A/N – You know me, I always like to keep things fluffy at the beginning :)

Chapter 2 :

Jack walked into the office the next morning, trying not to look at the empty desk next to his, wondering when she was finally going to come home. He hadn't had a chance to talk to her the evening before, and was hoping she'd call at work, like she sometimes did, to say hello to all her friends. As he was checking his email, Jack could feel a pair of eye staring at him. He turned to look at Bobby, who made his way over.

"You know mate. We're all wondering where you were and why you were gone so long yesterday at lunch." Jack smiled, knowing that they were all probably concerned and had no idea that he had spent the hour with a lonely, deaf, 13 year old.

"I had a special meeting with someone." Bobby raised his eyebrows.

"I'm not even going to ask, seeing as though I don't think you're going to tell me anyways." Bobby looked at him more seriously. "I know you miss her mate, but she said she'll be home soon." Jack nodded, his sad face reappearing.

"How are things with you?" Jack asked his best friend, knowing that he wasn't the only one having relationship problems.

"Ever since Darcy went to LA, and we had decided to try and stay in contact, it hadn't been the same. She told me she met someone there." Jack could tell how hurt Bobby was, especially after having offered to move with her, and having her turn him down. But Jack also knew there was someone else in that very room who had crept her way into Bobby's heart. Jack turned to look at Tara, who was smiling and busy talking on the phone, occasionally glancing at him. Bobby looked at her too, and Tara blushed slightly at his big grin. She hung up the phone, and immediately went over to where Lucy was sitting, and started whispering in her ear. A huge smile broke out on her face as well, and Myles finally spoke up,

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Nothing!" The two women said in unison, making their way into the hall. Jack turned to Bobby who just shrugged and went back to his work. Hoping that Sue would call and wishing the day would pass, Jack turned back to his work, trying to concentrate and forget the blonde woman who had wiggled her way into his heart.

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Late morning, Dimitrius came into the bullpen and walked up to Jack's desk. Jack looked up from his work, to talk to his good friend and supervisor,

"Hey, what's up?" Jack asked, noticing that Tara was watching them with a big smile.

"I need you and Tara to meet someone for us and bring them in for questioning. They will be arriving shortly at the airport and it is imperative that you meet them right away. There is a lot to discuss, and I think you would be the best person for the job." Jack looked at Dimitrius' face, which remained completely neutral. He turned and saw that Myles and Bobby weren't even looking up from their desks. At first, he thought maybe this was some practical joke, but the only person smiling at him was Tara, and he figured it was just because she got to go along and she was trying to be nice.

"Alright, no problem." Jack said. Dimitrius said a little quieter,

"I thought it might be good for you to get out a bit, and get your mind off someone we all miss." Jack nodded and thanked him. "I need to talk to Tara first. She'll meet you at gate 15 and help you find the person we are looking for." Jack grabbed his coat and things, and said goodbye to his friends before heading out the door towards the airport. He was happy to get out a bit, and decided that when he got back, he would give Sue a phone call and see if maybe she knew when she was coming home. The sun was shining so brightly, and the sky was so blue, Jack felt like things were going to start getting better.

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The moment Jack had left, Tara burst out laughing. It wasn't long before everyone had joined in.

"I'm so happy he didn't catch on." Bobby said. "Though, when I got your email Sheila, he was standing right behind me. It was a close one." Tara's eyes twinkled as she gave Lucy a big grin.

"I think he thought it was a practical joke." Dimitrius added in. Lucy joined in,

"We told her to tell him that he has the rest of the day off. She'll be back at work tomorrow, and she's very excited to be coming home." Everyone went back to their desks, excited that their team was finally going to be complete again, after so many days of being apart.

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Jack parked his car and made his way into the airport. He suddenly had flashbacks of the last time he had been here. Sue had called him, after having disappeared for two days, asking him to pick her up at the airport. When he had seen her, his heart had sunk at how pale and discouraged she had looked. Now he finally understood why, but he couldn't help but remember how torn he had felt about her, especially at that time when he hadn't known what was going on.

Waiting for Tara to arrive to meet their mystery guest, Jack slowly made his way towards Gate 15, to see a few people staggering out with their luggage. He looked at his watch and realized it was still a bit early for the flight he and Tara were waiting for, so he grabbed a seat near the back and started looking around at all the people. He couldn't help but smile when he saw an older lady slowly make her way out, taking slow cautious steps. An older man quickly made his way over to her and kissed her on the cheek, enveloping her frail body in his arms, walking next to her, both of them with memories of decades they had spent together. Jack knew it was still soon, but he wished that one day, him and Sue could be like that.

About 10 minutes later, Jack got up again, and started to wonder where Tara was. He looked around for a few minutes, when he felt his blackberry vibrate. Figuring it was Tara telling him he was late, he grabbed it out of his pocket and looked at the message, frowning. He couldn't see who it was from, and all it said was:

Turn around.

He whipped around quickly, and looked in shock and the blonde woman he had been thinking about so often the last three weeks made her way closer to him, her eyes moist with tears, a big smile on her now brighter face. Jack thought that maybe he was hallucinating, and stood stunned trying to process everything, when he suddenly realized that his friends had set him up. A huge grin spread across his face as she stood in front of him.

"Hey Jack." She said quietly. Slow tears streaming down her face, but not erasing her happy smile.

"Welcome Home Sue." He replied back, before taking her into his arms and holding her tightly, ecstatic that she was home again.