A/N: While there is no plausible excuse for the length in posting the epilogue,
in my defense I must admit I was hit with a case of writers block so without further
adieu, the epilogue to New Beginnings which will be shortly followed by the prologue
of another story I'm writing. Let me know your thoughts.

“No way.”

“Sonny!”

“Alexis”

Sonny stared at his wife from across the sofa and said, “We are coming up on our anniversary and you come at me with this now?”

Alexis waved her hand as she shrugged off his argument with a nod, “Our anniversary is six weeks from now, Corinthos besides it’s just for a week.”

Sonny scowled as he looked at her and said, “Three weeks away Davis, and I don’t want you jet setting across the country just to help your ex-husband’s brother.”

Alexis crossed her arms as she rolled her eyes and said, “Jax is my good friend and you know that he wouldn’t ask me if it wasn’t important. Apparently Jerry got into some shady business dealings with some oversea investment company and he needs someone who understands international law to help save him.”

Sonny looked at his wife with an impatient scowl and said, “Ex-husband who just happens to be a criminal.”

Alexis smirked as she crossed her arms and looked at him with a grin, “Choice of words husband? I would watch those. Glass houses and stones and all.”

Sonny crossed the room, “I don’t want you without me I’ll go with you.”

Alexis shook her head, as she walked forward and pressed her lips to his, “This is business. You have our daughters to take care of, besides Jason and Liz are getting married next month and you still need to get fitted for your tux.”

Sonny groaned as he thought of the impending marriage of his best friend, “And why do I have to get fitted now? It’s still weeks away! I want to go with you.”

Alexis laughed as she looked at the pout that he was suddenly sporting, “Enough with the pouting, you’re not going and that’s it.”

“Going where?”

Sonny turned at the new voice that entered the room and smiled as she looked at the newly transformed Samantha McCall Davis-Rodriguez, she still had traces of the old Sam but the main difference was that she was loved. Not only by her family but also fulfilled by the man in her life, Alexis still praised the day that Cruz Rodriguez walked into her daughter’s life.

“Samantha, do you have to wear those glasses everywhere?”

Sam pulled down her glasses as she squinted at her mother, “Look Mom, I don’t have much of a choice, now do I? These law books you have me studying are not exactly in large print are they? Now what were you guys talking about leaving?”

Sonny turned to Sam and said, “Your mother has found it necessary to leave me days before our wedding anniversary.”

Sam checked her watch and looked at Sonny confused, “Isn’t your anniversary three weeks away?”

Alexis grinned as she knocked Sonny on the arm, “That’s my child. Yes it is three weeks away sweetie, but don’t worry I’ll be back in time. Sonny’s just upset; I’m leaving to go help Jerry Jax.”

Sam sat down on the couch as she placed her books aside and folded her glasses, “I’m not too excited about that idea either Mom. I know Jax is your best friend but Jerry is not exactly known for his mild lifestyle.”

Sonny shook his head, “Correction Samantha. I’m your mother’s best friend, Jax just happens to be her ex-husband who she’s still friendly with. But you have a point Jerry is not known for a clean lifestyle.”

Alexis waved her hand before she got into the same old discussion with her husband that never seemed to end, “Semantics. Sam, nothing is going to happen to me and just to prove it, I’ll ask you to come along. We are going to be touching into international law and while I know that’s not the type of law you want to be practicing it will be good knowledge anyway, what do you think?”

Sam jumped up excited at the opportunity for a trip with her mother, even if it was only surrounding work, “I’m there, I just have to clear it with my husband.”

Alexis crossed her arms in disbelief, “You have to clear your trips with Cruz?”

Sonny mumbled under his breath, “At least someone has the courtesy to clear their trips with spouses.”

Alexis scowled as she turned back to her husband with a grimace, “I heard that Corinthos. Keep pushing and I’ll prolong the proceedings until two days before our anniversary, you are skating on thin ice buddy.”

Sam rolled her eyes at the pair, they were still in love as ever and their playful bantering stemmed from the ability to even be able to banter, it was something that had been sorely missed in their relationship and it seemed like they were making up for lost times. She excused herself, excited about the possibility of the trip and ran to call her husband at the station.

Sonny leaned forward as he curved his hand around her belly, “How’s my son doing?”

Alexis sighed in exhaustion and happiness as she rubbed her lower back, “Your son is wearing his mother out. I never had this much problems with the girls but then again, I didn’t think I would ever get pregnant again.”

