A/N: Hi guys! This story is about to end. There will be another wave coming to test their family but that will be the last. Anyway, happy reading. I hope you like this chapter. :)

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CHRISTINE's POV

A smile appeared on my lips while watching my son sleeping soundly. It was already past ten and it looked like he was having a happy dream. The smile on my face widened when I saw that JC actually smiled in his sleep.

I caressed his cheek in a feathery manner before tracing my finger along the bridge of his nose. I felt so happy. It has already been two weeks since he came back home to us but until now, I still couldn't believe that he's finally with us; that our family was finally complete.

Everytime I see him, especially when he smiles, my heart is filled with so much joy. I couldn't believe that I could be this happy.

I noticed that there was a big change in Jace as well. He became more alive especially whenever he's playing with our son.

Yesterday, he taught JC how to play basketball and our son had so much fun that he even requested for them to play again tomorrow. Yes, slowly but surely, JC was beginning to warm up to us and nothing could beat Jace and I's happiness.

"Hey. Aren't you sleepy yet, mi amor?" I looked at the direction of Jace, who just came out of the bathroom with a towel around his waist.

"I'm not sleepy yet." Jace smiled and then carefully sat on the edge of the bed, beside me.

"You're watching him sleep again? Don't worry because no one could ever take him away from us anymore. Whatever happens, I'll protect him this time."

I sighed. "I know that. It's just that I love staring at him. Honestly, I still can't believe that he's with us now. I don't know. Maybe, I'm just afraid that everything that has been happening these past few days are nothing but a dream because if that was the case—"

Before I could complete what I wanted to say, Jace put a finger on my lips to silence me. "—Shhh. Everything that has happened these past few days were not a dream, mi amor. JC is really with us and our family is finally complete." His voice was soft, just enough for me to hear it.

"I don't know why I'm feeling this way. Maybe because I've been so happy these past few days and I was afraid that there would be sadness in return. They say that don't be too happy because every happy moment has an equivalent sadness in return."

Jace chuckled. He placed a finger under my chin and lifted my face to make me look at him.

"You're being silly, mi amor. That is nothing but BS because whatever you do, there will always be happy and sad moments of your life. It can't be helped because we don't have any control over it. That's the essence of life. If you don't experience being sad, then life is boring. They say that you experience pain and sadness because that's the evidence that you're a human. For now, don't overthink about things like that because whatever happens, either we're happy or sad, the important thing is, our family is complete." I couldn't help but to chuckle upon hearing what said.

"I didn't know that you can be like a philosopher too, mi amor." I teased. He beamed.

"Of course. I can be anything just to make you happy. Even if I would sound corny, I could do it just to make you smile."

"Well, you're corny sometimes and that's a fact." He scratched the back of his head as if he was embarrassed.

"C'mon, mi amor. You're embarrassing me. I am fully aware that I'm being corny sometimes especially when it comes to you but you don't have to rub it to my face." I almost burst out into a fit of laughter but when I remembered that JC was sleeping next to us, I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from laughing.

"And now, you're laughing at me." I cupped his face.

"Aw, my husband is so cute." I even squeezed his cheeks. His eyebrows cocked up.

"Cute only?"

I rolled my eyes. "Fine. Handsome too. Satisfied?"

"Hmmm. Not yet."

"And what do you want me to do?" I asked and his eyes suddenly smoldered with obvious desire.

"Don't ask me that question right now, mi amor, because you might regret it." My eyebrows creased.

"And why's that?" He took my hand and placed it on that thing between his legs. My eyes widened when I felt how hard it was poking through the fabric of the towel.

"Jace!" I whisper-yelled at him and he smirked.

"What? It has been two weeks, mi amor. I've been restraining myself so hard and I feel like exploding already. I missed you so much."

"Shhh! JC might hear you!" He was about to answer when JC stirred and then turned on his side. I thought, he was going to wake up but he didn't. I sighed in relief.

"Go and get dressed. It's already getting late." I was about to lay down next to JC but Jace stopped me by holding my hand.

"Come with me. Help me get dressed." Just one glance at that naughty grin on his face and I already knew what he was thinking.

"Jace! Are you crazy? JC might wake up!"

"No, he won't. He's a heavy sleeper. C'mon, mi amor. Please?" He pleaded with puppy dog eyes and my heart melted just like that.

I huffed. "Fine."

