Disclaimer: I own nothing except my imagination and the boys
a/n: Thanks to everyone who left reviews on the previous chapters and I'm glad you guys liked them. Unfortunately, this is the final chapter to this story so I hope you guys will like the way I ended it.
Five years later - Thanksgiving
Tiny little patter could be heard from the kitchen where Abbey and Amanda were busying themsevles with cooking. After some tough arguying over who was going to host the event, Amanda had won with some help from Andrew. He came running in the kitchen with a little girl thrown over his shoulder and she was laughing.
"Don't run with her like that Andrew, she just ate." Abbey scolded her son.
"It's fine mom, she loves it when I do that."
"That's fine by me but if she throws up, I'm not cleaning it up." She countered.
"You ok up there Maddie?"
"Yes daddy." She giggled.
"Alright, let's go." He started running around the house again.
"That boy never listens." Amanda sighed.
"And yet you married him." Matt walked into the kitchen with a smile. "The sink is fixed."
"Thanks Matt but you really didn't have to do that today, it's Thanksgiving."
"It's fine, it was an easy fix. Do you need some help with anything? Shouldn't you be off your feet?" He asked as Abbey pushed some salad his way to cut up.
"I am fine, I promise."
"Doc said to take it easy baby." Andrew came back in the kitchen with the three year old in his arms, her head resting on her father's shoulder, panting.
"And you are doing nothing to help LIEUTENANT." She exaggerated the last words. Andrew had had the promotion a few months ago, right after they had found out she was pregnant with their second child.
"I told you I was fine."
"Yeah but you always say that." She scoffed.
"Where's my favourite niece?" Logan yelled as he walked into the kitchen, Madisson lifting her little head up and smiling at her uncle.
"Logan." She reached for him and he took her in his arms.
"Where's Isabelle?" Andrew sat down at the kitchen table to catch his breath
"She's still at work. She said she'll be here in time for dinner."
"That's great, and your brother?"
"I think he should show his face here later." He tickled Maddie.
"With a plus one?" Abbey and Matt exchanged a glance and smiled.
"He's been seeing this girl for the past few weeks."
"And why is it the first time we hear about it?" Abbey asked as she finished up the apple pie she was making and putting it in the stove.
"You know how Chase is mom. It's new, he doesn't want to share that with anyone just yet. I'm not even sure she'll come with him."
"It would be nice." Chase had dated a few girls and his last girlfriend, Claire, he always though she was the one but she had broken up with him and he had stayed alone since then and Abbey just wanted him to find someone that he would be happy with.
"I hope you didn't touch the turkey." Logan ribbed Andrew. Andrew was good at a lot of things but unlike Matt, cooking wasn't one of those things.
"Haha, very funny." He got up and grabbed him around the neck just as he handed Maddie to Abbey, knowing that Andrew would attack him. "Maybe I should have. Would serve you right." They fought, ending up on the kitchen floor fast enough.
"Can't the two of you ever stay out of trouble?" Both Logan and Andrew stopped and looked at who had entered.
"Look who's talking." They both stood up. Chase turned red, knowing his parents didn't know about what had happened two days before.
"Care sharing that story?" Matt asked.
Chase stood still a few seconds before he tried going for another approach. "I want you guys to meet Theresa, my girlfriend." Everyone finally noticed the small brunette that stood next to Chase, their fingers linked together.
"Oh dear, please excuse my sons." Abbey stood up, Maddie still in her arms. "I'm Abbey."
"I've heard so much about you." She smiled broadly.
"Good things I hope." She looked at Chase with a smirk.
"Great things. And for the guys, I have three older brothers, it gets super crazy when they're all together too."
"You'll fit right in then." Matt smiled at her.
"And that's my husband Matt, he's just as bad as the boys."
"Standing right here." Everyone laughed.
"You're silly grandpa." Maddie giggle from her perch in Abbey's arms.
"And you must be Madisson." Theressa walked closer to Abbey as Madisson pushed herself in her grandmother's neck. "You're uncle Chase talks about you all the time." She perked up at the thought of being talked about.
"I'm Maddie." She reached for Chase's girlfriend, instantly taking to her. "What's your name?"
"I'm Theresa but everyone calls me Tessa."
"Do you have a little sister?"
"Nope, only three brothers."
"Ewww, boys have cooties." She exclaimed dramatically.
"I'll tell you a secret." She lowered her voice so no one could hear and Maddie lened her forehead closer to hers. "Nice boys don't have cooties,only the mean ones do." She glanced sideways at Chase and winked at him.
"Aaaahhhhh." She looked up in realization, making all the adults in the room laugh.
"Alright everyone, why don't we give Theresa some space. She doesn't need to be swarmed on the first day."