Sonny pulled her into his arms and kissed her on the cheek, “I told you I wanted us to have another child. You know how patient I can be when it’s something I want.”

He rubbed his hand over her belly slowly and was rewarded with a sharp thump that let him know that his son was present and accounted for, “I know that you have to go to help Jerry with his latest issue but I just wish it wasn’t so close to your due date and our anniversary. It will be the first time we spent the month before our anniversary apart.”

Alexis turned in his arms as best she could in her condition and wrapped her arms around his neck, and leaned her mouth closer to his angling for a kiss, “I love you Corinthos,” she pulled back as she stared into his eyes that had suddenly become hazy with desire and said, “This is nothing but a routine business trip. You and the girls will have a ball, like you always do when I’m not here. Call Jason, Liz, Cameron, Cruz and Jake over here and then make it like a big slumber party.”

Sonny sighed against her mouth as he struggled to deepen the kiss cradling her face in his hands and lifting her up into his arms pulling her flush against his body. Alexis felt herself being lifted off the floor as her legs were dangling in the air before they finally settled into a comfortable position, wrapped around his waist.

Sonny went back in for another kiss, when he heard a startled gasp.

“Geez, you’re already pregnant you think that would be enough.” Sonny and Alexis felt the sudden mood that had become ripe for lovemaking dampen their desire like a bucket of cold water as Carly entered the living room and sat down waiting for them to adjust themselves.

Alexis sighed long-sufferingly as she sat down and turned to Carly, “Yes how can we help you Carly?”

Sonny started rubbing his wife’s back as away to keep his hands from wrapping themselves around Carly’s neck for interrupting what was supposed to be his afternoon delight with his wife, “What is it Carly?”

Carly heard the underlying bite in both of their voices but didn’t care to focus on the origin, “Listen Alexis, I’m glad you want to help Jax and all but I don’t trust this Jerry character. I don’t want anything to happen to you, so I’m asking you to butt out.”

Sonny smiled, not actually grateful for her impromptu intrusion if it kept Alexis at home where she belonged, in his bed and in his arms. “See even Carly doesn’t want you to go.”

Alexis shoved at Sonny and said, “Carly where is this coming from? I just left Jax and he was begging me to go, I know this would upset him, why don’t you really want me to go?”

Carly sighed, “Look Alexis, Jax has always been cleaning Jerry out of his messes, you should know when you were married to him, you had to help clear up his fair share of issues right?”

Alexis nodded, she couldn’t deny the truth in her statement, “Yes, I was constantly getting Jerry out of trouble but I still don’t see what this has to do with anything. Carly, what’s wrong?”

Carly bit her bottom lip, “I’m pregnant. I can’t go on the plane just yet because it’s too soon into the pregnancy and I don’t want Jax to go alone, I know you’ll be there but let’s face it you’re neurotic and I need to know that someone is going to be there to give Jerry hell.”

Alexis smiled, grateful that Carly was focusing on the wellbeing of her husband and not jealousy that they could possibly be in such close quarters, “Listen if I promise to learn at the Carly bitch clinic, will you train me on how to ream out Jerry so that the pregnant Mrs. Jax doesn’t worry about her husband? Sam will learn as my apprentice so we can both Carlybitch Jerry out.”

Carly stood up and exhaled in relief, “That’s all I ask. Thanks Alexis, you can go back to what you two were doing.”

Carly closed the door behind her and then Sonny started to laugh, his laughter started to get louder as it filled the living room, “Carly Bitch Clinic? She just accepted that? You and Sam are really going to learn how to Carlybitch Jerry out?”

Alexis shrugged, “She’s pregnant. This is the first child for Jax and he needs to be worrying about Carly and not Jerry, whatever I can do to help them, both of them I’m willing to do. Besides, since she’s so madly in love with Jax she doesn’t bother you anymore she’s actually become kinda tolerable.”

Sonny laughed as he nodded in agreement and then reached for his wife ready to pick up where they left off but Alexis shook her head, “Sorry sweetheart but contrary to popular belief, Carly is still a mood killer. I’m going to pack.”

Sonny scowled as he cursed ex-wives with bad timing.

Alexis knocked on her daughter’s door and peeked her head into the room and called for her daughter,

“Kristina?”

“Yea Mom?”

Alexis rolled her eyes as she opened the door and saw Kristina sitting on her bed with her laptop propped up in front of her shopping. “Kristina Adela, you think you could find something more productive to do with your time? I don’t know like study perhaps?”

