The story that Fran is thinking of, is the story of my husband's grandmother. I now wear a ring that has been through hell and back, and I couldn't be more proud.

Fran Morgan's POV

Here Fran Morgan sits in her newly cleaned out attic thanks to all the hard work Des, Sarah, Derek, and Penelope put in to help her organize and get rid of things she didn't need any more.

Fran was sitting down with a cardboard box labeled "baby box" in her lap. She took out each item and got a little misty eyed at the memories of her babies. There were Derek's little blue booties. The first thing Fran had ever successfully knitted. There was Sarah's first teddy bear, and Desiree's first rattle. There were countless pictures of her husband with his children.

Fran knew Derek's father would have loved Penelope too.

Fran wiped away a lone tear and kept sifting through the baby box.

A little less than an hour ago her baby boy just told her the most wonderful news, he had finally settled down, and was starting a family. Fran Morgan felt absolutely giddy.

She was all around thrilled that it was Penelope he had chosen to spend the rest his life with. Fran loved Penelope, and she knew if Derek were to ever settle down it would have been with her.

Fran shuddered at the thought of one of those as she calls them "hoochies" from the club getting knocked up. Fran attributed that to her constant talks about sex when Derek was a teenager. Sure she wanted grandchildren but sure as hell not like that.

Fran let her mind drift to what the new little addition would look like. She was sure whatever the combination it would be a beautiful baby, Fran felt a little like laughing, she knew that multiples ran in the family. Oh dear lord what she would give to see Derek's face if he found out it was twins.

She thought, "Fran now you are just getting a head of yourself."

Fran for a while really thought that Derek would never find the one. He had gotten so use to being a player, that it was second nature. She also knew deep down Derek wanted to be a family man like his father, but for some ridiculous reason he thought he didn't deserve it.

That is why no matter who Derek was "dating" Fran made sure to always remind him of Penelope. Fran thought, "Tricky? Yes. Sneaky? Hell yes. Did I get what I want…Oh hell yes."

Penelope always had the ability to reign in her son. No matter how angry, or sad, or helpless he felt, she was there. That was one of the things that drew Fran to Penelope. That woman gave back as good as she got. She kept Derek on his toes.

Fran had her sneaking suspicious of how Derek and Penelope got together, after all Fran Morgan was no fool. Well that and Derek called her at 2 o'clock in the morning drunk. There is only one woman that had that ability, and that was Derek's baby girl.

Fran sighed and put the box back down. She headed downstairs, and proceeded to buy everything baby related on Amazon. She went through a long list of baby names and wrote down some suggestions.

Fran had to remind herself that this was their baby, and she was just grandma. Fran snorted, just grandma my ass. Fran loved her grandchildren, and would do anything for them. But somehow Derek having a little one of his own was quite special.

Fran reminded herself not to be over bearing, or as the kids call it, "All up in their business." But how was she supposed to calm down. She just spent five hundred dollars on a baby that is essentially just a few weeks conceived.

Fran logged off her computer. She had to get away from it, or she would be poor by Christmas.

So instead she went into her bedroom. Pushed hanging clothes aside, and opened her safe. She found the box she was looking for.

This box was much smaller. It contained her mother's engagement ring. This ring had made it through a famine, two wars, and a dangerous boat ride to the United States.

When her mother wore it, it had a modest stone. By the time her husband got a hold of it for their tenth anniversary he managed to add to more brilliant diamonds.

When Derek called to tell his mother the good news, he asked for the ring. He wanted to add a larger stone.

On the white gold band of the ring was a trinity knot design. The largest diamond was a princess cut diamond, and the smaller diamonds were tiny ovals. The story of that ring mirrored Penelope's and Derek relationship.

Fran smiled. When she was a little girl she would ask her mother to tell her the story almost every night.

Fran's mother would stroke her red hair and say in her thick Irish accent, "Mo Francine milis." "My sweet Francine."

"Your father and I worked together on the Kelly farm as teenagers. I thought he was handsome and strong, and brave. I thought I was little too healthy, and too darn smart for my own good. So every time he would try to talk to me, I would either blush and joke back or I would say something quite silly and leave him stunned."

Fran would always smile at the next part.

"So one day after years and years of shameless flirting, he kissed me amaideach."

"Daddy just kissed you silly, just like that?"

"Aye he did. He told me I was the most hardheaded creature he had ever met. So one day after a long, long day of work, he comes to my parent's house, and asks for my hand in marriage."

This part little Francine really loved.

"My father thought, that he was too good for me. My father wanted your aunt Katherine to marry your father. I cried and cried. But your father would hear none of it. He worked two jobs to get me this ring, and one day he swept me off my feet, and brought me to America. Francine I want you to give this ring to your son, and I want him to give it to his son. But know if I never have one, this ring will be yours. I want you to wear it when the man you love proposes."

And that is what Fran Morgan did.

Fran hadn't realized she was crying. She wiped her tears away. She found the polishing cloth for the ring, and got it ready for Derek and Penelope's trip in two weeks.

Fran placed the box back in the safe and sighed happily.

Fran knew that sometimes heartbreak can lead to love.

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