The days pass as the date gets closer and closer to the wedding. Jane figured out way to bring the kids into the wedding; apparently junior bridesmaids and groomsmen are a thing. Cassie and Andrew are all set, but it took a little convincing to get the shy Fletcher to be the ring bearer. We still need to figure out an alternative for me considering Turians don't typically wear jewelry, and rings tend to look odd on us three-fingered species. We might settle for a necklace or something.

The kids, though. They have really come to steal my heart, and it's the same for Jane. In fact, we have a potential surprise for them. When the time comes.

Jane got them all signed up for school and are scheduled to start after the wedding. Fletcher will be in kindergarten, Andrew will be in grade four, and Cassie will be in grade eight. They're all a little nervous, but who wouldn't be? New people, new teachers, even new races. They're from Earth, so their first real contact with anyone who wasn't a human was when they landed on the Citadel.

Fletcher has amazingly come out of his shell. Not just with us, but with everyone else, too. He's what Vega calls a "ladies man" because all the women just can't get enough of him. As it turns out, Andrew is very musically inclined. Jane got him a guitar, and he was so excited. Apparently Jane can play a little, too, which I never knew. Cassie is incredibly smart. EDI has actually started to figure out how much Cassie knows and remembers after the three years. Which, unsurprisingly, is a lot.

They're amazing children, and we're so lucky to have them with us.

It's now the day before the wedding. Everything is being set up, chairs are being lined in rows, and since we were unable to convince the council otherwise, the cameras are in place to share the ceremony with the galaxy. Everyone has their formalwear ready, and Jane has her gown. Apparently there's some human superstition where it's bad luck for the groom to see the dress before the ceremony, and Jane refuses to even tell me about it. I've never been this curious in my entire life, but I'll survive.

I wake up to the smell of food cooking, and walk into the kitchen to see Jane and Cassie working together to put make breakfast. The boys must still be asleep, but they'll be up soon if they smell the food, too. I lean against the wall and watch for a minute, waiting for them to notice me.

They're leaning over the stove making what humans call pancakes, and Jane gets a little bit of the batter on her finger. I see her consider something for a second before wiping it off on Cassie's cheek. She laughs and grabs the sleeve of Jane's shirt to wipe it off, and they both practically burst into giggles before realizing that the pancake in front of them is about to burn.

"Oh! Crap, geez!" Jane exclaims before flipping it over, one side practically charred. Cassie laughs.

"You started it," She teases.

"Hey, you wanted to help with breakfast." Jane replies and pulls her into a one-armed hug as she flips the burnt pancake into the trash with her free hand. "Let's try that one again... without a batter-battle."

"Fine with me."

"Is something burning?" Andrew asks from right next to me, startling me a little. I laugh and ruffle his hair lightly.

"Jane and Cassie are trying to burn down the apartment." I say, and Andrew laughs.

"Please don't, we kind of live here." He says with a smirk before walking to the table. Cassie sticks her tongue out at him, which he gives right back.

I feel something touch my leg and I look down to see a sleepy-eyed Fletcher clinging to his bear, followed by Daisy and Rose who apparently have decided themselves to sleep in the boys room. They've grown a lot since they got here, now about the size of a fox.

"Good morning," I say to Fletcher with a smile.

"Morning..." He replies with a yawn, rubbing his eyes.

"Go sit next to Andrew, breakfast will be ready in a minute." Cassie tells him, and he goes to the table without another word. I walk into the kitchen to get my own food; since I can't eat what they eat, I have a lot of my meals prepared ahead of time that I can just eat with them. I've barely begun to reach for it when I'm blocked by Jane, and she has an... interesting look on her face. Almost like she's proud.

"...Yes?" I ask after a pause, confused. She smiles and hands me a plate of food, freshly-made and all for a Turian.

"You... how?" I ask, kind of amazed, but incredibly thankful.

"Practice... and a lot of reading." She says before kissing me, and I put down the plate to hug her.

"I helped," Cassie says softly, as if not wanting to interrupt. I smile and pull her into the hug as well.

"Thank you. I mean... This really means a lot." I say and kiss their heads before letting them free from the hug.

"Well, it's kind of sad seeing you do your own thing every day for food." Jane says as she plates the food for her and the kids. "You know, I hear scientists are getting close to figuring out a way to make most food and drink universal. I know you've always wanted to try coffee."

"That would really be something. It'd help Tali, too." I say as I bring my plate and another to the table. I set mine down before sliding the other one over to Fletcher, and Cassie and Jane follow with the rest of the plates.

We all sit down and begin eating, and I'm incredibly surprised by how good my own food turned out.

"Wow," I say with a mouthful, looking at Jane thankfully. She just smiles and squeezes my hand.

We're all one step closer to becoming a family.