Kristina leaned back and with a couple of clicks was staring her mother down with her father’s frowning face and said, “Mom I have all straight A’s what else can I do besides shop? Anyway, I’m not spending I’m just browsing, it’s better than shopping. Besides, Daddy took away my credit card because I maxed out the limit.”

Alexis shook her head as she sat on the edge of the bed and rubbed her stomach thoughtfully, “I have to go on a trip to help Uncle Jerry.”

Kristina sighed in disgust, “Again Mom? You do know what’s going to happen right? Dad’s going to get worried and then want to fly to wherever you are and get you and then me and Cruz will have to calm him down while Sam talks him down from killing Jax…Can you save us the trouble and take him with you?”

Alexis laughed as she recalled mentally the last couple of occasions that she had helped out Jerry Jax and their consequences, “Unfortunately I won’t be taking your father, I’m taking your older sister Sam though.”

Kristina closed her eyes as she shook her head, “Oh great, that means there’s just one less person I’ll have to convince Dad not to fly after you….I’ll have to start training Molly earlier than I thought….”

As her voice trailed off, Alexis laughed and said, “Kristina, I hate to burst your bubble but I think it’s been well-established that your sister is a Daddy’s girl.”

Kristina rolled her eyes as she nodded at her mother in agreement, “Who knew that at five when I told her that we were sharing our father that she would grow into a Daddy’s girl.”

Alexis sighed as she looked at her daughter and said, “She loves your father and your father loves her.”

Kristina leaned back against the headboard, “Yea and I’m not really upset, I’m just thinking about how I’m going to keep Dad away from your trip….This is going to cost you Mom, big. It’s not going to be easy.”

Alexis scowled and said, “Cost me big? What are you up to you little blackmailer? What are your terms to broker this deal?”

Kristina crawled to the edge of the bed, “Mom, since I can’t promise that you will receive results since you taking half off my staff, Sam namely then you must allow me to have payment up front.”

Alexis sighed as she nodded in agreement of the terms, “Please tell me you are going to use this power for good and not evil. Tell me you are looking into a career as a lawyer and not a casino owner.”

Kristina’s eyes twinkled as she listened to the worried tone, “Don’t worry Mom. I promise I won’t make you bail me out of jail one day….I might surprise you all and be the first legitimate lawyer who’s also a casino owner.”

Alexis snorted in disbelief and said, “Okay tell me then, what your terms are?”

“What do you want Corinthos?”

Sonny scowled as he watched the tall Aussie fill up the doorway in his home. If it wasn’t for how happy his ex-wife and his sons were he would be seriously tempted to take a hit out on the man who kept interfering in his life, “Why is Alexis going on another wild expedition at your request?”

Jax smirked as he slumped into the chair, “Believe me, I don’t want her to go anymore than you do. I don’t want to have to listen to Carly screeching jealously about Alexis but my mother called and begged me to have Alexis help out her wayward son once again.”

Sonny sighed and said, “So this wasn’t just you trying to sweep my wife away from me at the last moment.”

Jax shook his head, “You are the last person on my mind Corinthos, I promise you. I want Alexis in and out of there as quickly as possible I promise you.”

Sonny exhaled through his teeth and said, “Alexis and Sam are going on this expedition so take care of them. They mean a lot to me, both of them and I don’t want to come after you or your brother if something happens to either one of them.”

Jax laughed as he stood up and said, “I wouldn’t dream of it, Alexis would have my head, and then there would be a never-ending line of people threatening my life if anything happened to either one of them.”

“Do you have to go too?”

Sam kissed her sister on the forehead and said, “It helps me with my major and I can keep an eye on Mom for you.”

Kristina pouted as she rested her head against her sister’s middle and said, “Who’s going to help me keep Dad in line when he wants to fly around the world after Mom?”

Cruz laughed from his wife’s side at his sister-in-law and the one he would be forever grateful for made a valid point. Ever since he had married into the wacky, Davis-Corinthos family he had been subjected to the oddest family rituals. The husband was responsible for cleaning, cooking and anything domestic like while the wife was responsible for keeping the husband out of jail if the occasion merited it and did a good job of it, if he did say so himself.

Alexis smiled as she came down the stairs with her hand pressed in the small of her back, massaging the knot that found its way there as she looked at her daughters and son-in-law with a smile, “What’s all this laughter about?”

Kristina rolled her eyes and said, “You know what it’s about! You’re taking Sam and leaving me with any allies should Dad try to go after Mom.”

