Epilogue:

Six Months Later

Third Person

Liam stood center stage with his arms wrapped protectively around his wife and daughter. Rose rubbed her father's back as he slowly approached the microphone.

Cole, Carlisle, Charlie, Joseph and Logan soon joined him. Rose and Claudia stepped back to stand with everyone else. Claudia looked up and admired the building behind her.

"Some may ask why I opened this shelter. Some may ask who this shelter is for. The Greysons' Shelter is a haven where men or women, ex-convicts or acquits can come together for support in any time of need. We'll be there and we'll never turn you away. We'll be working firsthand with the Greyson volunteers. We'll work together to get anyone back on their feet, whether they have bad credit, no insurance, unemployed or even homeless. We'll be there every step of the way." Liam asserted, as the crowd cheered the more he spoke.

Esme walked onto the stage holding a bag containing large scissors. Each man reached into the bag to grab a pair of scissors. Everyone moved out of the way to allow them to approach the shelter. They opened the scissors up and cut across the ribbon.

"We want to welcome you all to the Greysons' Shelter." Liam announced, allowing people to enter.

Occasionally, one of them would greet and chat with a citizen, ex-convict or volunteer.

"You don't know how much I needed a place like this. It's hard getting a job out there with ex-convict on your record." a man sighed, shaking the president's hand.

The secret service began to surround the president the more ex-convicts entered the premises. Logan, Cole, Charlie, Joseph, and Carlisle's guards began to surround them.

"I'm sorry." the man whispered, backing away.

"No need to be." Liam assured, patting the man's shoulder.

Liam took his wife's hand and entered the shelter, followed by Joseph, then Cole and Chelsea, Logan and Allison, and lastly Carlisle and Esme.

"Mr. President!" William, Liam's advisor called out, moving through the crowd of people.

Liam and Claudia stopped walking to allow William to catch up. William seemed out of breath, and bent over to rest his hands on his knees. He loosened his tux tie before looking up at the President and First Lady.

"What can I do for you Will?" Liam wondered, grinning at his daughter as she approached.

"I must say…opening this shelter was a great idea! It should definitely guarantee a win for you next term." Will answered, as Liam's face fell.

"William, I don't think I'll be running a second term." Liam whispered, making sure the citizens didn't hear him.

"What? Why?" William wondered, setting down his briefcase.

"Well, you see-" Liam started, before being interrupted by Rose.

"Dad, at first I couldn't stand living here in D.C." Rose interjected, as Claudia rested her hand on the lower part of her daughter's back.

"Rose, you don't have to say anything. Your father is doing what he feels is for the best." Claudia whispered, running her fingers through her daughter's ponytail.

"Let me finish!" Rose exclaimed, moving closer to Liam, "At first I hated it here! I couldn't stand being in D.C. To me, it felt like we just ditched our past behind and took on a whole new life and identity. I felt like D.C. changed everyone. I wanted to maintain my identity and who I was. Being the president changed you. Being the first lady changed mom. Everyone changed and I didn't like that."

"I know Rose. That's why I'm not running." Liam assured, patting his daughter's shoulder.

Rose shook her hair, causing her ponytail to bounce side to side.

"Can I finish?" Rose proclaimed, rolling her eyes in annoyance.

"Sorry." Liam replied, giving her his undivided attention.

"I felt like I came second to you when the country is concerned. I felt you loved this country more than me. Since you became the president I hardly got to see you, but when I did it was like we were strangers. I didn't like that you cared so much about what the people thought. Back in New York we never cared what anyone thought about us, as long as we were happy and strong. I thought I lost everything when you became the president. My life… my friends…my home! You even said you might have to miss my graduation because next year is going to be one of the most important years." Rose continued, before being interrupted again.

"Rose all of that is about to change. Once this presidency is over, we're going to move back to New York. We're going to go back to our old lives. We're going to forget about any and everything involving D.C." Claudia explained, forcing her daughter to look at her.

"Can I please finish mom?" Rose exclaimed, crossing her arms, completely frustrated.

"Sorry." Claudia whispered, stepping back to let her daughter continue.

