This will be the final chapter for this story. A wrap-up of sorts, sorry but I ran out of ideas after three installments of this! Sorry. In other news, I thought last night's episode of The Night Shift was great! Best one in this season so far! I would have loved to see that whole text though. I can't wait to see Rick and Brianna next week!

Chapter Twelve

The party was in full swing. The military should have their fancy exit ceremony. A backyard party with friends and their children included was perfect. Brianna and Cori were relieved to know that Drew was only to work at the hospital now. No more of him going away with the military even though they hadn't had to endure it. Drew's in-laws were in attendance. The family had been back in Texas just shy of a month and Brianna was glad to be back to her old school to finish out the year. Thanks to the time family members had spent together in Vermont Rick and Drew decided to convert their attached two-car garage into an apartment for them so Trent and Olivia could have their own space on extended visits there. Like the one that was planned for the summer. The construction hadn't started yet because it was a surprise for them.

That and the fact Rick knew parents wouldn't agree to the accommodation. The place would be completed and furnished by the time they came for an extended stay in June. It was after all only the middle of March. The suite the couple figured could also get them time alone when nana and papa were in town, something that was rare.

By ten p.m. the grandparents were putting the girls to bed. Drew and his husband were laying on a blanket in the backyard.

"Would it be selfish for me to admit I'm happy that I only have to share you with our daughters and the hospital, now, not the army?" Rick asked.

Drew smiled in the light of stars, leaning over and kissing Rick.

"No," he said. "I'm glad, too. I can't imagine what I'd miss around here. One more thing would top things off though."

"What's that?" Rick said with a concerned frown.

"If your parents moved here. Havin' a set of babysitters a few feet away from the house would be cool," Drew teased.

Rick laughed.