Disclaimer: I do not own Leverage.

A/N: This is going to be a continuation story to Enough because I just can't seem to leave a sad story unhappy, lol. Well I hope you guys enjoy.

Six years; six long, lonely years, that's how long it has been since Nathan Ford has seen the woman he drove away and continues to love to this day. He thought he was doing the right thing but realized as soon as she left that being cold and ignoring her wasn't the way he should have handled things because now instead of having someone help him through his problems, he's all alone. This is what he thought he deserved but came to the conclusion that he needed Parker in his life, so has dedicated himself to try and find her so he could at the least apologize but was also going to try to get her back in his life as much as he could.

So for the past six years he's been looking for her, but to no avail because when Parker didn't want to be found you couldn't find her; Hardison even tried once but couldn't come up with any leads, although he said he only helped Nate because he missed her too and not because Nate begged him to, because Hardison respected the thief's wishes about them asking not to look for her.

Nate tried everything he could think of to locate her, all her favorite cities he knew of, all her aliases, places she mentioned where she wanted to visit but always came up empty handed and terribly disappointed because he just wanted to see her again even if it was to just say goodbye.

Plus he also just wanted to make sure she was okay, that she was finally happy, even if it meant she found someone else, no matter how much that would kill him because if she was at least happy he would feel better because she definitely deserved to be after all the hell he had put her through.

He was currently on his computer in his apartment, yet again searching for anything that may help him find her when he got a text on his phone from Hardison saying he got a hit from a credit card being used from Alice White in Columbus, Ohio. 'Ohio?' Nate thought to himself never thinking she'd be there, 'But that's probably why she is.'

He sent Hardison a thanks then quickly booked the earliest flight from Boston to Columbus that was available and glanced at his watch noticing that he had five hours until his flight left so began to pack hoping that maybe this time he'd be able to see her but also tried not to get his hopes too high because he's had a lead like this before but it turned out to be nothing and was completely crushed.

After pacing his apartment in anticipation for what had to be the millionth time, it was finally time to head to the airport. He went through security, found his gate, and boarded his plane, with every step making him more and more nervous. What if he didn't find her? Or if he did, would she want to listen to what he had to say and if not would he have the strength to finally let her go? What if she had moved on and married someone, would he be able to accept that and wish her happiness? There were so many thoughts running through his mind he wanted to scream, but instead settled for viciously shoving his carry-on in the compartment above causing a few people to look over at him warily but he could care less about them.

He sat in his seat and nervously waited for takeoff, hoping that when he finally landed in Columbus that he would, after six years, be able to see the love of his life.

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As soon as the plane landed, Nate's nerves and anxiousness doubled. He was here where Parker may be, just the thought of seeing her thrilled him but kept trying to tell himself that she may not even be there and if she had been here who's to say she still is. He quickly claimed his luggage, rented a car, and checked into a nearby hotel, calling to ask Hardison where she used the card at so he could maybe see if the cashier remembered what she looked like or if she went there regularly. He may be acting a bit obsessed but he had to see her, to talk to her, to see her smile, and most of all apologize to her, so he was ,of course, going to cover every possible lead he could if it meant he could do all those things.

A couple hours later found Nate Ford walking dejectedly out of a flower shop; the cashier didn't recognize the picture he showed her, so he was yet again on his own. He stopped walking and took a look around, his hopes of seeing her dropping with every look. There was no way he'd find her in a city like this, the flower shop had been his only lead and, now thanks to some forgetful teenage kid, he had absolutely nothing to go on except of what he knew of Parker's habits.

He heaved a sigh and decided he'd check out some of the local banks and jewelry stores to see if Parker would be tempted to break into any of them, but unfortunately all of them were pretty dull and boring and knew the thief he loved wouldn't even waste her time because of how easy they would have been. 'Even Hardison could probably break into these no problem,' Nate thought smiling when he remembered a few of the times when Hardison had to break into places or do anything with a harness on.

After throwing his stuff onto the small end table, he collapsed onto his hotel bed completely exhausted; he spent the rest of his day going around the city trying to think of where she could be or would have gone, but the only thing he succeeded in was getting a few blisters from all the walking he did.

The next several days all ended the same way, with Nate coming back to a lonely hotel room without finding a single trace of the woman he loved. Every once in awhile Hardison would call or text saying he got a hit from a credit card that could be her, but every time he went to check the place out no one remembered seeing her or were even too busy to answer his questions.

He asked Hardison to look up and see if an Alice White lived in the city but the hacker came up with a blank and suggested that maybe she was living with someone, which only upset Nate and ended with the hacker trying to reassure him that it was just a friend she was staying with and nothing more. Nate hung up and once again collapsed onto his bed racking his brain.