Alexis scoffed as she looked to the couch where Molly was lying down reading the latest version of Supernatural Weekly, who knew that she would be the child that was blessed with hints of her deceased aunt. There were times that she would be talking to Molly and she felt like she was drifting into a fight of long ago between her and Kristina.

Molly peeked from under the magazine and said, “Why shouldn’t Daddy go after Mom if he gets worried? I think it’s sweet.”

Kristina scowled as she plopped down next to her sister and pulled the magazine out of her hands and threw it on the table, “Come on Mol, let’s play a game of poker.”

Molly sighed long-sufferingly, she had reason to be upset, but she never allowed her temper to get the best of her she always kept it under control, “Kristina, why do you ask me to play? You know Dad, taught you all of the ways to cheat. He was trying to teach me but he says I don’t have a good poker face,” She grumbled as she pouted and handled the cards her sister was pressing in her fingers.

Kristina laughed as she crossed her legs in front of her and started to play poker, Alexis looked to Sam helplessly and said, “I don’t know what to do with your sisters.”

“Stay here and take care of them.”

Cruz looked down at the voice of his pseudo-father-in-law who he knew was more than livid that he was going to be left wifeless for a couple of days. “Sonny, don’t start.” As he heard the voice of his mother-in-law he knew that there was going to be a fight if someone didn’t avert it, straight away.

Fortunately for him, the voice of reason stuck her head over the couch and said, “Dad you know stress isn’t good for the baby. Mom will be back soon, now come teach me those poker cheats you promised.”

Changing the subject was always an effective way that Molly had found that kept her father from worrying about her mom, like he tended to do whether she was in the same house, same car or same continent, it was just something his Dad loved to do and she refused to take the privilege away even if he was tiresome. Sonny walked over to the sofa and plopped down next to his youngest daughter and watched the game disinterestedly for a moment before Molly leaned back against his chest and he felt a shift in his heart, this was his daughter. The one Alexis shared with him everyday, he met her eyes and was struck by the same emotion being emoted in them, and he whispered, ‘I love you.’

Alexis leaned over the edge of the couch and pressed a gentle kiss to his lips, “I love you Sonny, and I will be safe. Sam will be with me the whole time and she won’t let anything happen to me, stop worrying, and teach our daughter how to cheat at poker.”

Sonny’s dimples blazed as they met hers and Sonny finally nodded and let go of the knot that been in his throat since he heard of this impending trip.

Sam looked at her mother who was sleeping soundly in the seat next to her and bit her lip again as she wondered if she should, ask the question that had been plaguing her for weeks.

“I see you staring at me again, are you finally going to tell me what’s bothering you?”

Sam shook her head as Alexis opened one eye to stare at her daughter questioningly and said, “For the last couple of weeks, every time I look up I see your eyes on me, and it’s in question. Do you have something you want to ask me?”

Sam nodded and said, “I don’t want to move the past for you but since Cruz and I decided we were going to try to have a baby, the obstetrician was asking on our background history, I could provide everything for me and you but my father’s side….,” Sam let her voice trail off as she wondered about the man who had been the cause for her birth, at times hoping that she had been the product of a grand love affair or at the very least a relationship that meant something.

Alexis sighed as she looked at her daughter and said, “I know it’s important for you to know your origins and especially if you are going to be starting a family someday but I don’t think talking about this on the plane is the best forum, why don’t we wait until…..”

Sam rolled her eyes as she watched her mother stroke her burgeoning belly nervously, “Mom, this isn’t an interrogation, I love you and I’m not going to make you say anything you don’t want too, I just want answers to questions….”

Alexis smiled briefly, hiding her true feelings behind a smile that was belying her true nervousness; she opened her mouth to answer when Sam’s cell phone rang. Alexis looked up and verified that they could talk and nodded as Sam spoke into the cell phone, “Hello,” Sam pulled the phone away from her ear and rolled her eyes, “Yes Sonny, we made it on the plane fine….No Mom isn’t pushing herself, she’s…..”

Alexis shook her head vehemently backing away from the cell phone as if it was a rattlesnake, as she quickly moved out of the airplane seat and waddled towards the bathroom, “Mom!” Sam stopped her mother’s hand and shoved the cell phone into it, “Yes Dear?”

Sonny exhaled a deep, cleansing breath, “Why were you avoiding my call?”

Alexis swatted at her daughter as she moved back into the seat grumbling under her breath, “We’ve been in the air exactly 15 minutes, you have timed the exact moment that the light goes off and allows phones to go on and here you are already smothering me, your son and I are fine Corinthos. How are my girls?”

