Co-Written by RatedrKjErIcHo.

Natalie stood in front of the mirror as Mia helped her get ready for the party. Mia had done a good job of hiding the bruises as best she could.

"You look beautiful." Mia said as they stood there. Natalie smiled a little.

"Thanks but I look terrible."

"No you don't. Randy would never think so. He loves you so much."

"As much as John loves you. I've never seen him so happy." Natalie said.

"Do you ever worry about Randy?"

"All the time. Every second of every day. But I know that Randy is smart about his business and he will always come back to me."

"How did you two meet anyway?"

"At the bookstore on Grand Ave. My Dad owned it. Randy and John walked in with Teddy to place some orders. You wouldn't know it to look at him but he's a hopeless romantic." Natalie smiled.

"You're right, I can't picture him as a hopeless romantic." Mia laughed.

"So what about your brothers?"

"Arturo and Larenzo are not romantic at all. I'm just very shocked they even found women who would marry them." Mia laughed and Natalie did too. "Justin and Evan are different. I think they both can be romantic if the right girl were to come along."

"You're closer to them right?" Natalie could tell by the way Mia talked about her brothers. Justin and Evan were the closest to her. While she loved her two older brothers, there was a bond she shared with Justin and Evan.

"I am. Justin and I are twins so we have that twin bond. Evan is only a few years younger and probably the sweetest one out of all my brothers." Mia sat down on the bed. "That is probably why it's still hard to know what they do. But I realize it is how it is and I'm learning to deal. As I know I have to with John."

"Mia, John loves you and you love him. That is really all that matters. This is a dangerous business but they know how to be careful and you just have to trust them."

"I know." She smiled. "Well, let's head downstairs as I'm sure everyone is ready to eat."

Natalie nodded and they walked downstairs to the party. John smiled as he saw them coming. He looked over at Randy who was smiling at them. Rosa stepped forward and gave Natalie a hug before they all walked into the dining room for dinner.

"So, we have a wedding to plan now that the Barrett situation is behind us." Domenico said. "I know John and Mia want to have the wedding in the chapel on my compound."

"I think that's a great idea." Fabo replied.

"Good. We will leave the other wedding stuff to the women."

"Now, if my youngest sons would find someone, I would be happy." Rosa said with a smile.

"Mom, we will find someone when the time is right." Justin replied.

"I know but I get impatient."

"I think we should focus on Mia right now." Evan added.

"Thanks, Evvy." Mia said using the nickname she always used for him.

"I just want to grow old and be covered in grandchildren with all my babies settled and happy. Arturo and Larenzo are already there and Mia has found John. You two need to get on the ball." John laughed a little. This was how family is supposed to be. Rosa looked over at Mila and Natalie. "Do either of you beautiful girls have sisters?" Natalie laughed.

"I have a younger sister named Jennelle. She runs the bookstore on Grand."

"It's a really nice place." Randy said as he leaned over and kissed Natalie on the forehead. "You can pick up a lot of really wonderful things there." Natalie smiled up at him.

"And I have a younger sister named Adalyn who just came back from running with the bulls in Pamplona. She is a bit of an adrenaline junkie." Mila said laughing.

"Well there you go. She sounds perfect for Justin. And Jennelle sounds perfect for Evan." Rosa smiled. "They should come to the wedding and we can introduce them. I suspect it will be soon unless Mia wants to wait until after the baby is born."

"No, I want to be married before the baby. In fact, I would like to be married in the next month."

"I'm sure we can work that out." Domenico replied.

"Great." Mia smiled at John. She wanted to be his wife as soon as possible.

"Good. We will have the wedding and introduce Justin and Evan. And who knows, we might have more weddings to come."

"Rosa, please don't push our sons into anything. I made a mistake in pushing Mia into marriage and I won't do that to Evan or Justin."

"That's in the past and we should move on." Mia said to her father.

"I agree with Mia. " John said. "Let's focus on the future."

Randy raised his glass. "I'd like to make a toast. We have all been through so much this year. Some good, some bad. But we've been able to weather it all because we stuck together. And as long as we stick together, no one can ever break us completely. To family."

"To Family." Everyone said raising their glasses.

The rest of dinner was filled with small talk. Once the dinner was over, Mia's family headed home. Domenico insisted Mia go with them. She told John she would call him later and see him tomorrow.

"So this dinner went very well." Fabo said to his sons. Natalie had headed upstairs to bed and Mila had headed home.

"It did. It seems things are looking up." Ted said.

"The Barretts are gone and we have our revenge." Fabo smiled. "Now it's time to focus on John and Mia and their wedding and child. As well as Ted finally moving on. Randy, you and Natalie have suffered a great loss but you can try for another baby. None of us are trying to take that away from you guys. But I know you son. I know you both. You and Natalie will get through this. The point is we have a lot to focus on. The good stuff."

"We do. Now I'm going upstairs to be with my wife." Randy said heading upstairs. "Goodnight guys."

"Night." Fabo said as he turned to look at Ted. "So you and Mila huh?" Ted nodded.

"I didn't plan on it. It just kind of happened. I felt guilty at first. Thinking maybe I was cheating on Lila. But Mila helped me realize that Lila would want me to be happy. And I am Dad. For the first time in a year, I am."

"That's great son. That's great. And you have my blessing." Fabo then looked over at John.

"And Mia is an absolute treasure. Hold on to her. Make sure she knows every day how much you love her. I see in the two of you the kind of love that Randy and Natalie have. The kind your mother and I and Ted and Lila had. The kind of love that reaches in and takes control of your soul. Don't ever take that for granted." John nodded. "Night boys."

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