He laid there for hours trying to think of anything or place he could have forgotten to look, but the only thing he could come up with was that either someone stole Alice White's credit card, which he laughed at because Parker was the best thief around, that they were just somehow missing each other, which he didn't doubt because his luck lately had been going downhill, or lastly that she changed her habits and old ways, which scared him the most because if she had then he had absolutely no hope of ever finding her if she had.

Nate finally decided that if he didn't find her or stumble upon another lead the next day then he'd fly out that night because searching for her like this and not finding anything was killing him. Plus maybe Sophie or Eliot knew where she might be but just weren't telling him; if so he would definitely try to wheedle it out of them the best he could deciding he could bribe Sophie with some shoes and maybe bribe Eliot with an amazing fishing trip.

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The next day Nathan Ford hopped into his little rental car and drove to an area of the city he hadn't been to very much over the past several days praying that maybe today would be the day that Lady Luck would finally grace him again with her presence.

He parked the car and got out deciding to head over towards the movie theatre to check out all the shops and such around that area. He walked around for what seemed like forever entering a few stores to show the cashiers her picture on the off chance she had been there, but to no avail.

Another hour later he decided that he'd head back so he could catch one of the last flights of the day back to Boston disappointed that he couldn't find her, but stopped when he heard his phone zing and hoped Hardison sent him some useful information. Just as he pulled out his phone he heard her.

"There you are."

His face broke out into a huge smile, and was almost too shocked to turn around at finally finding her, wondering if it was him she was talking to. Quickly Nate spun around, a smile still plastered to his face which disappeared just as fast when he saw some other guy walk up to her giving her a kiss.

All he felt was absolute rage and jealousy that this guy had the nerve to kiss the woman he loved but somehow contained himself. Realizing this was his chance to find out where she might be staying, he waited for the right moment when Parker wasn't looking to 'accidentally' bump into the jerk that was dating her so he could lift his wallet and find out where this guy lived so he would know where to find Parker again. He also glanced at their hands to see if he could find a ring of any sort, a sigh of relief escaping him when he didn't see one. 'Maybe I still have a chance,' he thought before heading back to his car deciding what he should do.

Halfway back to his room he spotted a bar and quickly pulled over; he couldn't get that scene of those two kissing out of his head and decided that alcohol would definitely do the trick, plus maybe it would give him the courage to go over and talk to her.

For six years this was the day he was hoping for, looking forward to, but now that it was here he didn't know what he should do because to be honest he wasn't really expecting her to be with someone, which threw his whole plan all out of whack.

He was beyond happy to have seen her, but also completely terrified that she wouldn't want anything to do with him or even want to hear his apology. He was scared he lost his best friend and wouldn't be able to do anything to get her back. The more he thought, the more he was coming to the realization that this was a stupid idea; that if she had wanted to see him then she would have came back to Boston to do so. Now that she was with someone else she didn't need him anymore.

He just kept thinking about how wrong that guy seemed to be for her, which led him to believe that maybe she really had changed in her ways, but just couldn't see her changing that drastically and the worst part was she truly seemed happy with that idiot. He knew he should be happy for her but deep down he was hoping that when he found her and apologized that she would come back to him, but apparently that only seems to happen in the movies and had no hopes of her doing so.

A billion thoughts continued to run through his mind as he walked into the bar to order a drink, but just stared at it when the bartender placed it in front of him. He knew the amber liquid would make him feel better, would help ease this pain he was feeling, but he also knew that if he even just took a sip that he wouldn't stop until he was completely drunk and also knew that he didn't quit drinking for nothing. No, Nathan Ford definitely had a reason to quit and that reason was for Parker; he promised he would never pick up a drink again for the rest of his life because his drinking was one of the reasons she left him in the first place.

He stared at the most tempting drink of his life for a long while finally pushing it away as he got up from the bar leaving enough money to cover the drink and a tip to the bartender. He got back in his car and drove back to the hotel deciding that he had to see her no matter if she was with someone or not because she did deserve an apology and since he was in town he might as well give it to her in person plus he was dying to see her for longer than a few seconds. Plus if he didn't go see her, he would always regret that decision.

The only flaw to his plan was the stupid boyfriend, but smiled as an idea came to him to get rid of him for a couple of days. He pulled out his phone and called up Hardison, "Hey I need a favor…"

A/N: Well that is the end to chapter one. I hope you guys enjoyed it and would love to read about what you guys thought of it so pretty please leave me a review, even if it's a small one. By the way the song that inspired this story is "Hey Jealousy" by the Gin Blossoms. I don't know when chapter two will be posted but I'm hoping it won't take too long and I hope everyone had a Happy New Years. :)