"So.... What was this for?" Sophie asked as she sat opposite Keefe at a table in a fancy restaurant.

"Um... Will you be my girlfriend?"

"Sure," Sophie said.

Was that it?

Keefe smirked. "You know, can you imagine us, well, married?"

Sophie looked away. "I'm not ready. And... It's too soon, after..."

"Yeah - whoa, Foster, I wasn't proposing! I mean... Was there ever anyone else out there for you?"

"Nah. Everyone hated me in the Forbidden Cities. They said all the cool kids weren't jerks who reminded the teacher about homework, or told on them. I was a prefect, and everyone hated me."

Keefe blinked. "No clue what a prefect is, but that sounds awful. Anyway, we're all know-it-alls here in the Lost Cities! You're right at home."

Sophie smiled and leaned in for a kiss. "I love you, Keefe Sencen," she whispered. "So, what is your middle name?"

"It's.... Whoopee! It's Classified! Or Confidential. Hm, what's your pick?"

"Keefe?"

"Ready for some big mind blowers, Foster?"

"Yep."

"I don't know."

Sophie gave him a sideways look. "You're not serious. You must have seen it when you edited your registry file."

"To be honest? I deleted it without looking at it. By I have some super creepy theories! It could be Cassius, or Cassie's Boy, or-"

"Cassie's Boy?" Sophie interrupted, laughing.

"Yeah, why not? Or imagine - Keefe Mommy-Dearest Sencen!"

"No way. Dude, seriously."

Keefe winked. "I like it. Sounds totally evil. Or maybe my middle name is Efeek. You can trust Mommy Dearest and Darling Daddykins not to be original."

"Darling Daddykins?" Sophie repeated. Seriously?

"Yes, or would you prefer Poppa Pig? Cos there's some weird human thingy called Peppa pig - you wouldn't have watched that, by any chance?"

"No," Sophie said, trying to keep a straight face.

"Keeeeeeeeeeeeep telling yourself that, Foster. keeeeeeeeeeeeep telling yourself that."

"I'm serious! Okay, maybe a few episodes. But Peppa pig was SUPER BORING."

"Okay, my middle name, was it? Well, it could be Legacy-boy."

"Um, Keefe? You might not know your middle name, but your father definitely does. And he wouldn't have allowed that."

"True," Keefe mused. "Hey!! Let's ask Daddy of the Year what my middle name is!!"

"Nope," said Sophie and fished out a card from her Exploding Kittens set.

"No way! What is that?" Keefe asked and grabbed the card. "Oh!!! I know now! Wait for it... Keefe Nopey Sencen!"

Sophie gave him the robustic side-eye. "And we were just talking about things your dad would accept."

"Oh, come on, Darling Daddykins does very weird things sometimes! Did you know he pulls out his nose hairs?"

"Um, what?" Sophie asked.

"Yes, he does. And he bites his fingernails. And he pokes his belly button and"

"Okay, this is disgusting overload."

"And he eats chili!"

"Why is that weird?" Sophie asked.

"Jalapeno."

"That's a human chili."

"Precisely! He gets it imported from the Forbidden Cities - all that for chili! And it's totally illegal! Darling Daddykins does illegal stuff!"

Sophie stared flatly back at Keefe.

"No, seriously! You have to believe me... Darling Daddykins eats snot! That's totally illegal!"

"Should I ask Lord Cassius if he really does this?" Sophie asked with an eye roll.

"Did you say LORD Cassius? No, no. He's not a Lord! What about Showerhead Cassius? Would that work?"

"Nooooooooooo it totally wouldn't!" Sophie said dramatically.

"It totally WOULD!" Ro jumped in. "And I could get you guys some more amoebas to put in his food! Remember he almost died the last time, Keefe?"

Keefe nodded enthusiastically. "It was AMAZING!"

"Hold it," said Sophie. "We shouldn't be laughing so much. Fitz just died."

Keefe stared blankly at her for a moment before snapping his fingers. "That's right! Fitzypoo totally died! Okay I am serious, Foster, but Fitzypoo would want us to be happy! Wouldn't he, Ro?"

"Nah, no one cares what Captain Perfectpants wants! He also wanted to marry Sophie, if you recall."

"Yeah, I do. Too bad Fitzypoo failed!"

Sophie was seriously finding it hard to stay serious with two jokers laughing beside her. Even Sandor was cracking up a little but Sophie's eyes widened when she realized his arm was around Grizel. She'd known that Grizel had become her bodyguard after Fitz's death but it looked like she and Sandor was having a cuuuuuuute relationship.

"Got a ring yet?" she called to Sandor and he instantly removed his hand from Grizel's shoulders. Sophie winked at Grizel.

"What?" Sandor spluttered.

"Getting married, Gigantor?" Keefe grinned.

"No! I'm on assignment. We do not get distracted from our assignments!"

Keefe smirked. "Keeeeeeeeeeeeep telling yourself that, Gigantor. Keeeeeeeeeeeeep telling yourself that."

"I will because it's true!"

"Yeah, right. And I suppose I should get you home before the Gradynator kills me."

"Yep," Sophie agreed. She honestly wouldn't put it past Grady to do exactly that. But at least he couldn't keep comparing Keefe to Fitz anymore, since Fitz was no longer an option.

Not that she didn't miss Fitz. His death still tore her apart.

But she'd have to keep on living. And she'd get over it.

Eventually.

With Keefe by her side.

For once... She believed that everything would be okay.