A/N: This is the last chapter - I've really enjoyed writing it and I'm glad you all have enjoyed reading it. Thanks for all your thoughts!

Kendall stood there, looking at herself in the mirror, turning from side to side, cocking her head to one side, then the other. "I should have bought the other one."

"It's fine Kendall" Simone said for the hundredth time, not even looking up from her nail file this time.

Kendall looked at her friend in the mirror. "I'm serious, Simone. I don't know what in the world I was thinking. The other one was…"

Simone sighed and got up from the chair. She walked over to Kendall and grabbed her by the shoulders, turning her around to look in the mirror. "Kendall, it's beautiful and you are beautiful in it. The other dress was very pretty, don't get me wrong, but this one… it's perfect. We looked at a thousand dresses and yet you kept coming back to this one. Why? Oh yeah, because it's perfect. Now, chill out. You're making me motion sick with all the circles you keep doing."

"I know, but I want everything to be perfect and…"

Simone smiled at her friend. "You really think Zach would put in all this work and it would NOT be perfect. I'm sorry, have you met your husband?"

Kendall smiled. "Yeah, yeah, yeah, but I would feel much better if…"

"What?"

"Well, if I could have had ANY say in what's happening today?"

Simone smirked. "You did. You got to pick out your dress. Now, I think you need a drink." Simone walked over to the bar and grabbed the chilling bottle of champagne out of the canister and poured three glasses. Simone was handing a glass to Kendall when Bianca walked into the room.

"OK, so it would seem that we've got some time to kill. Apparently the florist brought the wrong type of roses so he's got everyone scrambling. You know, I've never actually heard him yell that loudly before…"

Kendall groaned and collapsed next to Simone on the couch. Bianca smiled and sat down in the chair across from her sister and took a sip of the champagne that Simone had set out for her. "So, tell me again how Zach convinced you to be hands off of this event…" Kendall sat up and looked her sister in the eye.

Three months earlier

Kendall was brushing her teeth while Zach put Will down for the night. She put her toothbrush back in the holder and started brushing her hair when she felt Zach walk up behind her. She smiled at him in the mirror as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I've been thinking about something" he whispered in her ear, kissing her lightly on her earlobe.

"What's that?" she asked, putting her brush down on the countertop and leaning back into her husband.

"Well, I kind of want to give you something."

"Presents!" she said, her eyes lighting up.

"Well, not so much multiple presents as one big, huge present."

"Well, I love presents, so give away my love!"

"Great. So a wedding it is" he said, dropping his arms from around her waist and walking out into the bedroom. Kendall stared at herself in the mirror for a few minutes, trying to grasp what it was he had just said. When it finally hit her, she took off into the bedroom. He was lying on the bed, reading a book, acting very nonchalant about the whole thing.

"Excuse me, but… WHAT?"

He slowly closed the book and placed it on the end table. He looked over at her and crossed his arms over his chest, smirking. "I said that I would like to give you a wedding."

She stood there with her mouth hanging open – he couldn't help but laugh out loud. It wasn't very often that he shocked his wife, so these moments were even more precious to him.

"What?" she asked again.

"Will you come over here before you fall down?"

Slowly, she crawled up onto the bed and sat next to him. He pushed himself up and pulled her into his side, tucking her hair behind her ear. "I said that I want to give you a wedding."

"But we're already married. How can you give me a wedding when we are already married?"

"Fine, killjoy – call it a fabulous vow-renewal then. It's just… I look around this house, my office and, while I love the pictures that I have – the candids of us at the park, at Erica's… well, I just think it would be nice to be able to look down at my desk and see my wife in a wedding gown. I think it would be nice if there was a proper wedding picture of the two of us on the mantle to go with all the pictures of Will and Miranda. And, I think every girl deserves a wedding with guests and pictures and flowers and the whole shebang. I think you deserve it after everything you have been through over the last year and I want to do this for you. You ok with that?"

She couldn't help the tears that were falling down her face. A wedding or whatever… her and Zach. She couldn't think of anything better than that.

"I'm more than ok with that. It's perfect. When?"

