandparents before falling down on his butt and giggling.

"He's so adorable!" Diane cooed, walking over from behind the bar and picking up little Charles. Charles laughed and grabbed onto her nose.

"He's way more good natured than the rest of the family" Frederick cracked, laughing along with the rest of them.

"He seems to grow more and more like Martin with each passing day," Lilith said rather wistfully. "But I hope that he will become much more concerned with one's feelings than his predecessor" she added quickly, when everyone turned to stare at her tone of voice.

Frasier merely smiled and patted her arm. "Now, I think Niles and Daphne should be arriving any second now. Lionel, Betsy, time to hop down!"

Lionel and" little Lilith" got down and went to stare by their parents. Frasier cued Cliff and Norm who began to hum "here comes the bride!" rather loudly and walked towards the door.

"Dad? What is going on?" Frederick, shocked, looked behind Cliff and Norm and his grandparents.

Cliff and Norm opened the door and seconds later, in walked David Crane and Alice Doyle arm and arm grinning from ear to ear. Elizabeth gasped and put her hands to her mouth and Frederick's jaw dropped. Frasier and Lilith exchanged a glance and got up from their stools.

Niles and Roz Doyle walked in behind them and put their arms around David and Alice. "We now present the future Mr. and Mrs. David Crane!" He beamed and people rushed over to congratulate the young couple.

Frasier saw Roz turn and step outside the bar. He followed her out and closed the door softly behind him. "Getting too crazy in there for you?"

Roz nodded silently, but Frasier knew better. "Your baby's getting married."

Roz nodded again and wiped her eyes. Frasier gave her a big hug and moved his hand through her hair. "She's really happy though."

"Yeah!" Roz pulled back and laughed a little bit as she wiped her eyes again. "I guess, it's just going to be weird without her around anymore, you know? We've been the two amigos for as long as I can remember."

"It sort of felt like that when Frederick got married too. But you know what? You're never far away. And soon she will have a family of her own."

"I have always wanted a grandkid" Roz added. "Frasier do you….do you think I would be impeding on them if I moved to Boston?"

"Are they going to be living in Boston?" Frasier enquired.

Roz frowned. "They didn't tell you?"

"Tell me what?" Frasier asked.

"Niles and Daphne! They are moving out here in a few months now along with David and Alice now that all their kids are away at college! They want to be close by to you all now." She smiled. "You are really lucky to have the family that you do."

"Yeah, I am." The two stood there in thought for a minute or so when Frasier spoke up again. "Listen, Roz, I've never actually talked to you about this before but…do…do you approve of Lilith and I?" He looked down at his feet.

"Approve? Frasier…" Roz's voice had taken on her tone of reprimand. "If you're happy, I'm happy, you know that."

"You've just seemed sort of quiet on the subject, that's all."

"Well you haven't asked" Roz shrugged.

"I just don't think that I could live with myself if I knew you didn't approve."

Roz laughed. "You know what Frasier? I think you're just about the best damn friend I've ever had."

"I could say the same for you."

"Listen, Frasier, I never had the problem with Lilith that other people did. I only met her a few times but she never gave me the impression of being…hostile or cold-hearted. I think she's just misunderstood."

Just then the door opened and Alice peeked her head out. "Mom? Frasier? Are you two going to come in here or what?"

"Of course, of course!" Roz followed Frasier and her daughter back inside. "Hey, Fras" she grabbed his arm.

Frasier turned to look at her, questioning.

"Thank you."

"Don't mention it. It's my job" he added. He rubbed her arm soothingly and walked back over to his stool where Lilith who was deep in discussion with David.

"Yes, Aunt Lilith, but you forget that Freud came up with the theory of the subconscious which many psychiatrists believe to be true."

"Yet many of Freud's theories have been discredited over the centuries for being racist and sexist, you forget that" Lilith added.

Frasier laughed and clapped a hand on his nephew's back. "You really are a Crane aren't you?" David smiled but Lilith merely rolled her eyes.

