(Night after the engagement)
The house is quiet again.
but not empty.
Elena and Jack sat on the terrace, city lights glowing below.
Elena: Do you ever think about how close we were to missing this?
Jack: Yeah. And it scares me.
Elena: I used to believe happiness was temporary.
Jack: And now?
Elena: Now I know—it's something you build. With people who choose you.
(Jack pulls her closer and kisses her.)
Jack: This house… this family… this life—we're building it together.
(Inside, Lisa places a framed photo on the wall.)
A family picture.
Jack.
Elena.
Alia.
And two empty spaces—Elena's parents.
Jack: Thinking too much again?
Elena: Just realizing something.
Jack: What?
Elena: I don't feel like I'm borrowing happiness anymore.
Jack: Yes Because you're home.
(Elena smiles—the same bright smile Lisa saw before.)
Elena: Yes. Home.
(Jack kisses her forehead.)
Jack: Forever starts here.
The lights go out.
The house rests.
Not as a shelter—
but as a home filled with love, memory, and chosen family.
....The End.....