Finally,the last chapter of Getting to Us, Part !

Sorry it took so long. I couldn't figure out how to deal with Rebecca, but I think I finally have...

Thank you to all of your who kept reading and encouraging me to finish this.

I don't own the newsroom.

Will and Mackenzie and the News Night team made the rounds of the Emmy after parties. First there was the official reception in the ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel. One fast drink and a little mandatory smoozing with the Emmy Association brass. Then there were the photo ops with the press, mostly for Will, and finally on to the AWM party hosted by Leona, at Spago Restaurant.

"I wish we could just go back to our suite and curl up," Mackenzie was already yawning in the backseat of their limo as rode to the last party. "I don't how you did this on regular basis."

"I used to do this kind of thing more, but in case you haven't noticed, not since I became a married man and a father Mac." he grinned, squeezing her hand

"Oops…I've been keeping you from your duties?" she grinned

""At least we know the food will be great at this next stop, and you my dear did not eat a bite all night."

"I was too nervous to eat."

"Well now you're going to, or you'll be falling over and 'falling down drunk at the AWM party' won't be your favorite tabloid pic sweetheart."

"OK…you're right. Feed me please!" she grinned

Leona was holding court with Charlie standing behind her . Charlie was a good man, she thought. Sometimes when Leona looked at him she could see the lanky young man who had won her heart all those years ago. She used to wonder what her life would have been, had she waited for him to come home from overseas…. Would they have ended up married with a few kids of their own?

That certainly was their plan when he left, and she had tried to wait.

It would have been a very different life, smaller and quieter, and he would have been good to her. That she knew. But she was young and very beautiful , and John Lansing had been altogether too charming and persistent to resist.

Charlie was protective of Leona. When he looked at her he still saw the beautiful young woman whose picture he carried with him through all those years away from home. He knew she might not wait for him, but he never expected to come home and find her so changed. All those years as John Lansing's mistress had made her a different person on the outside. He was broken hearted to learn that she had traded a life with him for the glamour and notoriety of being a very rich man's mistress.

All those years, carrying around his broken heart were painful ones. Sometimes when he looked at Will so fragile after his breakup with Mackenzie, he could see himself. Even after John married Leona, Charlie still knew she had traded something very precious to be the wife of a rich and powerful man, and he wondered if she ever regretted it...

"Will, Mackenzie," Leona greeting them, "So glad you've come to celebrate this night." she said warmly.

Mackenzie went to freshen up with Sloan in tow, while Charlie and Will found the bar and settled in for a quiet nightcap, amidst the roar of a party, now in full swing.

"So?" Will grinned. "Leona is looking rather happy, and I don't think its just because of the metal we won tonight." He said, smirking at his old friend.

"I know all your secrets, so I guess I can share one." Charlie said, his face softening. "We're keeping it under wraps, but yah, we're having a reunion" he said softly. "She's a great lady."

"I'm happy for you Charlie. She made Mackenzie feel very good tonight, and I appreciate that. You tell her please."

"I will, and it was the right thing to do. But it's not over yet. Not by a long shot."

Mackenzie found her two best guys at the bar. "What are you two nattering about?"

"About being hungry and needing to feed you." Will said, hoping off his stool and taking Mackenzie's arm to steer her off to the buffet.

They took one look at the massive spread, and the crowds lined up with their plates...and looked at each other.

"You know what I really want Mac?"

"Tell me?"

"I want a good old In-and-Out Burger and Fries. I'm going deaf from all this noise, and besides, I've been dying to get that dress off of you all night." he whispered.

"That sounds perfect, and in that order please." she giggled

They made one final round , saying good night to their team, and then made their exit. Soon after Leona and Charlie did the same.

"Leona come over here" Charlie said, patting the bed beside him. " I was very proud of you tonight. Not only did you look stunning, but you were very kind to Mackenzie and Will asked me to thank-you. And I thank you. After all that AWM put Mac and Will through over that contract scuffle, what you did went a long way to mend some fences."

