So, this has started off as a one-shot, however it turned into something more.

Now, I will warn you, This is a MATURE read, with many MANY MANY jokes. So BE WARNED.

Chapter One

The Wedding

Spinelli and Maxie had just finished their celebratory non-wedding, whatever that was. It seemed as though the whole town was in attendance at the reception at Jake's. Alexis had been unable to attend the ceremony that never was, but told her girls that she would meet them for the reception.

When she arrived, she found Kristina and Molly sitting at a table with Morgan and Luke's newfound son, Ethan.

--- "Ah, why do I get the feeling that you're not about to play a nice game of bridge?"

Ethan charmingly smiled at her.

--- "Well, Ms. Davis, you're more than welcome to join our game of poker! The more the merrier!"

While Luke had not raised Ethan, his son was certainly cut from the same cloth: all charm surrounded by a deck of cards and liquor. Alexis noticed the flirtatious looks Kristina was giving him; no daughter of hers was going to fall for a younger version of Luke.

--- "That's quite alright, I think I'll just take my two girls and sit… way over there."

He flashed another smile her way.

--- "That's a pity! Next time, I hope!"

Alexis nervously smiled his way, and yanked an unwilling Kristina from the table.

Molly put her hand on his shoulder.

--- "Sorry, but I think that to my mother, you're Heathcliff, and Kristina's Catherine—"

He took a large gulp of his drink.

--- "I'm sorry?"

--- "Wuthering Heights. You're the mysterious gypsy man whom no one trusts, while Catherine is the belle of the ball. I guess the only difference is that you two didn't grow up together, but still—"

--- "MOLLY!"

Molly looked to see her mother calling her over.

--- "See?"

Ethan smiled.

--- "Well, run along then. I'm sure I'll see you again; we'll chat Bronte then."

She was shocked he knew who the author of the book was. He noticed the look on her face.

--- "I'm not that much of an idiot bloke; she was English."

Molly laughed and walked over to the table her mother and sister were seated.

--- "I don't want you talking to him; he's just as bad as Luke, and that's saying something. Anyway, where's you're sister?"

Kristina and Molly looked at each other; Alexis noticed their failed attempt at inconspicuousness.

--- "Kristina? Molly? Where is she?"

Molly looked down, while Kristina just sighed.

--- "Fine. She's with Jason."

Alexis shook her head; she could not say that she was shocked, but she certainly had hoped that her daughter would not go down that road again.

--- "Okay."

Kristina and Molly were shocked.

--- "Mom, that's it? Okay? You're not going to call her and summon her here?"

Alexis rolled her eyes.

--- "I don't summon Sam anywhere. She's a grown woman who does what she wants—"

Molly's mouth hung open.

--- "And you're not going to say anything?"

Alexis shook her head.

--- "Nope. Believe me, I've interfered before, when you were just my itty bitty, but that didn't work well at all. I'm going to keep my mouth shut and pray that she's okay and remains safe. That's all I want for any of you girls. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go get a drink."

After their mother left the table, Kristina shook her head and leaned into her little sister.

--- "How much do you want to bet that this newfound attitude doesn't last very long?"

Molly frowned at her sister.

--- "I'm not stupid Kristina, I'm not about to lose any money on that bet. She'll crack."

Kristina looked over at her mother as she showed Coleman two fingers, indicating that she wanted a double of whatever drink she was ordering.

--- "I can't wait!"

Sam and Jason had stayed behind at the hall, allowing Carly and Jax to take Morgan, Kristina, and Molly to Jake's for the reception.

She leaned in and gave him a kiss.

--- "Did I tell you how sexy you looked in your pink tie?"

He smiled back at her; it was amazing how it seemed like no one else was ever able to put a smile on his face the way that she did.

--- "I don't know about all that. But you look really great in that dress."

She bit her bottom lip and smiled at him.

--- "Well, I'm sure that we can find other uses for it."

They passionately kissed again. She pressed her head into his chest.

--- "I missed this."

He held her tightly.

--- "Me too."

Suddenly her phone began to ring. She pulled it out of her purse.

--- "It's Krissy… Hello? … Okay, I'll be right there."

She looked up at him.

--- "We should probably go."

He tried to pull her into another kiss, but she held him back.

--- "It looks like my sisters let the cat out of the bag, and my mother just ordered a double of something at the bar; we need to go."

He sighed and let her drag him out of the hall and toward the car.

Mac was beyond ecstatic that Maxie and Spinelli did not ride off into the sunset in wedding bliss. He ordered himself a long island iced tea, and walked over to Alexis who was standing by the jukebox.

--- "HEY, Alexis! Isn't this the most wonderful day EVER!?"

She smiled at him.

--- "You're drunk?"

He winked.

