Chapter 3
A few minutes later, Amanda goes to SVU so that she can see her squad. She enters the squad room and she sees her squad there. Amanda wonders what to think or say as she puts her stuff down at her desk. The SVU team wonder what Amanda has decided about her wedding.
"I saw my sister and I told her that I'm getting married." Amanda says.
"What did she say?" Fin asks.
"She's happy but she won't be able to attend my wedding because she'll be in Rikers." Amanda responds.
The SVU team is glad that Amanda has decided to tell her sister that she's getting married. They wonder if Amanda is going to tell her mother about her engagement. Amanda doesn't really want to see her mother but for Kim, she'll go see her mother just once.
"I changed my mind." Amanda says.
"About seeing your mom?" Olivia asks.
"Yeah. I'll see her just once." Amanda replies.
Amanda has decided to see her mom. She tells her squad that she'll only see her once and that's it. They tell her that if she decides that she wants to stop her visit with her mother, she can just leave but she has to say that she's leaving first.
"Do you want your mom to be a part of your wedding?" Carisi asks.
"I don't know." Amanda replies.
The squad wonders if Amanda wants her mother to be a part of her wedding. Amanda doesn't know if she wants her mother at her wedding. She tells her squad that her mother has put her through hell over the years. She was angry at her mother when she threw her father out of the house.
"You don't have to have your mom be a part of your wedding." Fin says.
"You don't have to have your mom at your wedding." Carisi says.
Amanda knows that she must decide if she wants her mother to be a part of her wedding. She knows that she must also decide if she wants her mother at her wedding. She has a tough decision to make. The squad tells her that it's up to her and that no one can make that decision for her.
"It's your wedding." Olivia says.
"It's my wedding." Amanda responds.
Amanda leaves SVU and she goes home. She enters her apartment and she finds Declan playing with baby Jesse on the couch. She walks up and she sits next to Declan and she lays her head on his chest. He kisses her forehead as she sits on the couch.
"So have you decided if you want to see your mom?" Declan asks.
"I'll see her but only once." Amanda replies.
Declan is glad that Amanda has decided to see her mother. He wonders how Amanda's meeting with her mother will go. Amanda is nervous about seeing her mother for the first time since she was pregnant with Jesse. Declan assures her that everything will be okay.
"Should I tell her about our engagement?" Amanda asks.
"That's up to you." Declan responds.
Amanda isn't sure if she should tell her mother about her engagement. She has already told her sister about her engagement and she's happy for her. Amanda worries that her mother won't be happy about her engagement. Her father and stepmother are happy about their engagement. Tony and Christina come into the family room to talk to Amanda about her mother.
"I have never met your mother but I hope that she treats you with respect." Christina says.
"She has let you down before so if she lets you down again, don't have her at your wedding." Tony says.
Tony and Christina tell Amanda that she doesn't have to have her mother at her wedding. They don't her to feel intense while planning her wedding. Amanda wants to start planning her wedding as soon as possible. Everyone tries to help Amanda keep calm about her visit with her mother.
"I'm going to see my mom tomorrow." Amanda says.
"Okay. Just don't let her put you down." Christina says.
The next day, Declan makes breakfast as Amanda comes into the kitchen with baby Jesse. She goes and gets herself coffee while Declan finishes making breakfast. The breakfast food is being done cooking and Declan takes it to the table. The food is on the table and they eat. Jesse is eating her baby food.
"If you decide to stop your visit with your mom, just say so and leave." Declan says.
"Okay. I will." Amanda says.
After breakfast, Declan cleans up the breakfast dishes and he feeds Frannie. He knows that Amanda will try to work things out with her mother if she chooses to. He tells her that she doesn't have to have a relationship with her mother if she doesn't want to. Amanda walks up to Declan so that she can kiss him goodbye. She kisses Jesse goodbye.
"I'm going to see my mom now." Amanda says.
"Okay. Bye. I love you." Declan says.
"I love you too. Bye" Amanda replies.
Amanda leaves her apartment and she gets in her car. She starts driving and she drives to Starbucks to buy coffee for her and her mother. She leaves Starbucks and she continues driving. Amanda hopes that she can try to work things out with her mother but if she can't, she still has her father and stepmother.
