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A/N: This chapter is going to be long as there was a lot to write about. This is the chapter that many of you have been waiting for. Thank you all for your warm words and kind reviews. And now, on to the day of their wedding...

Chapter 13

Monday morning came and Sharon had set her alarm for 6:30 AM. The annoying beeping woke Andy out of his slumber and as he moved, he felt a heaviness on top of him. He smiled to himself as he realized it was Sharon and she too was stirring awake. She lifted her head up and met his eyes looking back at her. She leaned over across him to the night stand and turned off her alarm. She then laid back down on top of Andy and leaned her face towards his and kissed him. "Good morning" she said to him between kisses. "Hmm, morning" Andy said back to her. "We have a busy morning today" Sharon said and smiled. "That we do" he said as she started to move and get out of bed. Andy just watched her as she slipped on her robe and then made her way around their room getting things ready. He got out of bed and started to get his things ready as they had to leave for his doctor's appointment in about an hour. LA traffic on a Monday morning was anything but delightful.

Sharon's kids were up and the plan was that they were going to meet them at the courthouse at 9:30. Little did Sharon and Andy know that their wedding would not be at the courthouse, but at Griffith Observatory instead. This was the plan that their kids, Andrea, and Gavin were pulling off. They were going to enlist Provenza too as he was Andy's best man. Both Sharon and Andy placed her gown and his tux in a garment bag and had also packed a small duffle bag with other items and placed it by the front door. Andy double-checked to make sure that he had their rings with him. They ate breakfast and Andy took his medicine, and they were out the door on their way to Andy's doctor's appointment..

Rusty called up Lt. Provenza and informed him of what they were planning and he agreed to help them. He and Patrice were going to be at the courthouse, so they would drive the couple over to Griffith Observatory themselves. The kids would go directly there from the condo and make sure that Gavin was ready with everything set up.

Andy and Sharon arrived at his doctor's office and had a seat in the waiting area. Andy was starting to get nervous. "You okay?" Sharon asked him. "Yes, I just hope the doc tells me that everything looks good and clears me to go back to work" he said smiling back at her. She grabbed his hand and held it in hers while they waited. "Andy?" the nurse called him and both of them got up and walked through the door to the exam rooms. The nurse took Andy's vitals and other information and also drew some blood for them to test.

About ten minutes of waiting and the doctor came into the exam room. "Hello Lieutenant, how are you feeling?" the doctor asked him. "I feel great doc, I've been following your diet that you placed me on, and I've been taking all of my medications" Andy said. "Good to hear" the doctor said back to him. "Any side effects with the new medication I placed you on?" the doctor asked. "Nope" Andy answered. The doctor then listened to his heart and then Andy laid down on the table and they took an EKG. "You're doing good, heart sounds good and your EKG is normal. We will just wait for the blood work to come back, which shouldn't take long" the doctor said and wrote down notes in the computer.

Andy put his shirt back on and waited with Sharon for the blood work to come back. "So tell me, have you been relaxing this past week like I told you to do?" the doctor asked them as they waited. "Uh, well" Andy said as he looked at Sharon. "We went up to Monterey for a long weekend getaway and unfortunately our getaway was cut short due to us running into an escaped serial killer" Andy told the doctor. The doctor chuckled and just said "really?"

"Yes, I know it's a little much but the killer went after us and attacked Andy in the arm" Sharon told the doctor as Andy pointed to the scar on his left arm. "He went to the local hospital and was checked out there afterwards, they said everything looked good" Sharon concluded. "Well, that's good to hear" the doctor stated as the nurse came back into the room with his blood work results. The doctor looked the report over and said "Lieutenant, everything with your blood work looks very good, and combined with the results of the EKG, I am going to clear you to go back to work" the doctor told Andy. "I want you to make an appointment in about 1 month for another check-up". The doctor got up and shook Andy's hand "stay safe out there Lieutenant". "Keep him in line" the doctor said to Sharon and shook her hand as well and then walked out of the room.

Sharon looked at Andy and she was relieved to hear the good news that the doctor had told them about Andy's health. They gathered up his things and made their way towards the front of the office where Andy stopped and made another appointment. Then they made their way out of the building and drove towards the courthouse. Sharon texted Emily that they were all done at the doctor's office. 'Good' was all Emily replied. She then texted Provenza to let him know that they were now on their way over. 'Patrice and I are waiting here for you' he said.

They arrived at the courthouse and met up with Patrice and Provenza. "What did the doctor say Andy?" Patrice asked him. "That everything looks good and cleared me for work again" Andy said as they greeted each other. "That's great news!" Patrice said. All four of them headed to the clerk's office so that Sharon and Andy could apply for their marriage license. There was no line when they walked into the office and filled out the paperwork while they showed the clerk their identifications. "Are you going to be changing your name?" the clerk asked Sharon. Sharon looked up from filling out the paperwork. "Oh, uh, yes I am" Sharon stated. Andy looked at her and just smiled. "We can figure out the details at work later" Sharon said to him quietly.

