My Love Until the Last Goodbye (Mary and Maximus)

[The Evans Hayward Family]

Lucius arrived at Hesperia's international airport. At the arrivals area, Frederick and Camille were waiting for him. They recognized him instantly-he looked just like a younger version of Maximus.

"Lucius Evans?" Frederick asked respectfully.

"Yes..." Lucius replied, a bit uncertain.

"How was your flight?" Camille asked, noticing he was carrying his daughter in his arms, completely asleep.

"Amanda behaved well for most of the flight... Angela warned me and packed plenty of supplies for the long trip."

"That's great! Welcome to Hesperia! We'll take you to your new home. Serenity asked us to take you and help with whatever you might need while she's away."noveldrama

"She left?"

"Yes, well, they went to Coravela for something personal, but they'll be back by Monday or Tuesday," Camille explained, updating him.

"Alright... Let's go, then."

"Is that the only luggage you brought?" Frederick asked, grabbing the suitcase to load into the car.

"Oh, yeah. I usually travel light, and this time's no different," Lucius said confidently.

"Hmm... You'll probably need some things for the baby..." Camille said, surprised.

"Most of her things are in this bag... I'll go buy whatever else we need later."

"Okay, let's go. It should take us about 45 minutes," Frederick said calmly. "Alright."

"Mind if I hold your baby?" Camille asked gently.

"Oh, sure! No problem."

Lucius handed his daughter over, and she didn't even stir at the change. Camille, seeing how small and fragile she was, felt a lump in her throat.

It was clear that little girl would need a mother. The young man in front of her was doing his best, but over time, Amanda's needs would grow-and one of those would be having a mom.

About forty-five minutes later, Frederick's SUV pulled up in front of a house full of plants. He opened the door and quickly gave Lucius a tour of the place.

Lucius was blown away by the house. It was perfect. It was exactly what he and his daughter needed.t was clear that whoever had lived there put a lot of heart into making it a home. Every detail, every plant, every window-it all seemed carefully and lovingly arranged.

"Well, Lucius, Serenity asked us to stock the pantry and fridge for you. We also brought a few things we thought Amanda might need. If you need anything, here's my number-call anytime..."

"Thank you. I think today's been a long journey, so I'm planning to bathe Amanda and head to bed."

"Sounds good, Lucius! Oh, by the

way, Peter asked me to buy a car for you. I didn't know what you liked, so he chose an SUV-figured you'd need the space. Here are the keys. Also, he said to call your dad he probably wants to know how your arrival went."

"Thanks..."

After seeing Frederick and Camille off, Lucius stepped out to check out the car his uncle had gifted him. He smiled and shook his head.

He knew it had to be nighttime in Valentia, so instead of calling, he just sent messages to everyone waiting to hear from him: Laura, Angela, Moriarty, Maximus, and Peter.

[We've arrived. The flight went well and Amanda is doing fine.]

Just like he said, Lucius bathed with his daughter and they went to bed. The trip had been long and exhausting. A few hours later, little Amanda woke up hungry. They stepped out into the backyard together and admired the sunset in their new place.

"Amanda... My girl, this will be our new home. I don't know what the future holds for us, but you need to know that your mom will always be with us, and I'll always be here to love you, protect you, and care for you as best I can.

"Today, we start a new life. I know very well that your mom is far from us now, but someday I'll take you to see where she rests. For now, it's you and me against the world.

"You and I... We're going to enjoy this place. I'm sure once you grow up, you'll love it even more than I do. I know your mom would have loved this house—our new house.

"Listen closely, my little one-never, do you hear me? Never will I let you forget who your mother was or all the things she wanted to share with you.

"She had so many plans for the future for you and for me. Maybe she's not with us anymore, but I'm going to carry out each one of those plans, little by little.