After I had the talk with Claire, I feel surprisingly light. As if a heavy burden has been lifted off of me, I feel relieved actually. Forgiveness seems to be the hardest thing. But its quite simple really. Just let it go. Don't hold on to the bitter memories or the ones that have wronged you. Let bygones be bygones. Its no use holding onto things that you have no control over. Never in my life have I thought that a day would come where I would say those words to Claire. But I did, and honestly it felt good.

"Ems, you okay?" Matt stand up from the chair just outside the room. He holds a worried look as he walks towards me.

"Never been better." I tell him.

He looks surprised as his eyes widen, frowning a little bit. "Are you sure?" He asks again.

"Yes Matt. I'm finally letting go. I don't hate Claire anymore. I forgave her." I say with a small smile on my lips.

Matt stays silent for a minute before finally speaking up. "Wow. You're an amazing person Ems. I can't imagine going through what you went through and forgiving her in the end. But you just did it. I'm so proud of you." He says emotionally, engulfing me into a hug.

"Matt we're at a police station. Let me go." I tell him, trying to break away from him.

"Shut up. You're ruining the moment." He says still hugging me.

I chuckle against his chest. "Thanks Matt. I couldn't have done it without you by my side. I love you." I finally hug him.

"Of course. You know you're stuck with me." He laughs.

And there goes our moment, I roll my eyes at him, breaking away from the hug. "Shut up. You're ruining the moment." I mimic him, walking away.

He laughs even more at that. "Aww Ems you know I love you too right?" He follows me, putting his arms on my shoulders.

"Nope. The moment is gone. The ship has left the dock." I say, teasing him.

"You stubborn little chipmunk!" He pushes my head a little, laughing while running away from me.

"You! You are so gonna pay for that. And Chipmunks are adorable!" I retort, running after him.

"Miss!" I hear a call from one of the officers. I hope they don't put me in jail for running around their office.

I stop short in my tracks, turning back. "Yes officer?" I answer quietly.

"Here are the final documents for your case. Everything is in order now." The officer says, handing me a file.

Relief floods through me when I hear him say that. "Oh thank you. I didn't know I had to take these home." I tell him, flipping through the papers.

"Its just a security measure." He explains. "Okay you take care miss." He says, walking back to his office.

I walk out of the police station and see Matt waiting for me inside his car.

"Hey I thought you were just behind me." Matt gives me a weird look as I get inside the car.

"Yeah the officer gave me these documents about the case." I tell him.

"Okay. Let's go then." He says, starting the car.

"So how does it feel? To finally get a closure?" Matt asks as we drive through.

I let out a breath. "I feel like I'm finally alive." I tell him, staring out the window.

"I'm glad. I'm really happy for you Ems." He smiles turning to look at me.

"So what now?" He asks again.

"Honestly I don't know. But I think I'm gonna start over. First I need to move out." Even if I'm over with Claire, I'm not ready to move back in to a home where I have been treated like an animal all my life. I need a new beginning.

"What? Ems you're leaving home again?" Matt asks, with a hint of sadness in his tone.

"Yeah. I have to, Matt. This place holds too much memory for me, you know I'll always come back." I tell him.

"I guess you're right. But you do know you're always welcome at my place right? Mom won't mind if you want to stay at our house." Matt tries to persuade me.

"Of course I know Matt. But I need to do this. I hope you understand."

"Yeah I understand. I'm just worried about you, that's all." He says, letting out a sigh.

"Hey this little girl has grown up now." I tease him.

He shakes his head, chuckling. "Yep she sure has. Your mom would be proud."

Would she have been though? I need to talk to her one last time before I go.

"Matt can you take me to the cemetery?" I ask him.

"Uh okay sure." He says and makes a turn.

Once we reach the cemetery, Matt left saying he would come back to pick me up. I walk across the same familiar path, the dry leaves scattering over the grass.

"Hey mom." I say as I reach her tombstone. I sit on the grass, pulling my legs up.

"So I finally forgave Claire. It was hard but I did it. I know that's what you would have wanted me to do." I say propping up my chin on my knees.

"Dad is trying hard to make up for our lost relationship. I know he feels bad about all this. So don't be too hard on him, Mom." I smile a little.

"But right now I really need you Mom." I let my tears fall. If my mom were here, she would have dried my tears for me. "I don't know where I'm supposed to go from here on out. An advice would really be useful right now."

"And Lucas left this morning. He left without even a goodbye." I sniff.

"Who says I left?" I hear Lucas's voice. I snap my head up and see him standing a little further away from me, looking intently at me.

I stand up, still looking at him. "I thought you left." I don't believe my eyes.

"I tried to, yes. But I couldn't. I couldn't go, Amelia. I'm being a jerk again, I know, for trying to leave you behind. To be honest, I was scared of this whole relationship thing. I don't know, are we even in a relationship? I'm scared of the feelings I have for you. I thought if I left, you would be happier. Because I always failed to protect you." He says, his tone filled with hurt.

"Lucas, you know what happened is not your fault." I say, stepping closer to him.

"But I could have protected you only if I listened. I feel guilty for everything." He says, running his finger through his hair. "But when I reached the airport, I just couldn't leave. I already made a mistake of making you leave New York. I'm not making that same mistake. I can't imagine life without you Amelia." He steps towards me, diminishing the distance between us.

"I love you." He says, staring into my eyes.

I don't think I heard him right. My heart is beating wildly against my chest, making my breathing irregular. He finally said the words that I have been waiting for.

"Amelia please say something." He says, sounding worried.

"I love you too." I finally say, with tears in my eyes.

I can see relief flooding through his eyes, as his eyes lighten up immediately when I said that. He closes the distance between us by cupping my face with his hands. "You have no idea how happy you're making me feel right now." He says, pressing his lips against mine. I pull him closer to me by putting my arms around his neck.

We finally pull away from our kiss, still holding each other. "I love you so much, Amelia." He says again. I don't think I will ever get tired of hearing him say that.

I smile, "Thank you for coming back." I stand on my tip toes and hug him.

He hugs me back, kissing my neck sending shivers through my body. "But how did you know where I was?" I ask him, pulling away.

"I called Matt from the airport. He drove me here." He says.

Of course its Matt. I owe him so much already.

"Do you want to meet my mom?" I ask Lucas.

"Of course!" He says, smiling. He really does look adorable when he smiles.

"Mom this is Lucas. The one I've been telling you about." I can't control the smile on my lips.

"Lucas meet my mom." I say, looking at him.

"Hi. Its nice to finally meet you. I don't know what this knucklehead has been telling you about me but I hope they're the good side of me." Lucas says, snaking his hand around my waist.

"Well that's between my mom and me. You're not allowed to know." I tease him.

"I really love your daughter. I hope you give us your blessings. I promise you I will make her happy." Lucas says.

My heart swells when he says that. "See mom? I told you you'd like him." I smile.

"Emma Penelope Grayson. So you took your mother's name when you came to New York." He says calmly.

"Yeah. I did." I say, remembering about everything in New York. Now it seems so long ago. I can't believe how far Lucas and I have come since then.

"Amelia come back to New York with me. Please." He pleads. "You don't have to work or anything. Just come back with me. I need you."

Lucas just said he needs me, I can't get myself to say no to this arrogant adorable mess of a man. "Yes." I finally say.

"I love you." He says, kissing me again.

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This is it! The end of Lucas and Amelia's journey. I'm feeling a lot of emotions right now. I'm happy that  we're finally getting to the end. I'm sad at the same time that its ending. I have so much to say and so many people to thank. Okay great I'm crying again. Don't mind me, I'm just an emotional wreck right now.

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