A/N: Hello, everyone! I am sorry for the delay! I was writing this chapter between studying, resting and rehearsing! Thank you so very much for your reviews! They mean a lot to me and keep me going! Unfortunately, as I have an important exam on 6th of July, I won't be able to update again until then! We will have a small time jump in this chapter in order for this story to go on. I hope you like it.
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She slowly opened her eyes and found herself watching the wall. She turned around to place her arm around him but found it empty. She frowned for a moment as she tried to remember why he wasn't there when she suddenly realized the reason and sat up. "I'm getting married.", she said to herself and smiled. She was lost in her thoughts but a kick brought her back. She looked down at her abdomen and placed her hands on it. "I am sorry, darling. I woke you up with my sudden moves.", she rubbed soothing circles and felt the baby settle a little inside her.
It was a very nice Saturday morning and it was the day of her wedding. She was going to get married with Andy, the love of her life. She had all her children with her, including the one inside her, her friends and her love. They had been discussing for a date for the wedding after they were all released from the hospital two months ago. However, they couldn't settle on a date as Sharon wanted to get married after entering her fourth month but before her sixth, Andy wanted to get married as soon as possible, Emily suggested doing the wedding after the baby was born along with the christening.
In the end it was Ricky and Rusty who gave the perfect solution. The two brothers had looked up on a calendar to check about their mother's birthday. They smiled widely when they found out that this year her birthday was on a Saturday. They told them about their idea and they all agreed. The five of them organized everything together. After speaking with a priest, choosing a nice but small restaurant for the reception, ordering the few invitations they wanted and the wedding cake, Sharon and Emily went for a wedding dress and a dress while Andy and the boys went for tuxedos.
Now the day of her wedding had arrived and she couldn't be any happier about it. They had decided to keep the tradition about the groom and the bride not seeing each other the night before the wedding, so Andy had went to sleep at Louie's. Emily was going to help her get dressed, do her hair and make-up while Ricky and Rusty would get dressed in their room. She had cried when her boys had told her that both of them were going to walk her down the aisle. She was so proud of her children, especially Rusty who had come a long way since he came to live with her .
She was brought out of her thoughts and memories by a knock on her bedroom door. She took a deep breath to calm down and wiped her eyes before calling, "Come in!". She smiled widely when her children entered carrying two trays with breakfast. "What's this?", she asked curious.
"Well, today is a very special day for you. It's your birthday and you are getting married.", Emily told her with a smile as she sat down on the bed next to her mother.
"As you had done on our birthday when we were little, we brought you a birthday cake.", Ricky said as Rusty sat down on the bed and placed in the middle the tray he was holding with the cake on it. Ricky placed the tray he was holding with the breakfast on the nightstand and sat down as well. The three of them together started singing "Happy Birthday" to their mother.
"Make a wish, mom.", Rusty told her with a smile when they stopped singing.
Sharon looked at her children sitting next to her, then placed a hand on her abdomen and closed her eyes. A moment later she opened her eyes and blew the candle. She looked at Rusty with tears in her eyes.
"What's wrong?", Rusty asked her worried.
"I never had the chance to do with you what I did with your brother and sister on their birthdays. I missed so many things with you away from me.", she let a few tears fall freely. She closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths to calm down as the baby sensed her being upset and was kicking her.
"Oh, mom! I know, but think that I am with you now and I won't leave again. I won't leave you.", he took hold of her hand and squeezed lightly.
"I know, honey. I know.", she wiped her eyes with her free hand and took a few more deep breaths.
"Let's have some breakfast first and then we are going to cut this delicious cake.", Emily took the tray with the cake and placed on the dresser while Ricky placed the other tray in the middle of the bed.
The next hour was spent with the four of them talking, laughing and making plans while eating their breakfast and their cake. At some point when Rusty was showing something to their mother in his phone, Ricky and Emily looked at each other knowingly. Ricky smiled reassuringly at his sister to let her know that he had already an idea of what they could do. They sat for a few minutes more talking about the wedding before Emily ordered her mother to take a shower while they washed everything.
About an hour later Emily was helping her mother with her hair. Usually, Sharon would straighten her hair but they had decided to have something different for the wedding. Emily was standing behind her mother with the curling iron, taking small sections of hair and curling it with the iron before pinning it with bobby pins. They would leave it like that while they got dressed and put their make-up on.
"Come on, mom.", Ricky shouted from the living room. "We are going to be late in the end.", he sighed and looked at his brother and sister who were smiling at him.
"Let her be for a moment, Ricky.", Emily told him with a stern look that was all Sharon. "It's a special day for her. She needs a few minutes for herself without having you shouting.", she noticed Rusty chuckling quietly next to her.