The grumble could be heard over the phone as Sonny’s displeasure was made known loudly into Alexis’s ear. She pulled the phone away from her and exhaled a deep breath before leaning against the chair on the plane and whispering words of comfort into his ears, “I love you Sonny. I hope you know that, I love you and I love our lives but I also love my family even the ones you can’t stand…That happens to be Jax at this moment.”

Sonny’s voice came over the line, “Didn’t you say something similar to Jax a couple of years ago?”

Alexis laughed huskily as the memory rushed through her head, “Yea and as I remember I tried to distract you from delving further into my psyche by trying to discuss baseball which kinda fell through.”

Alexis rubbed her back as she felt a sharp twang and sat down in the chair and said, “Look we are fine, stop worrying and have fun while I’m away. You won’t have too much more once your son arrives, I have a feeling he’s going to be a fighter.”

After murmuring their ‘I love you’s’ Alexis hung up the cell phone and looked at her eldest daughter who was waiting patiently on a response to her question. She wanted to know about her father, but Alexis didn’t even know where to begin.

Italy

As they were ushered into their room Alexis couldn’t help but be glad for the luxury she was being pampered to thanks to her ex-husband, “Grazie,” was the word she said to the bellman after laying down their bags.

“No, no Signore. Non posso accettare i soldi. Signor Jax”

Alexis rolled her eyes as the man explained in fluent Italian, that he wasn’t allowed to accept money from her because of her ex-husband. As he closed the door behind them, Alexis turned to her daughter who was sitting on the edge of the bed staring at her mother carefully.

Alexis sat on the edge of the two queen beds that were directly facing each other in their palatial suite and said, “So what is the problem?”

Sam exhaled softly as she reached for her purse and deposited her glasses on her face and shook her head and said, “We discussed everything about law, international and otherwise. But the one answer I really want, you won’t give me and I’m wondering if I need to even bother with the answer.”

Alexis sighed and leaned forward, “This is hard for me to discuss. So many parts of my life before Alexis Davis are still a blur to me because it was easier that way. I learned along the way to cope by shutting down my mind to everything I go through. It prevented me from worrying about the guilt I would feel or the sorrow that never went anywhere. When I left my father’s house, even though I didn’t know it was my father’s house I swore that I would never look back and I didn’t…..”

Sam watched as the emotions started mirroring in her mother’s face and instantly regretted the question but was prevented from saying as such as her mother received a phone call.

“Alexis Davis?”

Sam watched her mother enraptured as a moment before she had been emotionally vulnerable and suddenly as if a light switch had been used she was once again the extremely successful lawyer who very rarely lost a case.

Sighing Alexis hung up her cell phone and looked at her daughter, “I’m sorry Sam we can pick up this conversation later we have to be in court. It seems Jerry’s court date was moved up.”

Sam gasped, “I thought you were going to have at least two days to prepare your case.”

Alexis shrugged her coat back on her shoulders and said, “As did I but it appears as with all things Jerry spontaneity is the key.”

“Dad, will you stop pacing I can’t read your horoscope.”

Sonny stopped in the middle of the room to steal a look at his youngest daughter who was dead serious in her statement and wondered silently how Alexis and he had been given another chance with Molly to right all the wrongs they did with Kristina, her sister.

“Molly, your mother hasn’t called me yet. She was supposed to call me as soon as they got to the hotel. What if she went into early labor? What if she didn’t get off the plane safely? What if she’s in danger and needs me?”

His eldest daughter came running down the stairs with Cruz hot on her heels as she shot out explanations as quickly as he shout out worst-case scenarios, “What if Mom and Sam wanted to shop at all the places in Italy? What if Mom and Sam wanted some gelato? What if they met 2 hot Italian men who are taking them….”

Cruz placed a hand over Kristina’s mouth and said, “You are not helping little sis.”

Kristina blushed as Cruz dropped his hand from her mouth and she looked towards her father apologetically, “Daddy sorry about the last one but come on be serious, Mom loves you and if there was really a problem she would’ve found a way to let you know. Stop worrying and listen to your heart. Mom would tell you if she needed you.”

Molly jumped up and said, “Finally, I was able to read your horoscope Dad. It says be on the lookout for dangers that will arise in your family. Whew, I’m going to make dinner.”

Sonny looked at Kristina and reached for the phone, “I’m calling my pilot. We leave here in 2 hours.”

