A/N This story should be coming to a close "soon", although I am thinking about a sequel, so let me know your opinion. Please read, review, and enjoy!
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Chapter 22- Lily's Wedding

Jordan had a lot of items to get for this new little guy. They started with the car seat and stroller, who knew that this could take so long. They also picked up a diaper bag, and all of the things to fill it with. Next on the list was a crib and furniture. They had plenty of room for 2 nurseries, so she picked out doubles of everything. By the end of the shopping trip two carts were piled high with diapers and wipes, bottles, formula, clothes, sleepers, a high chair, toys, bedding, blankets, and everything else that a baby might need.. The baby furniture for both rooms would be delivered the next day. She had picked up a bassinet for the baby to sleep in tonight. She was ready to get home.

Lily had called Bug on the way home and he and Nigel were waiting at Jordan's to help carry items into the house and get things set up. After 2 hours, they had everything unpacked and ready to go.

"Thanks so much for your help guys."

"No problem Luv."

"Let us know if you need anything else," Bug said as he picked up Maddie to take her to the car.

"No kidding Jordan. This is going to be a long tough week on you two. I can help with the funeral or anything else, just let me know. Most of the stuff for the wedding is done, so I can help."

"Thanks guys. I think we will be ok."

After her friends left, Jordan made up another bottle for the baby.

"We have to think of a name for you. I'm sure you will have to be named after a President. Let's see, I don't know my Presidents so well, but how about Thomas Jefferson Hoyt?"

"I think that sounds like a great name." Jordan just about jumped out of her skin.

"You scared the daylights out of me. How long have you been home?"

"Long enough to hear your conversation with Tommy."

"So you like the name Thomas Jefferson?"

"I think it will be great, we'll call him Tommy. Look, I'm sorry I ran off on you, I just had to get away."

"It's ok Woody, this day has been hard on you."

"It has, but I shouldn't run. I did a lot of thinking. I don't know what Cal got himself into this time, but I'm sure it seemed insurmountable. I had told him I wouldn't bail him out and he probably saw no way out. I know it is a lot to ask of you, but can we raise this little guy as our own? We can go out and get the things he needs tomorrow."

"Ahhh, see you underestimate me. We don't need to go get anything. Lily and I went to the baby store while you were out. I bought everything he needs. I bought enough for two nurseries and two babies. We are all set. Of course I don't mind raising him. He is our family Woody, not just your family." He had fallen asleep and she walked to the basinet at the end of their bed to lay him down to sleep.

"Have I ever told you about this wonderful woman that I know? She is something else." Woody grabbed her, pulling her close to him.

"Oh really, well if she is so wonderful, why don't you go marry her?"

"Too late, I already did." He kissed her, all of his pent up emotion from the day began to release itself and soon they were making very passionate love.

They laid in bed beside one another, Jordan was resting her head on his chest, listening to the sound of his beating heart and steady breathing. These sounds soothed her into a deep sleep. Woody knew his wife had fallen asleep, and while he was tired he just could not relax his mind enough. His little brother stayed in the fore front of his mind. He heard Tommy begin to stir and went over to the bassinet to pick him up.

Jordan awoke to find Woody gone, she looked into the bassinet and Tommy was gone too. She got up and walked into the living room. There in the recliner Woody had fallen asleep with Tommy resting on his chest, just as she had earlier that night. She grabbed a blanket from the closet and covered them up. Then she headed back to bed.

Woody and Jordan spent much of the next two days arranging the small funeral. Woody's aunt and uncle from Wisconsin came, as did a majority of the morgue staff. The funeral was nice. Woody gave a eulogy, a difficult thing for him to do. It was a strange day. In the morning, Woody said goodbye to the last member of his immediate family and in the evening he would be attending the wedding rehearsal of two of his dearest friends. He had just got dropped of his aunt and uncle at the airport. He needed to go home and change. He and Jordan were due at the rehearsal in an hour.

"I'm so glad you guys could make it." Lily had been unsure if Woody and Jordan would be there tonight. After all, Woody had just said goodbye to his brother. As estranged as they were, they were still brothers.

"We wouldn't have missed it for the world, Lilly." Jordan gave her a hug. Tommy was resting in his car seat and with a little luck, he would sleep through the rehearsal. Jordan was Lily's Matron of Honor, Woody was one of Bug's Groomsmen. After Garret walked Lily down the aisle, he would be babysitting Tommy for them.

