Mike met Tom and Russ at the rendezvous point.

"What's the time?" Tom whispered.

"23:40 CO." Mike whispered, falling right back into the chain of command.

"Green, wolf, hit it." Tom whispered into the radio.

The power to the building went dark. There were two teams at work. Tom, Mike, Russ were team one and Green, Wolf, Burk were on the opposite side of the cabin. Wolf broke down the door, everyone moved in Green and Jeter caught someone dragging them back, slamming them into a chair. Wolf pulled his head back, Mike bent down to eye-to-eye with the guy.

"Long time no see Mike."

"You either buddy." Mike said, punching him in the face, breaking his nose with a satisfying crack sound.

"Son of a bitch, man."

"Quit your whining. How was Christine, Sophia and Lucas before they died?"

"Fine Sophia was still pissed at you. Lucas missed you, Christine didn't she cursed your name, if it wasn't against her goddamn beliefs she would have had a late term abortion."

Tom saw that look on Mike's face, the one before he went and did something stupid. He pushed Mike back, getting eye to eye with Mark.

"Did you and your brothers break in on a woman and two kids in Deer Park back last July?"

"Yeah we all took turns, she was mighty fine if I say so my….." He went out like a light after Mike hit him in the head with the butt of his pistol."

"Where're his brothers at?"

"Dead, shot both of them as we came in from the back." Danny said.

Tom looked at Mike.

"What do you want to do with him?"

Mike picked up his rifle, walking out saying,

"Anything with a grave is good with me as long as I or my family don't have to deal with his ass." Mike left.

Emma was worried, Kara and the kids were upstairs all asleep. Halsey was sitting next to her, Halsey heard the truck pull up going to the door, growling until she saw it was Mike.

"How did it go?"

Mike jumped not expecting her to be up.

"Okay, Tom's finished up." Mike sat his gear down in the closet.

"Did you kill him?"

"I left that up to Tom and the rest of the team." Mike whispered, pulling her into a hug and a kiss.

"Can we go to bed?"

"Yeah, I'll lock up Kara and the kids asleep?"

"Yeah."

"Halsey, go to bed. Emma I'll check the locks, turn off lights and check on the kids."

Emma nodded and kissed him again.

After checking the locks, turning off the light, and checking on the kids Mike headed to their room laying beside Emma while she nursed Michaela. Mike kissed Michaela's head and looked at Emma.

"I love you two." He whispered, and kissed her.

"We love you more."

The next morning after seeing Kara, Frankie and Halsey off, Mike fixed breakfast then Hannah came down first holding a piece of paper.

"Breakfast is almost finished, what's that?" Mike asked.

"A note from my teacher. I forgot to give it to you, since you went out last night." Hannah handed it to Mike.

Mike sat down and read it. He smiled as he read it and held out his arm. Hannah came up beside him, he one armed hugged her and kissed her head.

"You are being promoted to 9th grade. You're still a little behind but only you because you haven't taken one class."

"What class?"

"World history? it shouldn't be too hard." Mike handed it back to her, he could tell something else was bothering her.

"What's wrong?" Mike sat down, motioning Hannah to come to him.

"Nothing...someone said something to me yesterday and it didn't bother me until I woke up this morning."

"What was that?"

"Why did God spare us and not the others? They didn't mean it as why didn't I die and they didn't, they just meant in general. Why did the people that lived, lived and the people who died, die?"

Mike got up hugging her.

"I don't have an answer. I'm just thankful you and Mikey survived, Emma found you two and I found Emma and Mikey at the graveside. I wish mom, Sophia, and Lucas were alive but maybe that was in God's plans. To find Emma so she and Michaela could have a safe home and family, so Michaela could have a father, mother, sister, and brother."

Hannah hugged him.

"Love you daddy."

"Love you too sweetheart." Mike got up getting breakfast finished.

Emma, Michaela, and Mikey came downstairs about that time. Today was the last day of school, after Hannah and Mikey left, Mike and Emma cuddled on the couch with Michaela. The next two months went by fast, soon it was the week of Hannah's birthday, Lucas's and Sophia's death.

July 11th

Emma woke up so she could start Hannah's birthday breakfast/dinner. She looked at the clock reading 8AM then saw Mike who was awake with tears in his eyes as he looked at her. She gently ran her fingers through his hair.

"How long have you been awake?"

"I don't know Michaela woke up around 6AM. I think I've been awake since." He choked up on tears that had started down his face.

Her heart broke for him, she got up to get Michaela who was fully awake now. She sat on his side of the bed.

"Do you want to stay in here for a while longer? I'll check on the kids before starting Hannah's breakfast."

"Why do I have to start breaking down today?"

"Because it's only five more days? That Christine, Sophia, and Lucas are not around to watch Hannah celebrate another birthday."

Mike sat up taking Michaela's in his arms, he looked at her and half smiled at her.

"Go, I'll be out in a few, I need a few moments to myself."

Emma kissed him, and went to check on Hannah and Mikey, opening Hannah's door and seeing she was awake. Emma sat beside her moving her hair away from her face.

"Are you feeling blue?"

"Yeah."

"Dad is too, why don't you go lay with him and Michaela?"

Hannah hugged her and headed to see her dad. Emma checked on Mikey who was asleep but had a picture holding it to chest. Emma went to fix breakfast and about the time it was finished Mike holding Michaela, Hannah and Mikey, came down and ate. Around 1 Russ, Tom, Sasha, Danny, Kara, Frankie came for lunch and cake. The rest of the day Hannah, Mikey, and Mike cuddled on the couch. Tom watched Emma watch them.

"So have you two sat a date?"

"Next week. I'm tired of being the only one not a Slattery, Mike and I didn't realize we planned it so close to the anniversaries of Lucas, Sophia's, and Christine's deaths, plus Hannah's birthday. We moved it back 6 days so Mike could get through Lucas's and Sophia's, and not going on a honeymoon until Aug 3rd because of Mikey's birthday."

"Good, I'm really happy for the five of you, you guys belong together."