Chapter 60: EPILOUGE

"When it comes to you,

There's no crime."

—2U by David Guetta ft. Justin Bieber

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Third Person's POV:

Some beautiful paths can't be discovered without getting lost. A real person will come into your life and love you correctly. No sneaky stuff. No half-love. No extra affairs. No inconsistency. Just you and only you.

Kaylee turned around as she woke up. A smile automatically graced her face. It had been five beautiful years since Massimo had woken up, and they were truly the most beautiful years of her life.

She looked at her husband, who was already looking at her with admiration in his eyes. The love Massimo held for her had no end. Kaylee smiled at him, staring into his eyes. There was not a single day he didn't thank the fates for bringing her into his life.

"Happy fifth anniversary," Kaylee said, and Massimo looked at her lovingly and kissed her forehead.

"Do you know that you are pretty much the only thing that makes me want to get up in the morning?" he said, smiling.

"Oh, really? What about your work and duties?" she asked sarcastically.

"Oh, those can wait, babe. You are forgetting that I am the boss." He winked at her, and she laughed, shaking her head.

Massimo leaned in to kiss her when the door opened, and in came their five-year-old son, Leonardo Feorenzo, who was a complete copy of his father. Trailing behind him was their one-and-a-half-year-old daughter, the light of her father's eye and the flower of the family, Eleanora Feorenzo. She was wearing her pink bathrobe, meaning that she had probably meant to take a shower but didn't.

Nora tried to climb onto the bed, and Massimo laughed while picking her up and making her sit on his stomach with her legs on both sides of his waist. "What is my baby up to?" he asked and kissed her whole face. In return, she giggled.

On the other hand, Leo was snuggling up to his mother and already half-asleep. "She woke me up. I want a separate bedroom, Dad. She always wakes me up so early."

Kaylee laughed at her son's laziness. Massimo gave his daughter a questioning look, and she just smiled adorably at him. "Nora, baby, you did a good thing," he said and kissed her all over, again and again. Nora giggled wholeheartedly.

"DAD!" Leo said disapprovingly.

Kaylee held her hands up in front of Nora, who accepted her hands and crawled towards her mother, snuggling into her.

"What!?" Massimo asked, raising his brow. He picked up his son, pulled him under his body, and started tickling him.

"D-D-Dad, st-stoooop." Leo laughed till tears came to his eyes.

"My little man," Massimo said, kissing his son's forehead. Leo made a disgusted sound in answer and wiped his head.

"I am not a girl, Dad," he argued.

"Nor are you a man, baby," Kaylee said, laughing.

"No, I am a man! I am not a little baby," he said, looking at his mother and frowning.

"Then it means you are a young boy," she said and laughed again.

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Everybody was getting ready for the anniversary party for Mr. and Mrs. Feorenzo. The kids were running around, already in their suits. Leo wore his navy blue suit, and Giovani Marcello (Stassi and Domenico's son), who was four years old, wore a gray suit. Both were running around, playing a game. Leo and Giovani were the best of best friends, and they liked to tease Viola, who was three years old and the only daughter of the second-in-command.

"Vi, you look like a Halloween queen," Giovani said. He and Leo both laughed while Viola fumed in anger and stomped towards her godfather, Massimo Feorenzo. Both boys' faces went pale when they saw her going towards Massimo, so they ran away as fast as they could.

The whole hall went silent as the queen of the mansion walked down the stairs with her princess. Massimo saw them, came forward, and took Kaylee's hand while picking up his princess in his arms. The couple started to walk towards the guests as everyone congratulated them one by one.

The party went on, and the first dance of the night started. Massimo grabbed Kaylee by her waist while she put her hands on his chest. "2U" by David Guetta ft. Justin Bieber started playing, and they swayed to the beat.

"No limit in the sky that I won't fly for you,

No amount of tears in my eyes that I won't cry for you,

Oh no."

They stared into each other's eyes like they were staring into each other's souls. Kaylee sang the lyrics quietly so only Massimo could hear her.

"With every breath that I take, I want you to share that air with me.

There's no promise that I won't keep.

I'll climb a mountain; there's none too steep."

Everybody looked at the couple, smiling at how adorable they were. On the other side of the room, Domenico grabbed his wife Stassi's hands and pulled her onto the dance floor. Fiona and Marco also joined them. The song continued to play, but Massimo and Kaylee were living in their own bubble, staring into each other's souls.

"When it comes to you, there's no crime.

Let's take both of our souls and intertwine."

This time, Massimo sang along to the lyrics, bringing Kaylee closer to him. A tear of happiness fell from her eyes. He slipped his hand from her waist to her face while singing the lyrics.

"When it comes to you, don't be blind.

Watch me speak from my heart when it comes to you, comes to you."

Massimo wiped away a tear that fell from Kaylee's eyes and pressed their heads together, inhaling her scent. Both of them closed their eyes and danced, feeling each other.

Seeing all their parents dancing, Giovani and Leo each grabbed one of Viola's hands and took her to the dance floor. The three tried to dance but couldn't, so they laughed and enjoyed the music, holding each other's hands as they swayed to the song.

In the far corner stood Cane, leaning against a pillar and looking at the happy couples without any emotion. He had tried. He had tried so hard to move on, but he couldn't. He had laid his heart in front of Chicago, but she had crushed it under her feet.

A look of grief clung to his face. He felt so lonely. Looking at his friends all happy in their relationships made him happy, but the sight also made a hole in his heart. He wanted to love again. He wanted to have his own babies. He wanted to have a happy and beautiful future ahead of him.

But she had ruined it for him.

He felt someone holding his hand and squeezing it. He looked to his left only to find Isabelle with a reassuring smile on her face. She sighed and looked towards where everybody was swaying on the dance floor. But Cane didn't look away from her face. This woman right here had been with him every step of the way.

A hopeful smile made its way on his face. Maybe he had a reason to move on after all…

**THE END**