"What scuffle Charlie?" Leona said sternly.

"Refusing to let them amend those stupid terms that Will put in, you know."

"No I don't know."

"Yes you do. The talks with Will's agent. You remember?"

"I don't remember Charlie, because I heard nothing about any talks.."

Charlie sat back and sighed. That little prick. Now was not the time to start swearing. Not when they were having such a wonderful time together. He decided to stay silent.

"Charlie. I don't like secrets, especially when they concerns the company I run. Are you telling me that something unforeseen has been going on behind my back?"

"You could say that. But this is not for tonight. Not when you look as beautiful as you do right now, and I feel so god damn good. OK? We'll deal with it back in New York." he said tenderly

"Yes" she said, smiling, and curling up beside him…"Or at least until we're back in the air."

"Oh god, I had forgotten how good these burgers are." Mackenzie said, wolfing down a giant cheeseburger and fries.

"This is one for the books Mac. You look like you're in carnivore heaven."

"Every so often, I need my fix" she grinned

"Well you're not alone" Will said, looking around at the black tie crowd lining up for their burgers.

They left to go home, stuffed and ready to collapse in their bed. For once they were too tired to anything but fall asleep tangled and happy.

"Reese, come and sit here and tell Rebecca to sit someplace else" Leona barked.

Reese knew that voice. It was a tone that he hoped to avoid coming from his mother. But there was no getting away from it, not when he was trapped with her for the next five hours en route to New York on the company jet.

"Reese, did you have contract talks with Will's agent behind my back?"

"No I just listened to his requests, that's all." He squirmed.

"And what were those requests that you didn't bring to my attention?" she said sternly

"Oh just some language he wanted to change that frankly would have been a bad idea for us." he whispered

"Us? How could something be bad for "us" when it wasn't discussed with me?" she asked pointedly

"Look I don't bring you every small thing that crosses my desk. It wasn't important."

"A request on behalf of our star anchor, that comes from William Morris isn't important enough to discuss with me? The same anchor who agreed not send you to jail? Are you nuts or just stupid?"

"Well Rebecca said…"

"I might have known." she cut him off. "And does Rebecca also know that you came within inches of doing time? She glared

"No."

"We are not going to get into all the details here. We are going back to New York and the two of you are going to tell me every detail of what went down. Then we'll see how long it takes her to vacate your bed. Don't think I don't know about that."

Reese was staring outside his window. He had no defense when his Mother cornered him. Fuck he, thought. Who the hell told her?

"And while we're on the subject, she continued. Have you bothered to report your liason to HR? Or perhaps you think you and Rebecca are about the rules? "

"We're not together Mother. We just had a couple of dates."

"I see. Just screwing the people who work for you? Is that all?"

Leona stood up, leaving Reese to sweat out the rest of the trip, while Charlie sat back smiling to himself. He knew that look too. Whatever had gone down, he could see that she wasn't over there having quality time with her son the worm.

Will opened the door to the apartment and breathed a sigh of relief. Being away from Andrew and Angus and their home-made him realize all over again how blissfully happy they were. Mackenzie rushed in and went straight to the nursery while Angus raced after her, his tail wagging so hard, Will thought it was going to break.

Andrew was asleep, but he must have sensed his parents presence because as soon as they looked down at him, his eyes opened and his blue eyes shone with excitement.

Mackenzie picked him up and carried him to the sofa so they could both cuddle him and breath in his sweet scent.

"Oh Will, just look at him." Mackenzie whispered.

"No look at you Kenz." Will smiled. 'You're about the happiest mommy on earth right now. That makes me heart feel so good. I love you both more than I ever thought possible." he said pulling her close and kissing her temple.

"I am happy. I love you so much. You've made my life perfect. Everything about it….just perfect." she whispered.

