A/N: Ok guys this is my first fanfic, so constructive criticism is definitley appreciated. I love 24, especially Jack/Audrey, so here's my take on the the end of Season 5 and what I would have like to see happen. SPOILERS for Season 5. Enjoy!

"I can't believe you're really…you're really here," Audrey breathed out.

They stood there for several minutes, foreheads touching, just getting lost in each other's eyes. After what seemed like an eternity, Jack broke the silence with the one question he was hesitant to ask.

"So where do we go from here? I mean I know we have a lot to talk about."

"Well, how bout we start with me telling you that I still love you" she said with a smile.

Jack beamed with happiness at her admission. He couldn't believe it. He had hoped beyond hope for the past 18 months that she still had some feeling left for him, even though he was presumed dead and that maybe a small part of her didn't hate him after what happened with Paul. Then, only this morning she had told him that not only did she not hate him, but also didn't blame him for her husband's death. Jack was startled out of his thoughts when Audrey spoke.

"Look, I still have my hotel room booked out for the next two days, why don't we go back there, where we can talk and have a little more privacy."

He smiled and leaned in to give her a quick kiss on the lips. "Let's go."

They walked to the CTU issue SUV that had brought Audrey over and climbed in. The whole ride back to the hotel was spent in silence, with their fingers laced together, and brief glances and smiles at one another.

Fifteen minutes later, they pulled up in front of the hotel, and got out of the car.

"Agent Bauer, Miss Raines, CTU thought you might need a car," said the agent in the passenger seat, as he handed Jack the keys to a Jeep Cherokee. "It's parked in the back lot in the space concurrent with your room number."

"Thank you, and give my thanks to Bill Buchanan as well," replied Jack, as he pocketed the keys.

"Will do, sir," the agent responded as the SUV began to pull away.

Jack smiled at Audrey, took her hand, and walked into the lobby of the hotel. They stepped into the elevator and Audrey pressed the button for the 14th floor. When the elevator arrived at their destination, they stepped out and walked down the hall to Audrey's suite. She pulled her keycard out of her purse and opened the door. When he stepped into the suite, Jack remembered how working for the President and the Secretary of Defense definitely had its perks when it came to hotel accommodations.

The main living room was huge; containing a large red couch, oversized armchair and plasma screen TV. Connected to the living room was a small kitchen with a mini fridge, microwave, and coffee maker. Jack poked his head into the master bedroom and saw that it had a king sized bed, another TV, and a spacious closet. Adjacent to the bedroom was the master bathroom with golden fixtures on the sink and shower. The bathroom even had a Jacuzzi. As he came back out he noticed the place also had a large glass sliding door that led to porch with a beautiful view of the Los Angeles skyline.

"One thing I'll never get tired of are the luxurious hotel rooms that come with this job," she joked.

Jack chuckled at her statement, as he was just thinking the same thing.

"No kidding," he replied, "this place is huge."

"Would you like something to drink?" she asked.

"Yeah thanks. I am in desperate need of coffee"

"I can't imagine why" she replied with a slight chuckle and a smile; that same smile he had fallen in love with and that made him melt every time he saw it. While Audrey prepared their coffee, Jack walked out onto the porch to overlook the city. As he stared out at the buildings and cars below, he was filled with thoughts of all that had happened over the past twenty-four hours. He still had hard time coming to terms with the deaths of Tony, Michelle, and David Palmer, three of his closest friends, all dead in one day. He couldn't help but a feel somewhat guilty and responsible for their deaths; they had all died to protect his secret.

He also recalled how he had almost lost Audrey. He had rarely ever been as scared as he was during that moment when Christopher Henderson had stabbed her in the arm. He had been so relieved to see her in medical at CTU and promised himself that he would never leave her again. That is, if she still wanted him, and from her actions over the past hour, it looked as though she did.

Jack was broken out of his thoughts when he heard Audrey join him on the porch and felt her wrap her arms around his waste. He turned in her embrace and stared into her eyes. Then he gently cupped her face and pulled her closer till their lips met in a gentle and loving kiss. Audrey reluctantly pulled back, handed him his coffee and watched as he took a sip, letting the warm liquid slide down his throat

After taking another sip he said, "Audrey, we still need to talk. Come on, let's go back inside and sit down."

Audrey just nodded as he took her hand and led her back inside to sit on the couch beside him. Jack took her hands, looked into her eyes, and decided just to tell her exactly how he felt.

"Look Audrey, I don't know how you feel about us or whether or not you still want there to be an 'us', but like I said this morning, I never stopped loving you and I would still like to spend the rest of my life with you. I also want to apologize for anything that I did before, that caused me to push you away."

"Jack, I still love you too, and over the past year and a half I've come to realize that I was wrong for treating you like I did and for saying all those hateful things to you. I don't blame you for what happened and I understand that you did what you had to do in order to save millions of lives. Seeing you alive today was the greatest thing that I could have ever wished for and I really want to give us another chance and make this work."

"Are you sure that's what you really want?" he tentatively asked her.

He had to make sure that her actions and feelings for him now were genuine and not just a result of her suddenly seeing him alive.

Audrey didn't even need to think about her answer and immediately responded, "Yes. Jack, I've spent the last 18 months wishing that we could have had a second chance together and now we do."

Jack couldn't help but smile. He had waited so long for this. Audrey smiled back at him and before she could say anything he pulled her to him for a passionate kiss. She eagerly began to kiss him back and opened her mouth to allow his tongue entrance. They continued to kiss and explore each other's mouth, reveling in the feeling of being together again after so long.

Audrey then began to slowly undo the buttons on his flannel shirt, as Jack started to trail delicate kisses down her neck. Jack scooped her up off the couch, and headed for the bedroom, leaning down to catch her mouth in another heated kiss. He gently laid her down on the king sized bed and proceeded to show her just how much he loved her.