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Kelly was under the covered part of her deck, overlooking the ocean, the clouds were almost pitch black and the ocean looked dark and angry, she could just see a boat on the horizon, being bounced around in the storm, the waves kept hammering across the bow, trenching the crew, but the boat kept going. Kelly watched the boat until it disappeared down the coast, she felt like that boat, at the mercy of the wind and sea, no control over her circumstances, just struggling to survive. Kelly let out a ragged breath.

She knew she should go back inside and see to her guests, after all the governor and several other "important" people wanted to talk to her before they left, but she just could not make herself listen to anymore polite pro forma condolences, did not want to see the pity in their eyes or how some were speculating if she was going to fall a part, after all she had just buried her husband - Senator Carl Hansworth* from the great state of California, the first senator assassinated in office.

Sabrina, Bosley, Kris, Jill, Tiffany and Julie were doing a good job of entertaining everyone and they would just have to hold down the fort for a little bit longer without her. Kelly smiled a little, if there was one bright spot in this whole tragedy, it was how they had come together again, even though they were spread out all over the world and rarely saw each other any more they had all dropped what they were doing to come to her side. Kelly did not want to think about anything right now, she was more tired than she could ever remember being, she just wanted a minute to herself. As soon as she rested for a minute she would go back inside and deal with everyone, say all the right things, accept the endless condolences and then tomorrow she would set out on a plan to find the person responsible for this nightmare, she just needed a few minutes to regain her composure. She sat down on one of the deck chairs and watched the storm. The dark clouds, lighting, and thunder, she felt like that boat she had been watching being tossed around in the ocean. As she watched the wave's crash on to the beach she closed her eyes, just for a minute she thought, just one more minute and I will get up and go back inside. As she drifted off to sleep Kelly started thinking about that fateful day 4 year ago that led her here…

It was a typical sunny California day and Kelly had plans to go shopping, as she was heading out the door her phone rang.

"Hello."

A familiar voice said, "Good morning Angel, how are you?"

Kelly smiled as she recognized her old boss' voice, "I'm fine Charlie, how are you?"

"I'm doing good Angel, just keeping busy. Can you could help me out with a little project tonight?"

Kelly smiled remembering other times Charlie had a project for her, she hoped it did not involve going undercover, "Sure Charlie, anything for you, you know that."

"I appreciate that Kelly and I promise this project is not dangerous. I ran into an old friend of yours last night and he needs a date for the Policeman's Ball this evening at the Four Seasons. Are you interested?"

"Who is this mystery guy Charlie?" Kelly said skeptically.

"Carl Hansworth"

Kelly sat there for a minute surprised, the last time she had seen Carl had been Vail, Colorado, over 2 years ago. She still remembered how he had nominated her to play his girlfriend for his protection detail and a very special dinner they had, involving a mountain of fireflies and French champagne. They definitely had chemistry together, but the timing had not been right. The day they parted Carl had said, he was too busy and as he called it she was too 'high maintenance' for his schedule. Kelly remembered he was very good looking and wondered what he looked like now as a slow smile moved across her face.

"Kelly, are you still there? Are you interested?"

"Sorry Charlie, I was trying to put a face with the name." Charlie chuckled knowing that Kelly had an excellent memory, especially for attractive men.

"I'm interested, but I am curious how my name came up."

"At a small dinner party of a friend, when he found out who I was, he asked about you. I told him the agency had closed and that you had been cleaning up some cases for me and traveling over the last year. I also told him you where looking for new challenges."

"New challenges? Are you matchmaking Charlie?"

"Now angel you know I would never do that. Just go and have some fun, get out, you deserve a night on the town, it is time you got out more."

"Alright Charlie, it sounds good and it would be nice to go out."

"Wonderful, I have arranged for a limo to pick you up at your house at 8pm. Have fun angel!"

Kelly sat there for a few minutes wondering how Charlie always knew exactly when she was feeling down and what you needed. Yes, she was a lucky girl to have Charlie Townsend in her life, even if she never saw the man's face, her own guardian angel.

Kelly decided a new dress was in order and maybe even a new pair of shoes. As she got in her car to drive to her favorite boutique she thought about how things had changed since the agency had closed almost a year ago. Slowly everyone had gone their separate ways – Julie went back to modeling and was working out of Hawaii most of the time. Kris had decided to spend some time with Jill on the racing circuit. Kris said that Kelly's brush with death had made her realize how precious life is and she wanted to spend more time with Jill. As it turned out Kris had investigated a few cases for Jill's friends and had made a name for herself as a pretty good detective in her own right. She was even thinking about starting her own agency. Kelly smiled remembering some of the calls from Kris about living in Europe, how excited she was when she solved her first big case on her own. Kelly was proud of her; it was hard to believe that the naïve young girl that had bounced into the office 5 years ago was now solving international cases in Europe. Kris had worked hard for her success and Kelly was glad Kris had found a place close to Jill.