Kristina ran to the phone and said, “Dad, we can’t go flying halfway across the world because of the horoscope that Molly read….She’s never right, please Dad stop overacting. Mom and Sam are fine.”

As she reached for the phone she mentally decided she was going to raise her bill the next time her mother wanted her as interference. This was becoming more and more tedious as time went on.

“I’ll let you use one of my credit cards in Italy.”

Kristina dropped her hand from the phone receiver, “Done, I’m going to get packed. Sorry Cruz Mom got overruled.”

Cruz rolled his eyes in disgust at his sister-in-law as she happily skipped up the stairs and turned to his semi-father-in-law and snorted. “I’ll go but only because I miss my wife and I won’t miss a free trip to Italy. But I’m warning you before we go that your wife will kill you.”

Sonny looked at him briefly before his pilot answered, “Yea Marco. Gas up the jet we are going to Italy. I need to be there ASAP.”

Thirteen Hours Later

Alexis sighed in exhaustion as she looked at her daughter who was staring at her in awe. She sent a smirk briefly at Jerry and said, “Next time you get yourself out of this mess. I almost didn’t save your assets this time.”

Jerry raised an eyebrow at her but as she pointed to her belly he laughed and walked off, after offering them a free tour of the city which they both turned down. Alexis waited for Sam to stand up as she laid a arm on her daughter’s shoulder and said, “So what do you say we find an Italian spa and pamper ourselves before we head back home.”

Sam laughed and said, “That sounds like a plan to me. You were wonderful in there; I only hope I can be that gifted when I finally become an lawyer.”

Alexis smiled, “Of course you will, it’s in the genes.”

Sam looked down before looking back at her with wet eyes, “You’re right it’s in the genes. Well, your genes at least. Standing there watching you passionately fight helped me realize that even though I don’t know my father, I’ll be fine. I have you and that’s more than I ever expected to be given in this life. I have a wonderful husband who supports my every decision and desire, I can have genetic testing done to see what to avoid but I won’t pressure you anymore for answers about my father.”

Alexis stopped ni the middle of the lobby and searched her daughter’s face, “Are you sure? If you need me to….,”

Sam shrugged her shoulders, “No Mom, I’m fine really. Stop worrying, come on lets go to that spa.”

As they looped arms and started walking towards the elevators they were stopped dead in their tracks at the sight of their family stopping in front of them. Alexis closed her eyes in disbelief as she asked Sam a question through clenched teeth, “Please tell me that I’m not seeing what I think I’m seeing.”

Sam coughed a laugh into her hand as she looked at her husband who was nervously looking at her while Kristina was trying to hide all of her purchases behind her back, “Uh Mom….You’re not hallucinating, we have company in Italy. Sonny, Molly, Kristina and my husband.”

Alexis opened her eyes and glared at her husband who was staring at her agitated as well. She walked up to him and said, “Don’t even start with me Corinthos.”

Sonny snorted as he held out her cell phone to her and said, “They have phones in Italy as I’m sure you’re aware Davis. I bought you an international cell phone for just this occurrence.”

Alexis paused as she looked at her husband, “I was in court where they don’t allow cell phones. I didn’t have time to deal with the hysterical worrying of my husband. Kristina, I thought I paid you handsomely to avoid just this type of exhibit.”

Kristina looked at her mother guiltily before rubbing a quick hand over her belly, “Don’t upset my little brother,” at the glare she received launched into an explanation worthy of an Oscar, “Mom it was Dad’s fault. He trumped your initial offer with a credit card with no limit…No limit Mom. I have spent almost 200 Euros already and Dad says we aren’t done.”

Sonny grinned as he looked at his wife, “She’s a smart kid that one.”

Alexis rolled her eyes as she saw her eldest daughter cozying up with her husband and was pleased that the trip wasn’t in vain for everyone.

She looked at Molly with a sigh, “Why didn’t you try to stop your father?”

Molly gave her mother a quick hug, “I missed you too Mom so I told Dad about a fake horoscope that I knew would work. Sorry Dad.” Sonny and Alexis looked at Molly in disbelief.

Kristina grinned in admiration, “Good going lil sis, you might just be worthy of my tutelage just yet.”

Alexis sighed in disbelief at her family and turned to her husband, “Well I guess we can go home now. Well, we have to go to the hotel first.”

Sonny put a hand around her waist as he kissed the side of her face, “The plane has been fueled for almost 2 hours, your luggage was one of the first items boarded.”

As Alexis and Sonny walked off to their crazy lives, they were both happy that they had been fortunate enough to receive a new beginning.

The End