"So, Frasier, are you proud of our upcoming psychiatrist?" Niles walked up as well.

"I do believe that there are going to be too many of us before long" David added. "I just had a talk with Lionel the other day and he seems to think that he will be becoming a psychiatrist as well."

They all started laughing again as Sam re-filled their drinks. "Are you two still on for dinner with Diane and I on Thursday?"

"Absolutely Sam" Lilith nodded.

"Hey Frasier join us for a game of pool!" Norm and Cliff yelled from across the bar.

Frasier laughed and walked over to join his friends.

C/F

"So why didn't you tell us that you're moving back to Boston?" Frasier asked his brother as he shifted a sleeping Betsy in his arms.

"We didn't want to impede on Alice and David's night" Daphne responded. "Goodness knows those two deserve it." She began to tear up.

"Oh come on, Daph. That's the fourth time tonight." Niles handed her a kleenex.

"I know it's just….he's our baby Niles. Our eldest son is all grown up!" Her lip quivered.

Frasier stood up. "Well I think I'm going to put this little one in her room. She's been up much too late these past few days."

"I'll get Lionel" Frederick hoisted his son up in his arms and followed his Dad up the steps. After depositing his son in his room, Frederick walked into Betsy's and saw his Dad standing over her bed. He put an arm on his Dad's shoulders.

"It's amazing isn't it, son? How life goes on?" He turned to Frederick and smiled. "I look at you, at my grandchildren…and I finally feel content."

"I'm proud of ya Dad" Frederick smiled at him.

"For what?"

"For finding happiness. Not many people are able to you know."

"Have you?" Frasier asked his son, honestly.

Frederick nodded his head solely. "Yeah. Yeah, I think I have."

"That alone makes me happy." Frasier hugged his son.

Downstairs, Elizabeth and Daphne walked into the other room to clear up the dinner dishes.

"Lilith I….I just wanted to let you know…I approve of your relationship with Frasier. As much as it….pains me to say so."

"Thank you Niles. While Frasier and I do not need your approval I thank you for your kind words. It means a great deal to know that I am accepted in this environment."

"You know….if Betsy turns out to speak like you, as well as look like you; we may have a problem." Niles said.

"Well I'm perfectly fine with her turning out similar to myself. Though I think I might object if she gives men ice cream headaches." She winked at Niles and got up and walked towards the door.

"You know….you're okay," Niles said.

"You're okay yourself" Lilith called to her brother-in-law as she walked out onto the porch and sat down on the swing.

She was joined moments later by Frasier who sat down next to her. "So what do you think? Is it bad luck inviting Sam and Diane over for dinner?"

Lilith didn't reply and Frasier opened his mouth to ask again, thinking she didn't hear him but he shut his mouth when he glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. She was looking up at the sunset and a strange look had come upon her face.

"Lilith?" Frasier questioned.

"I once dreamt of this, Frasier." She turned to him. "I believe it was a few weeks before our wedding. I remember that, despite my nerves making me violently ill, that I found a sense of tranquility in the fact that one day…..I wouldn't be alone."

Frasier scooted closer to her and put an arm around her. She rested her head on his shoulder. They sat there for a few minutes in silence.

"You know, I never thought that I would be sitting here watching a sunset with you" Frasier said. "Even when we were married. I always sensed something…"

"Bad was going to happen" Lilith finished.

"You too?" Frasier asked, surprised. "Do you….do you feel that way now?"

There was another pause. "No." Lilith finished simply.

"You know, Sam always says third time's the charm" Frasier said conversationally.

"Frasier, I'm sorry to say it, but I don't believe that Sam's advice has ever been entirely accurate." She picked her head up and looked up at him.

Frasier brushed her hair gently away from her face. "You know, your hair hasn't lost any of its curl. You need a hairpin."

Lilith made a face. "You are going to hold that over my head for the rest of my life aren't you Dr. Crane?"

"Why yes, yes I am actually" Frasier said.

And the sun set that night on two people who found what very few do in a lifetime….a soulmate.