Lovelies, read on I'll talk at the end.

~Bass/Charlie/Miles~

Eight months after the end of the war everyone was working to find themselves a place in the settled world they had found themselves in. The patriots had been taken as easily as Miles had predicted, it look a week longer then anyone would have liked with the final push, but they hadn't really thought about the small camps that we're hidden all over when they first made the plans and thoughts in taking back what was theirs.

There had been causalities of course, there always were in war. Gene had been killed protecting his granddaughter, he had taken a bullet for her much to Charlie's guilt and anger. He'd apologized for all he;d done, and told his family how much he loved them but his final moments were ones that Charlie would treasure, he'd given Monroe and Charlie his blessings and thanked Monroe for making her happy.

Conner and Bass' relationship had been another lost due to war. Conner had turned on them just before the final push began, Neville had gotten into his head and spread pretty lies everywhere causing him to rethink how much he knew or wanted to know about the group that had taken him from the only home he'd known. After the war was won, Conner came back tail between his legs and shame written all over him. Charlie was the first to welcome him back with open arms, he had turned into her best friend and confidant during the roughest times she'd experienced, and with him gone she realized what a hole he'd left in her life, but ultimately she knew how badly his betrayal had affected Bass and she hoped that she could show Bass that things don't always had to stay bad.

Miles and Rachel had settled down in Gene's house in Willoughby hoping to start the quiet life Miles had been trying to recapture since Charlie had burst into his life like a ball of bright lights and chaos. Rachel had come to begrudgingly accept Charlie's decision to stay with Bass and much the Miles' relief never brought up her displeasure at the situation. Miles had taken over Marion's bar and found himself relaxed and back in his element for the first time in a long time.

Aaron and Priscilla had setup a higher education school, mostly the things they taught were in the sciences and Rachel taught in school with them. Before setting up the school however Aaron and Priscilla had gone out and tracked down her family, bringing her now ex-husband and kids back to Willoughby, the men in her life soon became fast friends that had turned into drinking buddies at Miles' bar.

Charlie and Bass had gone off on their own after the push and decided they needed to get away from everything for awhile and decided the hunt down some of the camps on their own, they were a force to be reckoned with and everyone who came in their path soon found that out. With Bass and Miles taking their old positions as generals when the war was at its peak he had become a recognizable face once again, fear still followed him like the plauge but it seemed to be overshadowed by the grateful cheers and relief that people had felt at the patriot presence finally being lifted.

Eight months after the war was over Charlie and Bass found themselves lying in a bed in some far off town in the early morning rays shining through the fluttering drapes. Bass was lazily tracing his fingers over Charlie's bare stomach, feeling light and satisfied after their morning equally lazy romp in the sack as Charlie would put it. Charlie just lied with her hands curled under her head watching Bass with a smile.

"Why don't we start more days like that?" Charlie asked smiling up at Bass.

"Hmmm..." Bass replied tapping his fingers against her taut stomach. "Because you are the opposite of what I'd call a morning person." He said smirking. "I was just lucky enough that you woke up before me." He leaned in and kissed her forehead. "Which by the way you can do any time."

Charlie giggled softly as his has resumed there lazy run over her stomach. "It's been a crazy year, if someone had told me a year and a half ago I would be lying in bed with the former president of the Monroe republic I would have told them they were mental." She said looking up at him. "I feel like this has been the best year I've had in a long time though."

Bass smiled down at her, his heart welled up with happiness. "That's good to hear, Because there's something I think we need to talk about." He said brushing some hair from her now worried face. "Don't look like that, it's not a bad thing I promise." He chuckled.

"Charlotte, since the moment you burst into my life you have been a storm of fierceness and good intentions. You changed my life the moment you stood up in front of that gun staring down the scariest man I've ever known." He smirked at the memory of Charlie's face she glared at Strausser ignoring the gun inches from her chin. "I've never seen someone who was willing to risk themselves for someone else like that and it made me angry that I couldn't be like you."

Charlie looked up at him confusion written all over her face, but stayed silent as he took a breath an continued. "The only thing I've wished for as much as wanting to be as selfless as you, is having you. You saw something in me that I haven't seen in a really long time and is scared the shit out of me. But one thing I know more anything else is that I can't picture a future without you in it, fighting side by side, fighting with each other." She laughed. "I love you Charlie, more then I've loved anyone in a long time, and I want to spend every day knowing that your with me." She watched as he rolled and reached for something in the bedside table.

