Epilogue

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Ashton holds two backpacks in his hands, staring up the stairs with a fond smile on his face. All of his stuff packed into the back of two cars; he'll miss it here. Kristoffer appears behind him, grabbing the backpacks from his hands.

'Let me take those for you,' He begins to carry them away out of the front door.

'Wow, chivalrous. Thanks.'

It earns a small giggle from Kristoffer. Cheri looks down the stairs, giving him a sad grin and thundering down the stairs in her pyjamas, Jamie following down in his soon after. She jumps down the last two stairs into his arms, knocking him back a few steps

'Aw, I am going to miss you. This house will not be fun without you,' She sobs, somehow still smiling. She weeps her joyful tears into his shoulder, letting go of him after a minute.

'I'll miss you too, Cheri,' He smiles. He turns to Jamie, holding out his hand to Jamie, 'I'll miss you as well, I guess.'

Jamie laughs gently and shakes his hand too, 'Yeah, me too mate. Sorry about that one time when...'

'Already forgotten.'

Alexis appears behind them, wrapping an arm over his shoulders, 'You'll come visit, right?'

Ashton nods, nuzzling his face into her shoulder. This house has been his since he was sixteen, almost nine years he has been here. He's leaving all behind for something better. Someone he loves, someone different.

'Alright, let's get going. We've got some things to set up at mine,' Kristoffer wraps his arm around Ashton's waist, pulling him closer. Ashton grins, nodding at him.

'This is where I say goodbye, I guess,' He shrugs, 'Jamie, never stop fighting against people and learning that Russian. Cheri, you should really keep up that research, it'll take you places. Alexis, stay strong. I would find it impossible to deal with this lot.'

Cheri, Alexis and Jamie hug him before Ashton and Kristoffer make their way out of the door, waving to them before they get into his car.

'You alright?' He asks, noticing Ashton's teary eyes from under his glasses.

'Yeah, fine. Just... emotional.'

Kristoffer grins, a brazen thought crossing his mind, 'You know, I haven't seen that new scar of yours. Want to show me once we're finished setting up?'

'Hmm, fine.'

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