THREE YEARS LATER…

It was midnight.

Season four filming was to be filmed the next day and Lori had decided to take a stroll in the park to try and piece her thoughts together for the first time in three years. In fact, as Lori began tapping her finger on the park bench and moving to sit on it, she realized the trip to the park was not only desired but necessary before returning to the set. Since that night a year ago, there existed a vivid, painful distance between her and John.

That night, she had hurried into her car and escaped to the place she believed she could break down and no one would catch her. The place that had always been her hideaway, her sanctuary. But as she was sitting down, it only took a moment for her cycling thoughts to be interrupted.

"How did you know I was here?" Lori asked the shadow that stood in front of her.

"Because I know you, Lori." John went to the bench to take a seat beside her. "I heard what happened and I wanted to make sure you were okay."

"You can't expect to charm your way into making me happy this time," Lori mumbled to him.

"Who said I was?" John asked, pulling Lori's head onto his shoulder. He pressed his lips against her forehead. He let her lay her head on him as she finally allowed herself to break into tears. The sight shattered John's heart.

The silence that had begun between them after that night had seemed to last longer than the night three years ago when Lori had told John to move on; she was with her husband. Lori sighed as the discussion had arisen in her mind.

Ex-husband… she reminded herself.

Lori looked up at the sky.

I asked the sky just what we had

A sad smile came to her face. That moment three years ago when she had looked up at the sky on the Fuller House balcony felt like just yesterday. So much yet not so much had changed since then.

But as Lori subconsciously moved to twist the ring on her left hand, a lump quickly got caught in her throat and she placed her hand back on her lap.

The wedding ring was long gone, she remembered.

It shone forever.

Lori missed John, she realized.

After John had comforted her that night, Lori had gone straight home and gotten into bed. Of course, she couldn't sleep. She hadn't been able to sleep since the night Mossimo had filed for divorce. Since she started living as a single mom.

At first, she had blamed herself. She was the one who slept with someone else. She was the one who helplessly had eyes for someone else. She was the one who kept secrets from her family.

Her marriage with Mossimo had been one of the main things she had always taken pride in. She had loved her family. She had loved her husband. But the years following up to where they were now had included him arguing that while she may love him, he would simply not be able to make her as happy as he knew she could be.

When Lori had announced to Mossimo what had happened between her and John, it took them a few months to fix what had been broken. And after those few months had passed, they did seem to be happy again. In fact, Lori had constantly reassured him and after multiple discussions and meetings with a marriage counselor, their relationship seemed to not only return back to its normal state, but it also appeared to be stronger than ever before.

"Marriages hit their low points and true love finds its way back," Mossimo declared to Lori.

Lori had found her will to smile and that night had been a magical reconciliation.

However, the following months had Mossimo realizing that their marriage was a two-way street. Lori loved him. He was in love with Lori. That simple difference changed everything. And since he was in love with Lori, he wanted her to be the happiest she could possibly be. Which required him to file for divorce.

Now, three years since John and Lori's rendezvous, two years since marriage counseling, a year since the separation, and a few months since the officialized divorce, Lori found herself sitting on the park bench, staring up at the sky.

When Mossimo left, she realized he was right.

A part of her heart would always belong to John. She knew it was unfair for the man who loved her with every piece of his heart, but John… her love for John was undying. No matter how hard she tried, nothing and no one could replace him.


As John laid in bed, he looked beside him and a bitter smile came to his face.

Since he had told Juliette to leave that one night, he had vowed to only spend his nights with women whom he truly had feelings for. And since that vow, he had only spent nights with one woman. A woman he truly cared about. A woman whom he toured Europe with; whom he adopted a dog with.

However, that woman was no longer laying beside him.

Once again, he was alone in bed.

Before turning off the light, John looked through his missed notifications. After a moment, he went to his contact list. He scrolled to Lori's name and contemplated contacting her. He stared at her contact photo before finally turning off the light and trying to fall asleep.


"Are you okay?" Bob asked, snapping John, who had been distracted by Lori walking by, back into reality.

"What? Yeah," John replied, dazing off once again.

"How are you holding up? You know, since the whole Caitlin thing?" Dave questioned, in attempt to get details.

John took a deep breath before looking at him again.

"It was for the best. She wasn't the one," he answered.