The rehearsal began and everyone practiced their parts. Things went smoothly, the baby slept, Maddie stayed right with Kate, just as she was supposed to. After the rehearsal, everyone headed out for the dinner. Bug and Lily had reserved a table at a nice restaurant just down the street from the ceremony site. It was definitely a couples night. Bug and Lily had arranged for Maddie to go back to their home with Emy, who often babysat for them. Garret had brought Renee, Nigel and Kate were there together, but not officially together, and the of course Woody and Jordan. After a lovely dinner, Bug and Lily wet out to the dance floor. Garret and Renee followed. Even Kate and Nigel shared a dance or two. Half way through the first song, Woody asked Jordan to dance.

"I would love to, but what about Tommy?"

"What about him? He's asleep on my shoulder. He can have that side and you can have the other. It may not be the most romantic dance in the world, but.."

"I would love to Woody." The three of them danced the night away. For the first time since their wedding, Jordan lost herself completely in Woody and he in her. Suddenly he felt someone tugging at the baby.

"Give me the baby, you two dance and I will hold Tommy," Kate said.

"Are you sure Kate? I didn't think you liked babies."

"Well, if he cries or needs a diaper change, we will be back."

"Thanks Kate," Jordan said. She snuggled up closer to Woody, her mouth next to his ear.

"I love you Woody. I know this has been a hard week for you."

"I love you too Jo. You have been amazing, you have treated Tommy as though he were our child..."

"Woody, he is our child."

"I know, but still. Seeing you with him just melts my heart. You are such a great mom. I can't believe that next week we will find out whether we are having a boy or a girl."

"What do you want?"

"I would love a little girl, something about having a 'daddy's girl.' I would be happy with a boy too. Let's see, Tommy and the baby will be what, 5 months apart?"

"Sounds about right. I talked to a lawyer yesterday about adopting Tommy officially. He was going to get some paperwork started. They really need to know who the mother is. That way she can't come back years later wanting custody."

"I will try this week at work to do some digging. Nigel said he could help out, but not until Bug and Lily got back next week. The morgue will be short-staffed next week."

"I'm going to take Tommy with me to the morgue this week. He is small enough that he will sleep through most of it. It should help lighten the load at the morgue a bit, plus from there I can help Nigel look into finding the mother."

"Ok, now, let's enjoy this dance." They danced for a few more minutes when Kate showed back up with the baby.

"I think Tommy is getting hungry."

"Thanks Kate, we should probably be leaving anyway." They went to find Bug and Lily and said their goodbyes, promising to be on time tomorrow and they made their way home.

The next morning, Jordan and Woody began getting ready for the wedding. They were both tired as Tommy didn't sleep so well. Jordan knew pregnancy would be tiring, and she knew having a newborn would be tiring, she just wasn't expecting both simultaneously.

"I'm glad that their wedding is in the afternoon, maybe we can get home at a good hour and get some rest," Jordan said to Woody.

"I sure hope so."

They arrived at the wedding and everything was beautiful. Jordan helped Lily with her dress and with Maddie. The little girl was absolutely adorable, and her mother was gorgeous. Since Maddie wasn't walking yet, they had found a little white wagon that would be pulled down the aisle by a cousin of Lily. The wagon more resembled Cinderella's carriage once the decorations had been added though.

"Everything looks so perfect, I know everything will go just as planned."

"I sure hope so, after my last wedding, well I guess things couldn't go much worse than that." She said with nervous laughter.

The wedding went perfectly. Lily was glowing, as was Bug. Maddie had been so cute and well behaved, and luckily, Tommy had slept through the whole ceremony.

"Jordan," Lily had come up to her best friend to give her a hug. "Thank you for everything. I am so glad you ruined my other wedding. I can't believe how big of a mistake I almost made. It is amazing how when you stop fighting destiny, everything just plays out so wonderfully."

"If anyone knows about fighting destiny, it is me. I'm glad you learned your lesson sooner than I did. I know you and Bug will be happy for the rest of your lives." One last hug and Lily went off to talk to some other guests.

The reception was nice, but both Woody and Jordan were functioning on exhaustion. They stayed for a good portion of the reception. As things started to wind down, they found Bug and Lily and said their goodbyes, wishing them well on their honeymoon.