"And may he rest in peace," the priest finished. He closed his Bible.
Alexis stepped forward and threw a rose on top of the coffin as it was
lowered.
"Good-bye, dad," she whispered. People standing behind her started walking away as it began to drizzle. Jesse came up to the actress and took her hand. He squeezed it and she squeezed back.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"As well as can be expected," she answered. "I mean, I'll never be perfectly okay." She looked over at where Mark, Steve, and Amanda stood than back at Jesse and gently touched his face and tried to smile. The actress's hand and smile fell like a rock. "You've all seen so much death handling homicide than there's the ones that are personal like family. You can never get away from it all."
"I said something like that to Mark," Jesse told her. "It is tough and it never gets easy." He shook his head. "Now I'm sounding like Mark."
"It kinda helps." She sighed. "I just don't know where to go from here."
"Well, we could go to lunch," Jesse suggested. Alexis took one last look at the coffin than let Dr. Travis lead her over to where the others stood under a large oak tree.
"I'm really not sure what to say," Steve told her as they approached. She looked up at the Sloan. "I'm new at this whole dad thing. I do have a good model though." Mark smiled.
"Step one to being a good father, Steve," Mark started, "is hugs." Steve kinda blushed as did Alexis, but the officer took the young woman into his arms.
"Thank you," she said. She gave Mark and Amanda hugs as well before taking her boyfriend into her arms as she began to cry again.
"What's wrong?" Jesse asked.
"I'm happy," Alexis whispered. "So much that I don't know what else to do."
"Some people laugh or smile," Jesse told her.
"Not when you're an emotional woman," Amanda said. "There's still so much for you to learn, Jesse. You are going to have to teach him, Alexis." The young woman laughed.
"I'll do my best," she replied.
"I think we should head to the house," Mark said. "That's if you're ready, Alexis." The young woman let go of Jesse and walked a few feet back towards the gravesite. Jesse started to go after, but Mark grabbed him by the shoulder. "Let her be alone."
"Oh, one of those times," Jesse said. He watched as Alexis bowed her head than looked up at the sky.
"So, uh, Jesse, when were you going to tell me about the ring?" Steve asked. His friend looked at him. "Yeah, I know. Amanda told me."
"Well, I was going to tell you, but not until after Alexis and I were safe in a country with an extradition treaty," Jesse responded. Steve gave him a little glare. "I thought you'd object to it."
"Yes and no, but since I know you and I've seen how you are with Alexis." He smiled. "You have my blessing." He looked at his father. "That's what I say, right?" Dr. Sloan chuckled. "You know I think I'll talk to you about this during a more private time." Alexis came back over to the group and took Jesse's hand.
"You ready?" He asked.
"Not for the unexpected," she answered, "but you still have to expect it. I'm ready for lunch though."
"Chinese?" The young woman glared at him.
"We're going to BBQ Bob's, Jess," Steve said. "And that's final."
"See that's a parent thing," Amanda told him. "You have to be firm, but it might be a little late for Alexis seeing that's she just about completely grown up. If you ever have kids with a woman than you've got to set rules."
"Oh, no," Dr. Travis groaned. "Steve's going to get parenting tips from Amanda." She hit his arm. "Hey, ow. I am still very much in pain. And sorry, I was joking."
"Kids, kids," Mark said. "Please, calm down. We're going to eat. Amanda, do not hit Jesse. Jesse, do not insult Amanda. Steve, you're fine. Alexis,..." She raised an eyebrow. "You're perfect." He headed toward his car.
"You got perfect?" Steve said looking at his daughter with a grin. "Nice going." He followed his father with Amanda grumbling beside him. Jesse looked at Alexis.
"What are you looking at? Do I have something on my face?"
"I'm looking at your beauty," Jesse answered. "The beauty I see in you that makes me love you so much." She gave him a seductive look than kissed him.
"Maybe we can actually make it pass kissing tonight," she said slyly before racing off after the others.
"Oh, God, I hope so."
THIS MAY BE THE END OF THIS STORY, BUT NOT THE END OF THE STORIES WITH STEVE'S NEW DAUGHTER!!!!! STAY TUNED FOR THE NEW ADVENTURES!!!!!!!!
