Five days after Chin was released from the hospital, the wedding was scheduled to take place on the beach. Although Lauren was excited now, it did not resemble how she felt during Chin's recovery.

Seeing Chin in the hospital put things in perspective for Lauren. His job was dangerous and anything could happen. For the first time Lauren realized what it would take to be the wife of a police officer. But she loved Chin and was willing to be a cop's wife, no matter how worried she would get.

This was the reason Lauren was glad to be marrying Chin right away. No one knew what could happen during the time it took to plan a big wedding, and Lauren wanted as much time with Chin as possible. The beach was perfect for the wedding.

Lauren and Chin wanted to start a family. Catherine and Steve had two kids and a third on the way. Mary and Danny had two children. Seeing the joy families had made the soon to be husband and wife want to have kids of their own.

On the morning of the wedding, Lauren changed into her dress. When she imagined getting married she always saw herself in a beautiful, fancy gown. The simplicity of what she was wearing did not match what she invisioned, but for some reason Lauren found herself liking the dress better than what she pictured. She didn't need a big wedding. All she needed was the man she loved.

Grace and Willow came running in the room, already wearing their yellow dresses. Serenity, in her dress as well, was chasing after them, being assigned as their babysitter. "Hey, you two, she's changing! Get back over here!"

Lauren smiled. This was what she wanted in the future-her and Chin's kids running around the house.

"It's okay, Serenity. I'm all set," Lauren assured her oldest niece.

"Auntie Lauren, you look beautiful!" Serenity exclaimed.

"Thank you, honey."

"We wanted to see you in your dress!" came Willow's excited voice. "It's really pretty!"

Grace agreed with a nod. "It looks really nice!"

"Thanks, girls. You all look beautiful, too."

It wasn't long before all the bridesmaids (Catherine, Kono, Mary, Grace, Willow, and Serenity) were ready to go. Staring up at the sky as she walked outside, Lauren smiled at the sight of the sun. She had been worried that it would rain today, but the bright sun and the absence of dark clouds kept all worrying away. It proved to be a beautiful day.

The wedding would be taking place at a quiet, remote area of the beach. Chairs were lined up in the sand where the guests (although there were not a lot of them since it was planned at a short notice) were already beginning to take their seats. Everyone in the wedding party took their places.

Andrew began to walk Lauren down the aisle. He recently gave Catherine away to be married, and now he had to do so for his other little girl. Time flew by, that was for certain, and it flew by fast. Andrew now had two grandchildren, the number soon to rise to three. The number would rise more with Lauren's and Chin's plan to start a family.

Lauren felt tears, happy tears, begin to make their way down her face as the wedding progressed. She didn't take her eyes off of Chin, and he did the same. Their love for each other showed how they didn't need the fancy wedding details that were originally planned for. Everything was perfect, from Andrew walking Lauren down the aisle to the time when the vows were being read.

Chin thought Lauren looked beautiful as she made her way down the aisle beside her father. When he had been hospitalized after being shot, Chin realized what was important to him. Lauren was at the top of the list, nothing coming close to her. They had plans to beginning a life together and starting a family. This was the day when it would all start. This was the day they would think back on when they watched their kids grow up, remembering how it all started.

Soon Chin and Lauren were declared husband and wife. At the reception, which was held on the beach as well, the newlyweds kept their focus on each other. They shared a first dance that was filled with everyone trying to control their laughter at the sight of Chin "dancing," if you could call it that. He was a terrible dancer while Lauren swayed beautifully, her hair blowing behind her in the light breeze. She made up for every step that her new husband missed.

Their honeymoon wasn't far, just on another island in Hawaii, but it was enough for Chin and Lauren. It was a little over a week and they didn't have to worry about getting up to go to work. They could finally just relax and enjoy each other's presence.

When they arrived at the hotel they would be staying at during their honeymoon, Lauren took care of checking in while Chin brought in their bags. The woman at the front desk looked up the reservation when Lauren told her the name. Lauren couldn't hold back her smile when the woman said "Mrs. Kelly."

The honeymoon ended too soon for their liking. It wasn't long before they were headed back to Oahu to return to work and find that Kono and Ben were engaged. Their family was growing bigger over time.

They bought a house, one that was perfect to bring kids into.

But Chin and Lauren were soon taken down from their newlywed happiness when after months of trying, Lauren was unable to become pregnant. Their dreams of starting a family fell right in front of them, crumbling to the ground.

Catherine was almost eight and a half months pregnant and on maternity leave when Lauren decided to tell her what was going on her way home from work.

"We've been trying ever since we got married," Lauren began. "I've seen many doctors and I've gotten all the help I can get, but it's just not working."

Catherine couldn't imagine how hard this was for her sister. "You need to keep having faith. It will happen one day. Maybe this is just a way of telling you it's not time to have a baby."

"Why not, Catherine? Why is this a bad time? This is just like any other time. It's not going to happen."

"I have to agree with you if you keep a negative attitude about it."

"I know, I know, I have to stay positive. But we wanted to start a family right away. It's my fault."

"Don't say that, Lauren. It will happen someday, sooner than you think."

At that moment, Serenity came storming downstairs. "Mom, Willow won't stay out of my room!"

Catherine sighed. Serenity, who was now fourteen, had been complaining lately that Willow, who was now nine, would not leave her alone, wanting to be just like her older sister.

Willow came downstairs not long after her sister did. "Mom, Serenity won't let me talk to her!"

Catherine looked at Lauren. "You see? It's more difficult that you'd think!" She turned her attention back to her daughters. "Willow, you have to understand that Serenity wants privacy."

Willow reluctantly agreed.

"And Serenity, I'm sure you can spend a little bit of time with your sister," Catherine added.

Sighing, Serenity replied, "Fine." She went back upstairs first, followed by Willow running after her.

"They remind me of us," Lauren stated. "You followed me around everywhere."

"Yeah, right."

But before they could remember more of their childhood, Catherine said, "I think my water just broke. I need to call Steve."

Lauren grabbed the phone at full speed, handing it to her sister.

"Do you think he's on his way home now?"

Lauren nodded. "Probably. Call him on his cell phone."

Catherine quickly dialed the number. As she did so, she couldn't hold back her worries. "It's two and a half weeks early. Do you think everything is okay?"

"I'm sure everything is fine. Don't worry, Catherine."

Steve answered as soon as his phone started ringing. "Steve, it's time to..." Catherine couldn't finish. She was just hit with a wave of pain.

Lauren took the phone from her hand. "Steve, it's Lauren. Catherine's going into labor."

"I'll be home as soon as I can." Steve hung up, immediately going twice the speed limit to get home faster.