Gandalf managed to sneak into the house unseen by everyone, the FBI, the police as well as his brothers spies. Before Thorin could ask him how he had done so the younger Istari brother had invited them all to dinner, but of course dinner would be brought to the house. Suddenly Dwalin was standing infront of the door with a car full of nice things to eat. Bea paled as she saw her former boss and swallowed hard as Dwalin muttered something about the new chef in his kitchen and about his loyalties. He had still not forgiven Bea for her undercover lie and after a few attempts to sort things out Bea gave up. She sat down in the corner of the living room and looked out into the night. Soon, Kili joined her with a supressed question on his lips. As Bea cocked an eyebrow at him Kili still searched for words.

'Oh for Heavens sake, spit it out before you get a cramp!' Bea sighed at Kilis third attempt to start the conversation.

'I´m in love.' he blurted out and his cheeks got a light reddish color which was absolutely adorable.

'You don´t say?' Bea answered with a smirk. 'You don´t know Tauriel enough to be in love, don´t you think?'

'How do you you know its...ah - why bother?' Kili first looked at Bea with a caught impression and then slumped his shoulders. 'Tell me something about her.'

'Well...we went to the police academy together. Tauriel is an interrogation specialist, but I´m sure you figured that out today.' Bea smirked. 'Tauriel has been in a team with myself and Arwen for years now. We always did undercover missions. For some reasons people are less skeptical about others when these people are female. We went into undercover business directly after the academy so we are not very experienced in the daily police business. Tauriel originally is from New York, therefore the sometimes cocky behaviour. She still has a stepfather and -brother there, but she barely visits. For some reason she is snarky towards most men and she tends to chose her partners rather than they chose her. So you´re lucky I guess.'

Kili looked at her with big eyes which almost made her laugh. 'What do you mean with "I am lucky"?'

'Oh, come on Kili, I thought that it is obvious that she likes you. You´re the only male in here whose head she did not bite off instantly. Ask Fili.' Bea smirked as she pointed towards Fili who frowned at his little brother and his exgirlfriend.

'You think?' Bea knew that Kili was an adult, but sometimes he still reminded her of the young boy he used to be when she and Fili had dated. The hopeful gleam in his eyes made her smile.

'I know.' she assured him. 'Maybe if all this is over, then...'

Bea could not finish this sentence and had to look at Thorin. Their eyes met through the room and Bea could feel a cold tingle in her heart. If this was all over they would be torn apart again. Thorin and his men would go back to Virginia and she and her team would probably stay in California. There was no future, not for them.

'Why don´t you just go and speak to her?' Dwalin sighed as he watched Thorin and Bea look at each other for the thousands time that evening. Together with Thorin he watched Kili make a move at Tauriel and smiled as they seemed to hit it off quite well. Bea also watched her friends flirt and smiled at the sight. But Thorin sighed.

'And what shall I tell her?' Thorin asked his old friend. 'That I almost ruined this whole mission because I could not concentrate? That I do not want to leave San Fransisco without her? That I desperately need to make things right, but that I do not know how?'

Dwalin looked at Thorin in surprise. He had not known that Thorin and Bea had gotten so close over the past months, but now all made more sense. Thorins visits at his bar although they had been appointed the same day in the undercover home, Beas nervousness when she came to work and all in all their behaviour around each other.

'Well, maybe thats exactly what you should tell her.' Dwalin patted Thorin on the shoulder.

'I am a coward when it come to love and such things, Dwalin.' Thorin murmured. 'I am afraid that she might...not...'

'That she might turn you down?' Dwalin snorted. 'She feels the exact same way you do, even a blind person can see that! You are both just too stubborn to give in into your feelings!'

Suddenly the house went dark. They instantly knew that someone had cut the electricity and drew their weapons.

'Everybody down!' Thorin yelled and heard shuffled sounds as his orders were followed. He expected the intruders to have night vision goggles and hoped that his agents and the police officers would soon get used to the dark and defend themselves. But the main goal was to protect their witness. Thorin and Dwalin silently moved towards the room where Grima was held in and took position. Nobody had come past them, but they heard noises from inside the room and reacted. Dwalin kicked in the door and Thorin stormed into the room seeing two shadows struggle. He shot the person with the night vision goggle and heard Dwalin open fire at someone in the corridor. Thorin saw his old friend fall into the room, his side bleeding from a shot wound and was diverted for only a second. He felt the pain before he heard the shot. One of the intruders had managed to shot him in the shoulder and then in the leg. Thorin got one of the men dressed in black as he went down, but the enemy was too numerous. Two more men entered, pointing their guns at Thorin. Gunshots were heard from downstairs and Thorin heard his nephews yell through the noise. At one moment he heard a woman cry out and hoped that it wasn´t Bea. The man towering him was about to pull the trigger as he was shot from behind, as well as his companion. Thorin blinked as he saw Bea emerge from the shadows, holding a gun in her hands. She kneeled down at Dwalin side first and felt his pulse, then she sneaked over to him.

