My Shadow

Wedding Bells

Thomas Sawyer
I was never really a guy who stood out during my training days and I guess everyone was concentrating on get everything they could out of the black ops training. There were adult and adolescent training going on, but some of us adolescents advanced pretty far and we started getting the more advanced training. I went straight into black ops after I got my college degree and did several stints and was pulled into the Hyde operation and that's when Tina and I started seeing each other. We fell for each other in training but neither were old enough to do anything about it. We had a lot in common. Today is the day we get married. Very few people are here to see us get married. The Steele's, the Greys, the Taylors and the Cross families along with our team mates. I had no idea there were so many people attending the ceremony and the reception.

Tina
I thought I would always be alone until Thomas and I reconnected on a very odd assignment. Anastasia never wanted to be in the black ops, but she made sure she got all the training like we did. She advanced in the medical training and decided to become a surgeon. Her training is still ongoing, but she keeps it quiet. I still like to send her my post cards to let her know I am alright. She is listed as who will get custody of children I might give birth to. They will be safe with her and her family. Everyone we invited came to the wedding. Thomas wants us to live in Seattle. I agree with him about that and we soon find a home and move in and start updating everything we can to assure our safety and our children's safety. Thomas and I have made a lot of money from our assignments, so money wasn't an issue. I was able to claim the Simms monies and I was the only one who sued. So I sold off all their properties and got all their money including trust funds and life insurance policies. I was shocked about the life insurance policies. My attorney was brilliant. We had a great wedding and reception and of course a honeymoon. Ex military and black ops know when they see one another. The Cross family were in attendance as well. I do believe the three single Cross family members found their mates at our wedding. Mia thanked me for my efforts in making her safe. I just said you are welcome. Why tell her more than she needs to know. She is pregnant with twin girls and very happy.

Ray
I gave Tina. Away and Anastasia was her matron of honor. Jason was Thomas's best man. It was a huge gathering and the number of black ops and military and ex military were here. A lot of single men and young ladies seemed to hit it off. I am guessing they will be some weddings come from this one. It was a great wedding. Tina deserved the best. She has had our backs for a long time. I helped install all the security systems with the help of Barney, Welch and Taylor. Carla had a hand in several hidden security features for various areas of the home. Safe rooms were made comfortable and functional.

Carla
What a beautiful wedding it was. I hope she has a better time of it than we did. Being without Anastasia was one of the worst things that could happen to us. We tried to be there for her often. We watched as the single people seemed to find a single person. I wish them all love and a safe life.

Anastasia
Annabelle and Phoebe were flower girls. The real surprise was Kate Kavanagh who is now Kate Rodriquez. Apparently she has been writing children's books and has a film out with Jose helping her. I knew Jose was invited, I just didn't know Kate was his wife. I am surprised that her wedding wasn't splashed all over the internet. They have three children as well. The photographer was from Jose's studio so he came as an invited guest. Kate has calmed down quite a bit. She is not the bully she was in school and not the journalist her father tried to make her into. Ethan is a psychiatrist and lives in France with his husband and two boys. Sometimes people grow up.

Christian
I am truly amazed at the change in Kate, this is not someone who caused grief for us. This is someone who writes children's books with a lesson. Our children have her books. They were happy to meet the writer of their favorite books. Others said the same thing. I see Theo following Phoebe and assuring she is safe. Somehow Annabelle doesn't seem to need his protection. Theo has been her shadow since before they were born and we discovered they were twins.

A year later
Tina
Little did I know that I would have my own baby boy. Thomas Sawyer jr was born in Seattle and his father had delivered him at home before the ambulance could arrive. We live in our Seattle home and work for Ray and Carla in their security services. I like keeping my hand in the business and Thomas is always protecting someone or finding someone. It didn't take Thomas long to figure out Annabelle was my biological niece.the Cross siblings all married the people they met at our wedding. It was great seeing how in love they were at their weddings.

Thomas
Three weddings and two babies came from our wedding that day. Gideon and Mia had another baby girl. So much pink that I couldn't tell where it began or where the baby began. Mia loves pink and I heard the nursery story. The shadow story, where Theo sat behind Phoebe and he looked like a shadow. It was like the story of Anastasia's parents shadowing her most of her life. We are all like one huge family and I love it. Some of us have never had this and it fills my heart that we finally have all these people who are family members and we aren't all related by blood., but by circumstances.

The End
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