This is such a fun ending to read <3 I really enjoyed that you avoided the dark paths and that you took advantage of the fictional currency for this highly entertaining ending.

Bringing in a girlfriend and playing the characters off each other does so much for this story, I particularly love their goodnews/badnews exchanges that give this sense of building humour, as well a depth of a relationship. The bit with the cat going missing, ahh you had me smiling and chuckling throughout this. The patient enduring girlfriend pushed to her limit, outlaying all this money, yep, I can see why she snapped lol

I really appreciate that Larry had misunderstood what that much would be worth to him and Laura, but then, in the end, so did the local new station, that was a wonderful touch. A great ending!