Disclaimer: The characters and real people do not belong to me. The only
person that belongs to me is Regan.
A/N: This takes place right where "I Used to Know You" left off.
Btw, I'm so happy you all enjoyed the ending for "I Used to Know You." I had written that whole fic beforehand, but decided to change the second half, and I'm glad that it worked. :)
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"So are we going to tell people?" Stephanie asked as she and Chris still stood at the altar.
"Tell them what?"
"Have you lost your memory?" she said jokingly.
"No, I haven't, but what are we telling them about, the baby or the memory?"
"Hmm, one or the other," Stephanie answered, smirking.
"One or the other?"
"If we tell them both, I might get killed from all the congratulations and hugs," she told him.
"Wait until later, I'm the one who's most happy."
"Are you?"
Chris leaned in and kissed Stephanie deeply. She responded just like she used to. It was a feeling Chris had missed terribly in her absence. Even when he had Stephanie back with no memory she was different in this way.
"Daddy, wanna go down," Regan said, interrupting their kiss.
"Ok Princess, where are you going?"
"I wanna go see Unca Shane," she told him.
"Do you know where Uncle Shane is?" Stephanie asked, smiling at her little girl.
"Uh huh," Regan nodded, pointing at him across the garden.
"Ok Princess, you can go see him, but be careful ok?" Chris said, giving her a kiss on the cheek then setting her down.
Chris wrapped a secure arm around Stephanie as they watched Regan run happily across the room. She caught up to Shane and pulled on his pant leg. He looked down and scooped her up in one motion. Stephanie then turned to Chris.
"I missed you," she whispered.
Chris laughed.
"What's so funny?" she said.
"You missed me, how do you think I felt?"
"Well, I know, but I was just saying, I missed you."
"I missed you a hell of a lot more."
"Well, duh, you thought I was dead."
"Yes, and that's something I don't wish on anybody."
"I know baby," she said, leaning up to kiss his cheek.
"It's amazing," he commented.
"What is?"
"The fact it's our wedding, and no one has come up to congratulate us yet."
"You know, that's kind of rude," she said, "It's our day, we should be getting all the attention."
"Maybe we can sneak away for a little while," Chris said.
Stephanie giggled, "You think we can?"
"It's worth a try."
Stephanie nodded her approval. Chris looked around to see if anyone was even paying attention to them. Everyone was busy mingling with other people. He took this as a good sign, and grabbed Stephanie's hand. He looked at her briefly before they made a mad dash towards a secluded part of the gardens. They found a bench, and Chris sat down on it and pulled Stephanie into his lap.
"I think this can definitely be put down as the best day of my life," Chris told her seriously.
"Really? Better than our first wedding day?"
"Definitely. I mean, not only did we get married today, we're having a baby, AND you got your memory back."
"Yeah, I guess this is turning out to be a great day."
"Stephy, you just have this way of understating things."
"Well, I mean, I'm excited too," she said smiling brightly.
"Good, I don't want to be the only one afflicted here."
"Trust me, you're not," she said, leaning down to kiss him.
"Sometimes I wonder what the hell I did to be so lucky."
"Well, I think it's a matter of karma. Do you know how much good karma you've been saving up since I left."
"A lot I suppose."
"Tons, that's why you got me back."
"A little full of yourself are we?"
"Yeah, but what are you gonna do about that?"
"Nothing."
"That's what I thought."
Chris rubbed her still flat tummy, "Hey there baby, I'm your Daddy."
Stephanie smiled as she watched him. She hadn't realized how much she missed this man. Sure, she could remember the last two years when she was without her memory, but it was different now. She came to realize that she had missed Chris terribly.
"I used to dream about you," she told him.
He looked up from her tummy, "Huh?"
"Before I got my memory back, I used to dream about you."
"But you said that you didn't have any memories of me at all."
"I didn't. I didn't know it was you. But many times I would dream that I was running towards someone, but I could never figure out what that something was, never fully grasp it, no matter how hard or fast I ran. I realize now it was you."
"Steph, you'll never know how much I missed you while you were gone."
She caressed his hair, "I know, thank you for never giving up on me."
"I could never do that, ever."
"So it looks like we have an announcement to make soon huh?"
"Two announcements," he said, rubbing her stomach again.
"We're going to be happy from now on, I just know it Chris, I do."
"I hope you're right Steph, but you never know, I mean, things change, I think we're solid proof of that."
"You're right, so is it time to face the truth and get out with everything?" she asked standing up.
"I think it is. It's time to own up."