"I am ready.", she startled them a bit as they hadn't heard her.
They stood up and looked at her with wide smiles while Emily let a few tears fall. "Mom, you are so beautiful.", Rusty couldn't stop smiling at his mother. She looked so beautiful and happy.
"Thank you, honey.", she felt herself blushing and smiled at her children. "Shall we go? I am afraid that Andy will send a searching team if we stay here more.", she picked up her things and turned around to open the door but found already opened and Ricky holding it with a smile. "Thank you, honey.", she took Rusty's offered arm and they left.
Nicole and Michael were waiting outside the church when they arrived. Michael would go back inside to stand next to his father but he had been ordered to stay outside until Sharon arrived. They both had smiles on their face as they watched her approaching them. "You are very beautiful, Sharon.", Michael complimented her and kissed her on the cheek.
"Thank you, honey.", she smiled and just looked at him for a moment. He reminded her so much of his father when he was young. "Now, go inform your father that I'm here before he sends a searching team for me.", they chuckled and Michael went inside leaving the others outside.
Emily checked her mother's dress, hair and make-up one last time before giving her a kiss on the cheek and taking her place. Nicole gave her a kiss as well and went to stand behind Emily. Sharon watched in amazement the two young women walking down the aisle with wide smiles on their faces. They all had come a long way the last couple of years. Four years ago she was living in a condo all alone and had a job where everyone hated her. Now she had found her son that thought was dead for twenty years, she had her two oldest children visiting more often, in five months she would hold her baby daughter in her arms and now she was going to get married with the love of her life. She couldn't wish for anything else.
"Mom, are you alright?", she was brought back by Ricky's question.
"I'm fine. Just thinking.", she smiled at her sons and took a few deep breaths.
She took her place in the middle with Ricky on her left side and Rusty on her right. Slowly they entered the church and started walking down the aisle. The first thing she noticed was Andy standing with a wide smile on his face looking at her and waiting her. He was so very handsome. He was wearing the black three-piece suit, the purple shirt and purple tie that they had bought together a couple of weeks ago. He took her breath away and made her fall in love with him even more.
Andy couldn't stop smiling widely since he saw her entering the church with her sons beside her. She was wearing a long ivory strapless dress that fitted perfectly on her. It showed a little cleavage and complimented it very much as it was a little bigger now with the pregnancy. It was an A line from the chest and down. It hugged perfectly her baby bump that had grown a little bit since she bought the dress about a month ago and it was comfortable for her to wear because of the pregnancy. He had to admit that she took his breath away and made him fall in love with her even more.
He took a step forward to meet her. He smiled and nodded at Ricky and Rusty who left to stand with their sister. He took her hand and placed a kiss on it. They shared a moment before turning towards the priest still holding hands. The ceremony started a few seconds later and they were all smiling.
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About an hour later they were all gathered at the restaurant waiting for the couple to come. They had gone to take some photographs at the beach along with their children. Andy and Sharon had arranged everything with the owner of the restaurant, so they could all sit together. The team, along with their spouses or girlfriends or boyfriends, were waiting for the others to come.
A few minutes later the children arrived talking and laughing with each other. They found their seats quickly and greeted the others. Emily informed them that their parents would be there in a couple of minutes. Outside the restaurant, Andy helped his wife get out of the car. He managed to catch her when she stumbled.
"Sharon, are you alright?", he was a little worried that they had overdone it.
"I'm alright. I just have a feeling that something bad is going to happen. I don't know.", she looked at Andy with fear and worry.
"Don't think about it right now. Let's go inside and have fun with our children and friends.", he took her hand and slowly they made their way inside.
They were all watching them with smiles on their faces as Sharon and Andy were dancing their first dance as husband and wife. They were so in love with each other, so very happy with their family and so very glad that soon they would hold their baby daughter in their arms. Andy leaned forward and placed a kiss on his wife's lips. "Are you happy, Mrs. Flynn?", he asked her grinning.
"I am very happy, Mr. Flynn.", she smiled at him. "I never thought that I would get married a second time or that I would be called Mrs. Flynn.", she chuckled at that. "In the beginning we hated each other that we were always arguing.", she remembered all those fights with amusement.
"Well, I have to admit that I fell in love with you when you first defended yourself after we accused you for what was happening to our department.", he smiled fondly as he remembered that day. He had been surprised and amazed by that woman who was now his wife and expecting his child. "We never know what life has in store for us.", he looked at Sharon for a moment and kissed her.
A few seconds later the song ended and the others applauded. Andy led her to the table and helped her sit down before sitting down next to her. As the food was already served they started eating and talking. About half an hour to three quarters later the music started playing again. Ricky and Rusty looked at each other with a knowing looked, nodded at each other and stood up. "May I have this dance?", Ricky asked his mother as he offered his hand.