"There are so many other women out there—" Bob started.

"Guys, guys…" John held his hand up to stop them from talking. "Can we not do this whole advice thing? I know there are 'plenty of fish in the sea.' Look, I've got it. I'm fine. I tried the whole adult relationship with Caitlin, it just didn't work out, " John looked over in Lori's direction again. The guys turned to look at what he was staring at.

"Oh no…" Dave commented.

"You can't do this again," Bob warned.

John stared at Lori one last time before looking back at Bob and Dave. "Don't worry, I know. That ship has sailed." He put his hands up, pleading innocent.


"How have you been holding up?" Candace trailed behind Lori as they walked into the window-walled lounge and sat down.

Lori sighed. She was so tired of the whole 'How are you after the divorce' thing, but she knew her friend was just genuinely concerned about how she had been since they had last seen each other.

"It's been a rough year, but I'm good, the girls are good. I love Mossimo and always will, but he did what he thought was best and it's okay. We're still amicable. He's just not the one I'm going to be with forever."

"I'm sure you'll be okay. You've always been so strong and independent," Candace assured her. "And if you ever need anything just let us know. We're here for you."

Lori feigned a smile and nodded. She knew it was going to be okay. Some days were just harder than others.

"Hey, Lori!" Andrea and Jodie greeted almost simultaneously as they both walked into the room and hugged her before sitting down.

"So…" Jodie began. "I hope you've been okay. I always knew that loverboy was nothing but trouble."

Candace and Andrea raised their eyebrows at Jodie, surprised. They never thought those words would come out of her mouth.

As Andrea's eyes went back to Lori, Candace kept hers on Jodie. "Oh, really," she stated blatantly.

Jodie nodded nonchalantly, unchanged by their reactions.

Lori shook her head. "It was never John's fault. There was more to it than what had happened between me and him. Mossimo had eventually come to realize that at the end of the day, John and I were just friends."

Jodie looked back at Lori. "And now?"

Candace moved her hand to slap Jodie's arm, but Jodie wisely caught her hand and stopped her from doing so.

"Anyway..." Jodie started again, shooting Candace a look before returning to Lori. "You should have some fun now that you're single again. Live it up. If not with John, I know a couple of guys who are really attractive." She paused for a moment to think before continuing. "Ooh, I have one right here!" Jodie pulled out her phone and scrolled through it to find a picture.

Lori laughed. "Thank you. I appreciate it, but I'm not really ready to hit the dating scene just yet."

"I totally understand," Andrea agreed. "I didn't date for almost a year after my divorce was finalized. It's good to take time for yourself. Find out who you are and what you want."

"But just look at him," Jodie insisted, holding up her phone and displaying a picture of a guy who looked like a model.

Lori raised her eyebrows in surprise. "He is very attractive. Although even when I do date, I need someone a little more appropriate. I'm a mom of two teenage daughters, not some twenty-year-old. I think I just need time. It's all still so fresh."

Jodie nodded in understanding, setting her phone down on the table.

"Well, we support you and whatever you decide," Andrea declared.

"Yes, agreed. We're here for you if you ever need anything. Even if that thing is for us to set you up on a date," Jodie teased.

Candace and Andrea both glared at her.

"What? Hey, I said if!" Jodie defended, laughing. "But all jokes aside, all three of us are here for you, always."

"She-wolf pack forever," Candace quoted the show and smiled.

All three of them nodded before sticking their hands up like ears and all four howling before bursting out laughing.

"You girls are the best. Thank you," Lori replied with a smile, thankful for each of them.


Lori checked her hair one last time in the mirror. She smiled at the beautiful white gown the costume designers had chosen for Becky's vow renewal dress. She was so happy that after the quirky Gibbler-Katsopolis vow renewal-almost wedding in Fuller House season one, that Becky and Jesse were finally going to have a real vow renewal. A serious one. Just the two of them. The ceremony the two characters deserved after all these years.


As Lori walked down the aisle, John had to catch his breath. Somehow she seemed to get more beautiful every time he saw her and to see her in that wedding dress—wow.

Lori took her place in front of John. When she caught his eyes, he winked at her, causing her to smile softly at him.

"You look… wow," he told her in a whisper.

Lori grinned for a second before stopping herself. "It's not real, Stamos."