"Now I understand. I understand that my home is wherever my family and friends are. D.C. is apart of me now, whether I like it or not. If we go back to New York it won't be the same. I'll always compare it to D.C. I'm the first daughter. I can never get that type of opportunity again. My mom is okay with you being the president, why shouldn't I be. Being the president makes you happy. You being happy makes me happy. I want you to run again." Rose finished, as her father pulled her into a hug.

"Thank you sweetheart." Liam whispered, pecking her forehead.

When the hug broke off, Claudia was next to pull her into one. When their hug broke off, Rose went over to join her friends.

"So it's settled!" William exclaimed, rushing off just in case Liam changed his mind.

Liam turned to his wife and pulled her into his arms.

"Are you okay with it?" he asked, pushing a strand of blond hair behind her ear.

"Yeah. I'm 100% okay with it." she answered, pulling her husband to her for a passionate kiss.

Liam and Claudia head further into the Greysons' Shelter. They met up with everyone else who was staring at the portrait of Alec and Allen.

"If only they knew." Allison whispered, staring at the people looking at the portrait.

"This portrait was a good idea Joseph." Claudia said, patting his shoulder.

Joseph inhaled a sharp breath before turning around to face the people.

"We all know the justice system has a good and bad side. It can never be perfect no matter how hard we try to make it be. We will always try to improve it. The young man in the portrait behind me is a good example of how the justice system sucks. The young man is pictured with his father, who recently passed away. This young man was a victim of the justice system. He-" Joseph continued, as the teens went upstairs.

They followed Jasper out onto the balcony. The stars in the dark sky illuminated the balcony.

"This place is great." Rose whispered, looking over the railing.

"Yeah it is. I wouldn't mind living here." Alice replied, as everyone turned to stare at her.

"Well, I wouldn't mind staying here for one night." she corrected, causing everyone to laugh.

The light of peoples cameras blinded them continuously as people snapped pictures.

"I don't think I'll ever get use to that." Bella asserted, covering her face from the flash.

"I thought I would never see the stars again." Edward mentioned, staring up at them, as people continued taking pictures.

"The stars was the last thing on my mind. I thought I wouldn't see my parents again." Rose commented, feeling Emmett's arm wrap around her waist.

"In all honesty, I wanted to see my dog again." Bella remarked, causing them to laugh.

"Seriously?" Alice wondered, as Bella nodded.

"Can you believe we almost died?" Jasper wondered, rubbing his shoulder, where the bullet scraped against it.

"And the world doesn't even know about it." Edward added, stepping away from the railing so people couldn't get pictures of him.

"I still can't forget the feeling of all that duct tape being wrapped around my head!" Bella exclaimed, running her hand through her hair.

"Guys, can we not talk about that. I really want to forget about it." Rose spoke up, wrapping her arms around Emmett.

"Anything for you." Emmett whispered into her ear.

Rose looked up at his big brown eyes and goofy grin. She pursed her lips together as he pecked them.

"I love you Rose." Emmett commented, pecking her forehead.

"I love you too Em." Rosalie replied, resting her head against his chest.

"You can barely see it." Edward observed, watching Bella cover the barely visible bald spot behind her head.

"It doesn't change the fact that it's still there." she remarked, brushing her hair over top of it.

"It also doesn't change the way I feel about you. You can cut all of your hair off and I'll still love you."

Bella looked up from adjusting her hair to meet Edward's gaze.

"What did you say?" she wondered, hoping she heard correctly.

"I love you Bella."

"I love you too Edward!"

Alice sticks her finger in her mouth and makes a gagging noise as if she's going to throw up. Jasper grabs her hand and pulls it out of her mouth.

"What?" Alice wondered, smirking at him.

"You know it's our turn right?" Jasper asked, approaching her.

"Okayyyyy, I'll get right to the point. I love you Jasper. So so soooo much!"

Jasper laughed to himself, before replying, "I love you too Alice."

"Lets get back to the party!" Rose exclaimed, leading the way back inside.

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This is goodbye for now…NOT…forever! I'll be updating The Reunion and All Grown Up so we'll see each other there if you read those stories. Also, I'll be back with CSI: Miami on February 16th!

Oh, and how could I almost forget? It's my BIRTHDAY!

-Tiffany.