After all paperwork was submitted to the clerk, the clerk inputted it all into their computer systems and about 10 minutes later, they had their marriage license. "Come on Flynn, come with me over this way" Provenza said to Flynn as he looked at Patrice and nodded to her. She smiled back at Louie. "Sharon, I'll help you get ready" Patrice said to her as she ushered her out towards the restrooms. "But I wonder where the kids are at? Emily told me they would meet us here" Sharon said to Patrice as they were walking. Patrice just looked at her and decided to tell her the truth, after all, they had to get these two over to where their wedding was being held so they would find out sooner or later.

"Um, Sharon, your kids aren't going to be showing up here this morning" Patrice started to tell her as Sharon got ready and changed her clothes in the women's restroom. "What?" Sharon said. "Well, you see, they enlisted the help of several people close to you to pull off yours and Andy's wedding ceremony" Patrice said back to Sharon. Sharon walked out of the bathroom stall wearing her Tadashi Shoji Lace Column gown in light pink. She looked stunning and was stunned herself when she heard Patrice say that. "I knew they were planning something" Sharon said to Patrice as Patrice helped her zip up her gown and place the necklace that Andy bought her around her neck. "You look absolutely beautiful Sharon, Andy isn't going to know what hit him when he sees you in this" Patrice said. "And this necklace matches perfectly to your outfit" she added. "Thank you Patrice" Sharon said and she looked at herself in the mirror. "Andy gave me this necklace as a wedding gift" she said.

Meanwhile, Andy was getting ready and looked dapper in his tuxedo that he was wearing. "So, I wonder when the kids will get here" he asked out loud. Provenza just looked at him, "Okay, promise me you won't get mad and cooperate fully with what I have to say" Provenza said to Andy. Andy just looked at him and wondered what was going on. "All right old man, spit it out. What are you talking about?" Andy asked. "All of your kids enlisted the help of several people to work on this wedding ceremony of yours" Provenza stated to him. "So all you have to do is get ready, and follow Patrice and myself, and don't ask questions" he concluded to him. Andy looked at him and then thought back to everything yesterday that happened at the condo with the kids there. "I knew they were up to something" Andy said to Provenza. "Does Sharon know?" he asked. "Patrice is telling her right now" Provenza said as Andy finished tying his bow tie. He looked at himself in the mirror and took a deep breath. Provenza patted him on the back and asked "Are you ready?". Andy looked back at him. "Definitely yes" he said as he shook Provenza's hand and walked out with all of his belongings.

Andy and Provenza waiting outside in the lobby area for Sharon and Patrice to walk out. Andy was looking at his shoes, as he was starting to get nervous. Just then, Sharon and Patrice walked out and towards the men. Provenza tapped Andy in the arm and Andy looked up to see Sharon looking absolutely breathtaking as she walked over to them. He smiled his biggest smile yet and as she walked over to him tears started to form in her eyes. "Hello beautiful" Andy said as he wiped her tears away.

"Alright, let's go get this show on the road, literally" Provenza said to the two as he lead them along with Patrice outside to the car. "Wait a minute, where are we going?" Andy asked Provenza. "I said not to ask questions Flynn, now get in the car" Provenza said back to Andy. Andy and Sharon sat in the back seat while Provenza drove with Patrice sitting in the front seat. Andy held Sharon's hand the whole ride and wondered where they were going. As they got on the 101 and headed north, Sharon looked back at Andy and smiled. He lifted their joined hands together and kissed her hand.

They finally reached their destination, Griffith Observatory, and Provenza pulled up in front of the main building. "Ok ladies, I'm letting you off here and then Andy and I are going to park and we will make our way to the area" Provenza said and kissed Patrice as she got out of the car. Sharon looked at Andy. "I'll see you in a little bit" she whispered to him. "Remind me to thank our children and whoever else for this" Andy said as he gave her a chastely kiss and Sharon left the car. Patrice guided Sharon into the main building where they met up with Emily, Nicole, and Andrea.

After parking close by, Provenza and Andy started to walk back towards the building, but then Provenza steered Andy towards the back where there was a tent set up and chairs where lined up outside the observatory. Andy followed him back there and saw Ricky, Rusty, and his son Charlie all standing there. Provenza and Andy walked over to them and shook all of their hands. "I don't know how you guys pulled all of this off, but we really appreciate it" Andy said to them. "You're welcome Andy, but it was mostly Andrea and Gavin who did the leg work on getting all of this together" Ricky said to him. "Oh, here you should wear this" Rusty said as he handed Andy a pink rose boutonniere. Andy allowed the guys to pin the rose on his tux as he was a little nervous. Andy spotted Gavin talking with someone and then walked over to where he was standing.