The words had been meant for her own head and had unintentionally acted as missiles shooting out of her mouth.

John's smile darkened but he still looked into her eyes courageously. "I know that, Loughlin," he answered simply.

The directors yelled action and John began stating his lines as Jesse Katsopolis. Lori had Rebecca looking deeply into her husband's eyes. However, as nerves slipped into Lori, she could feel her heart racing and she had to look away. She chose to turn her eyes to the audience. She looked around, seeing the other characters happily supporting them. A few of the females had wisely chosen to go for teary-eyes. Lori's eyes then went to Candace, the wise soul who had told Lori to avoid falling for John in the first place. Lori's heart cracked as she realized that she was probably right— if she had kept her distance, her marriage may still be intact. Then her eyes moved to the man beside her. DJ's hands were rested peacefully in Steve's, and a tear was rolling down her face.

After a moment, it was time for Jesse to say his vows, and Lori turned her eyes back to him.

"Becky, I knew from the moment I met you, you were the one. I loved you since the moment I first laid eyes on you and I love you more every day. I didn't deserve you then and I don't deserve you now. You changed me and I'm a better man because of you. You're the best thing to ever happen to me and it's an honor to wake up every morning to your beautiful smile. To get to be there with you throughout each and every day. To kiss you. To hold you. To love you. I can't imagine my life without you and I can't wait to spend the next twenty-eight years with you. I love you now and I love you forever."

Lori felt a wave of emotions and tried to fight back tears she could feel building as she spoke her lines.

"Jess, you're the most wonderful man I've ever met. You make me laugh. You hold my hand when things are hard. You blessed me with the two greatest gifts of all, our sons," Becky looked out at their twins who were sitting in the audience next to Danny and smiled before returning to look at Jesse.

"Thank you for always putting our family and me first. I was in love with you twenty-eight years ago, and now that I've seen what a wonderful husband and father you've become, I'm even more in love with you. I'm the luckiest woman on earth. Thank you for the most incredible twenty-eight years of my life. I love spending every day with you. I love laughing with you, and most of all, John…"

Did she just—? She just— John thought to himself as his heart pounded a million beats a second.

"I've been so happy loving you. I will continue to love you forever," Lori smiled at him as she finished her lines, too captivated in the moment to realize the mistake she had just made.

"Why thank you, Lori." John smirked, causing a confused look to arise on Lori's face.

"Wait, what?" Lori's eyes widened in puzzlement as she looked down at their hands. John had been rubbing his thumbs on hers.

"Cut!" the director yelled, walking over.

"It's Jesse, not John, Lori. Let's take it from the top," the director instructed.

That's when Lori realized. Her heart raced and she turned a deep shade of red. There was a clear indication of panic on her face as she frantically looked at the half-confused, half-laughing audience; when she accidentally caught eyes with John again, she shut her eyes in further embarrassment.

Oh my gosh. I just— I can't believe I just— she felt a sense of panic and worry. John squeezed her hand which caused her to open her eyes and look back at him.

"It's okay," he mouthed silently, assuring her with a smile. She took a deep breath to try to calm down.

Just then the director yelled action and they took the scene from the top, resaid their vows and continued to the next lines.

"Jesse, do you take Becky to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

"I do."

"Becky, will you take Jesse to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

"I….I….I…"

Lori's eyes widened, her heart racing faster than before. She knew these weren't her lines. Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis would have easily said, "I do," but she wasn't acting as Rebecca Donaldson-Katsopolis; she was acting as Lori Loughlin.

Lori looked at John and then the audience, freezing in place. Everything had felt too real, too soon. She had acted in plenty of wedding scenes before, but having divorced from her husband just a few months back and standing in front of the man whom she should have, just like Aunt Becky, given her heart to twenty-eight years ago, she just couldn't keep her composure.

Lori shook her head, running off stage.

Candace, Jodie, and Andrea rushed after her as John stood there in shock.

"...And cut again!" the director called out awkwardly.


"Are you okay?" Jodie asked Lori, placing a hand on her shoulder. Lori was sitting on a chair in the hallway, the girls surrounding her.

"I don't understand what came over me just now… I've acted for so many years, and that has never happened to me...and I can't believe I said John instead of Jesse. I feel like such a—"

"It's okay," Candace assured, placing a hand on her.

