A/N: All my thanks to Jelly1029, itsnotaboutlove, RochelleLeahAnne, Rose of Hope, bigmacsparkey for the great reviews. I'm glad you all have enjoyed the story.

Chapter 10

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Millie couldn't believe her eyes when she walked into a hospital room to see Riley sitting up in a bed with a smile on his face as he looked up and spotted her walking in with Jessica whose face lit up when they entered the room. Millie's breathing quickened as she stood for a second at the door looking at Riley who smiled at her from his bed. Millie still couldn't believe her eyes as she walked into the room. After going for nearly a week thinking that he was dead she had gone through so many emotions from low to high back to low and again at an extreme high. All of it didn't seem real.

"Daddy!" Jessica said happily as she reached her arms out. Millie rushed to Riley's side where she quickly hugged him and kissed him passionately. She broke the kissed and looked at him as if he wasn't real.

"You're dressed like you went to a funeral." Riley said as she observed Millie and Jessica's black dresses.

"We did, but it ended before it started." Millie said happily before kissing Riley again. "My mother…" Millie started.

"I know." Riley simply said as he stroked Jessica's soft brown hair. "Let's not talk about that now." He smiled at his wife who looked at him with the biggest smile on her face. "I love your smile, that was one of the first things I noticed about you." He said as he took his hand and ran it over Millie's cheek. "Ouch." He murmured.

"What happened?" Millie asked as she finally noticed the bandage on Riley's shoulder.

"Shot." Riley said nonchalantly as he watched Jessica who toyed with the railing of his bed. Millie looked towards Jessica and smiled. "I'm glad she was okay."

"I'm glad you both are okay." Millie said as she turned back to Riley who was still watching Jessica play with the railing. He smiled and he continued to watch her and suddenly there was a knock on the door. Both of them turned to the door to see Agent Sadusky walking in.

"Glad you're alright." Agent Sadusky said.

"Well I could have gotten better food." Riley said jokingly as he motioned to his uneaten hospital food. Agent Sadusky took a seat.

"I will see what I can do." he said with a smile. "So Mrs. Franklin and Mr. Carpenter are at the county jail being booked."

"They deserve whatever they get." Spat Millie.

"How's the shoulder?" Agent Sadusky asked Riley.

"Alright, I've been shot before so it's not that bad." Riley said and he leaned to kiss Millie on the cheek. Millie leaned onto him, but careful not to touch his bad shoulder. "I just can't wait to get home with my family."

"I understand." Agent Sadusky said as he stood. "I will leave the three of you alone and I will do something about that food."

"Thanks." Riley said and with a wave Agent Sadusky exited the room.

Two days later the couple found themselves back home. Riley claimed that he wasn't having any pain, but Mille could see his minor winces as he moved his arm. Millie was grateful to have Kalista's help as she cared for Riley who continued to be stubborn and not follow any instructions given by the doctor or Millie. Riley insisted on playing with Jessica in ways that were bad for his shoulder and Millie was continuously scolding him for it, but in the end she would rather have him there with them than dead.

Millie walked into the bedroom after putting Jessica down for a nap to find Riley in the bedroom standing by the window. He starred out the window and didn't even notice Millie walk into the bedroom. Millie made her way to the window and placed her arm on Riley's back. Riley smiled and wrapped an arm around Millie.

"I'm lucky to have you." Riley said as he looked down at Millie and then back out the window. "I never realized how much I loved you until you said you were going to leave. I was so scared that you would actually go and I noticed I didn't know what I would do without you with me and in my arms. You and Jessi." A tear fell from Riley's eye and trickled it's way down his cheek. He gripped onto Millie harder to keep her close to him. Millie didn't speak as they stood. "I never quite knew how strong our love was until Jessi was taken and we went through that period. I love you Millicent."

"I love you, too." Breathed Millie who also now had tears in her eyes. She looked up at Riley and smiled. "Nothing can change that, nothing."

The couple stood by the window and continued to look out the window. Riley kissed Millie on the forehead and held her against him never wanting to let go because he knew never in a million years would he find a love as pure and strong as what he and Millie shared.

"The most exciting and rewarding adventure in my life has been you." He whispered softly…

THE END

A/N: So yeah, once I got to the window scene I just couldn't force the story to go on at all from there. I know that with Lost Fortress and this story there is a chunk of time missing and I have filled part of that chunk in with my new story Joyful Surprises where we go back to when Riley and Millie were first married and discover Millie is pregnant. I think that Joyful Surprises will be a humorous romance fic because is moves away from the action/adventure theme. So I hope you really enjoyed this and I hope you enjoy the between sequel.