The family started arriving, Laura was coming from Jersey with her husband and kids. They arrived last, David came with his family first.

"There's my little sis." David hugged Carolyn, both smiled at each other.

"Let me help you Susan." Mike took the food Susan had in hand. Going to the kitchen.

"What the hell happened to your eye, a suspect?"

"My partner at work, he said somethings about my fiance, you know us Polish."

"Was that him?"

"That's the famour Mike Logan, black shield of the Brass and my fiance. Me and Lopez got into it. I gave him a few injuries. I got bruises and a black eye. Mike wanted to kill the two year cop."

After Laura and her family arrived, they all sat down. The talk was of the newly engaged couple.

"Mike, so you're the famous black shield of the Brass?" Mike looked at David, he nodded.

"Unfortunately. I think that's why Carolyn fell in love with me, bad boy."

"Baby, far from it. You're a gentleman, loving, gentle and one hell of a partner."

"Former partner, you left me at Major Case, I have a rookie partner." Looking at Carolyn, she smiled and laughed.

"I left for us Mike, so we could continue our relationship."

"Alright Sweetheart, I'll give you that."

"So when's the wedding?"

"Don't know yet." Mike looked at Carolyn then her father.

"I have an idea..."

"Cathleen please don't start up with ideas."

"I had the idea of a Christmas wedding, tomorrow we can go to the church."

Mike looked at Carolyn, her eyes were filled with shock.

"Sweetheart?"

"Mama!"

"I think it's a good idea."

"Papa?"

Before long, everyone at the table was agreeing to a next day marriage.

"Carolyn, I want to spend my life with you, it doesn't have to be fancy."

"I just wanted to have a nice wedding in the spring."

"Then we will, Cathleen, Daniel, we'll have a nice wedding in the spring for Carolyn. Everything she wants."

Carolyn looked at her fiance, he was wiling to give her everything she wanted.

"You know what, why not." Mike looked at her, she smiled.

"Black eye?"

"Doesn't have to be fancy or beautiful, between me and you."

January 3rd, 2008, Police Academy

Lopez found Carolyn getting out of her car on the phone.

"Yeah, around five maybe. Love you too." Hanging up, she looked at Lopez.

"Barek, how's lover boy?"

"My husband is fine Lopez, let's get this month over with." Pressing her alarm and headed toward the entrance.

"You're kidding right? You married the black shield, how's Big Mess taking it?"

"Better then you giving his niece a black eye. You're luck both Mike and him didn't kill you."

"Carolyn Logan, sounds strange. Rimes too much, still go by Barek?"

"Yes, my last name is Barek-Logan not Logan." Looking at her partner, she went inside.

It would be a long month, a very long month.