Yes, over 104,000 words. *whew!* I'm so glad that you thought it hung together, since I wrote the last quarter of it waaaaaay after writing the first three parts. And thanks for mentioning the quotes; they helped me organize the story and set the mood for each chapter, but I'm glad you liked them, too. :) Definitely a bittersweet ending; when I started writing, I didn't know if Don and Liz were going to end up together, but it kind of worked out this way. *shrug*

Thanks so much for all of your comments, even if I didn't reply to all of them; I really appreciate it. And I'm happy you liked the story!