The Doctor Is In (Law & Order: SVU and Chicago PD)

Commitment Issues

January 31st, 2020, my 29th birthday. Our baby girl was going to be a year old this year. She grew into her features; she has brown eyes and shares our hair color, and she has my personality. Adam is in trouble!

This morning, I awoke to a quiet bed. Adam was gone, so I walked to Isabelle's room.. empty. I panicked as I went through the worst possible scenario's, all of which involved Frank and his brother. The panic continued, as I tried to slow my breathing down. I suddenly heard giggling coming from downstairs, followed by "Shh," and my panic vanished, it was my baby girl's giggle, and it was the giggle she used with her daddy. I sighed and calmed myself down before I walked downstairs, when I reached the living room, I was greeted by the two loves of my life, and my mom.

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY!" Adam and my mom shouted. Izzy giggled when she saw me.

"Oh my God! Hi mom! Thank you baby!" I said as I kissed Adam and our daughter. I walked to my mom and hugged her. She kissed me on the cheek, "missed you sunshine!"

"Missed you mom! Thank you for coming!"

"Of course sweetheart! She is beautiful!" She remarked as she reached for her granddaughter.

"Did you baptize her yet?"

"No, mom. We're not going to... she's a baby. She has no sins. If she wants to when she's older, then she can." I cleared my throat.

"Okay baby. You do whatever you want, I was just curious!" She smiled a genuine smile. "What about Godparents?"

"Oh shit.. we didn't pick yet. Guess we should!"
I laughed. My mom shook her heard and walked with Izzy toward the back of the house.

"We should probably decide babe. For living-will issues and whatnot," I said.

"Agreed. Godfather on three?" He asked.

"Sure!" I laughed.

"1.. 2... 3..."

"KEVIN!" We both said in unison.

"Oh yay!" We kissed.

"Godmother on two!" I winked.

"1...2..."

"Megan!" We both said.

"Thank you babe!" I said as I kissed him.

Megan is my best friend from UCONN, my one true friend before I started to work. She was the only person who knew how controlling Frank was, and why I actually had to leave NYU. She was also there for all my sexual escapades in college, and I was there for hers. Adam met her last year, and she loved him. I'm glad he agreed for it to be her. I'm Josh's son's godmother, so he's more than okay with us not picking him.

Now that that was settled, we joined my mom and Isabelle in the kitchen for my birthday breakfast.

The next day, Adam left a note on my pillow:

'Love,
Your mom took Izzy. Let's go for a walk. I'm downstairs.'

I got out of bed and put some leggings and a sweater on, followed by my hiking boots and make up, and headed down to meet Adam.
"Hey babe!" I said. "Ready?"

"I am. Are you?" He replied with a smirk.

"For sure!" I noticed that he was acting slightly more awkward than usual. We got in his car, and drove to the river walk. It was my favorite place in the city. 

Adam parked his car and we started our walk. When we got to one of the bridges, I stopped to look down at the water. I found it so peaceful and calming, sirens and alarms aside. It was one of my happy places.

I turned to tell Adam about the duck I was looking at, but he wasn't above me. I looked around and saw him kneeling down, assuming it was to tie his shoe. It wasn't.

I kept looking at him, when he shifted to one knee and opened up a tiny box, the tears were flowing.

"Regan June Callahan, the love of my life. I never thought I would find you, but I did." I sniffed and smiled, "oh my God."

"Regan, you and I both have commitment issues, so let's get over them together. Will you marry me?"

I was crying and smiling and laughing at the same time, "oh my God, yes! Of course!" He stood up and wrapped me in his arms, and slid the ring onto my finger.

It was beautiful. Princess cut diamond, set on a rose gold ring.

I heard clapping and crying behind me, so I turned around to look and saw my mom and Josh, standing at the entrance to the bridge. My mom was holding Isabelle. "That's where they went, you stink!" I said to Adam as I lightly smacked him. "Hi guys!" I waved to them as they all walked over to me. I hugged my mom and kissed Isabelle before hugging Josh, who I hadn't seen in person in years!

It was the perfect end to a perfect birthday weekend.