Lori put her head in her hands, sobbing.

"I didn't want to ruin my marriage. I didn't want to change the atmosphere around here. I didn't want to break John's heart again… I didn't want any of this to happen…"

Candace leaned forward to pull Lori into a hug.

"It's okay, you'll make it through this."

"We're all still a family, Lori," Andrea added. "And even with the tension that comes with you and John, we will always be a family and nothing will change that."

Jodie smiled sadly, patting Lori's shoulder.

There was a silence among them before Lori finally spoke again.

"I know I have to go back out there, but I'm so embarrassed. This is all just really difficult…"

"What is?" Jodie questioned as she fixed Lori's hair.

"I know it's all in character, but…" Lori paused. She looked up at the door to the ceremony and sighed. "How can I go out there and say 'I do' to a man whom should have heard those words from me all those years back…"

The girls all exchanged looks unsure of what to say. Andrea then bent down to Lori's level and looked at her as she patted her knee.

"It's okay. It will all be okay. I know it's hard, but hey, I've made way worse mistakes on stage. No one is going to judge you. You and John can talk about it or avoid each other after, whichever you choose. Right now you should just go out there and channel all of these emotions you're feeling into Jesse and Becky's vows," Andrea suggested before standing up again.

Lori looked up at her, calming down.

"For the fans, okay?" Andrea asked.

Lori thought about Andrea's words. For Lori, acting was never about the fame or the money. It was about doing what she loved and making an audience smile. Even when times got rough, she knew she could count on her fans and Full/Fuller House family to keep her smiling, and she couldn't be more grateful to have them in her life.

Lori finally stood up, and with a nod and smile, wiped her tears away.

"Always," she announced before walking back to the ceremony.


Lori tried to keep it together as they redid the scene for the third time, but her head was spinning. She was still so embarrassed she said John's name, but more than anything, she was preoccupied with the reason behind the error. As John said his vows as Jesse, Lori felt his words warm her soul. She felt all of the emotions from their special night together three years ago flood through her body and her heart helplessly twisted in a knot.

When he looked into her eyes and told her he was even more in love with her now, she had felt all of the emotions from their first date come back. When he told her that she made him a better man, she had felt the words resonate through her heart. When he said that he loves her now and will love her forever, she had felt the sudden desire to be the woman exchanging vows not with Jesse Katsopolis, but with John Stamos.

She poured her heart and soul into her lines almost as if she was on autopilot, mastering all of the lines, expressions, and emotions and surprising everyone, especially herself.

For the first time, she realized John was the one she was meant to spend the rest of her life with.


"Third time's the charm," John said once wrapping the scene. He smiled at Lori.

She rolled her eyes. That was just the sort of comment she expected from him.

"That was by far the best mishap we've had so far," John smiled as he walked into his office and Lori followed him.

"Yeah, about that..." Lori's voice trailed, but when John looked at her, she stopped.

John's facial expression turned serious. "What happened out there? You worried me for a moment." Lori stared blankly, getting lost in his eyes. "Is everything okay with y—"

Before John could finish his sentence, he could feel Lori suddenly wrap her arms around his neck. She swiftly pressed her lips against his and desperately pushed herself toward him.

In doing so, she ended up knocking his back against the door and slamming it closed. She pulled her body even closer to him as her tongue danced with his.

After a moment, John regained a sense of his surroundings and forced himself to pull back.

"Whoa, what are you doing?" John asked, pushing space between them.

"I erm…" Lori bit her lip nervously. She looked away from John and took a step back, unsure of what had come over her.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that," Lori apologized, "especially since you and Caitlin—"

"We broke up a few weeks ago," John interrupted.

"Oh," Lori sighed subconsciously. She looked back at John.

"Lori, we can't just…" John let his voice travel before he started again. "We should talk." He went and pulled out a chair, motioning for Lori to come and sit down.

"Yeah, we probably should," Lori agreed, sitting down by his desk. There was a momentary pause as John went to sit across from her.

"So you and Caitlin..."

"It happened after the cast dinner. We just agreed it was for the best."

"I'm sorry… She seemed like a good match for you," Lori started, looking back at John.

"I thought so too, but she just wasn't the one. I gave it a shot. I genuinely cared about her, but I just wasn't in love with her—"

Lori sighed. "I know those words too well."

