A/N: Chapter titles are all by a band called The Secret Machines, one instance of bad language. Thank you for the reviews and your patience, it's been fun!

Enjoy.

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(EPILOGUE)

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Bobby stood back, swinging his hockey stick irritatedly “Come on you little fairy! Pass me the damn thing!”

Jack flipped him off and swung the puck towards the goal, Jess expertly blocked it, she giggled and held her hand in the air smugly.

“It's almost a chore schooling you all the time” she teased, much to Jack's annoyance, he skated back to Bobby who berated him sternly

Jerry skated over to her and gave her a high five “That's my girl!” he waved to his daughters who were watching from the sidelines with their mother and Sofi

“Alright! Last game! Winner takes all and Jess stop fucking cheating!” yelled Angel, he shot a look over at a confused looking Robert who had been persuaded by his daughter to join in the game but really it was to even out numbers

Angel swiftly moved over to Jack and Bobby who were in his team and they got into a huddle “Alright boys, we got to show those fools how it's done, it ain't right if they win!” exclaimed Angel vehemently

Bobby rolled his eyes “Shut up boy, I know I'm playing good. Jack! Focus!”

Jack who wasn't listening at all but looking over at Jess only looked up when Bobby and Angel both smacked him over the head

He pouted and rubbed his head sullenly “You two are assholes” then he grinned sheepishly “She's hot, I can't help it”

“Just play” laughed Angel, the trio smacked their hockey sticks together and skated back to the center, where Jerry, Robert and Jess were waiting.

“Come on! Let's do this!” cheered Robert, getting into the game

Jess laughed “Alright dad, you gotta play it cool alright”

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The girl stands back, feeling the cool breeze in her hair, far across from the hockey pitch she can see the road leading to where her home was, where tragedy first struck. She turns and watches the five most important men in her life, three have become her brothers, one is the man she loves that loves her right back and lastly is a man that is learning how to be a father again.

She's here instead of Europe because this is where she belongs, she stares at a passing ambulance, the dread comes back to her, but only for a while.

She smiles as she looks across at a woman soon to be her sister in law and a woman that has been like a second mother to her.

So many times she ran away from this, ran away from family because she was too afraid of fighting for them but now she knows that they'd die for her and she'd do the same for them. She's learnt to trust all over again and she's slowly starting to accept the death of her mother and her two other brothers as well as the woman that first brought her into this life as a young surly thirteen year old girl.

Here is where she's made peace with herself, her past and her future.

College is the next hurdle she has to get over but she has her lover on her side, her family too and in turn she's there for them as they face parenthood, new relationships and building a better life for themselves.

Blue eyes go up to the bright sun lighting the chilly snow around, she shields them then looks back at her family and remembers she has a game to play.

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“Yo! Are you fucking high or something! Play some damn hockey!” yelled one Mercer brother, snapping her from her thoughts

Jess smiled to herself; there really was nothing like a good old fashioned Mercer family hockey game to get everyone's spirits up.

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FIN

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A/N: Thanks for all your support and reviews, I've enjoyed this while it lasted and I hope you check out some of my other work but for this story peace and love.

Thank you.