John Tracy's Wife

Graduation

*Three months later*

John sat on his seat waiting for the graduation ceremony to begin, his brothers, Dad, Lady P and Parker, Tin-Tin and her parents all sat along the two rows they had reserved so they could all be there to watch Alisia Graduate. When they had all first met Alisia stayed for the whole week and not just the one night because everyone loved her just like John had said and even though they had only known her for three months they had welcomed her into the Tracy family like she was their sister. 

Alisia had also been back to the island while John was up in Thunderbird 5 to spend time with the Tracey family and talk to John on a secure line. Alan loved Alisia as they had spent the most time together playing a new game they had invented which involved rockets and aliens, John had tried to join in one time but got really confused so he just walked away.

The man on the stage began to call out the names of the graduates and when he came to Alisia Micheals the Tracy clan jumped to their feet clapping and shouting. Alisia got her degree and walked off the stage with a smile on her face, she had worked hard and it had all paid off, the only thing wrong was that she had no idea what she was going to do next.

The Tracy family and guests were back on Tracy Island celebrating Alisia's graduation. Jeff pulled Alisia to the side and asked "I know it's none of my business but why weren't your parents at your graduation?" the question had stayed in the man's mind since they got to London and John had told them they were the only ones there for Alisia. 

Alisia looked down at the champagne glass in her hand before looking back up into Jeff's eyes which only had a look of concern in them, "when I decided to do an astrophysics degree, they didn't want anything to do with me. They were... they were really traditional and wanted me to get married and start a family and be a stay-at-home mum. They didn't want me to get a degree or a job so when I went to university they stopped talking to me," the girl shrugged as she spoke holding back her emotions as she knew she was still upset about what had happened. Jeff looked at Alisia with confusion, he couldn't understand how parents could just stop talking to their child, he hated it when he didn't talk with John for one night never mind years. 

Jeff pulled the graduate into a tight hug and spoke into her ear "well, they missed out on having an amazing daughter then" once the man pulled out of the hug he walked off leaving Alisia smiling, Alisia knew that Jeff didn't know just how important those words were.

The party had come to an end, Alan, Tin-Tin and Fermat were taken to bed one by one as they all wanted Alisia to read them a bedtime story and Lady P and Parker had gone back to London. Jeff, Scott, Virgil, Gordon, John and Alisia sat in the front room watching a random show on TV talking. 

"what are you planning to do now?" Scott asked as he looked at his brother's girlfriend. John and Alisia were hugging each other on the loveseat next to the window silently talking with each other but that changed when all attention was on Alisia waiting for her answer, "I don't know" she sighed "I will probably start looking for a job." 

Jeff looked thoughtfully at the young girl who was wrapped in his son's embrace, "why don't you work here" he said, all of his sons and Alisia looked at him in shock. "You could help John with thunderbird 5, all you need is some training and I'm sure John won't mind that" Alisia looked at John who was gapping at his father "John?" she asked as she looked hopefully at him, working for the thunderbirds would be cool and more importantly she would be closer to John.

John smiled at his dad "yeah, you could live on the island until you're ready to come up to 5 with me." Alisia smiled and then kissed John happily, John's brothers groaned at the display they had witnessed, "don't do that in front of us" Gordon wined as Virgil through a pillow at the pair. Everyone began to laugh and Alisia began to joke about how there would be more of that while John looked at his dad and mouthed "thank you."