"And you too buddy" Will said, patting the puppy who was sitting earnestly at his feet waiting. "You're the best boy in the world Angus. You're a very good boy and we're going into the kitchen for some treats." he said, standing up so Angus could follow him. "And while we're at it, we're going to cook something to feed your mistress."

That night they had a quiet dinner at home and then a short walk with Angus, before falling into bed, tired and happy. Mackenzie was asleep when she felt Will stir and move away from her.

"Where are you going?" she murmured, as she felt him pull his chest away from her back where he had been spooning her.

"Shuss…go back to sleep. I was trying not to wake you sweetheart" he whispered, as he moved over leaving a space between them.

"Is something wrong?" she said turning to face him.

"No, go back to sleep, I know you're tired" he said sheepishly

"Will…what…" She knew that look. She slid over close to him and pressed her body against him as he groaned. She felt his erection press into her belly and she smiled.

"Dreaming again?" she whispered as she kissed him, reaching down to stroke him.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't want to wake you. I just..."

She shut him up, pressing her mouth to his. She wrapped her leg over his waist and took his hand and brought it down to massage her pussy.

"Oh Mac" he groaned as he felt her wetness.

She guided his erect shaft and climbed higher on his waist, to take him in fully, kissing him and rubbing his nipples. She rolled her body on top of him and quietly and tenderly, moved her ass until they were both moaning in pleasure. She made him come, squeezing him with her muscles, as he thrust upward until he heard her soft moans, massaging her until he felt her dissolve around him.

"As good as your dream?" she whispered.

"You are my dream Mackenzie" he said, kissing her head as she curled up on his chest.

"I love you too Will."

They fell asleep that way, wrapped blissfully in each others arms.

The next morning in the newsroom was quiet, to say the least. Everyone was back at their desks, tired and hung over, praying for a quiet news day.

For once Will was thankful that they were doing mostly taped packages. Mackenzie had planned it that way before they left for L.A. and so far there was no breaking news to disrupt her plan. One day to get back to normal, was allowed she decided, and they were all grateful for it.

Mackenzie was working in her office, feeling more than a little hung over, when she looked up to see Rebecca standing at her door.

"May I come in?" the nervous legal council asked shyly.

"What is it Rebecca?" Mackenzie asked flatly

"I was hoping to speak to you privately"

"Fine. Sit down."

"Mackenzie, I just left a meeting with Leona and Reese. " Rebecca's voice was shaking and Mackenzie had to wonder what had happened to the ball breaker who only a few weeks ago, was confident enough to make her blatant play for Will attention.

"What does that have to do with me?"

"Leona was angry that I hadn't discussed Will's agent's contract requests with her."

"So?"

"So I report to Reese, and I naturally assumed that he had consulted with his mother throughout the process."

"So what is your point Rebecca?"

"Remember when I told you that I was on your side? I was, and I tried to explain that to Leona, but she doesn't believe me. Mackenzie she's going to fire me if I can't prove that none of it was my idea. Will you help me, please?"

Mackenzie couldn't believe what she was hearing. Of course she remembered. How could she forget that day that Rebecca tried to humiliate her…

" I have no idea what you're asking for Rebecca?" she said, trying not to smile

"I'm asking you tell Leona that I was on your side and that I tried to get you and Will what you wanted. You remember, I told you that I would have been upset if I was in your shoes. Remember?"

" Yes, now that you mention it. I remember the day you lied through your teeth and tried to make me feel like shit because of a few clauses that you knew were embarrassing for me. But do I believe that you were on my side? Not for a second. Nor do I think you were on my side when you went after Will while I was in the hospital having our child. Shall I continue?"

"So you're not going to help me."

"You made your bed, as the saying goes. No pun intended. I have to get back to work now. Will there be anything else?"

Rebecca stood up, shaking, just as Will was entering the room.

"Rebecca get the hell out of here. " he fumed. As she slinked out of the office, Mackenzie smiled at Will.

"What the hell did she want?"

