Quick A/N: Short ficlet in celebration of tonight's season 2 finale! Enjoy!


Nathan and Audrey sat in a booth in the back of a diner, enjoying breakfast and each other's company. Audrey finished her french toast and was sipping her coffee from a white porcelain cup. Nathan was on his final piece of pancake, dragging it around his plate for any left over syrup to coat it.

As he eats the last piece of pancake, chewing it and savoring the sweet syrup taste, he notices Audrey staring at him. She's smiling widely at him and he pauses eating because he's completely struck by her large smile.

Her cheeks were lifted and her eyes squinted while she gave him a full flash of her front teeth. This causes his heart to jump. "What? What's so funny?" he asks.

She leans closer and puts a hand on his cheek. He inhales and involuntarily gasps as nerve endings are shocked back awake by the sudden touch of her. He could never control the surprise he'd feel when he could suddenly feel things again, especially when it was Audrey that he can feel.

He felt the warmth of her fingers and her smooth skin. And as he can feel her, he felt small patches of his own skin beneath her fingers. It was strange and amazing. 'She's amazing.' he thought. Audrey's thumb ran down his jawline and stopped at his chin.

"You have maple syrup on your chin." she said with a laugh in her voice. She pulled her hand away and he leans a little closer, missing the contact already. Nathan can see the glossy brown syrup on her thumb, proof that she was right and he didn't notice.

He watched closely as she lifted her thumb to her pink lips and lick the syrup off her thumb. Her blue eyes meet with his and he relased a breath he wasn't aware he was holding. Audrey smiles and says "Want to get out of here?"

Nathan, somewhat in a daze, takes out his wallet and leaves a twenty down on the table. "Yeah let's go." Audrey gets up and Nathan follows her outside. They walk down the secluded street of Haven and Audrey turns to an alleyway between two buildings. Nathan looks around, making sure no one was around and entered.

In the narrow alleyway, Nathan pulls Audrey closer, his hand behind her head and pulling her in for a kiss. his nerve endings reawaken, his insides ablaze with feeling his skin and hers touching. He pulls her up around the waist, garnering a small chuckle from her by literally sweeping her off her feet.

And as he kisses her, he can taste maple syrup.