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So it's been a while since I updated. I hope you all enjoyed my missing scene fic based on "The Distance". Well, this is the last chapter of the story. I hope you enjoy it! Its long and I worked on it for quite a while so I hope you leave me nice reviews. Though this story is finished, I hope you devoted reviewers don't leave me! Read my other stories and review them. Look for a new Kandy fic based in the present time to come out later this month. Again, it's a Kandy one so I hope you Kandy fans like it. Enjoy this final chapter and please let me know what you think!

Sandy lay in bed just taking in all the events that had occurred within the past week. His wife had given birth to a healthy baby. She was okay. The baby was okay. They had a son together…a family. She was mommy, he was daddy. He turned to look at Kirsten, who lay fast asleep by his side, and he couldn't help but smile. He was so proud of her. All his friends had told him that he would hate pregnancy, but it was quite the contrary for him. Sandy found the pregnancy to be a great experience. Never once had his wife complained about anything. Not even during labor and delivery did she complain of how much pain she was in, though he knew she was in pain from the look on her face and the terrible screams that were coming from her. He thought about how just 3 years ago Kirsten was this hard, tough girl who he could never get to open up to him despite asking her out many times. Now she was his wife, the mother of his baby, and was the warmest person he knew. Maybe not warm to everyone, but to him, yeah.

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For Thanksgiving the Cohens' were planning on going to Kirsten's parents' house. It would be the first time Kirsten would face her father after the conversation the day of her wedding.

"Sandy why do we have to go there?" she asked whiningly as she packed up Seth's toys, bib, and diapers.

"We have to honey. Don't you want Seth to meet his grandfather?"

"Yes. But his mother doesn't want to see her father."

"I know you don't, and believe me, I don't either, but we can't keep Seth from meeting his grandfather."

"I hope this goes well."

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Sandy, Kirsten, and Seth were greeted by a pleasant Mrs. Nichol, who quickly took Seth from Kirsten's arms and kissed him as they made their way inside the house.

"Mom could I hold Seth? I just want to hold him when dad sees me."

"Sure honey." Mrs. Nichol knew that her daughter was still upset by her father not coming to her wedding.

Sandy and Kirsten made their way to the living room where Caleb was watching football. Mrs. Nichol got Caleb's attention, and he turned around to see his daughter lifting her son up and laughing as she gave him kisses. Sandy was also laughing as he had one arm around Kirsten and one touching the baby. Caleb thought about how he used to do that with Kirsten when she was a baby, and how he longed to have a relationship that was as good as it used to be…like Kirsten and Seth's was now. Unsure of what to say, he began with, "Happy Thanksgiving."

Sandy eased the way for Kirsten as they sat down on the couch, replying back to Caleb and starting some small talk with him, trying to act as if he had forgotten about the wedding incident. Kirsten, on the other hand, kept her eyes on Seth, until she was startled by Caleb asking, "Can I hold Seth?"

She glanced up and the smile on her face disappeared.

She so desperately wanted to get out of the room, but thought about what Sandy had said about Seth knowing his grandfather, so opted to instead quietly say, "Okay." She got up slowly and walked over to Caleb. Caleb took and held Seth proudly, even smiling a little as he rocked Seth. Kirsten went back to the couch next to Sandy, where he took her hand.

After a while Caleb handed Seth back over to Kirsten, saying, "He's beautiful."

"Thanks."

Besides small talk between Caleb and Sandy, the football game served as a good distraction from any awkward moments.

Mrs. Nichol called them into the dining room for dinner.

"So is it just going to be the six of us?" Kirsten asked her mother.

"Yes dear, it's nice to have just close family over for a change."

"Actually I invited the Coopers over for leftovers. Hope nobody minds."

Kirsten and her mother exchanged frustrated looks. Kirsten didn't want to see Jimmy Cooper.

"Caleb how could you!" Mrs. Nichol said defiantly.

"I just didn't think it'd be a problem," he replied, smirking.

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After dinner Kirsten and Sandy went outside in the backyard for some fresh air, where Kirsten fed Seth.

"You know I just can't believe my father! Why are they coming over? Do you want to leave now Sandy? I'm ready to! Why are you not saying any thing?" she finally asked him, looking at him. Then she smiled a little when she saw the look on his face and asked, "What are you staring at?"

"You…the baby…how loving that looks," Sandy said smiling, leaning in to kiss Kirsten's head.

She couldn't help but smile back. Their sweet moment was interrupted by the familiar voices of the Cooper coming into the house.

"Sandy! Go tell them I'm not…prepared to see people!" Kirsten said panicked, looking down at her bare breasts.

"Don't worry honey I'm sure they won't come out here."

"Sandy! Please!" she shrieked as Sandy smiled playfully at her.

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After everyone was introduced to each other, the Coopers and the Nichols went in the dining room to have some wine while Jimmy and his girlfriend, Julie, their daughter Marissa, and Sandy, Kirsten, and Seth went into the living room.

"Kirsten…wow…you're a mom," Jimmy said.

"And a wife," Kirsten said smiling, looking at Sandy.

"Which is what I also am," replied Julie quickly, looking at Jimmy.

"How old is Marissa?" asked Sandy politely.

"1 month. But I mean I'm also going to be Jimmy's wife. We're getting married."

"Oh, congratulations, when's the wedding?" asked Kirsten.

"It was supposed to be before I had Marissa," replied Julie looking annoyed.

"Julie I thought we agreed to have the wedding after next year," Jimmy said back frustrated.

"No James! You listen to me we agreed to have the wedding before I had the baby! You're the one who decided to change the date without even consenting with me!"

Sandy and Kirsten just looked at each other, not knowing what to do in this awkward situation.

"I just thought it would be better if we waited till after you had the baby."

"Why Jimmy? Because you don't really want to get married, do you? You've just been putting it on hold for so long."

"You want to get married? Fine we'll get married. Sandy, you want to be my best man? Kirsten you can be the maid of honor. We'll have a wedding this weekend."

"We will?" Julie asked surprised. "What about…well you know…planning a wedding?"

"I'm sure you can put something together pretty quick. You've only been planning it for months."

"True. I love you honey," Julie said smiling, more calm now, leaning in to kiss him.

Seth started to cry, which Sandy and Kirsten took as a cue to leave the room.

"Seth probably needs to be changed. Excuse us." Kirsten said as they hurriedly got up and left.

"I'm glad we didn't bicker like that before we got married," Sandy said smiling.

"Me too," Kirsten replied, leaning in to kiss Sandy. As if Seth knew his parents were sharing a romantic moment, he started crying again hysterically. "Seth, you're going to have to get used to mommy and daddy kissing each other."

"Yeah, because I can't kiss your mother enough."

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The night they came home from Thanksgiving weekend, Kirsten looked over at her husband who was humming a lullaby to Seth in the rocking chair. Kirsten was amazed at how much Sandy and Seth looked alike. She got out her camera and secretly took a picture of them together.

Seeing the flash go off, Sandy said, "Hey, what are you doing?"

"Taking a picture of the two most beautiful people in the world."

Sandy got out of the chair saying, "Now that would be you and Seth," as he handed Seth into Kirsten's arms and took the camera from her, taking her picture with Seth.

"I'm going to have to disagree with you on this one. But we can compromise and take a family picture."

"Deal."

Sandy set the camera on the tripod and sat down on the couch next to his wife, who held the baby in the middle of them. Sandy put one arm around Kirsten and the other on Kirsten's hand on the baby.

They put the picture in the living room on the table in between the picture of Sandy and Kirsten when Sandy invited her to the party on their first official date and their wedding picture. They'd have a lot more pictures to put on the table.

Let me know what you think!