AN: Warning: Suggestive/Implied adult behavior. Thank you for the reviews, here is the last chapter, enjoy!


Chapter 4: Alone time

Once the last song ended, everybody went back to the deck and started talking with one another, while eating a few snacks that was left. Then as time was ticking away, the guests started leaving one family or a few families at a time until there was only Calleigh, Horatio, C.J., Brenda, Chris, Sarah-Elizabeth, Mr. Marshall and his wife left at the house, but now it was time for Brenda and C.J. to leave so they could get on a plane to Hawaii for their three day honeymoon trip.

After the chairs, tables and the rest of the food was put away, and the Bride and Groom had changed into something more casual for the plane, C.J. and Brenda stepped onto the living room floor from the stairs, and C.J. said. "Chris, come here buddy." While dropping their bags on the floor.

Chris gets up from playing on the floor, and after he stopped in front of his parents, he said in a low voice, almost sad. "You are leaving now, aren't you?"

The parents kneeled down, and C.J. replied with a small smile. "Yeah, we are." Chris nodded as he looked down and sniffled.

C.J. takes his son's hand and moves him closer to him before bringing him in his arms. "I know you are sad, we are sad too, but we'll be back before you know it, and it isn't like you'll be all alone with nothing to do." He pulls back a little, cups his son's cheek and continued. "You are going to a sleepover with Sarah-Elizabeth later tonight, tomorrow you'll be hanging out with Kyle doing who knows what, and the next day you'll be with grandma and grandpa, probably mostly at the park, I think you'll be too busy and having so much fun to miss us."

Chris shook his head. "Nope, I'll still miss you."

They all chuckled as C.J. continued with a smile. "I'll miss you too, buddy, you can count on that." He brings his son in his arms again and whispered. "I love you."

Chris sighed and whispered back. "I love you too."

When they pulled back, Chris walked to his mother, and Brenda didn't waste time bringing her son into her arms.

This was the first time since he was born that she's been away from him for more than one night at a time, and as much as she was looking forward to her honeymoon, she knew she was going to miss him like crazy.

After a long hug and a few kisses to his temple, they pull back and she cups his cheek. "You be a good boy and listen to what you are told by your elders, ok?"

Chris nodded with a smile. "I promise, mommy."

"Thank you." Brenda then sighed after a few seconds before bringing him into her arms again. "I love you and I'm going to miss you."

He wraps his arms around his mother's neck as he replied. "I'll miss you too."

As they held onto each other, C.J. puts his hand on Brenda's back. "Honey."

Brenda nodded as she pulled back from her son. "I know, we have to leave."

After she cleared her throat, she gave him one more kiss before standing up, then as Chris was saying goodbye to Grandpa and Step-Grandma Marshall since they were leaving to go back to New York they were taking the Newlyweds to the airport, C.J. and Brenda were saying goodbye to Calleigh, Horatio and Sarah-Elizabeth.

When everybody kissed, hugged, said congratulations again, their love you's and goodbyes, Mr. Marshall, his wife, Brenda and C.J. left the house so they could catch their planes.


About 45 minutes later

After Calleigh made sure the kids got into vehicle that was taking them to the sleepover, she shut the front door, turned around and smiled at her husband.

He smiled back from his position by the couch, then walked up to her, cupped her cheek and kissed her softly on the lips.

When he pulled back, he brings her in his arms as she sighed in content, he then kissed her head and said. "Today took a lot out of us, didn't it?"

"Yes, in every possible way, but so worth it."

"Agreed."

After holding one another in silence for a few minutes, they pull back from one another, then she asked. "Do you hear that?"

He paused for a few seconds before asking. "Hear what?"

She smiled with a nod. "Exactly, when was the last time you didn't hear kids talking on the phone with their friends, or them arguing at one another about something and the music playing so loud that we have to pound on their door to tell them to turn it down."

There was no question how much they love every one of their children, but there were times when they just wanted a day or even a few hours when none of that stuff was going on and they had peace, and with the kids at friend's houses tonight, they got it.

Horatio wrapped his arms around her waist and replied with a smirk/Joke. "If it has happened in my lifetime, I don't remember."

She chuckled as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "Of course we still love them with all of our hearts."

He speaks as he leans down. "Unquestioned."

As he kissed her neck she closed her eyes. "And we couldn't imagine our lives without them."

He moved his lips above her cheek and whispered. "No doubt." Before pecking her on the cheek.

When he pulls back and she opens her eyes, they look at each other with passion, and she cleared her throat before continuing. "But there comes a time when we could use the peace and quiet, right?"

He cups her cheek with a smile. "Like everything you just said, I agree."

"And now that we have this whole house to ourselves for the night, whatever shall we do?"

As he leaned down again, he spoke softly. "I can think of something, but you'll have to tell me what you think."

