David rolled over on his side of the bed and reached over to the other side only to find nothing there but empty space. Pushing himself up in the bed David looked first at the clock near the bed to find it was a little after two am. David than begin to look around the room and finally spotted Lizzie standing in the dark staring out the window.

"Lizzie?" David softly called out to her.

"Yeah" said Lizzie turning around to look at David and smilied at him with a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes.

David couldn't see the smile on Lizzie face because of the darkness but he could tell by the tone in her voice and by the way she turned once again to look out the window that something was wrong.

Getting out of bed, David walked barefooted over to the window where Lizzie was standing still looking out at the empty street and sidewalk that ran by the front of Miranda house. Wrapping his arms around Lizzie waist David smiled when he felt Lizzie place her hands on top of his.

"Liz what's wrong?"

David had a bad feeling that it had something to do with Kevin. The two of them plus Miranda had spent the whole day yesterday at the courthouse where Lizzie testified against Kevin at his trial. She told the jury about the years of abuse she has suffered from him and how he had attacked her that day when she had been forced to defend herself. After hearing her testimony and seeing her medical records it hadn't taken the jury much time at all to find Kevin guilty of assult. The judge than wasted no time in throwing the book at Kevin. Five to ten years in the state pen.

"I couldn't sleep so I've been standing here for the last few hours thinking." said Lizzie taking in a deep breath.

Oh boy this can't be good, thought David to himself but to Lizzie he only asked "Thinking about what?"

"This thing we have between us now. All this time we've been spending together has been the best time of my life." said Lizzie quietly.

"And?" asked David happy beyond belief that Lizzie felt that way but knowing there was more to it than she had said so far.

"And" said Lizzie turning in David's grasp so she could look into his eyes "The fact that no matter how much I love you now....."

"So you love me?" asked David smiling.

"Of course I love you you big dufus.I know without a shadow of a doubt that I love you now with all my heart" said Lizzie returning the smile "In fact I think that I have always loved you.Even way back when we were kids. But at the time I was just to dumb to realize it."

"Well, I guess the only thing I can say to that is, better late than never." said David "And for the record I love you too."

"Why?" asked Lizzie surprised.

"What?!." said David "Why would you even ask that Lizzie?You must know by now that I've loved you since just about the sixth grade."

"Well, I did put you through a lot of stuff." said Lizzie sadly "What with never returning your love until now, running you away when we were in college. Not to mention me marrying Kevin."

"That's all ancient history now." said David "So there's no need to ever bring that up again.Ok?"

"Ok" said Lizzie hardly believing Gordo would forgive her so easily but not wanting to push it and jeopardize her good fortune.

"So now that we got that out of the way what seems to be this problem that's got you so upset?"

"The problem is here soon your going to leave me." said Lizzie lowering her head breaking her eye contact with David. But not before he noticed the tears in her eyes.

"Whoa there." said David placing one hand under Lizzie chin making it raise so she was looking at him again "Now what in the hell are you talking about McGuire?"

"I love you so much Gordo"said Lizzie as tears ran down both of her cheeks "But soon your going to have to go back to Vegas to your job and to your friends. And when you do I'll be all alone again."

"Lizzie,Lizzie,Lizzie" David chuckled lightly "Did you actually think I'd let you go that easily as soon as I finally at last got you?" David saw the puzzled look that Lizzie was sending him and couldn't help but let the smile on his face grow even larger "Yes Lizzie I am going to have to return to my job. In fact I am going to have to go back in just a day or two." David saw Lizzie was about to duck her head again but stopped her from doing so "Lizzie did it ever cross that beautiful mind of yours that when I do go back that I might ask you to go with me?"

At first Lizzie gasped in surprise and a big look of disbelief started to spread across her face. But soon a huge grin begin to replace the look of shock. "You'd actually let me.....go with you..with you.. and live with you in Las Vegas?"

"Well, sure" said David "That is if you want to uproot your life here and go spend the rest of that life in Las Vegas with a scarred, overworked, under paid undercover cop who just happens to love you very much?"

"Well since you put it that way" said Lizzie than she reached up to kiss David "Sure.Why not?"

A YEAR AND A HALF LATER
LAS VEGAS

The music was blaring, the dance floor of the reception hall was packed and the people who were crammed on it was letting it all hang out as they danced the night away. From where he was sitting David was getting a big kick out of watching Lizzie parents. The still happily married couple was crammed up next to each other on the dance floor doing some type of jumping and gyrating that David could only describe as some type of epileptic fit. David was watching Sam and Jo do some type of twist when he felt a hand gently land on his shoulder. Turning and looking up David found the most beautiful pair of hazel eyes he had ever seen looking down at him.

