Janet flailed her arms around and pointed at herself then at the floor, clearly struggling for words, "This is my house!" she yelled back finally, "You gave me a heart attack!" she said swatting him in the arm angrily then clutched her chest to slow down her racing heart. If she hadn't been as rattled as she was she might have noticed that worry clouded his handsome features.

He glanced at the hair dryer in her hand and cocked a brow and smirked, "What were you planning to do, style me to death?"

She looked up at him and glared, "Bonehead. You totally freaked me out. Why are you here?" she asked looking confused as she searched his face.

Uh oh, he thought. What was he going to say? He had no reasonable explanation for why he was intruding on her property that late at night. "Uh, just wanted to make sure your water main was turned off."

Janet didn't look like she was buying that undercooked explanation at all, "Eddie. Why are you here? The truth," she demanded tossing the hair dryer into one of the open boxes and planting her hands on her hips.

What the hell, he thought giving in, "I don't know why I came here," he said finally, quietly, "I didn't get to say good bye so coming here seemed like a good catharsis."

Her face softened considerably, "What do you mean?"

"Hey. Why are you here?" he asked, turning the tables on her.

"I didn't go to Washington," she managed to squeak out, looking every which way but at him.

"Yeah, I got that. Why though?" he asked taking a step towards her.

"There was a change in plans. I didn't go," she said finally.

"Why not? What made you change your plans?" he asked taking another step towards her, studying her intently.

She looked up at him, and something about the way his eyes held hers made her chicken out. Suddenly, feeling vulnerable beyond belief, she replied, "Sully."

"Sully?" he repeated.

"Sully needed me. He just got the business up and running and… it just wasn't a good time to be taking off."

"Oh," he said nodding, seemingly accepting her alibi. She exhaled, relief sweeping over her, until, "So will you be flying over there in a while?"

"Huh?"

"To Washington. Will you join Jake and Frankie there once things settle down here?" he asked taking a step back.

Janet felt her face heat up. It felt as though the air in the house suddenly spiked to over a hundred degrees. She opened her mouth and looking down mumbled something inaudibly.

"What?" he asked taking a step closer and leaning in to hear her better, "Say that again."

"The engagement is off," she said in a louder, clearer voice. She looked up at him and met his eyes. She thought that the hard part was over but it seemed that waiting for his reaction was even worse torture.

Eddie stood there, every synapse in his nervous system coming alive at Janet's declaration. His heart swelled and he was suddenly overcome by the urge to pump his fists in the air, cheer, go around knocking on every sleeping house in town, hugging people and shaking their hands while he handed out cigars to the rest. "What?"

"I'm not moving to Washington. Not now… not ever. I'm staying," she said, her face red as a beet.

He tried to fight back his smile but it was a lost cause, the tips of his lips curved up and he smiled, "Really?"

"Yeah," she said seemingly nervously. What did she have to be nervous about? He was the one wearing his heart on his sleeve here. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and looked around chewing on her bottom lip. Could it be possible that Janet might have feelings for him too?

Eddie's expression changed from confusion to one of realisation and a smirk replaced the smile, "And… you want me to believe that you gave up a guy you were going to marry, his daughter and a life in Seattle… to get Sully's up and running?" he challenged taking a step towards her again.

"Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying," she said, trying to sound convincing but even she didn't buy it. The excuse was wafer thin and she knew it. She looked down and rubbed her forehead so he wouldn't see her sheepish smile.

Eddie's grin grew by the second as he grew more and more pleased with how transparent she was getting. His hands set on his hips he shifted his weight from one foot to the other and stood, still grinning. He liked her this way; vulnerable with no mask to hide behind.

"Eddie," she began bringing him back to reality.

"Hm?"

"I'm going to ask you one more time; why are you here?" her eyes bored into his.

"Why do you think I'm here?" he asked, this time taking a step towards her and touching her arms.

"I don't want to do this anymore. I'm sick of playing guessing games with you," she said exasperatedly, "Just…for once… tell me how you really feel about somet…"

Before she could finish her sentence, he leaned in, scooped her up into his arms, and kissed her.

[Note: I couldn't wait any longer or drag this out any more than I have… it only took thirty eight chapters… they're finally here Don't worry about the envelope, I'm getting to it;) Thanks for all the awesome reviews, you're all constant reminders as to why I love this show so much.]