The next evening Lou and Catherine took Tony home. Lindsey had kept her word and was sitting on the couch when Catherine walked in with baby Tony. Seeing her brought tears to Catherine's eyes; having both of her children together for the first time meant the world to her! She hugged Lindsey and introduced her to her new brother. As they sat on the couch oohing and ahhing over Tony a smiling Lou watched them from the doorway. In all of the years that he had known Catherine he couldn't remember her ever looking so happy. It made him feel so good to see her like this.

Unknowing to the girls he grabbed his camera and snapped a few pictures of his family. The usually callous detective was quickly becoming a soft hearted family man and it felt good. He knew that Catherine truly was the one that he wanted to come home to and having Tony with her was just a bonus.

She spied him watching her and flashed him a million dollar smile; it made his heart melt. Lindsey saw the way that they were looking at each other and couldn't help but smile. She was glad that her mom had finally found happiness. Just as Lou was about to speak Lindsey's cell phone rang and she jumped up to grab it. "Hey, yeah I can be ready in an hour. Great, I'll see you then."

"Linds, what was that all about?" Catherine asked as she hung up the phone.

"I have a date and I need to go get ready."

"A date with whom?"

"Greg" Lindsey replied.

"Greg Sanders? Good lord I hope not" Catherine exclaimed.

"Mom, he has been my online tutor since I started at USC and we are just friends. We are going to Lavo at the Palazzo. You know Greg and you know that he won't let anything happen to me so don't worry. I promise not to get into any trouble."

As Lindsey ran upstairs to get ready Catherine looked at Lou "Please tell me that boys are easier than girls!" Lou chuckled at her as Tony began to fuss in her arms. "My little prince beckons. I think he's hungry. I'm going to feed him and get him to bed."

Leaning over to kiss his son goodnight Lou asked if he could help her with anything. "I'm starving could you make me something to eat she asked?"

"You bet" he replied as he kissed her cheek and headed off towards the kitchen.

As Catherine finished putting Tony to bed Lou walked into the baby's room. "Hey, dinner is almost ready".

"Good because I'm starving! I'll be right there babe."

As Catherine entered the kitchen she couldn't believe her eyes. The table was set for a romantic candle lit dinner. As her eyes adjusted to the dimly lit room she searched for Lou and found him standing at the stove. She walked up behind him and wrapper her arms around his waist. He smiled and turned to kiss her before walking to the table with their dinner.

"Oh baby this tastes so good!"

He laughed, "glad you like it."

"Mmm, I didn't realize how hungry I was" she stated as he cleared the plates from the table. He placed a kiss on the top of her head and walked to the sink. When he walked back towards her he had a small gift bag in his hands. "What's in the bag?" she asked. He sat the bag down in front of her and replied "something I should have given you a long time ago. Open it". She took the bag and pulled out a purple velvet jewelry box giving him a confused look. "Go on, open it" he told her again. She opened the box and gasped at what she saw. A one carat marquis cut diamond ring with two quarter carat diamonds on each side of it. She looked up at Lou with watery eyes. He knelt down in front of her and started to talk. "This ring is more than just an engagement ring. It was designed to be a symbol of our love for each other and for our family. The large diamond in the center represents you, our foundation. The two diamonds on the right represent me and Jake while the two diamonds on the left represent Lindsey and Tony. As he looked up at her he could see the tears rolling down her face. I know that in the past you told me that you never wanted to marry again but I really want to be the one to change your mind. He moved his hands to her face to wipe away her tears and continued to speak "You make me a better man Catherine and I want to spend the rest of my life making you happy."

Catherine placed her hands on his face "Detective Vartann, are you getting all soft hearted and mushy on me, she asked?"

He smiled and whispered "Don't tell anyone."

She laughed as she replied "You're secret's safe with me and if you're asking me to marry you the answer is yes."

He took her hand and put the ring on her finger and then pulled her into him and kissed her passionately.