"Gavin, I just want to say this is amazing" Andy said to Gavin as he shook his hand. "Well Lieutenant, it is not every day when my best friend, and phenomenal Captain of the LAPD, gets married" Gavin said to Andy. Gavin pulled Andy in closer. "Take care of my girl, Lieutenant" he said as he shook Andy's hand. Andy nodded back at him. He then noticed all of the people that came to see the two of them get married. The whole squad was there, including Lt. Cooper, and even Chief Howard was in attendance. He also saw Dean, Nicole's husband, and his step grandchildren as well sitting and behaving themselves. He waved to them and both step grandchildren waved back. They all took their seats as Gavin brought the Justice of the Peace over to meet Andy. "Bill, this is the groom Lieutenant Andy Flynn" he said as he introduced him. Andy shook his hand. "Please call me Andy" he said to the man. "Bill is a friend of mine who just happens to be a Justice of the Peace and was available to perform your wedding today" Gavin explained to Andy.

Gavin walked away to make sure that the ladies were all set. Andy walked over to where he would be standing and Provenza was next to him. "Oh, I almost forgot" Andy said to Provenza as he handed him the rings to hold. "Relax Flynn" he said to him as they waited for Sharon to come out.

Gavin walked into the building to see Sharon looking stunning as ever. She was holding a simple pink bouquet of roses. He walked up to her and gave her a hug and a kiss on the cheek. "You look beautiful darling" he said to her. "Gavin, Andrea, you did not have to go all out on this" Sharon said to both of them. They looked at each other. "It's not every day your best friend gets married, Sharon" Gavin said to her. "And we both wanted to help out after your kids told us what they had planned" Andrea said. "Are you ready? Cause your hot Lieutenant has been waiting for you" Gavin said to Sharon. Sharon nodded back and smiled at him. "Thank you" she said to him and gave him a peck on his cheek.

The girls all walked out of the building and took their seats. Nicole sat next to Dean and her step children while Emily sat down next to her two brothers. Andrea and Patrice sat down near the front behind her children. Gavin sat down next to Chief Howard. Sharon walked out of the building and looked at Andy who was standing in front of her next to his best friend, Provenza. He looked dapper in his tuxedo and she couldn't believe that this was how they were getting married. She wanted something simple, but their children and their friends helped pull off something better. There was music playing, some instrumental piece played by a string quartet as Sharon started her journey towards Andy. As Sharon got closer, she smiled at Andy and he smiled back at her. When she got to him, they joined hands and turned towards Bill, the Justice of the Peace, who then began their marriage ceremony.

"Sharon and Andy, today you celebrate one of life's greatest moments and give recognition to the worth and beauty of love, as you join together in vows of marriage" Bill started saying as they looked at one another. "From this day onward you must come closer together than ever before, you must love one another in sickness and in health," Sharon started to tear up and Andy wiped a tear away from Sharon's face. "for better and for worse, but at the same time your love should give you the strength to stand apart, to seek out your unique destinies, to make your special contribution to the world which is always part of us and more than us" Bill stated to them as they continued to hold hands.

"Do you have the rings?" Bill asked them. Andy turned behind him and Provenza handed both of the rings to Andy. He handed Sharon his ring and smiled at her. He couldn't believe this was really happening. He was the luckiest man on the face of the Earth right now. Sharon looked so beautiful as she stood next to him and smiled back. "Andy, please place the ring on Sharon's finger and say your vows to her" Bill motioned for Andy to do so. Andy placed the ring on her finger. "Sharon, I love you with all of my heart. You are the love of my life. I will honor and cherish you until the day that I die. I will be your protector and your friend. I promise you my honesty, my fidelity, and my support. You are my comfort, and my joy. Wear this ring as a symbol of my never ending commitment and devotion to you" Andy said as he smiled to Sharon.

Sharon then placed the ring on Andy's finger. "Andy, our love for each other is constantly growing. You have been there for me throughout these years. You are the love of my life and I love you with all of my heart. I promise you my constant friendship, my honesty, my fidelity, and my support. I will honor and cherish you until the day that I die. You are my protector and my best friend. Wear this ring as a symbol of my never ending commitment and devotion to you" Sharon said to him as she smiled and became emotional. Andy joined hands with Sharon and turned back to face Bill.

"By the act of joining hands, you take to yourself the relation of husband and wife and solemnly promise to love, honor, comfort and cherish each other so long as you both shall live. Therefore, in accordance with the law of California and by virtue of the authority vested in me by the state of California, I do pronounce you husband and wife" Bill said to the both of them. Sharon smiled back at Andy and then she looked at all of the people who were there witnessing this exchange between them, and then looked back at Andy. Andy looked at Sharon and he was starting to get tears in his eyes. "Congratulations, you may kiss your bride" Bill concluded and Andy leaned in to Sharon and kissed her.

