Epilogue
Two weeks later, Jaime stood sturdily on two good legs and helped Oscar hang Sam's flag behind the desk of his new temporary office in the FBI's Headquarters. His real office would await him when restoration and repairs were completed and the building was deemed safe again. For now though, this was home and Oscar was back, ready to lead 'his' people - and his friends. Behind them, Steve, Jenn and Rudy broke into wild applause and Steve popped the cork on a bottle of champagne (with ginger ale for Jenn). Since the fire, Oscar had been (unofficially) helping with the restoration plans for OSI Headquarters but other than that, he'd decided to spend time with Jaime while she received her new leg. He'd lovingly assisted in getting her up to speed again and back on her own two feet. The 'official' request from the Secretaries (for Oscar to return...and on his own terms) had come through just a few days after the fire, and today - with Jaime there and able to assist him - he'd finally reclaimed what had really been his all along.
Jaime beamed at him, excited, joyful - and so very proud of the man she loved. The late nights, the dates broken at the last minute because of yet another world crisis - and even the phone calls that interrupted them at the worst possible times - all of it melted away each time Oscar's strong arms enveloped her and he gazed into her eyes to reveal a side of himself that was reserved only for her. His timing impeccable (as always), Oscar pulled Jaime close and kissed her ...and they stepped over to complete the circle of friends.
''To the future,'' Steve toasted.
They all raised their glasses with their own thoughts and dreams of what that future would hold. Jenn thought of the day, less than six months away, when she'd bring a new life into the world. Steve was thinking decades into the future when he'd be walking his daughter (he just knew it'd be a girl) down the aisle. Rudy smiled with the knowledge that there would never be another emergency with no one able to take care of his 'kids'. Jaime and Oscar finally felt secure that they could combine two very different worlds without either world suffering - and they glowed with warm anticipation of their future...together.
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