'Thorin!' she whispered and quickly looked at his injuries. 'We need to get Grima out of here...and you and Dwalin into a hospital.'

'Whats with the others?' Thorin managed to ask. His mind was spining because of the blood loss.

'Gandalf, Tauriel, Bofur and Ori are fine. Fili got shot in the arm, Kili in the leg and Arwen was knocked unconscious shortly. You and Dwalin got the worst.' Bea informed Thorin. With a dark look at Grima she sighed. 'We should have gotten him out of here the minute we had the testimony. Can you stand up?'

Thorin grunted as Bea helped him up. He tried not to lean onto her too much, but he was feeling his knees giving away. The last thing he heard was Beas alarmed cry as he collapsed onto the ground.

The next days were pure chaos. Dwalin, Arwen, Thorin and his nephews had been rushed to the hospital and Bea had brought Grima to a secure place. Tauriel, Bofur and Ori were doing all the paperwork and Gandalf tried to keep the bad publicity from Valars Inc. Saruman was in hiding and the model agency was at the rift of falling apart. But thanks to an old friend of Gandalfs, Miss Galadriel, the agency soon found another creative head who kept the agency from going bankrupt. The beautiful ex-model Galadriel took the agency into her hands and instantly linked the agency to legal and beneficient organisations.

After she had gotten rid of Grima, Bea drove to the hospital to check on everybody, starting with Kili. As she opened the door to his room she found Tauriel on his bed, straddling and kissing him. The two were so much into each other that they did not even notice Bea. Rolling her eyes Bea closed the door again and ran into Fili next.

'I wouldn´t go in there if I were you.' she stated dryly. Of course Fili had to look for himself and Bea smirked as she heard his pained cry.

'OH! My eyes! My eyes!' Fili came rushing out into the corridor with his eyes covered.

'Was it the sight or did Tauriel hit you with mace?' Bea asked him and grinned as Fili frowned at her.

'I never wanted to see my little brother with his tongue down the red hairs throat. Ewww...' Fili looked at Bea in surprise as she started laughing.

'I think they are cute!' she exclaimed and Fili rolled his eyes. Suddenly Bea looked at him sheepishly. 'How are Dwalin and Thor...your uncle?'

'They´re fine! They got a double room and drive each other nuts! Like an old married couple.' Fili grinned. As he saw Bea nod silently he gently took her arm. 'Why don´t you visit them?'

But Bea shook her head. 'Dwalin didn´t want to talk to me since...the cover blew and Thorin...' Bea bit her lip. She was uncomfortable talking to Fili about her feelings towards his uncle. 'I don´t think its a good idea.'

Fili sighed and let go of Bea. 'He would be happy to see you.' Interestingly it did not pain him at all as he saw hope gleam in Beas eyes. Him and Bea were never meant to be. But Thorin seemed to really like her. Fili did not think about it twice as he grabbed Bea by the arm and dragged her to Thorins and Dwalins room under protest.

Dwalin and Thorin were about to force down their hospital food as Fili shoved Bea into their room. While Thorin nearly chocked on his pudding Dwalin cursed that he was actually bond to the bed so that he could not stand up. The devil nurse had put handcuffs on him after he had walked out of his room twice the last morning. Dwalin didn´t really complain, but being handcuffed to the bed without any female attention was quite boring.

'Hey bunny! I can still call you that, ey?' Dwalin was in a good mood and he could not hold a grudge against Bea, who had really only done her job. As he saw he release the breath she had held Dwalin knew that he had done the right thing. 'I would give you some privacy, but ya know...' he playfully struggled with his handcuffs.

Bea grinned and looked at Thorin shyly. 'How are you both?'

Thorin only nodded and Dwalin grinned. 'Great food! Great doctors! Hot nurses! Whats a guy to complain?' He grinned as Thorin shot him a glare, but Bea chuckled.

'I see. Listen...uhm...the SFPD throws a big official party in a few days to celebrate the divesture of the prostitution ring inside the model business. My captain asked me to invite you guys since this was kind off a - combined forces case.' Bea stammered.

Thorin finally managed to answer her. 'We were supposed to leave in a week. If the official thing is before then we would be happy to join you.'

'You are leaving in a week?' Bea asked quietly. 'That soon?'

'Nothing more keeps us here.' Thorin stated and bit his tongue as he saw Beas hurt expression. Smooth Thrainson, you idiot! He scolded himself.

'Its this Tuesday, if you guys feel like coming...we...the captain would be very pleased.' Bea sighed. Smooth Baggins, really smooth!

'We´ll be there, bunny!' Dwalin grinned. 'Well, that is if nurse Arwen lets me off the bed!'

'Nurse Arw...NO!' Bea nearly fainted.