"Hi there Mr.Gordon." said the hazel eyes as they lit up with a big smile.

"Hi there back at you Mrs.Gordon" said David as he pulled Lizzie around and pulled her down onto his lap "So are you having fun yet? Are you enjoying your wedding reception?"

"I love it except for one small little detail." said Lizzie smiling from where she was perched on the lap of her husband of just under two hours.

"And what might that one thing be?" asked David wanting to make this day perfect for the woman he loved.

"Can you PLEASE go out there and make my parents stop dancing? They're embarrassing me!" sighed Lizzie as she turned to look over her shoulder to stare at her parents out on the dance floor.

"Sorry sweetie I love you and all but your dad paying for all of this." said David reaching up to turn Lizzie around to look at him and to tweak her nose "So the man can go out there and dance anyway he wants to as far as I'm concerned."

"Humph well since you put it that way I guess I'll go along with you." said Lizzie looking down at David with a very fake pout "It still was a great wedding though wasn't it?"

"The best" said David "But I especially loved the part where Matt got down on one knee after Rodney did his best man's toast and proposed to Melina."

"Right there in front of everybody." said David chuckling.

"Oh god I thought she was going to punch his lights out." said Lizzie also laughing.

"Which she did." said David "Right after she accepted the proposal."

"Good" said Lizzie still smiling" Because she's the only person in this whole world that he's ever been afraid of. And so she going to be perfect in keeping him in line."

"And what about Miranda and Rodney?" asked David smiling.

"Dear god those two have not stopped arguing since the rehearsal last night." said Lizzie rolling her eyes at the memory at how the bestman and maid of honor had been acting toward one another.

"Yeah I sent Rodney back to the kitchen to grab a few more beers in an effort to get those two apart for a while." said David.

"Oh no!" sighed Lizzie.

"What?" asked David looking at Lizzie in concern "What's the matter hon?"

"I just sent Miranda back to the kitchen to grab some more plates for the cake line."

"Oh boy! We better get back there before one of them grabs a knife and kills the other." said David as he got Lizzie to stand up and the two started heading back toward the kitchen area of the reception hall. Even before they got down the hall they could hear the yelling.

"I TOLD YOU I DON'T NEED YOUR HELP! I DON'T CARE HOW HEAVY THEY ARE I CAN CARRY THESE DISHES BY MYSELF!"

"GOD I WAS ONLY TRYING TO BE NICE! I SWEAR TO GOD SANCHEZ YOU HAVE GOT TO BE THE MOST STUBBORN PIG HEADED WOMAN I HAVE EVER MET IN MY LIFE!"

"YEAH LIKE YOU EVEN KNOW HOW TO BE NICE!AND BESIDES I MAY BE STUBBORN BUT AT LEAST I'M NOT SOME KNUCKLE DRAGGING CAVEMAN!"

"OH YEAH!? WELL AT LEAST I'M NOT SOME.............."

The sudden silence raised the curiosity of David and Lizzie as they gently pushed open the kitchen door a crack and peeked inside. What they saw caused Lizzie's jaw to drop in shock but only made David shake his head. Miranda had Rodney laid across one of the tables in the back of the kitchen and had just about crawled on top of him. And from the looks of it the two were sharing one major lip lock.

Closing the door Lizzie and David back down the hall given their friends some much needed privacy.

"Those two have been fighting like cats and dogs since they've got together! And now they're both back there using their tongues to clean each others tonsils!" said Lizzie as her and David walked back out close to the dance floor.

"I wasn't shocked by it." said David.

"You wasn't?"

"Nah,those two had so much heat burning between them I saw that coming a mile away." said David shaking his head.

"LIZZIE! GORDO!" came the shout from the dance floor.

David and Lizzie both looked up to see Jo McGuire waving at the two of them to come out there and join her and Sam out on the dance floor.

"Well, what do you say Mrs. Gordon?" said David turning to his wife "Do you want to go out there and boggie the night away?"

"Sure Mr. Gordon. Why not?" said Lizzie as she smiled at David "We only have the rest of our lives to spend together."

And with that Lizzie and David Gordon went out on the dance floor and joined the large amount of people dancing the night away.

THE END

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