A/N: Alright guys, it looks like this is going to be the last chapter! I'm so excited about my next installment (yes, this is going to be a series) that I've already written the first chapter of that and I haven't even started the last chapter of this one! lol. Thank you, thank you THANK YOU! to everyone who has reviewed over the course of this story. Your reviews were motivating and oftentimes helped me figure out which direction I wanted to take with the story.

Part three (the first part is that oneshot I wrote) is still untitled but will probably be posted tomorrow or the day after. If I see any of you over at the next story, thank you so much for reading Second Chances and I can't wait to start the next journey with you! I promise the next one is going to be a fun ride (well, hopefully)! If not, thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to read my story I really appreciate it!

Now, what to write and how to end it? :)

Second Chances

Chapter 36

"They're like little kids," Vanessa said as she watched Bernie and Joe rush forward to gawk at the helicopter in front of them.

"I know," Nancy smiled at Frank who had his arm around her, "its okay, you can go look at it too."

"Oh, that's okay…" Frank hesitated then smiled, "yeah, okay!" and he took off after his brother and Bernie.

"It was so nice of you to invite us here today, Nancy," Mary Anne said with a smile.

"It was the least I could do," Nancy smiled at the older woman, "after everything you've done for Frank, Joe and I."

"Oh, it was nothing. At the time it was rather terrifying but now that I look back on it, it was pretty fun!" Mary Anne giggled a little, "and you guys lied. This place is exactly like Alias."

It was two weeks after the capture of Krieger and Nancy had made a full recovery. It was when Joe told her how excited Bernie was about the helicopters that Nancy had come up with this idea. She pulled a few strings and got permission from Director Burr to bring the Hardy's, Vanessa, Bernie and Mary Anne to FBI headquarters for a limited tour.

Of course, the FBI had tours set up for the public and Nancy had taken them on that, but she had specifically asked permission to get to show the group the helicopters, just for Bernie.

Nancy had spent another day and night at the Seashore Resort with Frank before finally heading back to Bayport. Her father was at the Hardy home waiting for her when she arrived and she had never been happier to see him. She hadn't realized until that moment how much she missed seeing her father and how much she had needed him during that hectic week. Nancy smiled now at the memory.

Vanessa, Mary Anne and Nancy stood together and watched their men smile gleefully over what the women saw as merely a hunk of metal. "This thing is sleek," Joe said breathlessly, "I mean…sleek," he turned to look imploringly at Vanessa, "honey? Can I get one? Please?"

"Sure…as soon as you let me get the Vera Wang…" Vanessa began but Joe cut her off.

"Done!" he cried and everyone laughed.

"You could have some serious fun with this," Bernie murmured and came to stand next to his wife.

"Don't you even think of asking me for one of those Bernard, we're already married and so I don't have an expensive gown to use as leverage," Mary Anne smiled as her husband wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"You know, you could if you wanted to," Bernie said with a mischievous grin.

"What are you talking about?" Mary Anne asked confused. She remained confused as Bernie lowered himself down on one knee. "What are you doing?"

"Mary Anne, you've given me the best years of my life. I've wanted to ask you this for some time but I've been waiting for the right opportunity. Who knows if this is it, but it sure feels right to me," Bernie reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a box. He flipped it open and pulled out the band inside, "Mary Anne, will you marry me again and make me the happiest man in the world for the second time?"

Vanessa let out a small shriek and clasped her hand to her mouth, her eyes watering. Joe came over and put his arm around her shoulders, grinning broadly. Nancy leaned in to Frank and smiled at the beautiful couple.

"Oh!" Mary Anne sniffled, "you adorable man! Of course I will!"

Bernie stood up and let out a whoop of joy and brought his wife into a huge bear hug, "we're getting married!" he cried.

"Not unless you put that ring on my finger, right now." Mary Anne said and grinned as Bernie slid the band on her left ring finger. It fit perfectly with the band that was already there.

"Congratulations you guys!" Joe cried and gave Mary Anne a huge hug and turned to shake Bernie's hand. They grinned at each other before finally laughing and pulling the other into a hug.

Everyone exchanged hugs and congratulations and Nancy and Vanessa bent to study the ring. "It's beautiful," Nancy breathed.

"He's done well, hasn't he?" Mary Anne lifted shining eyes onto her husband and smiled, "real well."

"Aren't Mary Anne and Bernie so cute?" Vanessa asked the group as they walked down the streets of New York. They had said their goodbyes to Bernie and Mary Anne back at FBI headquarters, they had been understandably eager to get home. "They make the greatest couple."

"Hey! I'd say we've got that contest pretty locked up," Joe said with a smiled and squeezed Vanessa's hand. She laughed and leaned up to give Joe a kiss.

"Take this right, guys," Nancy called from behind the love struck pair. "The grocery store I need to go to is up here on the right." Vanessa looked back at Nancy and winked.

"What's that all about?" Frank whispered, "Why did she wink at you?"

"I told Vanessa about this shop…" Nancy's voice trailed off and she smiled at Vanessa's cry of delight.

"A wedding store, look Joe!" she pulled Joe to the front door, "you guys get the stuff for lunch, we'll meet you guys outside in ten…make it twenty, minutes."

"Help!" Joe cried before Vanessa pulled him through the open shop door.

"That was sneaky of you, Drew," Frank said smiling.

"What? I simply told a friend that the grocery store I wanted to go to for our groceries for lunch happened to be next to a very beautiful wedding shop. I also mentioned that there was a café across the street and a dry cleaner next to that, I was just making conversation," she shrugged and walked into the small neighborhood grocery store.

