"It wasn't supposed to be this way. He wasn't even supposed to live to be 11. When he was young, a sick Andre was diagnosed with leukemia, the tougher of the cancers. He was only 4. He was a sick child, didn't have much because he only lived with his grandmother who had to struggle to raise him alone. His doctors said he'd barely make it to 5 years old, but he defied them and lived an additional 6 years. This was truly a miracle. Was he happy? For the most part, yes. His grandmother, though always tired, would stay up with him to play or comfort him. Did he have love? A lot of it from his grandmother, other patients, nurses and doctors; especially from his favorite doctor, his soon to be mother, Tori. Did he have a future? Definitely. Sometimes Tori would walk in and Andre would be working in his vocabulary book, claiming his classmates would be starting chapter 7 soon and he needed to keep up with them, despite his condition or even being at the hospital. Andre wanted to be a teacher when he grew up so he knew the importance of education. This was truly an inspiration to everyone in his class. He was an inspiration to us too. He did his best to always smile despite the situation because Tori first told him that a smile, and laughter, can cure many things. His smile suited him. When he would flash his grin the room would light up. It's no wonder that his favorite song, the one he claimed to be his and Tori's special song, was 'When You're Smiling The Whole World Smiles With You'. It went a little something like this..."

That was her cue. Tori got up and sat at the piano. She started to play the familiar tune and after a moment she began to recite the lyrics...

"When you're smilin'...when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you

And when you're laughin'...when you're laughin'

The sun comes shinin' through

But when you're cr- cr-..."

Tori stopped playing, she couldn't bear any longer to keep her emotions bottled up or especially sing the next line. The room was silent, no one dared to speak up. In an effort to help, Beck motioned for his sister to do something. Why Cat? Because just as Beck liked old-fashioned muscle cars, Cat had a fetish for oldies music. And in his opinion, she had a voice that should be heard.

"Kid, you know the song, go help Tori."

"But Beck-"

"Cat, now's not the time for insecurities. You've got to be brave. For Tori, for Andre…"

Cat had never sung in front of anyone but her brother, with the exception of singing a line to Robbie that one night, but she knew she had to be strong for her friend. So she stood up, walked over to Tori and continued.

"But when you're cryin'... you bring on the rain…"

Tori was able to gather herself and play the piano to accompany Cat's voice. Both ladies began to sing again, reciting the lyrics to everyone, though the string of words seemed fitting as well for Cat to be comforting Tori.

"So stop your frownin'... be happy again

So keep on smilin'... 'cause when you're on smilin'

The whole world smiles with you

Just keep on smilin'... 'cause when you're smilin'

The whole world smiles with you…"

The two girls received a warm applause and sat back with everyone as the service continued.

"He left the world with a smile... Andre's wish would have been for us to celebrate his life. No more crying; just smile because heaven gained another angel. So on this fine Wednesday morning, let us celebrate the joy of a child we got to keep for a little longer, Andre Dylan Harris Jr. Andre, shine down on us when we need a pick me up, or when we simply just need a smile."

Lane delivered Andre's eulogy. Every hospital employee along with Travis, Robbie, and Terrence attended his memorial. Everyone in the hospital pitched in for his service. Since Andre was technically on his own and no one really planned for this, everything was done by ear. Tori was a huge benefactor to Andre's preparations. She claimed that even though the adoption was barely finalized, she's always thought of Andre as one of her own, so she prepared for his service, his burial, and his departure. It was rough, to say the least, but she could not have done it without the help of the team.

"Tori are you ok?" Lane asked her once the group gathered at the reception.

"Yeah, I'll be fine. Hey Cat, thanks for helping me up there, it really meant a lot to me and everyone else."

Cat gave her a hug. "You should really be thanking Beck. He pushed me to go up."

"I didn't even know you could sing like that girl," Trina mentioned.

"You were great," Robbie added. This made Cat feel all kinds of emotions, undoubtedly letting a blush pass through her face.

"You both where," Trina stated.

"Thanks you guys," Cat and Tori answered.

Beck glanced over at Jade, who happened to glance at him. While everyone was comforting Tori and praising her and Cat's singing, she shared a brief word with him.

"I hate to admit it but, that was really great what you did earlier. You know, helping Tori and Cat."

"Thanks," Beck gratefully accepted her sincerity.

After a comfortable silence, someone spoke up.

"So Tori, we completely forgot, you were going to tell us something?" Trina mentioned.

"I was?" Tori cocked her head to the side.

"Yeah, the other day you had some news but then we found out about Andre and we totally disregarded you. Sorry about that," Beck remembered.

"Oh no worries, you guys, Andre was much more important."

"So what was it? Did you make it official? The adoption?" Cat wondered.

"Yeah, that's what we were all thinking," Sinjin added.

Everyone nodded.

"Well, actually," Travis started. "Andre would have been legally ours today."

"Oh," was all anyone could say.

"So then what was the news?" Robbie asked.

Travis gave his wife an encouraging kiss on top of her head, squeezed her tightly then let her go.

Tori took a deep breath, new tears forming in her eyes, though no one knew if it was happy or sad.

But it didn't matter.

All that mattered was the life-changing news she shared.

"I'm pregnant."

A/N: Writing this story, I already planned to write off Andre's character. Thanks AriRedVelvetBow for helping me with a few details and backstory for the fictional part. Now here's the thing, it was real...

This was one of the toughest chapters to write. I added a huge life experience in Andre's Character. One of my friends in grade school got diagnosed with Leukemia. If I had to choose her personality, she would either reflect that of a friendly Andre or a smart Robbie (but since this is a Cabbie story, I made Andre's character as her). Her relationship with our teacher was a reflection of Tori/Andre. The friendliness towards the team was towards me and my classmates. What I mentioned about school, becoming a teacher, and her always smiling was true. "She left the world with a smile..." This line chokes me up... I'm crying while typing this A/N... The last part of Lane's eulogy was almost verbatim to what was said at her memorial.

This chapter makes me cry every time I read it. I don't know if it made you, but just remembering her and the life she could have had, it saddens me. 11 is too young too die.

This chapter is dedicated to my good friend, Aryanna. Thanks for all the smiles.