He presses his lips to hers and their kiss started out light, but then it grew passionate pretty quickly.

When they pulled back breathlessly, she opened her eyes slowly and cleared her throat again. "I think that's a wonderful idea." She cups his cheek this time. "I'll meet you upstairs?"

His blue eyes were sparkling as he nodded. "Yes, I'll just lock up first."

"Ok."

After a peck on the lips, they smiled at each other before she walked past him to head for the stairs.

He watched her until he couldn't see her anymore, then he locked up the house with a smile on his face, not only because of what's about to happen when he got upstairs, but because he was truly happy of everything that's been happening for his family, he officially had another daughter join the family, and his oldest son was finally coming back home, today was a wonderful day.


Hours later

After the plane landed in Hawaii, they grabbed their bags and followed the people off the plane, then after renting a vehicle, C.J. drove them to the hotel where they will be staying.

Once they got to the beautiful hotel, he parked the vehicle, they got out and grabbed their bags before walking to the entrance.

After they walked in, they headed right for the check-in counter and stepped behind another couple.

When it was their turn, C.J. smiled politely at the woman behind the counter and said. "I have a reservation for C.J. Caine."

The Auburn haired woman smiled at him before looking at her computer, then said. "Yes, the honeymoon suite, it is ready." After getting the key, she hands it to him and continued. "Hope you enjoy your stay."

C.J. nodded as he took the key from her. "Thank you."

As she nodded, C.J. grabbed his wife's hand, which he mentally smiled while thinking of Brenda as his wife now, and they walked to the elevator so they could go to their room.

After the elevator stopped on their floor and the doors opened, they walked out of the elevator hand in hand until they reached the correct room, then he said after taking her bag. "Please close your eyes." She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and he smiled that smile she loved. "Don't you trust me?"

She smiled in return as she closed her eyes. "With my life."

He smiled again, even though she couldn't see him, as he opened the door wide enough so he could slip their bags in there, then he turned his attention back toward her and picked her up. She gasped a little as she wrapped her arms around his neck and he whispered after kissing her temple. "It's ok, I got you, I won't let you fall."

Then she whispered as he was carrying her inside the room, letting the door close behind them. "Never, I know."

After he got to the center of the room, he leans his mouth down to her ear and whispered again. "Open your eyes, sweetie."

She slowly opened her eyes, and once they were, she gasped again and asked. "You didn't?"

She turned her head to look at him and he nodded with a smile. "I did, our first night together was very special to me, but like I said that night, there could have been more, so I wanted to give you that this time."

She has tears in her eyes as she removed one of her arms from his neck to cup his cheek. "Thank you."

They lean toward each other and kissed softly before he kissed her forehead and spoke against it. "You're so welcome. "

When she pulled back, and as he sets her feet down on the carpeted floor, she looked around the candlelit room in awe.

The only difference between the best night of her life and tonight, besides the part about them being married, was that there were actually tulip petals all over the floor and bed, all of this felt like a dream.

She sniffled as he wrapped his arms around her from behind, then after holding her in silence for a few minutes while she got use to the room, he asked. "Want some champagne?"

"I would love some."

"Ok, just a minute."

He kissed the back of her head before walking over to the two-person table where there was champagne in a bucket of ice and two glasses.

As he started pouring the champagne, Brenda walked over to the window and looked out at the horizon, and this may have been Hawaii and the view of the ocean was beautiful, but nothing will ever beat the view she gets back in Miami.

He walks up behind her a few minutes later and speaks. "Not the same as back home."

She smiled over her shoulder. "I was just thinking the same thing." He smiled in return as he hands her the glass.

She turns around to face him before taking it, then held it up and said."To you, the best man any woman would be lucky to meet and be with."

He shook his head and replied. "No, to you, the best woman any man would be lucky to meet and be with."

She chuckled while shaking her head. "Ok, then how about to us, let this be the first best day of many more to come."

As they clinked their glasses, he repeated to us, then after they took a few sips, he took their glasses and sets them on the table before taking her hand and walking them to the middle of the room before wrapping his arms around her waist. She smiled, getting what he was dong, before wrapping her arms around his neck and they both moved their feet so they were now dancing with the music inside of them.

After a few minutes of silence, she speaks again. "I don't know why I am just now bringing it up, but before the wedding I was thinking about the night I told you that you were Chris's father and it got me thinking about something." Before she could continue, he chuckled a little, so she asked. "What?"

He shook his head. "Nothing, I was thinking about that night before the wedding too."

"And so it starts, we're getting on the same wave length already."

"I would have to agree." He cleared his throat and asked. "Ok, so you were saying?"

She nodded. "Yeah, so I was wondering if you were really that afraid of Chris not being yours?"

