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Chapter Seventeen.

Beth

June

Harry stood with his arm around my waist, out by the pool at my parents' place. We were laughing at something funny that Adam had just said while watching Braden BBQing up our dinner. Harry and I had been dating for over a month now, and we were very happy together. Braden had gotten comfortable with it, and so had my younger brother, Drew, who had finally graduated from law school and would be joining the Justice Project after taking the summer off to study for the bar exam.

My parents were absolutely thrilled to find out we were a couple, and my father seemed very interested in talking Harry into a political career someday, since at the moment at least, neither one of his sons seemed interested. There was other good news too, Cameron had finally popped the question, and he and Jess would be getting married that fall. Adam and Lily were considering starting a family soon, and I had a feeling that Braden and Gabrielle wouldn't be far behind. Perhaps the most unexpected news was that Caitlin would be joining our staff soon as a legal secretary. Liz was training her diligently and Liz was a miracle worker. So it seemed that Caitlin would finally have some friends. She also had her painting back, and would be lending it to the art museum.

The paparazzo art thief was facing trial on a number of charges, and while there was a bit of scandal surrounding Gerard's untimely passing, he had left his estate to charity, so he was largely forgiven.

"Hey man, did you have fun last night?" Harry asked Drew, who had come over.

"Oh yeah, I had a hook-up that I will never forget," he answered with a laugh.

"And on that note..." I said giving Harry a final squeeze and moved on to go chat with the girls. As it turned out, Drew was right by the way...

THE END

okay. i know this was short and i could have done better but it is what it is and i have more ideas in mind. i didn't want to make it last longer than necessary. sorry though if i disappointed you.  ily all for reading.