Three months had passed since Ada's warning to Leon and so far nothing came. The only difference in Helena's and Leon's lives were that they constantly tried being with each other twenty four seven. Either Leon would go over and spend the day with Helena or vice versa. Nothing got serious though, but their friendship became more personal. At the rate the two were going, they were practically living with each other.

Leon dropped off Helena to see her therapist at the end of the week for the last month or so since he had time off. His paperwork went through and he ended up getting a year and half paid leave. Hunnigan called him several times demanding he buy her souvenirs if he goes out of the country. He recalled Helena giving him crap about it as well saying that Hunnigan did so much for him that he needed to get her something nice after years of dedicated service. Leon managed to save up enough money to go to Europe and the tropics halfway through his vacation. He figured that on the trips over he'd get Hunnigan a little something. Maybe not jewelry like Hunnigan begged for, but something to thank her.

While on the computer in his apartment Leon was filling out information to get the tickets and passport work he needed. During vacation time for government agents such as himself, the higher ups don't allow anybody to use their status to go places. Usually on a mission all Leon had to do was show the airport a card and he'd be able to go anywhere without hassle or go through checkpoints. Now that he was going to be living as a civilian for the year he needed to update his information. When it came to the page asking how many tickets he needed he hesitated. Usually whenever he got a month off if he was lucky, Leon would go somewhere alone for a while to recover but he found himself buying a second pair. Helena's birthday was coming up and he wanted to surprise her. He didn't imagine himself buying another pair of tickets though and he began to think about Ada.

During these vacations he'd normally meet up with Ada or bump into her at some point during his trips. Leon for once worried about her showing up. His heart still ached for her but he cared for Helena too much to not let Ada get away with killing her in order to regain her freedom. He sighed to himself thinking about the mess he was in and the fact he hasn't told Helena what was going on. Leon kept on pushing it into the back of his mind because the truth was he didn't want to face it. His indecisiveness turned into fear as he tried to keep Helena close to him. He worried that she was starting to catch on to him however as recently she began asking about Ada. Leon would lie and tell Helena that either he hadn't heard from her or she was busy. Deep down he knew the excuses were going to catch up to him. Also he grew anxious because since he stopped texting Ada, she hasn't updated him about her mission. Even after the month she said she would return, Ada never did. Leon thought that either she really did take him seriously when he decided to end their relationship or she was angry at him and wasn't going to tell and out of the blue, and under his eyes, kill Helena.

Leon tried not to pay heed to his thoughts as he paid for the tickets for Helena and himself. He couldn't wait to see her at the end of the day. Sometimes he'd get so excited being around her that he craved her. He'd also find himself daydreaming about Helena from time to time and it began to scare him a bit. Leon knew they bonded more and felt their friendship was beyond words at this point. Sometimes he would wonder what would be next. True, he had been with Ada for 15 years on and off but he wanted Helena, he desired her. He needed her as much as he needed Ada it seemed. Not even Angela or the other girls he was with came close to that level of want, which was as big as achieving Nirvana. Leon didn't want to admit it to himself but logically and oh so cruelly, he was in love with Helena. In the back of his mind, he hoped she would return it too.

"I take it those tickets are for Helena."

Leon's head turned and he could see Ada standing right behind him. His body almost went into shock.

"Ada! What are you doing here?"

Ada walked over to Leon's couch and took a seat.

"You haven't answered a single message from me in three months. I was beginning to worry."

"You, worried, about me? I'm so touched."

The sarcasm in his voice burned Ada slightly as she relaxed in the seat. She didn't once take her eyes off of Leon's as he got up from the chair and sat across from her. His body felt painful and his emotions were twisted up in a knot.

"Leon, I need to let you know that my mission will be starting soon. Not today, or tomorrow but it will come. I am going to ask you one last time if you will consent. I've stalled The Family long enough for you by taking other missions, but they are getting impatient with me and may even call off their deal. I am not going to lose it."

"I can't let you do that Ada. I can't let you kill her. She's my friend unlike the others I've helped you take out before."

Ada's eyes turned sorrowful and her gaze upon him grew deeper.

"Did you really mean it though when you said we were through?"

Leon's train of thought was lost to Ada's saddening words. His heart was torn and he didn't know how to respond to her question.

"No…I was just angry. Can't you understand? You're asking me to do the impossible. It goes against everything I am. I can't be with you like this."

"I thought the love we had could make the impossible, possible Leon."

"It can but you're weak. I've gone through so much to be with you and this is the one thing you could do for me that would make me happy. I know The Family has given you a bad life, but Ada you don't have to choose that mission to earn your freedom."

"What are your suggestions then?"

"I—I honestly don't know but I'm sure if we put our heads together we can figure it out."

Ada shook her head as Leon watched her body language shift from depressed to normal.

"You don't get it Kennedy. They'll never let me go. They run the country, and pretty much the world. Helena is my clean slate and I intend to take back what was mine."

They both got up from their seats and looked at each other with concern.

"Remember when we met after the China incident? That night…"

She wrapped her arms around Leon's waist and he instinctively put his arms around Ada's slim body. He pulled her close to him and whispered to her.

"Yeah…I do."

"Remember this?"

She slowly started to kiss Leon's lips and feel his well toned body. He couldn't help but keep it going and soon they were both on the couch making out fiercely. Ada's hands set his heart on fire as she deepened the kiss. Leon was enjoying every second of this moment until Ada got on top of him and started to French kiss him. His mind traveled back to Helena and her beautiful smile. As he could feel Ada trying to lift his shirt off from his body, he pulled back and panted.

"I can't do this Ada. I can't do this anymore."

Leon forced her off of him and she looked at him with disappointment and anger.

"Why? What caused this to happen?"

"A lot of things…you should show yourself out."

"Leon you aren't being clear."

"I'm not going to sleep with the woman who plans on killing my partner. It's sick."

Ada got up from the couch and looked over to the computer seeing Helena's personal information from a distance. For a while she had her suspicions about Leon and Helena ever since the China incident. Even during the months she watched them together, she could see it grow and grow. Ada didn't want to believe it but Leon's feelings were clear as day as she looked into his blue eyes.

"You're in love with her…aren't you?"

Leon froze in place as he tried to find something to say back to Ada. His mouth didn't have the strength to let any words come out, but his body suggested otherwise.

"That is all I needed to know."

Ada got up and swiftly exited from Leon's apartment. Leon felt like he could finally breathe as he went to the kitchen and started to look through a cabinet. Behind a compartment was a bottle of whisky. He had been doing well at the AA meetings for the last three months and hadn't had a drink, but with this event he desired one more than ever. Besides, what did have left to lose? Ada was now cut out from him and he would make sure of it.