Mackenzie didn't have a chance to tell him. A few seconds later the phone rang. Millie was calling for Charlie, asking them to come to the 14th floor and join him in Leona's office. Will had a sense he knew what was coming Charlie had tipped him off at the bar, to expect something…and Mackenzie was looking far too happy from her conversation with Rebecca..

Come on, let's go." He said, standing up and holding out his hand to her.

They weren't alone on the elevator, and when they arrived at the 14th floor, Mackenzie still had not had a chance to fill him in.

They walked into Leona's office and found Charlie already seated, with a proud look on his face. He obviously knew what was coming, and Will was relieved to see his expression. In spite of his bravado for Mackenzie, he never really knew what to expect from the 14th floor…

"Sit down Will, Mackenzie" Leona said in a serious tone.

"I will cut to the chase. On behalf of AWM I would like to apologize to you both. I was not aware of your agent's request to amend your contracts to delete certain language that I am not surprised you would wish to delete, considering the success you two have achieved. The ratings are excellent and more importantly you've given us a flagship prime time news show that we can very proud of."

Will looked at Mackenzie, and squeeze her hand for a moment before letting go. This was it ,he prayed. This was what Charlie meant when he said it wasn't over yet.

"unfortunately our new legal counsel elected to withhold information about your negotiations. Had I known the details I would have instructed her to amend your contracts as you requested. They were fair requests, under the circumstances, on contracts with less then two years remaining."

"Does this mean…"

"Yes, they have been amended." The revised contracts are in this envelope" she said handing a large brown envelope to Will.

"Thank-you Leona. We appreciate this very much." Will said in his most sincere tone.

"Well for what it's worth Will, when I read what you had asked for, I had to wonder what all the fuss was about. It doesn't look to me like you have any intention of firing this lady any time soon." She laughed, looking at Mackenzie

"I suspect it was more a matter of optics, and since the only person among our executive who wasn't fully aware those clauses, was our new legal council…I have to assume you were concerned about her ability to use those clauses to your detriment. Am I correct in that assumption Will?"

"Yes" he said solemnly

"Well I'm truly sorry that we put you in that position Will. That is not the way I do business. You'll be happy to know that as we speak, our former legal council is clearing out her office."

You could hear a pin drop as the news sunk in that Leona had fired Rebecca. Charlie interrupted their moment of silence in his usual way.

"Well this calls for a drink!" he bellowed.

"I didn't hear that Charlie" Leona said, glaring at Charlie before winking at him.

"We do not make it a habit of drinking on the job…do we Charlie?" she smirked

"No we don't Leona. We most certainly don't!" he barked, standing up , bouncing on his feet as he walked over to Leona.

"And we don't make it a habit of doing this, either!" he said, bending down to kiss her tenderly on the cheek. "We certainly don't do that!" he barked, before walking happily towards the door.

"Come on you two. We have to go and do the news!"

Will and Mackenzie shook Leona's hand and thanked her again, before joining Charlie. In the elevator Will leaned over to Charlie. "Notice she didn't say a word about Reese's part in all of this."

"Of course not. She's the lion and he's still her cub. A rotten cub, but a cub all the same. No worries. I have a feeling Reese will be staying quietly in his cage for quiet a while now."

Will finished the broadcast, ready to take Mackenzie home, with a lighter heart than he had had in years. That contract was the only thing standing in the way of his ability to breath easy, knowing there was nothing left of his own doing, that could hurt Mackenzie.

That night, curled up in bed, Mackenzie asked the question that had been on her mind all evening.

"What made her do it Will? And why now?"

"Charlie, I suspect" he said softly. "No, for sure Charlie."

"But how?"

"If I tell you, do you promise it's between us?"

"You mean in the vault?" she grinned "Of course."

"Pillow talk" he said simply

" I see…"

"And you know all about that don't you Mackenzie?"

"Yes I most certainly do. I worked for me." she giggled

"You don't say?" he laughed, pulling her close and coming in for a kiss.

The End