Lyrics belong to Howie Day "Collide", and the ending lyrics belong to Spoon "That's the way we get by"... mostly cause the music to that song is how I see this ending if it was a movie... yeah that's right I said ending, we've come to the end for now guys. Thanks to everyone for riding along with me. I have some ideas for where to go from here, but it probably won't happen until October. That is if you want me to continue) which if ya do let me know! Once again thanks to everyone for reading, all the feedback meant the world to me. And I highly encourage everyone to legally download all the songs I have used, it was my soundtrack in writing it!

: The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah:

Epilogue

Three months later... Nice, France

Lucy's POV

...keeps saying she is going to quit smoking

but you know none of us believe that. Janet

won a medal of honor on the mission with the

Senator's daughter. Now she can have her choice

of assignments, but she's planning on staying

with Max and Dominique. I guess she figures

that way she doesn't have to explain me. Things

have been real good between us too.

Oh, in case you didn't see it anywhere Asha was

convicted. Got 25 to life, guess she's out of

your hair for a while! I hope you two are

enjoying your vacation. When are you headed back

to Barcelona? The Debs all have this super secret

meeting at the end of next month, I was thinking

of maybe coming to visit. That's if it's alright

with your little woman. Let me know! Take care!

Scud

I flipped the laptop shut when I was done with the email, shoving it to the other side of the table. I could email him later. I picked up my coffee, tying my robe a little tighter and stepping up to the edge of the balcony. The sun hadn't been up long, and the view of the sea was amazing right now. Down on the beach only a few people strolled by, right now I could believe everything was peaceful with the world.

I heard the door behind me open, but didn't turn around, just smiled as Amy wrapped her arms around my waist, pressing her warm body against my back, leaning her head on my shoulder. We stood like that for a few minutes, just feeling each other, enjoying the company.

"What are you doing up so early," she muttered.

"I don't know," I answered, squirming around and pulling her to me. "Just couldn't sleep. I got an email from Scud."

"Yeah? How are they all?"

"Seems like everyone is good. Scud's thinking about visiting back in Barcelona. Sound good?"

"Yeah, definitely. Janet should too."

"She's got some Debs getaway to attend," I shrugged.

"Oh," she nodded looking sad for a moment. She was only wearing a tank top and shorts, and shivered a bit in the early breeze. I wrapped my arms tighter around her. "How are you doing?" I asked.

"Good," she smiled, leaning forward and capturing my lips with hers. I fumbled blindly to set my coffee mug on the balcony ledge, finally placing it and wrapping my arms back around her, both hands fully free to roam. I slide them up under the edge of her shirt, pushing it up, and fighting for more bare skin.

I moaned as she bit my lip gently, teasing as she undid my robe with her hands. Exposing my naked body for only seconds before she pressed herself back to me, one leg between mine, leaning hard into me. She pulled away, both of us breathing hard.

"Come back to bed," she smiled, taking my hand and pulling me back into the hotel room. We tumbled onto the bed, her shoving my robe off almost as we hit the sheets, I pulled off her shirt almost as quickly, both of us gasping as a cool breeze blew over us from the open balcony. We were high enough up, no need to worry about anyone seeing anything.

Somewhere though the haze of kisses I could hear my cell phone ringing. I tried to ignore it, but it was pulling me out of the moment, I paused for a minute, still on top of her, staring in her eyes, both of us catching our breath as the phone continued to ring.

"Fuck it," I mumbled, kissing her again and letting the ringing fade away. There had been too many distractions, and this was going to be too good.

Katia's POV

"So please leave a message and I will get back to you as soon as possible, thanks!" I listened to Lucy's voice mail, waiting for the loud obnoxious beep.

"Lucy Diamond. You do know we have a score to settle right? I'll be in touch to let you know when that's happening. So do yourself a favor, don't change your phone number."

I flipped the cell phone shut, handing it and fifty American dollars to the little Japanese girl who had been nice enough to let me use her phone.

"Domo," I bowed a little, and she nodded, running off back to her friends, probably eager to spend her quickly earned cash. "Michal."

I waved him over from the playground, he ran quickly to me taking the hand I held out. Together we pushed off through the crowed street, winding through the crowds back to the hotel.

: We go out in stormy weather
We rarely practice discern
We make love to some with sin
We seek out the taciturn

And that's the way we get by to
Way we get by
Aw that's the way we get by:

3 - for jack

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