"New Year's Eve. Seems fitting, don't you think?

She smiled back, thinking back to that night – the night it all started. "It's perfect. At the casino?" Zach just nodded.

Kendall shot up and stared at him. "Three months – there's a lot to do in so little time. Granted, I'm sure that Erica can pull every string we need her to but…"

Zach quieted her by putting his hand over her mouth. "Stop. I'm doing this for you – this is my gift to you. I want to wow with this. You've done so much this year – you've given so much of yourself to me, our son, your family. I can't even repay you for giving me Will, but I can try to make you happy. I'm doing this for you and all I ask is that you let me."

The warmth in his eyes was almost too much to bear. "So, I get no say in anything?"

"Of course not. You can have all the say in your dress."

She smirked at him. "Oh, I don't know – I think it would be pretty funny to see you in a bridal store, picking through hundreds of dresses. Or even better, dealing with the bridal department at Lacy's. In fact, I think you should…"

She squealed as he flipped her over and tickles her till she screams "UNCLE!" Zach lies on top of her and brushes the hair out of her face. "So, is this alright with you?"

"Its fine, I can't wait" she said, pulling him down into a luscious kiss.

"So, all a man has to do is say some cheesy words and promise you a party and you cave… yeah, now I remember why I'm a lesbian." Bianca says, smirking into her glass of champagne. Kendall just glared at her sister while Simone chuckled. They all sat quiet for a few minutes before Simone looked over at Kendall.

"Can I ask you something without stirring up the hornets nest?"

"This ought to be good" Kendall said to her sister. "Sure, Simone – shoot."

"Have you heard from Ryan? I mean…"

Kendall just sighed. "Yeah, actually, he came to see me one day."

Bianca and Simone sat straight up, staring at her. "Why didn't you say anything?" Bianca asked while Simone inquired "Does Zach know?"

"No, I was going to tell Zach after all this was over – tonight after the reception and I didn't say anything because it's not really a big deal."

"Not a big deal" Bianca yelled. "What do you mean? What happened?"

Three weeks earlier

It was one of those days that Kendall had planned to work from the house. She had planned to spend a couple of hours on the phone, catching up on files and emails before spending the afternoon cleaning the house up and keeping Will entertained. They were in the process of starting to look for a fulltime nanny, but until then, they were splitting the time at home while the other went to work. Today, Zach was desperately needed at the casino. Everything was fine till Simone called and said that the West Coast shareholders needed to meet with her immediately. Ethan had gotten them on the next flight to Los Angeles. Babe was traveling to New York for the day to meet with the production managers, so someone needed to be in the Fusion offices, just in case. Kendall's day just got shot to hell.

She walked into the Fusion offices a few hours later with Will in tow. Thank god she had been smart enough to bring toys and a collapsible bassinet to the office. She was responding to an email when she heard the elevator ding on their floor. Assuming it was the take out she ordered from BJ's, she instructed whoever it was to grab the money off the desk and just leave her order.

"Kendall." She froze at the sound of his voice. She hadn't heard word one from him in months. She was glad that Erica had stopped giving her 'Ryan' updates months ago, so she hadn't even thought about him in some time. She slowly looked up from the computer monitor and saw him standing there, staring back at her. She took a deep breath and stood up from the desk.

"Ryan." He just smiled at her, seemingly unsure of what to say. She looked him up and down for a moment before speaking again. "What are you doing here?"

"I just wanted… I thought I should…" he paused, looking at her. "I'm leaving town."

"OK?" she asked, looking at him confusedly.

"Do you mind if I…" he said, pointing to the chair behind her. "Sure" she said, motioning for him to sit down. As he rounded her desk, he saw the bassinet and the baby inside, soundly asleep. "Oh my god" was all he could whisper. He looked back at her. "Can I…"

"Sure, but he just fell asleep, so…"

Ryan nodded and stood over the bassinet, looking down at the child. Kendall stood next to him, looking at him, trying to gauge his reaction. He was in awe of this child, this baby that was biologically his – a child he had never seen till right now. He looked at her and smiled. "He's perfect."