He shook his head and replied. "I wouldn't call it afraid, I was just kind of worried how fast you would have been with another man."

She stopped her feet as she looked into his eyes. "You think I would have moved on that fast?"

He sighed. "I mean we had broken up two years prior than that night and said goodbye, so there was really nothing holding you back from moving on in any pace you wanted, and maybe there was a small part of me that did think that."

Her eyes started to get misty, but not because of what he said, but because of what her response was. "That's where you are wrong." She cups his cheek, and before he could ask, she continued. "There was something holding me back." She used her free hand to take his left hand and placed it over her heart while continuing with emotion. "My heart wouldn't have let you go that fast, and even if I hadn't gotten pregnant, it still would have taken me awhile, if ever, to get over you." He cupped her cheek with his other hand and wiped her tears away with his thumb, and she could see the question in his eyes, so she sniffled and asked. "Ask me."

"Were you with many?"

She paused and asked. "Do you really want to know the answer to that?"

She hadn't been with many and they were so far apart because of her busy life, but she didn't think he really wanted to know the answer to that, he just wanted to get the question out there, which she was right in thinking that because he paused, then shook his head with a sigh. "No, actually I don't." He closed his eyes as he placed his forehead against hers. "Because the thought of another..." He stops talking while mentally shaking his head, not wanting to go there.

Brenda wraps her arms around him and whispered. "You are the only one that ever made me feel so safe, loved and really matted, and will ever matter for the rest of my life."

He pulls back from her forehead while she kept her arms around him, then he cupped her cheek and looked at her with an intensity she wasn't use to as he speaks with emotion and from his heart. "And you have to know that I feel the same way about you, you are the only one that truly mattered to me in every possible way, and there will only be you from this moment on, you got it?"

She nodded with another sniffle before replying. "I can handle that."

He smiled as he was bringing her closer to him. "Good, I was hoping you would say that." Before his lips touched hers.

When she started kissing him back it became like a wildfire and nothing was going to stop them, so before they knew it they were in bed and under the covers, but before they could take it to the point of no return, he pulls back from the latest passionate kiss they were sharing and looked down at his wife while he spoke. "I love you."

She runs her hand up his bare chest, to his shoulders, then to his cheek so she could cup it. "I love you too, so much." As they looked into each other's eyes while their hearts were racing, she smiled and replied. "Now kiss me and never stop."

"Gladly." He smiled in return as he lowered himself down and kissed her neck softly before capturing her lips with his.


Later that night

As the blankets were wrapped around one another, Brenda was laying on his chest with their legs intertwined while he was running his hand up and down her arm.

After a long silence, she took his left hand and looked at the ring on his finger, then spoke with a smile, still amazed that they had finally gotten married. "We really did this, didn't we?"

C.J. smiled as he watched her fingers on his wedding bend. "We did, I almost can't believe it either, but there is the proof around our fingers, and just one of many symbols of our love."

She leans back so she could get a good look of his face and continued. "With the most precious one being..."

He smiled bigger as he finished her sentence. "Our son." Brenda chuckled as she saw his eyes light up, which confused him, so he asked. "What?"

She moved her hand away from his left hand to cup his cheek so she could run her thumb under his eye. "Your eyes got so bright just saying 'our son', like he is the greatest thing on earth, which he is of course."

He moved so he was on his side and looking down at her while her head was on his arm, then after kissing her forehead, he replied. "He is, and mostly for the simple fact that he's part of the woman I'm going to cherish, honor and love for the rest of my life." She smiled with a small blush, then chuckled when he pecked her neck a few times.

After he pulls back, she moves so her back was toward him, then he gets behind her and wraps his arms around her before pulling her back toward him so her back was now against his chest.

Once she places her hands on his arms and they intertwine their feet again, she asked, almost shyly. "Speaking of our child, have you thought about having anymore?"

He didn't even hesitate. "A little, and as much as I do want to have more with you, I think we should stick with just the three of us for now, at least until we get more settled in our married and professional lives."

She nodded her head in agreement. "There we go again, the same wave length."

He kissed her head and whispered as he closed his eyes. "That just makes another reason why we are so perfect for each other."

She chuckles as she replied. "Agreed." Then she closes her eyes, and before they fell asleep, she whispered. "Goodnight, love you, babe."

He replied, sleepily. "Goodnight, love you too, honey."

Not long after, they fell asleep dreaming of the life they were looking forward to sharing with their son, one another, and any future children that would be lucky enough to have.


AN: Another story in the series is done, I hope you enjoyed it. Ok, so the good news is there is another one and will be posted by the middle of the week,
the said news is that it will be the last one in the series, I hope you're not too disappointed. Thank you everyone who favorite, read, reviewed, and followed this story. I hope you enjoyed your weekend. Take Care.