"Good-bye, dad," she whispered. People standing behind her started walking away as it began to drizzle. Jesse came up to the actress and took her hand. He squeezed it and she squeezed back.
"Are you okay?" He asked.
"As well as can be expected," she answered. "I mean, I'll never be perfectly okay." She looked over at where Mark, Steve, and Amanda stood than back at Jesse and gently touched his face and tried to smile. The actress's hand and smile fell like a rock. "You've all seen so much death handling homicide than there's the ones that are personal like family. You can never get away from it all."
"I said something like that to Mark," Jesse told her. "It is tough and it never gets easy." He shook his head. "Now I'm sounding like Mark."
"It kinda helps." She sighed. "I just don't know where to go from here."
"Well, we could go to lunch," Jesse suggested. Alexis took one last look at the coffin than let Dr. Travis lead her over to where the others stood under a large oak tree.
"I'm really not sure what to say," Steve told her as they approached. She looked up at the Sloan. "I'm new at this whole dad thing. I do have a good model though." Mark smiled.
"Step one to being a good father, Steve," Mark started, "is hugs." Steve kinda blushed as did Alexis, but the officer took the young woman into his arms.
"Thank you," she said. She gave Mark and Amanda hugs as well before taking her boyfriend into her arms as she began to cry again.
"What's wrong?" Jesse asked.
"I'm happy," Alexis whispered. "So much that I don't know what else to do."
"Some people laugh or smile," Jesse told her.
"Not when you're an emotional woman," Amanda said. "There's still so much for you to learn, Jesse. You are going to have to teach him, Alexis." The young woman laughed.
"I'll do my best," she replied.
"I think we should head to the house," Mark said. "That's if you're ready, Alexis." The young woman let go of Jesse and walked a few feet back towards the gravesite. Jesse started to go after, but Mark grabbed him by the shoulder. "Let her be alone."
"Oh, one of those times," Jesse said. He watched as Alexis bowed her head than looked up at the sky.
"So, uh, Jesse, when were you going to tell me about the ring?" Steve asked. His friend looked at him. "Yeah, I know. Amanda told me."
"Well, I was going to tell you, but not until after Alexis and I were safe in a country with an extradition treaty," Jesse responded. Steve gave him a little glare. "I thought you'd object to it."
"Yes and no, but since I know you and I've seen how you are with Alexis." He smiled. "You have my blessing." He looked at his father. "That's what I say, right?" Dr. Sloan chuckled. "You know I think I'll talk to you about this during a more private time." Alexis came back over to the group and took Jesse's hand.
"You ready?" He asked.
"Not for the unexpected," she answered, "but you still have to expect it. I'm ready for lunch though."
"Chinese?" The young woman glared at him.
"We're going to BBQ Bob's, Jess," Steve said. "And that's final."
"See that's a parent thing," Amanda told him. "You have to be firm, but it might be a little late for Alexis seeing that's she just about completely grown up. If you ever have kids with a woman than you've got to set rules."
"Oh, no," Dr. Travis groaned. "Steve's going to get parenting tips from Amanda." She hit his arm. "Hey, ow. I am still very much in pain. And sorry, I was joking."
"Kids, kids," Mark said. "Please, calm down. We're going to eat. Amanda, do not hit Jesse. Jesse, do not insult Amanda. Steve, you're fine. Alexis,..." She raised an eyebrow. "You're perfect." He headed toward his car.
"You got perfect?" Steve said looking at his daughter with a grin. "Nice going." He followed his father with Amanda grumbling beside him. Jesse looked at Alexis.
"What are you looking at? Do I have something on my face?"
"I'm looking at your beauty," Jesse answered. "The beauty I see in you that makes me love you so much." She gave him a seductive look than kissed him.
"Maybe we can actually make it pass kissing tonight," she said slyly before racing off after the others.
"Oh, God, I hope so."
THIS MAY BE THE END OF THIS STORY, BUT NOT THE END OF THE STORIES WITH STEVE'S NEW DAUGHTER!!!!! STAY TUNED FOR THE NEW ADVENTURES!!!!!!!!