His face brightened with so much excitement. "Yes!" He mouthed happily. He even threw a punch in the air. I mentally shook my head. He's really too naughty for his own good.

We silently went to the walk-in closet and the moment I closed the door behind me, Jace trapped me with his body against the door and then captured my lips with a hot kiss. I could feel the hunger, desire, longing and lust in that kiss and it was overwhelming.

Jace's hands roamed all over my body, making me burn for him.

"Ohh!" A whimper escaped my lips when he slipped his hand inside my pajama bottom and targeted my already wet core.

The kiss that we were sharing became wilder and more passionate as the invisible fire of desire around us smoldered even more.

"I knew you missed me too." He breathed when our lips parted. He looked so pleased as his fingers worked its magic in my weakness.

I bit my lower lip to prevent myself from moaning. "This is your fault! You started it!" He laughed before his kisses went down to my neck. He wetly kissed me there before he kissed his way down south until his face finally leveled to my aching core.

He withdrew his fingers from my already quivering hole and was about to pull my pajama bottom down when we suddenly heard JC's voice.

"Mommy! Daddy!" My heart jumped upon hearing what he called us. Happiness surged within me but that happiness faded when I realized that he was crying.

"Oh, my. Our son is crying." I was about to open the door but Jace stopped me.

"Where are you going? We're not done yet." I almost laughed at him because of the expression on his face, but it wasn't the time for me to make fun of him.

"Can't you hear that JC's crying, calling for us?" I asked him in disbelief. His forehead wrinkled as if he just heard JC's voice.

"You're right. Let's go. He might've had a nightmare."

Jace and I quickly fixed ourselves and then went out of the walk-in closet in a hurry. We found JC crying while sitting on the edge of the bed.

"What happened, sweetheart?" I asked worriedly and then sat next to him. Jace remained standing in front of us. His shirt was on inside-out because he was in a hurry a while ago.

JC wiped his tears and then looked at us alternately. "I-I thought you left me already because when I woke up, you weren't here next to me. I was alone." He's been sleeping with us ever since he came home to us.

"Shhh. That will never happen because we love you so much." I said as I gathered him into my arms to give him a tight hug before kissing him on the forehead.

"Your mommy is right, son. We've been waiting for your return for so long and we want nothing but to be with you and make up for the lost times." He ruffled our son's hair affectionately. JC finally smiled and then nodded his head.

"Okay."

"C'mon, let's go back to sleep. It's already late. Sleep tight because we're going to go home early tomorrow."

"Go home? I thought, this was our house?" JC questioned confusedly. Jace and I chuckled.

"This is our vacation house, son. Our real house is in New York. Get ready because you will be meeting our relatives there. I'm sure, they're going to be happy when they see you." Jace answered with a smile.

To my surprise, JC's face suddenly became reluctant. "A-Are we going to stay there for a couple of days?" He asked.

"No, sweetheart. We're going to stay there for good." Yes, Jace and I already talked about going home for good to New York and I agreed because I didn't see any reason for us to stay here any longer. We finally found our JC and now, it's time for us to go home.

I already talked about our plan with my father and he agreed. In fact, he was happy because I've decided to finally go home for good.

Until now, our families still didn't have any idea that JC was alive because we were planning to surprise them. Even my father who just stays at the next house doesn't have any idea that his grandson has finally come home.

I wanted to inform him but for some reason, Jace didn't want to yet. He just said that it would be better if we surprised all of them at the same time.

Doctor Wright, the Child Psychologist of JC recommended a friend of hers to be the Child Psychologist of JC in New York. She already talked to her friend and filled her in everything that she needed to know about JC's case.

"But I don't want to leave. What about Cade and the others? I might not have a chance to see them if we leave." He got off the bed and stood in front of us. I looked at Jace worriedly because of JC's answer.

"Let me." He mouthed and I nodded my head.

He sat on the edge of the bed and patted the empty space beside hid.

"Come here, buddy." JC looked at me and I smiled at him, silently telling him to oblige because everything's going to be alright.

He did as he was told and Jace started explaining. "Listen to me carefully, son. Even if we leave for New York, I'll see to it that you will still have a chance to see them. I promise you that. New York is your home, our home, and we belong there. Don't worry because everything's going to be alright."

"But Cade and the others might be in danger. I don't want to leave them here."

"Son, Cade and the others already went home to their families. Just like you, they've been kidnapped by those bad people. They're happy now so you should be happy too." Suddenly, JC stood up from sitting on the edge of the bed.

