Wilbur said, "True love might not be a real thing after all. Barney and Annie were too stubborn and believed too strongly that they had made the right choice, but things were never ck and white like they believed."


    "Mm."


    Tears welled up in Tina''s eyes. "Yeah, there''s no clear right or wrong. Love might just be a temporary feeling that exists for a certain period of time. It''ll fade after that."


    She got to her feet before Wilbur could respond, pushing the door open and leaving without another word. Wilbur took a deep breath and stared at the ceiling. He did not me Tina, as long-distance rtionships hardly ever worked out. Besides, Tina was a good daughter.


    The rain eventually lessened but did not seem to be stopping anytime soon. Wilbur bought a few crates of beer and drank to his heart''s content with Demetra.


    Demetra downed an entire bottle, his expression twisting as David took over his body to say, "Ah, I haven''t drunk like that in a while."


    Wilbur clinked his bottle against David''s. "Cheers, David. This one''s to you."


    "Of course, bro. Cheers!"


    David gulped the liquor down, and Wilbu did the same. The two of them cracked another bottle open, and Demetra said, "Cheers, Mister Penn. This one''s to you."


    "F*ck, are you two trying to get me drunk?"


    Wilbur clinked bottles with Demetra, chugging the contents of their bottles and tossing them away before opening another bottle.


    Demetra said, "Mister Penn, now that the situation with Greensource Corp''s been taken care of, I think they won''t resurface anymore with Light Valley having a hand in this. You''vepleted your mission, too. What are your ns now, Mister Penn?"


    "Let me ask you that first, Demetra. What are your ns after this?"


    Wilbur took a big swig of beer, and Demetra paused for a beat before saying, "I think I''ll be leaving Cametra once this is all over."


    "You''re going to find Miyah, right?"


    Demetra nodded. "I promised Miyah that I''d leave Cametra to look for her once things ended here, and we will settle down somewhere quiet to live out the rest of our lives."


    "You''re a lucky man, Demetra. I wish you the best of luck."


    Demetra clinked his bottle against Wilbur''s before ncing at Wilbur in his drunken state. "Mister Penn, I know I shouldn''t ask too much about you and Tina, but I just want to say that I''d always wanted a family when I was really little. A family seemed to mean more than anything else to an orphan like me. I don''t think Tina''s made the wrong choice. In fact, I think that might be a pretty good choice for her."


    "You''re right. C''mon, let''s keep drinking."


    In fact, Wilbur knew that Tina was most reluctant to leave her mother. There was no way Tina would leave Cametra without her mother even if she did want to go to Dasha with Wilbur.


    It might have seemed like she had a choice, but that had never been the case.


    "You''re a good friend to David and me, Mister Penn. No matter where we are, I''ll be sure to help you with anything you need if our paths cross again."


    "Me too. I''m d to have met a good friend like you. Cheers."


    Wilbur and Demetra drank untilte at night before passing out. Wilbur remained in the attic in the days toe as the clouds continued to rain relentlessly, seemingly to match how Wilbur and Tina were feeling.