"Come on kiddo." Amanda called from the counter where she was still preparing food. "Go play with your toys and let the grown-ups talk a little bit." The little girl did as she was told, Chase looking on as she did.
"So how long have you two been dating?" Abbey asked as she started taking dishes out to get the table ready.
"Mom, come on." Tessa slapped his arm.
"It's fine babe. We bumped into each other at school."
"School? Did I miss something?" Andrew asked the question everyone wanted to ask.
"I've been taking my paramedic certification, thought I'd add a string to my arc."
"So that's why you've been so tired lately." Logan said. They had both ended up at the same firehouse after graduation.
"And we just hit it off. We've been officially dating for five weeks now.
"I'm happy for the both of you." Abbey winked at Chase, a smile plastered on her face. When the doorbell rang and the door opened and closed, everyone turned to see who had entered.
"Hey, it's just me." Isabelle called from the door, Logan going to greet her. Everyone could hear whispered coming from the entryway before they showed themselves. "Hi, I'm Isabelle, Logan's girlfriend." She extended her hand for the new girl to shake.
"I'm Theresa but everyone calls me Tessa."
"It's nice to meet you. You've come into a great family, hey Abbey." She hugged her mother-in-law.
"Hey Isabelle. How's work?" Abbey said as they pulled apart.
"Great, I just got a promotion today."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Logan was all smiled for his girl.
"I figured I'd tell everyone at the same time." She smiled back at him, wrapping her arm around his waist.
"Speaking of telling everyone at the same time. Do you have something you want to tell us Logan?" Abbey asked as both he and Isabelle looked at each other with a smile.
"Maybe." He eluded giving her a real answer.
"Don't play with my heart Logan." Abbey said, her heart pumping faster with excitement.
"I asked Isabelle to marry me last night."
"And I said yes." She smiled, showing off her ring to a chorus of girls that were squealing like school girls.
"I knew about it." Matt pipped up.
"And you didn't tell me?" Abbey's mouth falling open. "Matt Casey." She said sternly.
"We will be on the porch." Matt smiled, the boys following him,laughing, leaving the girls to talk inside.
"This is a cause for celebration" Matt pulled out four cigars, handing one to each of his boys.
"I like where your mind is going dad." Andrew smirked as he took one for himself.
"Well you better enjoy this one because being a father of two will test your limits.
"I think I can handle it." Andrew had always been full of confidence, something he had taken from his father.
"I'll let you on in a secret though, and you can all listen to this one. Those women in there, all of them, they're superheroes."
"Getting all sentimental on us dad?" Logan chuckled.
"Trust me, if it wasn't for your mom, there are some times where I would have fallen apart. Don't take them for granted, ever." He got up and went inside, leaving all three of his sons together, as it should be. He walked into the kitchen and leaned against the far wall, looking over at Abbey, who smiled back at him. She left the three girls to talk and made her way to her husband.
"Hey you. Have a good talk with the boys?"
"Yeah. I can't believe that life has gone by so fast."
"Life does that sometimes." She laughed gently, kissing him tenderly.
"I've never imagined my life like this before I met you but we have three beautiful sons and a grand daughter with another grandchild on the way. How did we even get there?
"We're a great team and I love you."
"I love you too." He leaned down and they shared another kiss, one that was interrupted by a little someone.
"I'm hungry grandma." She pulled on Abbey's pants.
"Then let's go get some food." She kissed her little cheeks as she smiled at Matt, who returned an even brighter smile.
Everyone helped with the table, everyone pitching in to put the food on the table, Abbey sitting Madisson in her high chair. Everyone took their spot next to their significant other and just like every thanksgiving, it was time to give thanks.
"I'm forever thankful for our little family that will once again grow this year, adding not only another grandchild but also welcoming a beautiful new daughter-in-law. I love you." Abbey had never taken for granted the family life had given her after losing her own father more than two decades ago and now it was only going to get bigger.
"Speaking about another grandchild." Andrew smiled at Amanda and she nodded her head, telling him he could share their own news. "Amanda and I are expecting another baby girl AND." He said, quieting down everyone at the table. "We decided to call her Elizabeth Abigail Casey." Abbey couldn't help the tears that pooled in her eyes, feeling honoured that her son would take her name as a middle name for their second born child. Matt squeezed her hand and kissed her temple, whispering sweet nothings in her ear.
Their little family was growing bigger and they were together and they loved each other and that was all that really mattered in the end. Family was stronger than anything and after all these years, their family was strong and together, just as it should be.
a/n: So here it is. I just wrote the last words to the sequel to my FIRST original CF story and although it's bittersweet, I'm glad I went on this journey and that I've grown with it so thank you to everyone and please take a few last seconds to leave a review, I'd love to know what you guys thought of the ending. - Sarra