A/N: I own nothing that is familiar. Ok so I'm not good at short. I couldn't leave it alone so here is the between the voicemails scene.

At prides funeral laurel stood between Rita and her mom and arm around both. all three with tears streaming down their face. Behind them stood the team, with Sonja and Brody there as well. Brody to their shock had a baby on her hip and tears streaming down her face. Sonja and Chris stood so that their entire sides touched both with stoic expressions on their faces. Loretta stood with them too her boys on either side, Danny able to get leave to come home for the funeral. Next was Elvis, Shelby, prides lawyer friend and the mayor. Surrounding them were all of prides friends and the rest of the police active and retired that had ever worked with pride even for just one case.

Chris heard one of the funeral directors say it was the biggest private funeral he had ever seen. Pride having been in the marines was given a full military burial. They folded the flag and gave it to laurel who sagged on her feet letting out a sob. Chris stepped forward and hugged her from behind helping her stay standing. After the 21 gun salute the officer that had called the shots brought over the casings and offered them to the family and close friends. After watching everyone take one laurel was given the rest. She looked around confused as one was missing from her count and what she had seen accepted by those around her. Then her gaze zeroed in on Meri with the baby on her hip and tears still leaking down her face.

Laurel went over to Meri, "Can I hold him?" She asked and when Meri nodded she added so quietly only Meri could hear, "I always wanted a brother. Let me know if you need anything." She cooed and bounced the little boy making him laugh and smile. While Meri stood looking at her in shook.

"How...?" Meri Asked.

"I was given the last of the casings once everyone else took one. The people I saw accept them and the number I was given were off by one. I made an assumption and you just confirmed it."

"You are too much like your father." Meri said with a laugh. "I never had the courage to tell him." She ended that with a sob, regretting that cowardice now that she could never tell him.

Chris and Sonja noticed Brody crying talking to laurel and joined them both hugging both women. "Who is this little guy?" Chris asked teasing the baby by blowing raspberries on his belly. Sonja watched him and felt her insides melt. This man she loved him so much.

"I... um..." Brody looked at laurel for help because she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"My little brother." Laurel said making both Chris and Sonja whip their heads back around to Meri.

"Is that why you stayed away?" Chris asked gently. "I thought we were family and you were just gone."

"Oh sweetie," Sonja said wrapping her friend in a huge hug holding her close for a long time letting Meri cry on her shoulder.

Prides bar was packed after the funeral. Local restaurants donated food for the wake all having been great friends with pride too. Eventually the team, his close friends and family ended up upstairs away from the crowd of people telling them how sorry they were for their loss.

Laurel cried when she found the only thing he had unpacked was a picture of the two of them that he placed on the piano.

News about who the baby was circulated so that by the time everyone was upstairs they all knew whose the baby was. Laurel and Chris took turns holding him and playing with him. Chris even got Sonja to hold him for a little bit. Only taking him back when he could start to smell him. Knowing he needed a diaper change Meri grabbed him from chris.

Eventually Chris and Sonja found themselves alone on the deck over looking the street.

"So you just drop something like that in a voicemail?" She asked.

"You did get it then?" He asked. He had been worried when she hadn't responded.

"Not until I got back into the country last night. I don't have my personal cell on cases. I found out about pride and the funeral through my handler and risked my cover to come home."

"You are in the middle of a case? Sonja it's not safe to be seen with all of these cops then." Chris came closer to her. His radar instantly going on high alert looking around them for potential danger.

"I know the risks but I wasn't going to miss saying goodbye and..." She trailed off.

He tilted his head and asked, "and what?"

"And I missed you. I wanted to be here in case you needed something." She admitted. "Pride was like a father to you."

Chris moved towards her slowly watching as she backed herself into a corner. "That sounds pretty close to admitting you have feelings for me." He told her.

"I..." She started but not wanting to be pushed away again not with pride dying, Sonja gone from the team, and the shit storm going on with the company, chris silenced her with a kiss.

She responded kissing him back and his heart soared. When he pulled back they were both panting. He looked her in the eye and said, "I have missed you so much. I didn't realize how you being gone would cause such a whole in my life. I love you Sonja Percy."

She shivered and rested her head on his chest. "I honestly don't know what I feel chris, something, though that's sure. And I have missed you too. Not having you at my back has been an issue in trying to trust someone new, trying to learn how they work."

He kissed the top of her head and hugged her tighter not wanting to let her go again. "When do you leave?" He asked softly. "Do You have someplace to stay?"

"Early tomorrow. I have to get back. I hadn't made arrangements yet. I was just going to get a room."

"Then can I make you dinner?" He asked wanting to spend as much time with her as he could before she was gone again.

When she nodded against his chest he pulled her back and kissed her again. He pushed her against the wall behind her plastering himself against her. She let out a moan when his hands slid up under her dress and caressed her ass. He smiled finding her in a tiny little thong.

"We should maybe take this someplace else." Sonja said when Chris moved to nibble along her neck.

He lifted his head and gave her a look that promised that they would finish this. Before kissing her hard one more time and taking her hand. He moved them around to the outer stairs and escaped without anyone inside the wiser.

Later Sonja lay curled against him her head on his bare chest. "So what's going on with your dads company?" She asked worried about him.

"This last case the guy behind the attacks on pride sicked the irs on the company. It was a way to distract me from helping pride. Apparently dad was committing tax fraud. I am working with them to get the corrected returns submitted and pay all the penalties and additional taxes. I think I'm going to have to sell the family farm to keep it afloat. Momma and my step mother will have to find new places. Momma will probably move here to be close to me. Then I'd move Cade closer too."

"I'm so sorry." She told him leaning up to give him a kiss.

Chris rolled her under him and deepened her kiss. Sonja turned her head giving him her neck as she gasped for air when he pinched her nipples.

They fell asleep wrapped in each other's arms, chris woke her before her alarm and slowly made love to her again. They showered together and again chris took her not wanting to waste their time together.

He dropped her at the airport before letting her out of the truck he pulled her to him and kissed her hard before saying. "I love you Sonja. Please stay safe. I need you alive city mouse. I'm going to miss you so much. Call me the next time you aren't on a case. I'll drop whatever I'm doing and come see you."

"We doing the long distance thing?" She asked not even sure if one night of amazing sex counted as them starting to date.

"I'd like to give it a try." Chris answered nodding.

She smiled, "then I'll call when I can." She kissed him again and got out not answering his emotional speech.