Everyone in the audience was clapping at this wonderful sight in front of them. Andy and Sharon both turned around and Provenza shook Andy's hand. The string quartet started to play music and then Andy and Sharon walked hand in hand down the main aisle, past everyone, and over to where there was an overlook of the city. Gavin had a photographer there as well and they were taking pictures of them alone and then when everyone else joined them. They took pictures with all of their children and their squad as well. Everyone congratulated them. Then Gavin ushered everyone over to where the tent was set up as the reception was starting and the catering service had begun. "I can't believe our kids planned this for us" Sharon said to Andy as he held her tight. "They are pretty amazing, but not as amazing as you are Sharon" Andy said whispering to her and kissed her. They moved over to where the tent was and joined the reception.

Gavin had really outdone himself this time, with the help and coordination of Andrea and their kids. He was able to pull off this celebration without a hitch. As Sharon and Andy walked around and greeted everyone, the caterers were bringing the food around to the different tables. It was something simple and yet elegant. After everyone ate, the music started again and there was a makeshift dance floor. Andy and Sharon shared their first dance as a married couple dancing to At Last, by Etta James.

Several songs later, Gavin was now dancing with Sharon as Andy danced with his daughter, Nicole. As Sharon and Gavin danced, Sharon thanked him for setting all of this up for them. "Gavin, I wanted to thank you for all of this, how can Andy and I repay you" Sharon said. Gavin looked up at the sky and then back at Sharon and smiled. "Well, you could let me sue Peter Goldman on your behalf for his invasion of your privacy" Gavin said to her. "I always wanted to get him in a civil suit" he added. "Plus, Andrea could only get a $500,000 fine assessed to him with 240 hours of community service" he said to Sharon. Sharon really didn't want to think about Goldman at this point. She looked over to where Andy was dancing with Nicole. "Let me think about it with Andy and I'll get back to you" Sharon said as they continued to dance.

Things were starting to wind down and Sharon was sitting at a table nibbling on some food while Andy was talking with Provenza on the other side of the table. Emily walked up to her mother. "Hey mom?" she asked, Sharon looked up at her. "The boys and I are going to stay out of the condo tonight so you and Andy could be alone on your wedding night" she said to her smirking. Sharon stood up and gave her a hug. "I wanted to thank you and everyone you enlisted to help with this, you guys are amazing" Sharon said to her. "Well, we had an amazing teacher mom" Emily said back to her.

Patrice walked up to where Andy and Louie were at. "Come on Louie, let's leave the newlyweds alone and head home" she said to him as she grabbed on to his arm. Provenza shook Andy's hand again. "Congratulations Flynn, now don't mess this up" he said to him and then they walked over to where Sharon was at. "We are going to head out now" Patrice said to Sharon. Sharon gave her a hug. "Thank you Patrice" she said to her. She then shook Provenza's hand. "Thank you Lieutenant" she said to him. "You are welcome Captain" he said as he looked over at Andy. "Please take care of him" he said to her. She smiled back at him. "Don't worry, I will" she said and watched them walk away.

She walked over to where Andy was standing now and looked around at everything. Everyone was mostly gone now. Andrea had to return to court for something. Chief Howard returned to the PAB also. Their kids had left leaving just them and Gavin. Gavin was speaking with the caterers and the band. When he was done, he walked over to where the two of them were standing. "Go, enjoy yourselves" Gavin said to both of them. "I've got the rest of this here" he added. "Oh, okay well how are we getting home as our car is still parked at the courthouse?" Andy asked him as he shook his hand. "I had Rusty drive it over here, it is parked out front" Gavin said to them. Sharon hugged Gavin. "Thank you again" she said to him. He pulled back and looked at her. "Think about what I said earlier" he said to her and then walked back to take care of things.

Andy looked back at Sharon. "Are you ready Mrs. Flynn?" he asked as he held out his hand for her. "Oh, yes I am Mr. Flynn" Sharon said as she smiled and let Andy hold her hand. They walked out to where Gavin said their car was parked. "So what was Gavin telling you earlier?" he asked her as they got to their car. "I had asked him what we could do to repay him for all of this today" she said as she slipped inside the car. Andy leaned down next to her. "What did he say?" Andy said as he kissed her chastely on her lips. "He wants to sue Goldman on our behalf" she said as he pulled away from the kiss and she caressed his face. "Let him then" Andy said as he started to move from her area and walked around to the other side of the car. "Right now, I want to concentrate on you, my love, and how we are going to celebrate the rest of the night, alone" he said as he smiled to her and gave her a wink. He started the car and drove to the condo, holding her left hand in his right hand the entire way home as a promise of their future together bright as the stars in the night sky.

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