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Bond! How many years has it been since that day, my little friend? Seven years?
I thought Mom and Dad were going to break up and that I'd end up back in some orphanage. And look, what you showed me really did happen! Just a little differently.
You're older now, but your fur is still soft.
Look at Mom over there. She's still so beautiful!
Those white strands in the front streak of her hair make her look so elegant. And she still smiles at Dad the same way.
Eric really is just like Dad. He's just a little clingy, like Uncle. Maybe he takes after him a bit.
My little brother is so adorable, even though he's not a baby anymore. Now that he's starting school, I hope Dad doesn't pressure him to get good grades the way he used to with me.
Look, Dad's coming over. Dad's still handsome, isn't he, Bond? At least Mom still thinks so. And women on the street still look at him, those shameless women.
Those white streaks in his sideburns make him look charming, I have to admit.
I think all my siblings will be beautiful because stellar Anya chose our parents well.
I wonder who the next baby will look like. It can't be a mini Uncle, like his daughter with Aunt Chloe. My little cousin is the spitting image of Mom. I guess that's because of his obsession with Mom.
Uncle Yuri and Aunt Chloe took longer to have a baby, so it wasn't exactly the way you showed me, Bond.
But I'm really excited to see my little brother's or little sister's face. Mom's belly is already getting pretty big, so before long we'll meet the newest member of the Forger family.
Look, Uncle Yuri's here!
"Sis!"
He's still so loud. Aunt Chloe must really love him to put up with all that noise.
"Sis, come here. Dad bought us ice cream."
"I'm coming."
I don't think Eric's going to wait. Here comes my little shadow.
"Sis, get up. Come on!"
"Easy there, kid."
"Come on, Bond. I know the shade under this tree is nice, but it's time to go back to Mom and Dad."
"You're always talking to Bond."
"You wouldn't understand. We have a special bond."
"Sis!"
"You can't hug me like that, Eric! We'll both fall over!"
"Sorry. It's just that I love your hugs, sis."
"It's okay. Let's get going then... Come on, Bond. Wait, let me put your leash on."
I guess now I'll have to talk to my mind, just like Dad used to. Let's go over to him.
"Uncle Yuri, Aunt Chloe."
"Hi, sweetheart."
"Chihuahua girl."
"Yuri, don't call her that."
"It's okay, Mom. I'm used to clingy Uncle calling me that."
"I'm not clingy."
"Chloe, let me hold Sarah for a while."
"Of course, Yor."
I'm so glad Dad got to stay with us.
And Uncle isn't in the secret police anymore—which doesn't even exist anymore, anyway.
Once everyone knew each other's secrets, everything turned out for the best.
But I guess that's just how things are. Everyone chose where they wanted to be and what they wanted to do.
Sure, Mom and Dad's new mission was to protect me, but there's no one left who wants to hurt me.
So in the end, they really did choose to stay.