"She was amazing, kind, loving— everything I ever wanted." Hearing John talk so sweetly about another woman made Lori cringe. "For the first time in years, I thought we could go the distance. I thought maybe she could be the one. I'd pass a few ring stores and she would come into mind." John let out a breath before shaking his head.

"I know. I saw how you looked at her. You were always glowing around her." Lori faked a smile.

"Yeah, she made me really happy. I just wasn't meant to be with Caitlin... or you." John looked back at Lori and she felt the need to look away. "But it's fine,.. I'll be fine. It just takes time," he continued. "I understand things aren't always going to be how I dreamed of them being... And with you, I had a fantasy world... it fell apart... I've moved on."

Lori's heart dropped at his words. She stared at John for a moment before looking down at the table between them.

"...have you?"

John just looked at her.

"I mean, yes, I understand, we're in the real world," Lori began again. "Fairy-tales aren't supposed to exist. After all these years, of course I know a person isn't just magically going to wake up the next morning and find the one they're meant to be with," she agreed, before a smile slowly rose on her face. "Yet, here we are in the real world. The two of us. Single. As if for the first time in our lives, the pieces are finally falling together."

John's lips narrowed, eyebrows furrowing in agitation. "So now that you're divorced again and have no one fighting for your attention, you're finally considering me as an option?"

Lori winced; his words stung. "That's not why—"

John sighed, his voice raised. "Listen, that night I told Juliette to leave my condo, I made a promise to myself. I wanted to change. You made me want to change. After being with you, I realized that I couldn't live the life that I did all those years. I took your words to heart and I vowed to settle down— to have a family. I tried with Caitlin and I thought about proposing, getting married, settling down with her, but I couldn't. I loved her, but every time I pictured the woman standing at the altar or the woman holding my baby or the woman I would wake up beside everyday for the rest of my life…"

John paused, looking up at an anxiety-ridden Lori. "No matter how hard I try, the only person I can picture having any of that with is you..." He stood up, daggering his eyes into Lori's. "But that can't happen with us. I waited and waited and waited, Lori. I'm done waiting. I'm done pretending we're going to work. I'm done trying to make this work only for you to break my heart again."

For a moment, Lori just sat there speechless as John left his seat and paced around the room. He ran his hand through his hair, looking down at the floor.

"I can't go through the pain of losing you. I can't put myself through that again. I can't risk putting myself out there again only to see you end up with yet another man."

There was another silence before John finally decided on walking to the door; it was then when he suddenly felt a tug on his hand. When John felt Lori's hand in his, his instincts told him to push her away, but her simple touch caused him to soften yet again. Her closeness made the built-up tension in his muscles fade away.

"I know, but... it's been thirty-six years…" Lori finally chimed in. "We've known each other since we were teenagers, and since then have somehow always managed to find our way back to each other. After all this time, I've finally come to terms with the fact that this...we...are a risk worth taking."

John kept his body facing the door. He could feel his heart beat faster by her words, and tried with all his will to not fall back under her spell. "Lori…"

"All those times you've told me that we were meant to be together, that no man will care for me as unconditionally and lovingly as you do, you were right. All along." Lori squeezed his hand. "John, I've gone through two marriages. And when I was with them, I thought I loved them, I really, truly did. But yet here I am… not standing with them. But with you. For the past thirty-six years, no man—no person—has made me as happy as you do."

John finally turned back to Lori, pulling his hand away from hers. "But how do you know for certain that I'm the one you want to be with?" He attempted to blink his emotions away. "You really tore me apart, Lori." Lori could hear his voice crack.

They looked into each other's eyes before John turned away again and put his hand back on the doorknob. Lori, however, moved her back against the door, shutting it closed.

"Fate." Lori answered simply.

John's heart skipped a beat.

"When we were standing up there, saying our vows and looking into each other's eyes, I suddenly realized why my marriages didn't work." She could feel her heart beating faster. "It's you. It's always been you. You were right, I should have known when, among everyone else, I was cast as Rebecca Donaldson, and I should definitely have known when you put the necklace on me and your hands met my neck and electricity hit. I should have known when our eyes met for the first time since Disneyland and we still had that same spark years later. I should know now when our eyes meet and it's as if we're still on our first date and the time hasn't stopped."

