A/N: Woooo! I'm celebrating the end of my first year in college...by updating! I had my last exam today for the summer! Wooo!


About 3 hours later, Ben hits the off ramp to Philadelphia.

"Okay, who am I dropping off first?" he asks.

"Could you drop me off? I have some things I have to take care of and I'm sure you 2 want to catch up on some things," says Bianca.

"Uh huh," says Ben skeptically looking at Bianca in the rear-view mirror.

"What? I do!" she says defensively looking at him in the mirror.

"Alright, fine," he says not pushing the matter.

Bianca saw Patrick give his son a sideways glance.

Within 15 minutes of getting off of the highway, they reach Bianca's apartment.

Bianca gets out of the car and stares up at her apartment windows and sighs.

"What's wrong?" Ben asks also getting out of the car and walking over to her side.

"I'm just going to miss it. That's all," she says keeping her gaze at the windows.

Ben claps a hand on her shoulder.

"No you won't. You'll be having too much fun in D.C.," he says grinning down at her.

"You're probably right," she smiles. "Well, I guess you better get back on the road."

"Yeah, I guess," Ben replies.

Ben gets Bianca's bag out of the car and hands it to her. Bianca places the bag on the ground and gives her friend a hug.

"I'll see you soon. I'm glad you got to find the treasure, Ben," she says stepping back.

"Hey, I had your help, too," he says.

"Yeah, you're right," she laughs.

Ben laughs also and goes back to his side of the car, while Patrick rolls down the window.

"It was good seeing you again, Bianca," says Patrick.

"It was good to see you, too. Maybe I'll see you again soon," she says.

Bianca backs away from the curb and lets Ben drive off. She waves after them. Once they were out of sight, she goes into her apartment building and goes up the 2 floors to her apartment. Once outside her door, she digs through her bag to look for her keys. She has to get to the very bottom to get them, but she does and opens the door. She steps in and immediately takes off her shoes and then throws her bag in her bedroom. Then, she goes into the bathroom and gives her wounds a bandage change. She goes back into her tiny living room and opens the window. She pulls a chair up to the window and waits for Riley's call.

About an hour later, Bianca's phone starts to ring. (She was starting to nod off from the cool breeze that was blowing through the window.) She jumps out of the chair and gets her phone that she had placed on the kitchen counter. She notices the phone number as Riley's phone, so she picks it up.

"Took you long enough," she says into the phone.

"Sorry, I had to stop by my place before I came up," he explains.

"Fine. Do you want the directions now?" she asks.

"That might be helpful," he says.

Bianca stays on the phone and gives directions to Riley as he gets to the places she tells him.

In minutes, Bianca sees the all too familiar red van pull up the street. She runs down the stairs and waves Riley down. He is lucky enough to get a parking spot right out front. Bianca hangs up the phone and puts it in her pocket.

She stands on the sidewalk anxiously waiting for Riley to get out of the van.

He quickly does and walks up to Bianca, giving her a hug, which she gladly accepts and returns.

They pull apart from their hug and Bianca gives Riley a quick peek on the lips.

"Would you like to come up and have something to eat?" Bianca asks.

"Gladly," Riley says, "I just need to get something out of the van."

He opens the side door and grabs a bag from inside the van, then closes the door, locking it.

Bianca and Riley hold hands as they walk up to Bianca's apartment.

They get into the apartment and Bianca locks the door behind them.

"Where should I put my stuff?" Riley asks, looking around.

"I guess you can put it in my room...unless you want to stay on the couch," Bianca says.

"I'll take the room," says Riley quietly.

Bianca grins and takes his bag into her bedroom.

"What would you like to eat?" Bianca asks Riley walking into the kitchen, "I have some chicken and rice in here."

"I thought you didn't cook," states Riley looking at her suspiciously.

"Well, that was when I didn't want to cook for you," she grins.

"Right," he says.

Bianca sighs.

"Do you want me to cook the chicken or what?" she asks.

"Yeah, that's fine," Riley replies.

"I guess you can watch some TV if you want while I cook this...or you can help," says Bianca.

"I'll let you do it," he says flopping on the couch. "I'm not a good cook."

Bianca rolls her eyes while she puts the chicken in a pan.

Riley flips through the channels and stops at the news. Bianca can hear a very familiar voice and walks into the room to check it out.

On the television, Agent Sadusky talking to a news reporter.

"Yes, the Declaration of Independence was stolen, but it's now returned to the National Archives, where it can promptly be put back on display for the American people," Sadusky answers the news guy.

"And why was it stolen?" The reporter asks.

"It seems there was a map on the back. Mr.'s Patrick and Benjamin Gates, along with the help of Miss Bianca Lewis of Philadelphia and Mr. Riley Poole of the D.C. area, found an amount of treasure hidden by the Knights Templar hundreds of years ago. Mr. Benjamin Gates has decided to split the treasure and give it to some of the most respectable museums of the world," Sadusky explains.

At the mention of their names, Bianca and Riley grin broadly at each other.

Bianca's cell phone starts to ring.

"Hello, Ben," she says into the phone.

"Hey. Did you just happen to see the news?" Ben asks.

"You saw that too? I feel embarrassed now," she mumbles.

"Yeah, dad turned on the television when we got here and he's been looking for some mention ever since," Ben explains.

Bianca laughs.

"So he's really into this now, huh?"

"Yeah, I guess," says Ben. "I have to go get some dinner for us. Let me know when you find a place in D.C. I'll talk to you soon, alright?"

"Yeah, Ben, you'll be the first to know," says Bianca hanging up the phone and placing it on the dining room table.

"Ben?" Riley asks.

"Yeah."

"Did he see this?"

"Yeah."

"Ahh," he says and goes back to watching the television.

Bianca shakes her head, grinning, and wraps her arms around Riley's neck.

"You make me laugh, you know that?" she asks him.

"Yeah, I guess that's what I'm good for," he says turning his head to look into Bianca's eyes.

Bianca kisses him and goes back to finish cooking their dinner.

After their lovely dinner that Bianca made (chicken seasoned with some of that Emeril seasoning and rice), Bianca sits on the couch wrapped in Riley's arms and they watch some television (a bunch of cartoons such as Family Guy, the Simpsons, and Futurama) until they start to get sleepy.

They get off of the couch and change into their sleep attire. Bianca changes into a pair of gray sweatpants and a navy blue spaghetti-strap shirt. She also changes her bandages for the last time that day. Riley also wears a pair of sweatpants (except his are blue) and an orange t-shirt.

"Way to match there, chief," Bianca says sarcastically looking over Riley's clothes.

"Well, it doesn't matter. I'm just sleeping not going out in public," he retorts.


A/N: Be on the look out for at least 2 more today!