"That was very nice of you," Frank said and grabbed her hand. "Now, what are we getting?"

She and Frank passed an enjoyable twenty minutes inside the family run grocery store and were entertained by the grizzled owner who told them about New York in the sixties, "sex, drugs and the Beatles!" he cried triumphantly.

They paid for their groceries and stepped back out onto the New York sidewalk. As expected, Joe and Vanessa were nowhere in sight. "I'm torn," Frank said thoughtfully, "should I go in and rescue my brother because I love him? Or, should I let him suffer awhile longer because he's my brother?"

"A legitimate question," Nancy said nodding seriously, "one that will require a lot of thought."

"Yes, yes it will," Frank agreed. He smiled and leaned down to give Nancy a kiss, "you know something?"

"What?" Nancy asked.

"The last three weeks have been three of the best weeks of my life."

"Oh, Frank, you're such a softie," Nancy said teasingly and leaned in to give Frank a kiss of her own, "but I love that about you."

The door of the wedding shop opened just then and this time it was Joe pulling Vanessa outside, "no thanks!" he called over his shoulder, "we don't need to sign up for the newsletter!"

Vanessa grinned hugely at Joe, "thank you so much!" she said and gave him a peck on the cheek.

"That's all I get? My credit card is still smarting woman! I demand more!" Vanessa laughed and gave him what he asked for.

"What did you find?" Nancy asked when the two broke apart, "You don't have any bags."

"Oh, that's because they have to ship the stuff to us. There was too much to carry," Joe said with a groan.

"Really?" Nancy asked in excitement, "tell me everything!" she and Vanessa linked arms and walked ahead of the boys down the street to Nancy's apartment.

"You should have seen her, Frank," Joe whispered in horror as they followed the girls, "she was like a woman possessed! I didn't think she had given the actual wedding much thought, but she knew exactly what she wanted."

"Joe, I hate to break it to you…but a lot of women have been planning what they want for their wedding since they first walked Barbie and Ken down the aisle," Frank said and slapped Joe's back companionably.

"How do you know so much about women?" Joe asked as they walked up the steps to Nancy's apartment, "it's not like you've dated very many."

"Har har," Frank said and pushed his brother through the front door of Nancy's building.

"That was a fun day," Nancy said as she and Frank walked into his apartment later that evening. "Joe and Vanessa are so cute together and I'm so happy for Bernie and Mary Anne."

"I can't believe that Bernie asked me to be one of his groomsmen," Frank said shaking his head.

"I think you'll make a very handsome groomsman," Nancy said with a smile and slipped off her shoes, "maybe not as handsome as Joe," she said with a teasing smile and sat down on Frank's couch.

He sat down beside her and pulled her close, "hey! You're my girlfriend, remember?"

"Oh, how could I have forgotten so quickly?" Nancy said with a laugh. She kissed him and curled her feet up on the couch, "I can't believe Mary Anne asked me to be her maid of honor. I've never been anyone's maid of honor before."

"You'll make a beautiful maid of honor," Frank said laying his lips on Nancy's temple.

"It was a very fun day," Nancy said again happily.

"Giamatti's trial starts next week," Frank mentioned nonchalantly.

"Yeah," Nancy shrugged.

"And Krieger's starts soon after," Frank said.

"Yeah," Nancy said again. She turned to look up at Frank, "are you ready to bury those bastards?"

Frank couldn't help but throw his head back and laugh, "There is no one else quite like you in the world Nancy Drew."

"Back atcha Hardy," Nancy said.

"Where are they keeping Giamatti and Krieger?" Frank asked.

"I can't tell you that, it's for FBI personnel only," Nancy replied haughtily.

"Excuse me?" Franks said, trying to sound hurt.

"You heard me, I can't tell you that information," Nancy reached over to grab the remote control but she was stopped when Frank grabbed her and began tickling her sides.

"I guess I'll just have to torture it out of you then!" he cried and grinned as Nancy laughed uncontrollably.

"I'm an FBI agent! I've been trained to withstand all different types of torture!" she cried.

"Tell me where they are! Tell me!" Frank said laughing.

"No! Never!" Nancy rolled off the couch and quickly put the coffee table between her and Frank, "Ha!" she cried triumphantly.

Frank switched tactics and started batting his eyelashes, "please? Pretty please?"

Nancy laughed, "no way. Those flirtatious tactics won't work on me."

"Well, that's okay," Frank said and leaned back on the couch, "your partner, really a nice fellow by the way, told me that Giamatti and Krieger are both in solitary confinement in some secret government facility. I bet him ten bucks I could get you to tell me, but it looks like I'm out ten dollars."

"You bet…I can't…you…" Nancy said in disbelief. "Well, really. I don't know whether I'm disappointed that you didn't get it out of me so that my pig of a partner is out ten bucks for betting on me or if I'm glad because my ridiculous boyfriend made the bet in the first place and is now short ten dollars."

"Either way, get back over here," Frank said patting the couch.

"What if I don't feel like it?" Nancy said pretending to be mad.

"I'll make it worth your while," Frank replied with a grin.

"Well, when you put it that way," Nancy said and walked around the coffee table. She reclaimed her seat beside Frank and rested her head on his shoulder. So many times in her life she had found herself in situations where she wished to be anywhere but where she was. Right now, with Frank, she found that there was nowhere else she'd rather be.

Well, that's it for this one folks! I hope you enjoyed the ride (looking back I realize it was a pretty bumpy one!). Thank you so much for reading! If you're interested, look for my new story in the next day or so!