This is the final chapter! I need to wrap this story up! I still have Heartlines and my newest story, Made For You, to work on, as well as a third installment of this series. I wont be updating that much, (at least I don't think I will) this week and next, since finals are underway here! Once I get all that out of the way, I will be able to get more stuff posted! Anyways, here is the final chapter of Cosmic Love.

After dropping Hikaru back at the dorms and checking on her friends for injures, Andrea returned to Jim and Leo's apartment. Both she and Leo managed to drag a barely conscious Jim, up four flights of stairs, before setting him down on his bed.

"Maybe we should take him to the hospital," Leo said, as Andrea scrambled to find a first aid kid.

"Just.. be quite! Go wash up and figure out if you need stitches," she snapped, as she stormed into Jim's bathroom.

Leo watched as she came out with a bowl of water and a washcloth, setting them down on the nightstand.

"Alright Jimmy.. let's see what we can fix," she said softly, as she gently wiped the blood off his face.

It took an hour to clean and stitch Jim back up. During the process of cleaning up a gash on his brow, Jim came to and she managed to get a few answers out of him. Deciding that he would be fine for the night, she gave him a hypo for the pain and another to help him sleep. With the cuts patched up and dabbed with anti-bacterial ointment, the bloody clothes in the wash, Andrea had him tucked into bed.

Clearing away the medical supplies, she tossed the bloody rag into the wash with his clothes and headed down towards Leo's room. He was already out of his bloodstained shirt, and managed to wipe most of the blood off his hands and face.

"How is he?" he asked, as she pulled her nightclothes out from her bag.

"He's fine.." she snapped, before storming into the bathroom, slamming the door behind her.

Leo winced and sighed, knowing that he would get an earful from her once she came out of the bathroom. What was supposed to be a fun-filled night, turned into a disaster. It was not how he wanted to end shore leave, with just a few days left before going off for a year. Leo was wrapped in his thoughts, that he didn't hear the bathroom door open, nor did he see Andrea step out into the room. It wasn't until the bed dipped slightly, that he finally took notice of her, crawling across the mattress with a kit in her hand.

"Alright, let's see the damage," she muttered, setting the kit down next to her.

Digging around, she found a packet of gauze pads and a bottle of peroxide. Leo tried to move away, but she grabbed his arm and pushed him back against the headboard.

"Don't even move," she warned, straddling his lap.

"I already cleaned up," he protested, as she set the pads with peroxide.

"I can see that. And for a CMO, you did a half-assed job," she shot back, lightly dabbing the cuts on his face.

Leo winced, "Dammit! That hurts!" he yelped, as she pushed down harder on the cut by his hairline.

"Good! It should!" she yelled. "What the hell were you guys thinking? Do you want them to suspend you?" she ranted, as she cleaned him up, pushing hard against the cuts on his face.

Finally having enough, Leo grabbed her by the wrist and pulled her arm down against her side.

"That man had no right callin' you names. He deserved it," he snapped.

Andrea rolled her eyes, "You could've gotten killed! What if he had a knife?" she asked, as he took the gauze pads out of her hand.

Leo wouldn't meet her eyes and she shook her head, "When you guys came out.. I thought the worst. And Jim? God, I thought he was dead, the way Spock was dragging him out," she said, shaking her head.

"It's gonna take a hell of a lot more than a few punches, to take me out," he said, pushing her hair off her shoulders.

Andrea looked up at him and nodded, "I need to finish cleaning you up…" she said, grabbing a clean set of pads.

A few minutes later, with minor injuries addressed, Leo passed with small cuts and a few bruises. Andrea put all the supplies back into the kit and Leo set the used gauze pads onto the nightstand, before taking the kit and dropping it to the floor next to the bed.

"You can't leave that on the tab-" Andrea started to say, before Leo cut her off with a kiss.

Pushing her back down on the bed, Leo climbed on top of her and moved from her lips to her neck.

"I will do what I very well please," he growled, nipping the skin below her ear.

Afterwards, the couple quietly snuck into the kitchen, raiding the fridge for food and drinks, before dashing out onto the patio. Settling onto a chair, Leo pulled Andrea onto his lap, wrapping his arms around her waist.

"Such a fulfilling dinner," she said, holding a bowl of pretzels on her lap.

Leo snorted, "I forgot to go shopping the other day.." he said, as she munched away.

"I guess I'll have to stock up on food, if I end up crashing here," she said, as she reached for the bottle of wine on the small patio table.

"You'll probably crash here once or twice during the time we're gone," he said, taking the bottle from her.

Andrea pouted," I like this place. It'll be a great spot for studying, especially with the new baby that's coming for the neighbors next door," she said, rolling her eyes.

Leo gave her hip a squeeze, "Just think, in a few years that'll be us with screamin' babies," he said, grinning.

"Yeah and if they inherit your big mouth, we are fucked," she sighed, before yelping as Leo tickled her.

"My big mouth? You could wake the entire East coast with your shoutin' and hollerin',"

Andrea rolled her eyes and snatched a pretzel out of the bowl, "I'm insulted that you think I'm capable of such a thing," she quipped, before popping the pretzel into her mouth.

Leo watched as she ate another pretzel, looking out at the Golden Gate Bridge, the lights of the cars and city twinkling in the night. The sound of a sprinkler going off in the distance and the sound of music playing a few blocks over filled the summer air. Leo took the bowl off her lap and set it down on the table, pulling Andrea closer to him.

"I was eating those.." she mumbled, pouting at him.

He chuckled, "Don't worry. I won't let you starve," he promised, before kissing her forehead.

Andrea snuggled against his bare chest, her head resting against his shoulder. He lightly tugged the shirt down over her hip, and placed his hand on her bare leg.

"Andy?" he whispered, placing light kisses across her nose and cheeks.

"Hmmm?" she mumbled, arching forward with a smile on her face.

Leo stopped and looked down at her, his eyes twinkling from the patio light and with pure happiness.

"Will you marry me?"

TBC….