Disclaimer - I don't own any of these characters, including Tim Speedle,
but hey a girl can dream, can't she?
Pairings - Since I personally can't picture Speed with any of the women on the show, I had to create one just for him.
Rating - PG-13, for earlier chapters.
Summary - Sometimes, what starts out as a simple day can change your life dramatically.
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Tim stood at the end of a long aisle with Ben's hand in his. Jennifer was approaching them, her arm locked in John's. She wore a simple ivory sleeveless dress she'd found on sale at a bridal store. It was originally supposed to be a bridesmaid's dress, but paired with an ivory veil, no one would ever know it wasn't a designer bridal dress.
John placed Jennifer's hand in Tim's and turned to give his sister a kiss. There was no animosity between the siblings today; the anger and hostility that plagued them for years suddenly seemed unimportant when Ben came into their lives. John touched his forehead to Jennifer's and whispered in her ear, "I love you."
Tim, Jennifer and Ben stepped up to the priest standing before them. With Calleigh on their left and Eric on their right, Tim and Jennifer declared their love for one another and for Ben. Tim slid a plain white gold band on Jennifer's finger and she did the same for him. They both placed a small gold band on Ben's finger, declaring their intention to be a family.
Three candles were lit on the altar before them. One for Jennifer's father Michael, one each for Ben's mother and father, bittersweet reminders of what had brought them all here today.
As they were declared husband and wife, Tim lifted Jennifer's veil and gently wiped the tears streaming down her face with the pad of his thumb. He leaned in and kissed his wife before they both broke into grins when the crowd erupted with applause.
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Calleigh hummed softly with the music as Horatio leaned down to her ear. "You know, it's not fair for you to be as beautiful as the bride."
She pulled away slightly and looked him in the eye. "No one is more beautiful than a bride on her wedding day, Horatio."
"Well, I guess you'll just have to prove that one day, won't you?" he asked quietly, kissing her on the tip of the nose.
Calleigh's eyes danced as she looked up at him. "I can't wait, Horatio."
He tightened his grip on her waist and moved them in time to the music. When he'd told his supervisors weeks ago about his relationship with Calleigh, he was stunned to find that none of them were surprised. When Horatio had pleaded with the chief that he'd done nothing wrong on the job, the older man had only laughed. "All I meant, Lieutenant, is that was no denying the chemistry you two have always had."
Horatio had been on cloud nine that day, happily telling his staff, one by one. Speed jumped up and congratulated him, silently cursing Jennifer for not telling him. Eric had mumbled, "it's about time," and Alexx had simply smiled.
She was smiling at Horatio again today as she watched him dance with Calleigh. Speed approached her from behind, laying a hand on her shoulder. "Beautiful sight, huh?" he asked, nodding in the direction of the two lovebirds and leading Alexx onto the dance floor.
"Almost as beautiful as that sight," she replied, turning Speed around to see Jennifer dancing with Ben.
Tim grinned and Alexx continued. "You and Jennifer deserve every happiness life brings you, Tim. I'm just so glad I get to be here for the ride."
Speed kissed her on the cheek. "We love you, Alexx."
"I know that, darlin'." She swatted him playfully on the arm. "And what are you doing, dancing with me? Go dance with your wife!"
Speed laughed and motioned for Eric to come take over for him. He strolled over to where Jennifer was quietly dancing with Ben and asked, "Room for me?"
"Nope," Jennifer said playfully. "I'm not going to see my son for an entire week after tonight. I'm dancing with my other man right now."
Ben looked up at Tim, "De-nied, Daddy," he said sweetly, stretching out the first syllable for emphasis.
"Don't make me regret letting you spend time with Eric, son," he said as the youngster collapsed into peals of laughter. "Fine," he said reaching over to kiss Jennifer on the cheek and rumple Ben's hair. "If you're going to dance with your mother, I'm going to dance with mine."
Tim crossed the room and slumped down in a chair next to his mother. "My son won't let me dance with my wife," he pouted as his mother laughed.
"Welcome to parenthood," his father said, leaning over his son's shoulder to hand him a beer. "You look like you needed one of these."
"Thanks, Dad." Tim said, gratefully taking the beer.
"You and Jen, you're going to be great parents, Tim," his mother said, patting his knee. "I'm very proud of both of you. Taking responsibility for Benjamin the way you did. You're a wonderful man, son."
Tim leaned over and kissed his mother's cheek. "And you are a wonderful mother," he said, setting his beer down on the table and offering his hand, "who needs to be danced with."
Tim was overcome with emotion as he led his mother onto the dance floor. He looked around and for the first time in his life, saw nothing but love. Everyone he loved in this world was under this roof tonight.
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Tim's parents and brother had come in from New York for the wedding and had agreed to stay for Ben's adoption proceedings, which would occur two weeks later. The entire family stood in front of the judge - Tim, Jennifer and Ben in the center, Julie and John Hagen next to Jennifer and Don, Carolyn and Zach Speedle next to Tim - as he proclaimed Benjamin David Korte Speedle their new son.
"That's me," Ben said, poking himself in the chest with a finger.
"Yes it is," the judge agreed as he smiled down at the new family. He turned his attention to Tim and Jennifer.
"Mr. and Mrs. Speedle, you have declared guardians for your son?"
Tim answered, "Yes, your honor, we have."
"And who might that be?"
"Julie Hagen, Ben's grandmother. If for whatever reason she can't take him, Horatio Caine and Calleigh Dusquene."
"They're not married, Mr. Speedle?"
Tim grinned and glanced back to where his boss and friend sat in the courtroom. "Not yet, anyway."
The judge returned Tim's grin and said, "I see. Well, I think we're all done, here. Tim, Jennifer, Ben, I wish all of you a lifetime of happiness." He rapped his gavel, "This court is adjourned."