--- "Birds are shining, sun is singing—"

--- "Birds are SINGING, sun is SHINING, but whatever works for you."

--- "Maxie didn't marry that mumbling idiot! Phew, I swear, I thought I was going to have to use this."

She looked at him questioningly until she realized that he was pointing to the gun in its holster covered by his jacket.

--- "You're absolutely ridiculous, you know that Mac?"

He shrugged his shoulders and pushed a button.

Alexis shook her head and laughed at his selection.

--- "1999? Mac, you're playing Prince?"

He took the final sip from his drink and grabbed her.

--- "Oh yea! It was either going to be Armageddon tonight, or a celebration! I think we lucked out."

He began to dance with her in the best way a drunken person could manage to dance.

Robin and Patrick ran over to them.

--- Sorry Alexis! Uncle Mac, come on!"

Alexis gave Robin a kiss on the cheek.

--- "Bless you."

She quickly moved away and toward Kristina who was once again talking to Ethan.

--- "I'd love to hear more stories about Australia."

Alexis approached them.

--- "Oh, I'm sure Mr. Lovett has something much more important to do other than teach the girls how to play cards, huh!"

Ethan smiled at her again and walked away.

Just then Sam walked into the bar and noticed her mother and sisters.

--- "You guys having fun?"

Alexis smiled lovingly.

--- "There's my other one!"

She gave her daughter a kiss and a hug.

--- "I wanna go be with my babies. Let's go sit down and talk."

Sam was happy to be with her mother, especially since the last time that they had really spoken, things had not gone too well.

They sat down at a corner table away from the loud music. Alexis smiled at her eldest daughter.

--- "You look beautiful. I'm sorry I didn't make it home early enough to see you three; I would've liked to take a picture of my girls looking pretty."

Sam smiled back at her mother.

--- "Thank you. You don't look too bad yourself. How's the volunteering going?"

Kristina and Molly remained quiet and waited for their mother to bring the subject of Jason up.

--- "It's not bad. Um, so you came with Jason?"

And bingo.

Sam looked at her sisters before answering their mother.

--- "Wow, way to jump right in there! You're not in the least bit subtle are you, Mom. And before you say anything else because I already know what you're going to say, everything is fine."

Alexis waved her hands.

--- "Nope, I'm not saying anything, Sam. You're a grown woman and I'm not going to interfere. Would this be the smartest thing that you've done? No, probably not. But I'm not going say anything—"

--- "Well, I'm glad—"

--- "I mean, I'm not going to say that you're making a mistake or anything, or that you're putting your life in danger. I won't even remind you of the fact that he threatened to kill you, or that you were nearly killed and—"

--- "MOM!"

Alexis stared at her daughter. Sam looked agitated, but slightly amused.

--- "What?"

--- "I thought you said you weren't going to say anything."

Alexis feigned innocence.

--- "I didn't—"

Sam crossed her arms.

--- "Saying what you're not going to say, is the same as saying it, Mom."

--- "Fine. I'm sorry, but I can't help but be worried about you. I know how hurt you were the last time you two broke up; I don't want to see you like that again, honey. Besides, I'm not the DA anymore, so I can't have him brought in anymore for hurting you—"

Sam shook her head at the memory.

--- "Well, thank God for that—"

Alexis stood up and walked over to her.

--- "Look, I'm really going to try my very best to not interfere, but that doesn't mean that I won't have my opinions about it, and I'm sorry, but you're going to hear them. Sam, I don't want you to lose yourself in him again. You've come so far in all these years since you've broken up, and I would hate to see you regress to your old habits."

Sam stood up and looked her mother in the eyes.

--- "Mom, I promise, I won't. When I think about how dependent I was on him then, it embarrasses me. I mean, the things that I did to him, to myself… to you, just for love were sick; I know that now. But, you have to trust that I know better. Mom, you have to trust that I'm better than I was then."

Alexis wrapped her arms around her daughter.

--- "Honey, I trust you, believe me I do. I just don't trust him."

Sam looked up at her mother.

--- "Well, I'll tell you what, we're taking things pretty slow right now—"

Kristina and Molly laughed.

--- "Wow, if that's what taking it slow is, I'm kind of curious to know what moving fast looks like."

Sam reached for the straw in her drink and tossed it at her sister. Alexis held onto her eldest daughter.

--- "I almost don't want to ask."

Sam blushed.

--- "Please don't."

Alexis kissed Sam's forehead, and wiped her lipstick off.

--- "Fine."

--- "Thank you. Okay, I'm going to go talk to him."

Sam moved to leave, but Alexis pulled her back to her.

--- "I just want to apologize to you, honey, for the way I treated you the other day. I want you to know that your opinion matters to me, okay?"

Sam nodded. Alexis passed her hand over her daughter's cheek.

--- "Now you may go."

Sam began to walk away, when Alexis called out to her.

