The group finally left the shuttle and Kathy watched as Chick's son and ex wife greeted him. Jennifer Watts was grabbed up by her husband with a hug and a kiss. Bear found his mother and wife and they all hugged. Even Rockhound was making out with a rather well endowed blonde woman, Kathy was sure it was Molly Mounds. Kathy watched in saddened joy as Grace and AJ jumped each other with a massive hug. Lev looked around and let himself be led over to the paramedics to be checked over. Kathy sighed suddenly feeling alone she limped past Sharpe who was crouching on the ground with his arms around two little girls. There was a woman standing beside him with another man beside.

'Must be the ex and the new husband.'

She couldn't help herself as she passed Will.

"You're lucky Sharpe…" She started and he looked at her confusedly and saw the teasing smile. "They look nothing like you…" She ended and he huffed in exasperation.

"Shut up McDaniels." He warned her but the soft smile on his face threw off his warnings and his ex wife Alice gave him a coy grin.

"Really? Somebody that can finally keep a steady pace with you?" Alice asked with a laugh and he sighed in defeat and looked at her.

Kathy was finally checked out with her right ankle. It had been twisted to hell and back like Gruber had said but the quick thinking with the padding in the leg of her suit saved her from needing surgery, or amputation. They put a cast on and gave her a real pair of crutches and she looked over seeing Dan Truman talking to AJ and Grace. She hobbled over to him and interrupted.

"Stamper wanted you to have this." Kathy admitted handling Dan the 'for all mankind' patch that Harry had torn off of his suit and tossed at her.

"He did huh?" Dan asked with a sad laugh. "Nice to see you back in one 'relative' piece."

"God I'm not sure what to do with a Truman that jokes." Kathy grumbled darkly making AJ huff in laughter. "Grace it was supposed to be me…Harry he…"

Grace cut her off with a hug.

"In the month that you've known him, did he seem the type to just give up and admit defeat in an argument?" Grace asked her with tears falling down her cheeks.

"No." Kathy nodded in agreement also crying.

"Ms Stamper?" Will Sharpe approached this time. "Colonel Willie Sharpe United States Air Force requesting the permission to shake the hand of the daughter of the bravest man I've ever met."

Grace braved a smile for him as they shook hands and he sent a wink at Kathy who blushed.

Kathy heard a familiar throat being cleared and she turned to see her best friend standing there.

"Quinn." She greeted Ronald Quincy who just grabbed her into a tight hug.

"I can't even tell you what it was like when I heard the radio during the crash." He whispered sadly and kissed her cheek.

Three days later the remaining survivors were given clean bills of health and relatively okayish mental health considering they all were going to be depressed with immense survivor's guilt and nightmares to last the rest of their lives.

Dan Truman approached Kathy who was going through the data she had obtained and he huffed in laughter getting her attention.

"You save the world, and you just get back to work." He sat beside her and almost knock over her crutches. "Sorry." He admitted embarrassedly and she rolled her eyes. "So what's next for the heroic computer technician from England?"

"Back home I guess, I don't like leaving Sherlock and John to their own devices for too long. Mycroft can only do so much damage control alone."

"Funny you mention leaving." Dan mentioned trying to find a way to say what he wanted. "NASA could use somebody that can arrange an armadillo to jump over a canyon with nothing but a computer tablet and some luck."

"Did you just offer me a job?" Kathy's eyes were wide.

"Yeah I know right? Surprised the hell outta me too." Dan smirked slightly.

Later Will Sharpe had asked her if she was going to take the job. A job which would keep her in America and away from her home. However a job that would keep her near him. She wasn't sure of her answer and he had walked away slightly hurt. She then got on her computer and jacked into Mycroft's computer.

"Kath! It's great to see you!" Mycroft actually smiled at her in relief. "So what is the reason for this impromptu call?"

"Truman offered me a job."

"Does this job offer permit you to stay around this Colonel I saw in your bed?" Mycroft asked with a smirk and she blushed.

