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Her sister was the first call. Lauren picked up her phone and quickly dialed Catherine's number, the smile on her face growing bigger.

Catherine answered on the second ring. Lauren wasted no time in telling her what happened. As soon as she heard Catherine say the first syllable of "hello," Lauren blurted out, "Chin proposed!"

"Oh my gosh!" Catherine exclaimed, yet it was no surprise. The way those two looked at each other, Catherine knew this would happen soon, but that didn't mean she didn't want to hear the details. "Tell me everything."

Lauren went right into the story, talking quickly in all her excitement. "So he picks me up and brings me to a really fancy restaurant. We had dinner and it was the most romantic night of my life! Then we went for a walk on the beach and he proposed!"

"That's so sweet."

"I know. I'm so excited. I can't stop looking at this ring, it's just so beautiful! I'm getting married, Catherine! Chin and I are gonna start a family!"

"It's a good feeling, isn't it?" Catherine was talking from experience.

"It certainly is," Lauren agreed. She looked up the see Chin walking back from his car. "Oh, he's coming back! Gotta go!"

"Okay. Congratulations!"

"Thanks! See you later."

"Bye."

Lauren hung up her phone and put it away as Chin made his way back over to the blanket they put out on the beach.

"I got you something," he said, handing Lauren another jewelry box.

She opened it to reveal beautiful ruby earrings. Lauren gasped and was nearly speechless. "You got me...how'd you know...July..."

"Your birthstone," Chin stated.

Lauren looked up at him. "Thank you so much." She leaned over to kiss him, which he happily returned.

Steve and Catherine's wedding was approaching quickly. All the dresses were in and the flowers were ordered. On the night of the rehearsal dinner, Andrew and Steve found themselves talking.

"I guess I haven't been very...talkative," Andrew admitted. "But you are marrying one of my little girls."

"I understand."

"Wait until you have to give Mary away to Danny. And then Serenity and Willow will be grown up before you know it and they'll have boyfriends." Andrew looked at Steve's face and couldn't help his laughter. "Yeah, it'll happen after you blink. Then I find out another one of my little girls is engaged. I'm going to have to give both of them away." He shook his head. "The time just flies by."

"Yeah, Serenity wants to go to the movies. With a boy. It's not happening."

"I know what you're saying. I knew that you were dating Catherine since you two were fourteen. You know how hard it was for me to allow that?"

Surprised, Steve looked up at him. "How'd you know?"

"I couldn't call myself a cop if I didn't know what my daughters were up to. Besides, it was easy to figure out when the same kid was around whenever we came to Oahu."

Steve looked a bit embarrassed. "She said she would get in trouble if she got caught."

"She's very sneaky. Makes her good at her job, though. Lauren was the crazy one. Always told you what was on her mind. But she's very good at what she does." Andrew spoke proudly of his daughters.

With the same tone of pride in his voice, Steve said, "I'm very lucky to have Willow and Serenity." He left a little bit of silence before asking, "What do you think of me taking Catherine to New York for our honeymoon? Did she like it there?"

"She loved it. Of course, Hawaii is her home, but New York is like her home away from home. It's where she grew up. It's where all her childhood memories originated." Andrew smiled at the memories that came to his head. "I think she'd love it. But you take care of her while you're there, you understand?"

"Yes, sir."

"Good. Not that she needs to be watched out for, you know how tough she is. But when I think of Catherine back when we were living in New York I think of a little girl. Hell, I always think of her as a little girl. But I'm serious, and I know you are, too. And as hard as it is for me to say this, I'm happy Catherine's marrying you. You two are obviously in love-after all, you have been together since you were fourteen."

On the day of the wedding, all the bridesmaids gathered at Catherine's apartment. Light purple gowns filled the living room as everyone fixed their hair.

"You girls look so beautiful!" Catherine exclaimed as she looked at Serenity, Willow, and Grace.

"You look stunning, Mom," Serenity stated.

"Thank you, sweetie. I can't even believe this!"

"It feels so unreal that you could be so lucky," Victoria said knowingly.

"Exactly."

"It seems like just yesterday you walking for the first time, and now you're getting married. You're all grown up."

"Catherine!"

Everyone turned to see Mary with a scowl on her face. She walked over and crossed her arms. "Why did I find these shoes thrown in the back of your closet?"

"You sound like my mother," Catherine muttered.

"Don't worry, Mary, there's nothing wrong with sounding like me."

Mary smiled. "I know, Mrs. Rollins. Your daughter here just doesn't appreciate the shoes I spent seven hours travelling from store to store to find so her wedding would be perfect."

"I think my wedding would be perfect with or without the shoes."

"No, no, no." Mary shook her head and added one laugh. "Oh, no. It may be close to perfect, but it won't be perfect. Not without these shoes."

Catherine glared. "I don't think the shoes matter as much as the man I'm marrying."

"Okay, so maybe I'm being a bit dramatic."

"A bit? Really, that's all your admitting to?"

Mary sighed. "Alright, fine. Maybe I'm being a lot dramatic. But we're not going into a debate over how dramatic I was. We need to get you ready!"

When everyone was ready, the girls left in a limousine. It wasn't long before Andrew was walking Catherine down the aisle to stand by Steve. They were soon officially husband and wife and they shared a kiss.