Chapter 12
The next day, Amanda and Reese are at SVU and they are talking about the engagement photos that will be taken soon. Amanda still hasn't decided if she wants to send the photos to her mother and her sister. She doesn't know what to do. She doesn't know what to think or say.
"I'll still be your friend no matter what you decide to do." Reese says.
"Actually, I decided not to send the engagement photos to my mom or my sister after. I'll just send my mom a photo of Jesse and that's it." Amanda says.
"Serves them right after everything that they did to you." Reese responds.
Amanda has decided not to send the engagement photos to her mother and her sister. She decides that she'll send a photo of Jesse to her mother so that she knows that her oldest daughter had a baby and is managing just fine without her mother. Amanda decides that next time she visits her sister at Rikers, she'll tell her that she's engaged.
"Reese, will you be my bridesmaid?" Amanda asks.
"Of course, I will." Reese replies.
Amanda is happy that she has asked Reese to be her bridesmaid. All she needs now is a maid of honor. Olivia walks into the squad room and she finds Amanda and Reese talking about the engagement photos.
"Have you decided if you want to send the engagement photos to your mother and your sister, Amanda?" Olivia asks.
"Yeah. I decided not to send the photos after what they did to me. I'll just send my mom a photo of Jesse and I'll tell my sister about my engagement next time I see her." Amanda replies.
Amanda is excited about taking her engagement photos. She is glad that she asked Carisi to take her engagement photos. She decides to take the pictures the next day. She needs to ask Olivia if she would be her maid of honor. She already has two bridesmaids.
"Liv, will you be my maid of honor?" Amanda asks.
"Of course, I will." Olivia replies.
Olivia is glad that Amanda has asked her to be her maid of honor. Amanda tells Olivia that she and her father went to see Dr. Lindstrom the other day. Seeing a therapist has helped Amanda and her father move on from their past so that they can look forward for the future.
"At least you and your father can move forward and think about the future." Olivia says.
"Yeah. Everything happens for a reason." Amanda says.
Reese, Amanda and Olivia talk about what they want to with Amanda's engagement photos. Amanda decides to tell her sister first before telling her mother about her engagement. She has made the right choice not to send her mother and her sister the engagement photos. Declan, Fin and Carisi are in the interview room. They wonder what Declan plans on saying to them.
"So what's going on, lieutenant?" Carisi asks.
"I need a favor from the both of you. I need two groomsmen and a best man." Declan replies.
Declan has just told Fin and Carisi that he needs groomsmen and a best man. They don't know what to think or say. Amanda has her two bridesmaids and her maid of honor picked out. Fin and Carisi wonder what the favor could be.
"Fin, I would like you to be my best man." Declan says.
"Right back at you, Murphy." Fin responds.
"I'll take that as a yes." Declan says.
Declan has just asked Fin to be his best man. All he needs now is groomsmen. He prepares to ask Carisi to be his groomsmen. He will also need one more groomsmen after Carisi agrees to be his groomsmen.
"Carisi, I would like you to be my groomsman." Declan says.
"You got it, lieutenant." Carisi responds.
"I'll take that as a yes." Declan says.
Declan is glad that he just asked Fin to be his best man and Carisi to be his groomsman. He needs one more groomsman and then the wedding party is complete. Amanda is hoping that Declan will get to meet Doom. He wonders what he's like. He's also a cop too.