It takes everything she has not to kiss him right then and there but there is a little part of Audrey's brain that screams at her that maybe she doesn't want to overwhelm him completely. So instead she settles for squeezing his hand as she sits on the bed next to where he's laying.

He squeezes back and doesn't let go, eyes never leaving her face, he finds her grin contagious. But just like that it starts to slip and Audrey finds her heart trying to break free of her chest and panic grips her insides.

"Oh Audrey," he closes his eyes and takes a deep breath, "you're all grown up."

"I told you to watch out Dale Cooper, I was always going to find you once I did. It may have taken me a little longer than I would have liked but here we are!" The words that come out are far more confident than she feels.

With a sad smile he sits up slowly, shuffling back towards the headboard for support.

"How long has it been?"

"You've been missing for 25 years."

His sharp intake of breath pierces the air but he soon looks resigned. "I can't say I'm surprised it's been that long if I'm honest…Time didn't seem to exist anymore but it felt like a lifetime."

Audrey's voice startles him from his musing, "What do you remember?"

"I remember being in The Black Lodge, Laura Palmer returned...There was this strange being, almost a tree with a brain." He looked embarrassed, "You must think I'm insane."

"No, not insane. I've worked with Gordon long enough now to hardly be surprised, Blue Rose and all, you know..."

Audrey can pinpoint the exact moment it all falls into place for Cooper, the realisation lighting up his chocolate eyes. The embarrassment and sorrow give way to something entirely different, pride and affection.

"Audrey Horne, you became an agent!" The statement is so matter of fact and reminds her of all those years ago in Twin Peaks.

"Well I couldn't let Denise have all the fun now, could I?" Smiling coyly she leans towards him slightly, "She says hi by the way."

Sitting opposite each other at the rickety motel table, picking at burgers and fries and stealing glances, Special Agent's Audrey Horne and Dale Cooper find themselves hypnotized by the hum of outside traffic and the presence of each other.

It's Cooper that breaks the silence first, "The last few days were like being in a fog. I wasn't capable of finding my way through, but you were my beacon. It was like some force was pushing me in a certain direction and when I got there it was you and I knew I was safe. I was a stranger in my own body."

Dropping the fry in her hand back on the plate, she reaches over and skims her fingers along his. "I get the feeling I'm an important part of this story Agent Cooper."

He looks at her earnestly, "You always were important Audrey, I hope you know that."

Flushing from the compliment that makes her feel like a teenager again, she attempts to hide it by taking a sip from her drink. An odd look overcomes his features at her action and his next words have her trying not to spit the beverage across the room.

"Audrey, why is the milkshake bringing the boys to the yard?"