Kelly had actually spent a month in Europe with Jill & Kris. Kris had almost convinced her to stay and be her partner in a new detective agency and Jill had just launched her own company and offered Kelly a job doing whatever she wanted. Kelly turned down both offers, Kris' because she didn't think she wanted to put herself in danger anymore, she just didn't think her luck would hold out forever. As for Jill's offer she just was not sure what she wanted to do, but it did not involve sitting in an office all day. Kelly appreciated her friends help and their offers reminded Kelly that no matter where they went they would still be family.

Tiffany had passed the bar and joined the Boston DA office. Kelly admired how Tiffany had jumped into a new profession and excelled, and Kelly thought she was terrific in a court room. She had even visited Tiffany for a few days and watched her first court case. Tiffany won; of course, they had gone out to Tiffany's favorite Italian restaurant to celebrate with Tiffany's new boyfriend Edward. Kelly thought wedding bells would soon be ringing. Tiffany had never felt comfortable as a detective and Kelly thought she had finally found her niche in the world, helping people in the court room.

Bosley, good old Bos, Kelly missed his steady presence in her life, 6 months after the agency closed he had fallen in love with a wonderful woman named Vivian who was also very wealthy, they had married just 6 weeks after their first date and planned on spending a year sailing around the world. Kelly could not get the idea of conservative predictable Bosley floating around the Pacific on a boat for a year. She wondered if he had fallen overboard yet. Kelly could not wait for him to get back so she could hear all the details.

Last, but certainly not least, Sabrina lived just 30 minutes away in Malibu and was busy with her husband, Bill and their son, Tyler. She had recently started teaching at the Police Academy, while her son was in school. Kelly tried to visit as often as possible and was a little envious of the life Sabrina had built, she really wanted children and she finally thought she was at a point in her life she could commit. Kelly just needed the right guy.

She was glad that all of her friends' lives were happy and they all seemed to be doing something they loved. The Angels stayed in touch, but as time went on the time between calls became longer and longer as they were all involved in their own lives. Sabrina was the only one Kelly talked too regularly; they had a standing lunch date once a month so they could stay in touch. Maybe that was the problem. Kelly and Sabrina had met yesterday for lunch and it reminded Kelly how much she wanted a family of her own, a husband to love and especially a child to love. Kelly knew she needed to stop thinking and make some decisions, just which ones! She had been wrestling with her next step for the last few weeks, she was restless to get on with her life, but she could not decide what the next step would be, maybe tonight would help her relax. She planned on having a good time.

Kelly arrived at the Four Seasons and went into the convention hall; the event tonight was to honor the retiring chief of police so there were a lot of politicians and officers in uniforms. Carl was supposed to meet her in the lobby. Kelly scanned the crowd and finally found him. He stood a head taller than most the people in the room, he was still good looking, he had a skier build, tall and trim, sun bleached blonde hair, blue eyes the color of the sky and a dark tan that bespoke of an active lifestyle. Kelly thought he is still good looking and this could be a very good evening. Carl must have felt Kelly's eyes on him, because he looked up and their eyes met. It was definitely corny but Kelly would swear later she felt a spark leap across the room. They spent the entire evening talking, almost ignoring the other guests, to the point people wanted to know who that girl was that had the former UN representative's attention . There was a band playing and they danced the night away. Kelly felt like she had fallen down the rabbit hole in Alice in Wonderland, everything seemed magical. When the band stopped playing they went up to his room and sat out on the balcony and talked until the sun came up. It was amazing how much they had in common. Maybe it was the timing, maybe the festivities, maybe just a tall handsome man giving her his complete attention but Kelly felt like she was being swept off her feet and for once she wasn't putting on the brakes. Kelly and Carl were inseparable for the rest of the week, they went sailing, he took her flying in his Cessna for a day in the wine country, they took long walks through the city, and even looked into some antique shops. It seemed like they never ran out of things to say and agreed on almost everything. The only disagreement they had was over the best college football team, Kelly was a Longhorn from The University of Texas and Carl was a Trojan from the University of Southern California. By the end of the second week he asked her to marry him. As Kelly looked from the ring to his face she wondered if this was a dream, did this really happen to orphan girls from Texas, was this too good to be true. Kelly's natural instinct to step back kicked in and for a minute she wanted to run, her childhood insecurities of not being loved and disappointment made her stop. Carl gently put his hand under Kelly's chin until she was looking into her eyes, "I love you. I won't leave you and I think you are the most remarkable woman I have ever met." With that Kelly smiled, all of her doubts gone, through tears she looked at him, "Yes, I would love to marry you." He pulled her into his arms and they sealed their commitment with a long slow kiss.

They were married by the attorney general, one of Carl's college buddies. Sabrina and Bill agreed to be their witnesses and they celebrated at a local restaurant that Charlie had reserved for the occasion as a wedding gift. The next day they flew to the Bahamas for their honeymoon. To Kelly it was like living in a dream she never wanted to wake up from. She did feel a little guilty about not including the other angels, but it would have taken time to plan and get everyone into town and they had both wanted to get married right away. Carl promised her they would have a big reception after the honeymoon for all their friends. She was so happy she could not imagine anything that could spoil this, she was finally getting that happily ever after she never thought she deserved.

*Terror on Skis

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