--- "Sam?"

She turned around, almost annoyed that her mother was once again stopping her from leaving.

--- "Yea?"

--- "I love you."

Sam smiled.

--- "I love you too, Mom."

She finally turned and walked away uninterrupted.

Alexis went to the bar once more and ordered another drink. Mac walked up behind her.

--- "So, are you having fun?"

Coleman handed her the drink, and she took a sip.

--- "Honestly, I am. How are you doing?"

He smiled; his eyes were sparkling.

--- "Would you believe I'm on Cloud 9?"

She shook her head.

--- "No, not really. I think you're actually on Cloud 49, Mac; you're still drunk."

He nodded his head guiltily.

--- "I look at Maxie, and I just think about her as my little girl no matter how old she gets. I just want to hold her to me, and I'm willing to break the neck of any moron who tries to get anywhere near her—"

Alexis looked over toward Sam, who was gazing into Jason's eyes.

--- "I know what you mean. You know, I didn't raise her, but God, I love her as though I did. I would move heaven and earth to ensure that she never got hurt; I'd do that for all of my girls—"

He nodded his head and took a shot of vodka.

--- "Well, it looks like you and I have more in common than we thought."

Alexis was somewhat befuddled.

--- "I wasn't thinking about how much we had in common, Mac."

He winked at her, and walked away.

She put her hands on her hips and shook her head.

--- "That was definitely the alcohol talking."

Robin grabbed the mike.

--- "Ok, I know that we didn't have an actual ceremony—"

--- "HALLELUJAH!!!"

Robin pointed at Patrick to control her uncle; Patrick shrugged innocently.

--- "Uncle Mac, be quiet… Anyway, as I was saying, I know that we didn't have an actual ceremony, but since we've got the bouquet and the bride's wearing the garter, I think it only fitting that we keep up with the traditions!"

The room applauded.

--- "Great! Single Men on the dance floor! Maxie, have a seat; Spinelli get that garter out!"

Mac made an effort to stand in protest, but Patrick held him down.

--- "I will kill him if he sticks his hand up my baby's dress."

It took all the strength in Patrick to hold Mac down.

--- "Hey, Mac, you let me—"

Mac glared at Patrick.

--- "Um, never mind."

The crowd cheered as Spinelli held the garter in his hands. Mac sneered.

--- "I'll kill him!"

Patrick shook his head.

--- "Mac, it's too late. Let it go."

Spinelli threw the garter backwards; Jason caught it with one hand.

--- "Ah, Stone Cold! How fortuitous!"

Sam smiled seductively at Jason as he smirked at her. Alexis sat across the room watching the scene.

--- "God, I need another drink."

Robin returned to the mike.

--- "Alright! Single ladies! It's your turn!"

Kate was at Alexis like a lion on an unsuspecting prey.

--- "Come one, Lex! Don't hide! You're part of this crowd."

Alexis shook her head.

--- "No thanks!"

Kate pulled her to the dance floor.

--- "You don't have any choice in the matter."

Alexis relented.

--- "FINE."

As she was about to pull Sam into the crowd of single women, Maxie threw the bouquet; it landed right in Sam's hands. Alexis just about died.

--- "Oh dear God."

Kristina and Molly noticed that their mother was headed toward their sister to take the bouquet from their sister's hands.

--- "Mommy, you just told her you weren't going to interfere."

Alexis frowned.

--- "Fine."

She walked back to the bar to get another drink before going back to her seat.

Much to Alexis' chagrin, Robin was back on the mike.

--- "Alright! I know that Jason might not be up to this… or maybe he might be, but it's time to put the garter on Sam."

Alexis groaned in agitation. Mac sauntered up to her.

--- "You need more drinks, Lex. You look like I felt a few hours ago! Look at me know! I'm on top of the world!"

Alexis rolled her eyes.

--- "Coleman, I'll have what he's having."

--- "Alright, everyone, it's Karaoke time!"

Sam and Jason rolled their eyes; Robin was a bit too excited over this non-wedding.

--- "Everyone gather around!"

Sam pulled Jason from his chair.

--- "You heard her, let's go!"

She walked up to her mother and sisters with Jason in tow. Alexis smiled cordially, as a sign of good faith on her part. Jason nodded his head to her and positioned himself against the bar. When Sam when to move to stand with him, Alexis grabbed her.

--- "Indulge me… please?"

Sam looked over at Jason and shrugged; she smiled at her mother.

--- "Fine."

Coleman put the music on full blast as everyone began to sing, "I Want to Know What Love Is."

As nauseating as she found her daughter's relationship with Jason, Alexis was grateful to him for his part in helping her reunite with her daughter all those years ago. She put her arms around her three girls and sang to the happily unmarried couple. In that moment, she knew exactly what love was.