She sat up abruptly pulling the blanket around her as he pulled a small box from the table and placed it on the bed between them. "You don't have to answer now, but know that no matter what you decide, I'm here."

"Bass..." She said looking down at the box between them, she knew what he was asking and every fiber of her being started to vibrate. "I..." She looked but up at the blonde haired blue eyed man before her, a smirk playing softly on his lips.

"I'm serious Charlie, you don't need to answer right away, but this is a real question, I want you to know how much I love you, and how much I'm invested in us." He ran his fingers along her arm until it was resting on her hand.

A grin broke out on Charlie's face as she looked form the box between them and the smiling Bass before her, she launched herself at him wrapping her arms around his neck. Laughing softly she buried her face in the crook of his neck and felt tears welling up in her eyes. "Bass you are such an idiot."

"What? How?" He asked laughing with her, he wrapping her up in his arms and held her tightly.

"Because I know in that brain of yours you think there is a scenario where I would ever day no." She kissed the side of his head as she held him not willing to let go of him just yet.

"Charlotte I would never presume to think that you would say yes, but I can hope with everything I have that you will." He whispered into her ear.

Pulling back Charlie looked into his eyes making sure that he was paying attention to her words. "Sebastian Monroe, we started off as enemies, then two people who were thrown together under horrible circumstances, now you are one person in my life I cannot and will not live without. I love you, and I want to spent the rest of my life with you. So yes, yes you idiot I will marry you." She let the tears slid down her face as he opened the box and slid a simple band on her finger.

"God you're amazing." He said pulling her onto his lap. "I know the ring isn't much, but I figured if I got you something that would get in the way of your asskicking you might get annoyed with it."

She laughed and spun the ring on her finger. "You know me so well."

"When things settled down for good and we get our lives a little more in order we can look into getting you something nicer." He explained holding her hand out in front of them.

"Don't you dare, I love this, its perfect and it makes me love you more knowing that you picked it out for me." She said pulling her hand out of his and kissing the ring softly. "We should probably head back to Willoughby soon then huh?" She said almost reluctantly.

"Well, I know Aaron will want to know, and I'm sure Miles is missing you like crazy." Bass said trying to make the trip home more appealing. "We don't have to go right now, but it's something to think about. Besides you can't tell me you don't miss Miles." He ran a hand through her hair making her look up at him.

"I really do, but you have been a pretty damn good distraction." She said chuckling lightly. "She's going to hate this..." She sighed.

"She's accepted us in her own Rachel way. There isn't really anything she can do without risking losing Miles, she'll take this as it is and move on." He reasoned. "Besides you're to badass to let this bother you, you know that."

Charlie laughed and kissed him. "You make me so incredibly happy, what would I ever do without you."

"You'll never have to find out." He grinned slyly as he rolled them on the bed.

A few weeks after that morning Charlie and Bass made their way back to Willoughby knowing the mixed reviews that awaited them. Rachel, as Bass said took the news in stride, Aaron cried as he nearly crushed Charlie in a hug, and slugged Bass on the shoulder threatening to kill him if he ever hurt Charlie, to which Bass replied that it was fine with him if there was anything left after Charlie got a hold of him.

Miles was Miles in the situation, he was happy that his best friend was finally happy, he was happy that Charlie had found what she needed, and from the beginning he accepted and was secretly elated that they had found it with each other, but on the outside he grunted, hugged his niece and his brother and said something about finding a drink.

Life was looking up for all of them, and Charlie couldn't be happier to have Bass at her side and her family safe, this was a new chapter for all over them, and they were all determined to make the best of it.

First I would just like to say, I hope you enjoyed this as much as I did and I'm sad to see this end, but where the is an end there is always an new and exciting adventure waiting to happen. I have made some incredible and supportive friends while writing this and I will never forget any of it.

I would like to take a moment to send a huge thank you to DriverPicksTheMusic and LemonSupreme, without whom I never would have gotten this finished, they helped with inspiration and on one occasion even wrote most of one of the chapters for me while I was struggling. You guys are amazing and I'm so lucky to have met(over the wonderful interwebs) both of you :)

Another thank you goes out to JM2788, BassCharlie, RevolutionReader, and for sticking by through this story and giving me a reason to write. your encouraging reviews and attention to detail are why I write, you guys notice all the little details and love all the same parts I do and it makes me want to write just for you guys.

So in finish thank you again, I hope you loved these two as much as I do and I will see you around with the rest of my projects. Merry Christmas/Happy Hanukkah/Happy Kwanza what ever you celebrate, have a lovely holiday and I hope to see all of you soon. :)