"So, it was a date," John teased, causing Lori to let out a small chuckle.

"Yes, John," Lori finally admitted. "Making out on the Matterhorn does qualify as a date."

They looked deeply into each other's eyes and grinned— until John's facial expression turned serious again.

"Lori, I can't do this again—" John forced out as he tried to push past her.

Lori, however, kept her back even more firmly slammed against the door.

"Please, please don't leave me, John. I'm so sorry for hurting you, and I will always regret not taking a leap of faith and deciding to be with you. I should have never let you go."

John sighed and stared directly into Lori's eyes.

Lori could feel her eyes fill with tears. "I always thought I could survive your endless charm. I always claimed that we were just friends..." She paused and looked deeper into his eyes. "But I realized you can't just choose who you fall in love with. Love just isn't that easy. Maybe I am being stupid. Maybe I am being foolish. Maybe I am being naive. Maybe this isn't a Lori Loughlin move. But after standing up there, I know deep in my heart, not only as Rebecca Donaldson but as Lori Loughlin, that you're the one I'm meant to fall in love with, to spend my life with." John looked back at Lori, his heart beating faster as she moved in closer to him. "John…" she murmured, "After thirty-three years I've finally realized that I am and have always been hopelessly and endlessly in love with you."

John looked back at her, his lips slowly curving into a smile. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to hear those words from you."

John looked from Lori's lips back into her eyes, a helpless grin on his face. "You love me," he murmured, soaking it in.

"It took me two divorces to realize," Lori leaned in closer to John, a smile slowly rising on her face, "but deep down, I think I always knew."

At a loss for words, John didn't respond.

Lori tilted her head at him, a helpless smile arising on her face.

John smiled at her cuteness and, taking his hand off the doorknob, wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her in toward him.

Lori wrapped her arms around John's neck and, taking initiative, pressed her lips against his. They kissed passionately for a moment before John pulled back slightly.

"I am in love with you, Lori," John confessed as Lori smiled at him, "and this time… I am never letting you go."

John pulled himself in closer to Lori and kissed her more passionately than ever before.

As the passion built, John had ended up slamming her onto the door. They continued kissing for a moment before John finally pulled away.

"Wait..." he breathed.

"What? What is it?" Lori asked in between breaths.

John didn't say anything, he just silently pulled her along behind him as he began walking out the room.

"Where are we going?" Lori was still trying to catch her breath. It wasn't the first time he had led her somewhere, and now that they were together, she realized it wouldn't be the last.

"Shh, it's a surprise," John silenced her as he continued walking.

By now, the rest of the cast had already gone home. The only people left in the studio were him and Lori.

After a few minutes, Lori finally realized where he was taking her. "Oh my goodness," she laughed as she walked up the stairs. "John!"

John laughed slyly. "Welcome home, Becky," he teased, earning another laugh from Lori.

They looked out at the empty audience and within a second, John pulled Lori's body in toward his. He pressed his lips back against hers and led her to Jesse and Becky's bed.

Lori inched her back up against the bed and allowed John to lay himself above her.

John began kissing her neck. "So," he asked in between kisses, "you think the twins are coming home soon?"

Lori laughed against his shoulder. "I think we have time for a little fun." She smiled mischievously at him.

After a bit, she finally shut him up by rolling over so she was above him. She trailed kisses from his lips down to his collarbone. Their lips met again and she swirled her tongue with his before deciding to bite his bottom lip, causing John to moan.

John placed his hands down Lori's sides and rubbed his hands against her. He bit back a moan as Lori moved her hand underneath his shirt and rubbed circles on his chest.

"Lori…" John breathed in ecstasy, "marry me."

Lori narrowed her eyes as she looked back into his. "What do you mean marry you?"

"Let me—did I say marry me? I meant please marry me. I didn't—"

"Ugh, John, just kiss me!" Lori exclaimed, continuing the mirroring of the scene in the first episode of Fuller House.

Lori pressed her body back against his and traced the outline of John's lips before her tongue intertwined with his.

John pulled back and watched as Lori's eyes slowly opened to meet his.

"Have mercyyyyyyy!" John cried out before Lori laughed and she kissed him again.


It took a few years, but Claire was right.

In the end, John and Lori truly were everyone's uncle and his wife.