"Well, he has his moments" she said, tucking the blanket around him. Ryan cleared his throat and looked away. He quickly sat down in the chair and motioned for Kendall to do the same.

"OK, so you said you were leaving?"

"Yeah. I…I found Greenlee. It took forever, but I finally found her. She's living in Savannah, working for a PR firm, so I thought I would… well, now seems like a good time. Erin and Jonathan left last week…"

"Wait, where did Erin and Jonathan go?"

"Phoenix. She got a job offer from a friend out there and she found a great program for Jonathan. It will help him learn how to live on his own and help him find a job and… well, he needed to get out of this town, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity for them to go and I don't really have anything holding me here anymore and…well, I just want to see Greenlee and see if there is a chance to save things between us. I just…I wanted to let you know and I… I wanted to see him before I left" he said, motioning toward Will.

Kendall gave him a sad smile and reached out to squeeze his hand. "I hope it all works out for you Ryan."

He smiled back at her. "Me too. So how are things… I mean the baby looks good, but how are…"

"Zach and I are good. He's planning this vow-renewal/wedding thing for New Year's Eve and we're in the process of trying to find a nanny for Will…"

"Will" he said, looking over at the baby again. "Erica told me… it's William Alexander, right?"

"Yeah."

"That's a great name, Kendall. I mean it."

She smiled at him. "Thanks, Ryan."

"Well, I just…I guess I better get going." Ryan shot out of his chair and was halfway across the room before Kendall got turned around in hers. As she turned to face him, he turned back to face her.

"Kendall, I wanted… well, I wanted to say I was sorry. I was really mad, but I had no right… it's your life and I had no right to try to tell you… you can't help who you love and to have someone question that – I can only imagine what that felt like, and I'm sorry. I really want you and Will to be happy and safe and it seems like you are."

"We are."

"Then that's all that matters. Again, I am sorry for the way I acted that night."

"Water under the bridge, Ryan. I'm where I need to be and I'm with who I should be with and life is great."

Ryan sighed. "Good. Well, I'm leaving tonight, so I just wanted to say bye. I'll keep my cell number, just in case you need anything but it seems like you and Will are in good hands, but you never know."

Kendall just nodded her head and smiled. He returned her smile and quickly exited. Kendall looked at her sleeping child for a moment before returning to her work, not giving a second thought to the man who just walked out of her life.

"So he left town without as much as a fight?" Simone asked, stunned.

Kendall just nodded. They heard a knock on the door and turned to see Edie stick her head in. "Ladies, it would seem that things are finally ready."

"It's about time!" Kendall said, popping up off the couch. She held out her arms for her friend and her sister. They all participated in the group hug. "We'll see you down there" Bianca whispered in her sister's ear. Simone and Bianca quickly left. Kendall looked at herself in the mirror one last time.

"You ready, Kendall?" Edie asked, holding out a bouquet of flowers.

"You bet your ass, Edie" Kendall said, smiling.

Kendall took a deep breath, staring at the doors – those French doors that a year ago had been an escape from what she thought were all judging eyes. It was just a year ago that she had used those doors to run from the whispers, the stares, the man she thought she could never have. But now, these doors were leading to her love, her life, her family and she couldn't be happier.

The doors were thrown open as the beginning strands of Pachbel's Cannon started to play. She walked out on the terrace and saw him there, waiting for her just like he always did. He looked delectable in his new tuxedo and the way he was looking at her – well, she suddenly felt like the sexiest woman alive. As she reached the end of the aisle, she smiled down at her son in the arms of her mother. She handed her bouquet off to her sister as Zach reached out for her. He leaned down and kissed her on the cheek.

"You looking stunning Mrs. Slater" he whispered in her ear.

"You don't look to shabby yourself there Mr. Slater" she whispered back, kissing him quickly on the cheek. He wrapped her arm in his and escorted her the rest of the way up the aisle to the waiting Justice of the Peace.

The Justice of the Peace motioned for everyone to sit before looking at the couple in front of him. "Ladies and Gentleman – we are gathered here today…."

THE END (but be on the lookout for the sequel – "When the Walls Came Tumbling Down")