My work here is done. The End.
Pairings - Since I personally can't picture Speed with any of the women on the show, I had to create one just for him.
Rating - PG-13, for earlier chapters.
Summary - Sometimes, what starts out as a simple day can change your life dramatically.
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Tim stood at the end of a long aisle with Ben's hand in his. Jennifer was approaching them, her arm locked in John's. She wore a simple ivory sleeveless dress she'd found on sale at a bridal store. It was originally supposed to be a bridesmaid's dress, but paired with an ivory veil, no one would ever know it wasn't a designer bridal dress.
John placed Jennifer's hand in Tim's and turned to give his sister a kiss. There was no animosity between the siblings today; the anger and hostility that plagued them for years suddenly seemed unimportant when Ben came into their lives. John touched his forehead to Jennifer's and whispered in her ear, "I love you."
Tim, Jennifer and Ben stepped up to the priest standing before them. With Calleigh on their left and Eric on their right, Tim and Jennifer declared their love for one another and for Ben. Tim slid a plain white gold band on Jennifer's finger and she did the same for him. They both placed a small gold band on Ben's finger, declaring their intention to be a family.
Three candles were lit on the altar before them. One for Jennifer's father Michael, one each for Ben's mother and father, bittersweet reminders of what had brought them all here today.
As they were declared husband and wife, Tim lifted Jennifer's veil and gently wiped the tears streaming down her face with the pad of his thumb. He leaned in and kissed his wife before they both broke into grins when the crowd erupted with applause.
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Calleigh hummed softly with the music as Horatio leaned down to her ear. "You know, it's not fair for you to be as beautiful as the bride."
She pulled away slightly and looked him in the eye. "No one is more beautiful than a bride on her wedding day, Horatio."
"Well, I guess you'll just have to prove that one day, won't you?" he asked quietly, kissing her on the tip of the nose.
Calleigh's eyes danced as she looked up at him. "I can't wait, Horatio."
He tightened his grip on her waist and moved them in time to the music. When he'd told his supervisors weeks ago about his relationship with Calleigh, he was stunned to find that none of them were surprised. When Horatio had pleaded with the chief that he'd done nothing wrong on the job, the older man had only laughed. "All I meant, Lieutenant, is that was no denying the chemistry you two have always had."
Horatio had been on cloud nine that day, happily telling his staff, one by one. Speed jumped up and congratulated him, silently cursing Jennifer for not telling him. Eric had mumbled, "it's about time," and Alexx had simply smiled.
She was smiling at Horatio again today as she watched him dance with Calleigh. Speed approached her from behind, laying a hand on her shoulder. "Beautiful sight, huh?" he asked, nodding in the direction of the two lovebirds and leading Alexx onto the dance floor.
"Almost as beautiful as that sight," she replied, turning Speed around to see Jennifer dancing with Ben.
Tim grinned and Alexx continued. "You and Jennifer deserve every happiness life brings you, Tim. I'm just so glad I get to be here for the ride."
Speed kissed her on the cheek. "We love you, Alexx."
"I know that, darlin'." She swatted him playfully on the arm. "And what are you doing, dancing with me? Go dance with your wife!"
Speed laughed and motioned for Eric to come take over for him. He strolled over to where Jennifer was quietly dancing with Ben and asked, "Room for me?"
"Nope," Jennifer said playfully. "I'm not going to see my son for an entire week after tonight. I'm dancing with my other man right now."
Ben looked up at Tim, "De-nied, Daddy," he said sweetly, stretching out the first syllable for emphasis.
"Don't make me regret letting you spend time with Eric, son," he said as the youngster collapsed into peals of laughter. "Fine," he said reaching over to kiss Jennifer on the cheek and rumple Ben's hair. "If you're going to dance with your mother, I'm going to dance with mine."
Tim crossed the room and slumped down in a chair next to his mother. "My son won't let me dance with my wife," he pouted as his mother laughed.
"Welcome to parenthood," his father said, leaning over his son's shoulder to hand him a beer. "You look like you needed one of these."
"Thanks, Dad." Tim said, gratefully taking the beer.
"You and Jen, you're going to be great parents, Tim," his mother said, patting his knee. "I'm very proud of both of you. Taking responsibility for Benjamin the way you did. You're a wonderful man, son."
Tim leaned over and kissed his mother's cheek. "And you are a wonderful mother," he said, setting his beer down on the table and offering his hand, "who needs to be danced with."
Tim was overcome with emotion as he led his mother onto the dance floor. He looked around and for the first time in his life, saw nothing but love. Everyone he loved in this world was under this roof tonight.
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Tim's parents and brother had come in from New York for the wedding and had agreed to stay for Ben's adoption proceedings, which would occur two weeks later. The entire family stood in front of the judge - Tim, Jennifer and Ben in the center, Julie and John Hagen next to Jennifer and Don, Carolyn and Zach Speedle next to Tim - as he proclaimed Benjamin David Korte Speedle their new son.
"That's me," Ben said, poking himself in the chest with a finger.
"Yes it is," the judge agreed as he smiled down at the new family. He turned his attention to Tim and Jennifer.
"Mr. and Mrs. Speedle, you have declared guardians for your son?"
Tim answered, "Yes, your honor, we have."
"And who might that be?"
"Julie Hagen, Ben's grandmother. If for whatever reason she can't take him, Horatio Caine and Calleigh Dusquene."
"They're not married, Mr. Speedle?"
Tim grinned and glanced back to where his boss and friend sat in the courtroom. "Not yet, anyway."
The judge returned Tim's grin and said, "I see. Well, I think we're all done, here. Tim, Jennifer, Ben, I wish all of you a lifetime of happiness." He rapped his gavel, "This court is adjourned."
My work here is done. The End.