"May I have this dance?", Rusty asked his sister with a smile as he offered his hand.
The two women looked at each other before taking hold of the offered hands and standing up. The two young men led their ladies to the dance floor and the music started. The two women were amazed and surprised at how well the boys could dance. Sharon looked at both of her sons and smiled widely at them. She was so very proud of them. At some point they stopped dancing and was confused for a moment. A few seconds later Rusty appeared in front of her and they started dancing again.
"Would you care to explain how come you and Ricky are dancing so good?", she was looking at him with a very serious look.
"It's simple, mom.", he looked at her with a grin. "Ricky and I had been going to learn how to dance for a month now. We wanted to dance with our mother and sister without stepping on their feet.", they chuckled at that because they both knew how very true it was.
"Thank you, honey.", she placed a kiss on his cheek and they continued dancing.
"Hello, Sharon!", both Rusty and Sharon turned around to see who was it. They were both very shocked and surprised.
"What are you doing here?", Rusty pulled his mother behind him and looked at the other woman in the eyes.
The others had also noticed the woman and had gone into action. Julio and Mike pulled out their guns that they had around their ankles while pulling their women behind them. Louie had pulled Patrice behind him while Ricky was protecting his sister and Andy was protecting his daughter and grandsons along with his son and son-in-law.
Sharon Beck had been released from the hospital about eight weeks ago and disappeared. They all thought that they would never see her again but apparently they were wrong. Now she was standing in front of them with a gun pointing at Rusty and Sharon.
"I came to take my son.", Beck said to Rusty with a smirk.
"I am not your son and I won't be going anywhere with you. You have no right coming in here to destroy our happiness.", Rusty wanted to go towards her but his mother held him back. "Mom, no.", he felt his mother taking a few steps forward. He was worried that Beck would hurt her and his sister.
"Sharon, please.", Sharon was pleading her with her eyes. "You took away my son twenty years ago. You made me suffer thinking that my son died after his birth. You made me miss the first twenty years of my son's life.", she felt Rusty trying to pull her back but she didn't move. "Put the gun down and let me help you.", she took another step forward and felt her son pulling her back.
"I heard the nurses saying that the baby was the product of a rape. I was jealous that my son died and I thought that I was doing you a favour by taking him. I thought that you didn't want a baby that was conceived like that.", she was still holding the gun and pointing at Sharon.
"I wanted the baby. It wasn't his fault that he was conceived like that. In the beginning I was shocked and confused but I loved him immediately. I had his nursery ready a month before he was born. I was going to name him George like my father. My children were excited about having another brother or sister.", she felt a few tears falling but didn't wipe them.
Beck didn't move at all. She was looking between Sharon, her baby bump and Rusty. She drew a deep breath and without hesitating she pulled the trigger. They all heard three gunshots. Sharon and Rusty fell down on the floor while Beck fell down as well with two gunshots.
"Sharon!", Andy yelled and ran quickly to them. He noticed that there was blood on the floor. "Sharon, you are bleeding.", he said with fear.
"It's… not… mine.", she pushed Rusty slowly from her and turned him on his back. "He was shot.", she let the tears fall freely now.
Andy saw that Rusty's shirt was covered in blood and noticed that he was shot on his left side. It was bleeding very badly and it had soaked everything, even Sharon's dress. He quickly took off his jacket and pressed it on the wound. "Call it in.", he shouted at the others while pressing hard on Rusty's wound.
"Mom…", Rusty whispered and winced at the pain.
"Stay with me, Rusty.", Andy didn't want him to close his eyes. He had to keep him awake until the paramedics arrived. "Your mother is fine.", he looked towards his wife who came quickly and kneeled next to her son.
"I'm here, honey.", she took hold of his hand and smiled at him. "Keep your eyes open until the help arrives.", she felt him letting go of her hand and placing his hand on her abdomen. The baby was moving inside her as she had felt her being upset. "She is moving, honey.", she understood that he was worried about that baby as well. "Everything is going to be fine.", she wiped her eyes with her free hand and looked at her husband.
At the table Ricky was holding his sister who was crying and shaking uncontrollably. He was trying to calm her down but nothing worked. He only hoped that everything would be in the end. They had all been through so much, especially their brother. They just wanted to have a few months in peace. They just wanted to be a normal family awaiting the arrival of the new member in just four months. He sighed in relief when he heard the sirens coming closer and closer.
Louie was standing near the body of Beck with Patrice. He couldn't take his eyes away from the scene in front of him. What was happening to them? Will the bad things ever end for them?
To Be Continued…
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