Epilogue

"Made it back." Jack exclaimed while getting off the train.

"I love you." She said.

"It took you long enough." Grandma glared as he was getting in the car.

The three of them made a funny group in Chicago. Jack and Stephanie had been together for years. One kid together, but now split and far apart. Jack had comeback to finish signing over the titles to Stephanie. They had made it back to Grandma's Laura's house. Free room and board, plus food why not Jack thought.

"Bur, it's cold." he said. " Way different from the desert."

"It's north." Lauren said.

"Time to eat, hunny."steph looked.

Jack heard whispers around as he made his way in. Nothing he could make out.

" You gotta be careful with the homeless." Jack told Stephanie after eating as he got ready for bed.

"No, you don't." she replied. "They are none."

"Just saying." he laughed.
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