"No! I don't want to leave!" Jace and I got surprised of his violent reaction. He was about to run towards the door when Jace stopped him by the wrist.

"Son—" Jace was about to say something when I interrupted him.

"Mi amor, let me." I said and he sighed. He let go of JC's hand who was now crying silently. I sat in a squatting position to level our heights.

"Sweetheart, are you mad at daddy and mommy?" I gently asked. He shook his head.

"Then, why did you scream like that?"

"B-Because I'm worried about Cade and the others." A whimper escaped his lips as his wiped his tears with the back of his hands.

"Don't you trust daddy's words?" He looked at me and then Jace but didn't answer.

"Daddy already told you that Cade and the others are already in their respective homes, right? Don't you believe him?"

"I don't know. Doctor Baron used to say things like that but the other kids never returned. I also heard from one of his men that the other kids who never returned were already dead." I gasped because of what he said. I saw Jace's face hardened.

"Sweetheart, doctor Baron and your daddy Jace are not the same. Doctor Baron is a vile man who victimizes innocent children like you while your daddy is the opposite. He saves innocent people's lives and he's a good man. Please, don't compare him to Doctor Baron because it will hurt him for sure." I explained. He looked at Jace before looking down.

"Do you think I'm a bad person, son?" Jace asked quietly. JC lifted his face and looked back at Jace before shaking his head.

"No." I almost sighed in relief. Jace finally smiled.

"I'm glad to hear that. Don't worry because daddy has a surprise for you two days from now. I'm sure that you will love it."

JC's forehead furrowed. "What is it?" Jace chuckled.

"It won't be a surprise anymore if I told you now. You'll love it for sure. For now, just trust mommy and daddy because we will make sure that everything's going to be alright." Our son became silent for a couple of seconds before he finally spoke.

"Do we really need to leave?" I held his hand with my left hand and caressed his cheek with my right.

"Sweetheart, we will never have a quiet life if we continue to stay here. Don't worry because your daddy already fixed everything. For now, just like your daddy said; trust mommy and daddy, okay? Can you do that?" He didn't answer right away. I thought, he was still unconvinced but he slowly nodded his head.

"Okay." Finally, a smile appeared on my lips.

"Good boy. C'mon, let's sleep now. It's already late." We got into bed.

"Goodnight, sweetheart." I said and then kissed his forehead. Jace did the same. I could see how his face brightened up with happiness, obviously enjoying our attention.

Later on, JC's breathing became steady as he fell asleep.

"He finally fell asleep." Jace said while we were both watching his sleeping face. I chuckled.

"Yes. I'm glad that we managed to make him understand because I don't want to force him to come with us if he doesn't want to." Jace sighed.

"You're right. I got worried a while ago. I thought, he would insist on not coming with us."

"Me too, but let's not think about that anymore because everything's finally falling into place. We will start anew at home and I'm sure that he will forget everything that he's been through in no time."

"You're right, mi amor. Anyway, aren't we going to finish what we've started?" His voice suddenly became naughty. My eyes widened when I understood what he meant.

"Jace! You're still thinking about that?!" I whisper-yelled in disbelief. He chuckled.

"Of course, I am. If you don't want to continue, you will owe it to me and make it up double the next time."

"I can't believe you. I—" I couldn't finish my sentence because JC suddenly groaned as he stirred. To my surprise, he burrowed his face against my chest as if he was seeking for comfort, holding onto me as if he was afraid that I might disappeared.

I enveloped him into my arms. I suddenly felt emotional. This was the first time that he hugged me without me asking for it and it made me so happy.

"I can't believe that he finally called us mommy and daddy."

"I knew that he would eventually. We are his parents and I know that our love for him is the key to his heart. Look at him. Even though it's been kinda tough these past few days, discovering what's he really like; he finally began warming up to us bit by bit." Jace answered, finally became serious.

"You're right and I'm so happy because all the pain and tears that we've experienced these past few years are gradually being replaced by happiness." Jace scooted closer to us.

"Me too. It has been so long since I've felt this happy and that's because of you, JC and our unborn baby. You three are my life." That made me smile.

"I know and I'm so thankful because you're my husband. Even if our relationship went through a test, you never gave up. Thank you for loving us. I love you so much." It was his turn to smile.

"I love you too. We should sleep now so that we will have a lot of energy for tomorrow. Goodnight, mi amor." We kissed before Jace finally turned the lights off.

