Neither would entertain ideas of moving back into the house. A moving company had been called and packing had been done by strangers. Moving into the new house had to wait until the security system was installed. Waterhouse security made sure this system was fool proof. The other house had a similar one, but she had been lazy about it's use.
Jim wanted the judge that married them put something in the vows about faithfully activating the alarm. If pressed he also wanted her to promise not to cook either, but they stuck with the traditional vows.
They were married without fanfare and most of their close friends didn't realize their relationship had been altered, until one or the other would mention "his wife" or "her husband" in passing.
The DA's office had rumbled about pressing charges after the coroner's report was released. The 64 stab wound's had been more than enough to kill Mason. Dr. Robbin's knew it was overkill. He told Gil the heart looked like a pulped grapefruit. The team that installed the new alarm system at the Brass's home, made a visit to the papers and were assured any story would be slanted to the self defense angle. The DA had his eye's set on the Attorney Gereral's Office. Charging a pregnant police captian's wife with murder would not help him to the state capitol.
Holly worked at the hospital until she could not perform surgery. She resigned her position as chief of surgery and settled in to wait for the baby. Work had been a way to keep the loniness at bay. Money was not and had never been an issuse for her. Jim never discussed this with her, but in the back of his head knowing he could tell the whole world to go to hell, if he wanted was a pretty good position to be in sometimes.
He stood at the window of the nursery looking at his sleeping daughter. He was not foolish enough to make the promises he had made looking through another window 20 years before. He did not promise to keep the bad thing away or promise to make sure she did not suffer hurt or pain