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I couldn't be happier and for once, I truly believed that Kate couldn't be happier either

And that was everything

Epilogue

Drake was the happiest I had ever seen him

That oodbye tosomewhere new After the turmoil of the last few years, with the attack on me and then the murder of Derek Richardson, the trials and the threat to Drake's safety andover I hoped we'd be happy enough in England with Drake doing what he loved best so that we could stay for a few years

Drake was in his ele patients, teaching and running the robotic surgery unit The bad news of the trial was behind us, and seemed more like an extended bad drea real

Drake had the chance to start fresh in England with Michael as his ery unit to set up For the firstsure all the proper equipment was on hand for when the unit would become operational

When he'd accepted the position with Michael, they had started work, purchasing the equip a search for talented surgeons and OR nurses, and setting a grand opening date when they would start accepting patients By the time we arrived in January after a nice vacation in Nassau, the only thing left to do was get everything in place for the February opening

Our hoine Drake really went all out to purchase a dreaht need to raise Sophie, Liam when he eventually (and hopefully) cah forthere with us during the winter With eight bedroo rooh space for all of us I even had to hire a local housekeeper and groundskeeper to come by and keep the place clean There was no way I could do it myself -- not and raise Sophie and keep up withrooreat room with a kitchen fit for a chef and a solariu the sunny days and enjoy the scenery

While Drake worked at the children's hospital getting the robotic surgery unit set up, I spent the first weeks organizing the house for my father's and Elaine's arrival Liam had spent the Christ back to Manhattan for the rest of the school year Drake's hopes that Maureen would relent and let Liarandive up just yet He'd try for joint custody in a year when there was no more publicity around Lisa Monroe

It was on a sunny February day that I decided to finally go to the hospital to check out the unit Michael had been pestering me to come by and watch Drake operate, and I had yet to accept We'd been in Southampton for a full month and so I decided it was tio to the hospital to watch Drake in his OR theatre using his new state-of-the-art surgical suite Sophia was at her daycare for the afternoon The woman who ran the srees in psychology and education, so I felt safe leaving Sophie with her There were three other children under the age of five, so she'd get some socialization

Until my father and Elaine arrived later in the week, I was alone and free to do what I felt like

"Co a class and you can sit in the audience and watch while he operates It's the last surgery of the day and so Drake

will be finished afterwards"

"I have to pick up Sophie fro over for supper with us?"