The next day, which was Saturday, we flew to New York. My father already went home ahead of us last night. When we entered inside our house, I couldn't help but to feel emotional. It felt surreal that we returned to this house with JC this time.

"Welcome home, son."

"Welcome home, sweetheart. This is our house. We used to live here when you were still a baby." I said. He looked around in awe and when he noticed all his baby pictures that were displayed around, he looked at each of them with fascination.

When he saw all his toys and baby things, he became enthusiastic. He touched everything as if familiarizing himself with each of the things that he was seeing.

"Are you happy, sweetheart? Do you like our house?"

He smiled and nodded his head enthusiastically. After that, we toured him around and showed him his new room.

"I will be sleeping here alone?" He asked while looking at the bed.

"Yes, sweetheart. Mommy and daddy's room is just next door." I didn't know why but his lips pursed as if he didn't like the idea.

When I asked him if there was a problem, he shook his head.

After that, Jace went out to check the progress of the plans for the party. Yes, we were planning to throw a welcome home party for JC.

Two days after JC finally came home, we already started planning for the party. Jace already contacted all the needed workers and a week ago, our trusted employees already sent out the invitations. Many of our guesses already confirmed their presence at the party.

Well, we made sure not to give people any clue of what the party was about because we wanted it to be surprise.

When Jace came home, it was already 9 pm. When we were about to sleep, we heard a knock at the door and to our surprise, it was JC. He asked us if he could sleep with us and we gladly said yes.

Even though Jace wanted to make love with me that night, he was still happy because our son wanted to sleep with us. We were so happy and we couldn't ask for more.

The next day, Jace went out again.

"M-Mommy, where is daddy?" I smiled inwardly when I heard JC's voice. He was holding his basketball ball. This was his second time calling me mommy and it warmed my heart.

"Maybe, he's already on his way home. Why, sweetheart? Do you need something?"

"I want to play basketball with him."

"Sorry, sweetheart. You might be bored. Don't worry because daddy's surely on his way." This morning, I taught him how to swim in the pool and he enjoyed playing in the water a lot.

"What about you, m-mommy?" I couldn't help but to chuckle because he still sounded hesitant a little bit to call me mommy. I caressed his cheek lovingly.

"Sorry, sweetheart, but mommy doesn't know how to play basketball. Besides, even if I knew, I still can't play." His forehead furrowed.

"But why?" I was about to answer when someone suddenly spoke behind me.

"Because your mommy is carrying your younger sibling, son." It was Jace. He approached us and then kissed me on the lips. He then kissed JC's forehead.

"Welcome home, mi amor." I said which made him smile.

"Carrying my younger sibling? Where?" Jace and I laughed because JC was looking at me from head to toe, trying to looked for his younger sibling.

"Give me your hand, sweetheart." I said and he did as he was told. I then placed his palm on my tummy.

"He/she is still inside mommy's tummy. After a few months, he/she will be born and you will finally meet him/her." His lips parted in obvious confusion. Jace chuckled.

"You will be a big brother soon, son, so be a good boy always so that your baby sister or brother will be good just like you."

The expression on his face changed. "When the baby comes, will you still keep me?" I could see the sudden fear in his eyes. I gasped of his question.

"Of course. You're our son and you belong here with us."

"You won't return me to Doctor Baron?" I shook my head.

"Never, sweetheart. This is your home and you belong here, with us." I emphasized the last two words. He finally smiled before nodded his head in understanding. After that, he finally got to play basketball with his daddy while me on the other hand was watching them while sitting on the outdoor lounge chair.

Everytime JC squeals because of happiness and excitement while playing, I couldn't hold back my smile. Happiness was evident on his face.

We've been with him for two weeks and he looked nothing like the Neo that I first met. Before, he never smiles and looked unhappy. His eyes didn't have any glow in them, but now, he changed a lot and it was making me the happiest. Seeing him happy was our utmost priority.

I looked at the time and it was already 3:30 pm. I decided to prepare a snack for them. When I finished preparing snacks, I took it outside and Jace and JC excitedly ate it.

"Is it delicious, sweetheart?" I asked our son and he smiled.

"Yes, mommy. I love it!"

Jace chuckled. "Of course, you love it. Mommy prepared it with love." JC beamed. After that, we continued eating our snacks while talking about random stuff.

Then, two days after that and the party finally came. 

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