He stood and grabbed her hand, and together they walked back to the party.
A/N: This takes place right where "I Used to Know You" left off.
Btw, I'm so happy you all enjoyed the ending for "I Used to Know You." I had written that whole fic beforehand, but decided to change the second half, and I'm glad that it worked. :)
~
"So are we going to tell people?" Stephanie asked as she and Chris still stood at the altar.
"Tell them what?"
"Have you lost your memory?" she said jokingly.
"No, I haven't, but what are we telling them about, the baby or the memory?"
"Hmm, one or the other," Stephanie answered, smirking.
"One or the other?"
"If we tell them both, I might get killed from all the congratulations and hugs," she told him.
"Wait until later, I'm the one who's most happy."
"Are you?"
Chris leaned in and kissed Stephanie deeply. She responded just like she used to. It was a feeling Chris had missed terribly in her absence. Even when he had Stephanie back with no memory she was different in this way.
"Daddy, wanna go down," Regan said, interrupting their kiss.
"Ok Princess, where are you going?"
"I wanna go see Unca Shane," she told him.
"Do you know where Uncle Shane is?" Stephanie asked, smiling at her little girl.
"Uh huh," Regan nodded, pointing at him across the garden.
"Ok Princess, you can go see him, but be careful ok?" Chris said, giving her a kiss on the cheek then setting her down.
Chris wrapped a secure arm around Stephanie as they watched Regan run happily across the room. She caught up to Shane and pulled on his pant leg. He looked down and scooped her up in one motion. Stephanie then turned to Chris.
"I missed you," she whispered.
Chris laughed.
"What's so funny?" she said.
"You missed me, how do you think I felt?"
"Well, I know, but I was just saying, I missed you."
"I missed you a hell of a lot more."
"Well, duh, you thought I was dead."
"Yes, and that's something I don't wish on anybody."
"I know baby," she said, leaning up to kiss his cheek.
"It's amazing," he commented.
"What is?"
"The fact it's our wedding, and no one has come up to congratulate us yet."
"You know, that's kind of rude," she said, "It's our day, we should be getting all the attention."
"Maybe we can sneak away for a little while," Chris said.
Stephanie giggled, "You think we can?"
"It's worth a try."
Stephanie nodded her approval. Chris looked around to see if anyone was even paying attention to them. Everyone was busy mingling with other people. He took this as a good sign, and grabbed Stephanie's hand. He looked at her briefly before they made a mad dash towards a secluded part of the gardens. They found a bench, and Chris sat down on it and pulled Stephanie into his lap.
"I think this can definitely be put down as the best day of my life," Chris told her seriously.
"Really? Better than our first wedding day?"
"Definitely. I mean, not only did we get married today, we're having a baby, AND you got your memory back."
"Yeah, I guess this is turning out to be a great day."
"Stephy, you just have this way of understating things."
"Well, I mean, I'm excited too," she said smiling brightly.
"Good, I don't want to be the only one afflicted here."
"Trust me, you're not," she said, leaning down to kiss him.
"Sometimes I wonder what the hell I did to be so lucky."
"Well, I think it's a matter of karma. Do you know how much good karma you've been saving up since I left."
"A lot I suppose."
"Tons, that's why you got me back."
"A little full of yourself are we?"
"Yeah, but what are you gonna do about that?"
"Nothing."
"That's what I thought."
Chris rubbed her still flat tummy, "Hey there baby, I'm your Daddy."
Stephanie smiled as she watched him. She hadn't realized how much she missed this man. Sure, she could remember the last two years when she was without her memory, but it was different now. She came to realize that she had missed Chris terribly.
"I used to dream about you," she told him.
He looked up from her tummy, "Huh?"
"Before I got my memory back, I used to dream about you."
"But you said that you didn't have any memories of me at all."
"I didn't. I didn't know it was you. But many times I would dream that I was running towards someone, but I could never figure out what that something was, never fully grasp it, no matter how hard or fast I ran. I realize now it was you."
"Steph, you'll never know how much I missed you while you were gone."
She caressed his hair, "I know, thank you for never giving up on me."
"I could never do that, ever."
"So it looks like we have an announcement to make soon huh?"
"Two announcements," he said, rubbing her stomach again.
"We're going to be happy from now on, I just know it Chris, I do."
"I hope you're right Steph, but you never know, I mean, things change, I think we're solid proof of that."
"You're right, so is it time to face the truth and get out with everything?" she asked standing up.
"I think it is. It's time to own up."
He stood and grabbed her hand, and together they walked back to the party.