"I don't want to leave you alone to deal with Sherlock and John's antics, and my house is over there and all of my things…" She was starting to ramble and Mycroft interrupted her.

"Kathy, what do you want?" He asked her point blank and she sighed in defeat. "I see." He nodded with a sad smile. "You've been taking care of Sherlock, John and myself for decades. I think it's time you took care of yourself for once." He admitted and she looked at him unsure. "If you love him, then do not let yourself lose him." He offered sagely and Kathy huffed in laughter.

"Whatever happened to 'caring is not an advantage'?" She teased her friend and he blushed.

"I think a giant asteroid about to destroy the world puts your perspective of said world into a different direction."

"I'm going to miss you three."

"Well it's not like you can't see us anytime you hack into our computers." Mycroft teased her and this time she blushed. "The three of us love you Kath, and Sherlock and John would want you to be happy."

After her talk with Mycroft she jacked into John Watson's computer and he gave a startled shriek when he passed his computer that suddenly turned on. Kathy started laughing at the sound he made and he glared at her good naturedly.

"Sherlock! Kathy's on the computer!"

Sherlock approached the computer and smirked slightly at seeing her alive and well.

"Good to see you're alive." Sherlock started and frowned seeing the happy tears in her eyes. "You're not coming back."

"What?" John looked at Sherlock in surprise and back at Kathy who huffed in laughter.

"Yeah Sherlock, I'm not…" She admitted making John squawk indignantly. "Something happened that I never even thought…"

"You fell in love." Sherlock deduced and Kathy blushed.

"You should really stop deducing for a few seconds." She scolded him and he huffed in laughter.

"Who is he?" John asked curiously and Kathy McDaniels smirked slightly.

"Colonel Sharpe."

"The one that flew shuttle Freedom?" John asked and Kathy frowned worriedly. "Sweetie, you are all famous. You knew you would incredibly famous when you got back right?"

"Honestly I never even thought about it, I was too worried about not dying and ending the world."

"Does he feel the same?" Sherlock was still on topic even if John and Kathy were now talking about something else. He had always done this since they were teenagers. John and Kathy both rolled their eyes at him.

"I'm pretty sure he does. If the freak out he had on the shuttle is anything to go by."

"Well I can't think of a reason for her to come back. You John?" Sherlock finalized and John snorted in laughter.

"All I can say is 'if he hurts or breaks your heart' he will have the British government, a sociopathic genius, an ex-military British medic, and the smartest man on the planet all gunning for him."

"I love you guys, but I think I can handle Will."

"We'll miss you Kath, but it's not like you can't just jack into our computers and see us whenever you want." Sherlock teased her and she nodded.

Kathy told Dan Truman that she would accept the job and he smirked in relief. She then heard that Will Sharpe had gone home. She hacked into his personal file again and found the address and she had an escort from NASA to his house. It was quaint, but still a decent size. She saw his truck in the driveway and she smiled nervously at the man who drove her.

"Need me to stay?" He asked and she shook her head at him and got out.

She approached the front door and knocked loudly. The door opened and she saw Will standing there in a tee shirt and jeans.

"McDaniels?" He asked seeing that she was just staring at him.

"That fits nicely." She muttered to herself and he rolled his eyes.

"Kathy!" He tried again and she snapped her eyes up to meet his. "What are you doing here?"

"I told Truman I'd take the job." She admitted and he nodded with a neutral expression. She saw the micro expression of joy within his eyes and she decided to continue talking. "I had some thinking to do, I mean after everything that happened…I had some sense knocked into me by thee Englishmen back home…to realize that I was in love with you. Actually I think I already knew it, I just needed to hear somebody else say it first…"

She was rambling more and more and Will Sharpe placed his hand over her lips silencing her with a smile that lit up his face.

"McDaniels, just shut up and let me kiss you."

"I like that idea." She nodded in agreement and he kissed her tenderly.

They were married a year later and a year after that they had a son whom they named Harold Oscar Sharpe.