Good day dear readers, today is the last chapter in this story line until the new story is finished. This chapter is a little longer. Keep an eye out tomorrow for 'Betray Me Once, Shame On You'.

Paige arrived at their office and was surprised to see Cabe standing next to his SUV in the parking lot but it still brought a smile to her face. "Good morning Cabe," she said with a smile as she got out of her car.

Cabe smiled back, "Good morning kid. How are you?"

Paige walked over and gave him a hug, "Sorry for arguing with you last night. I know you were only concerned about Ralph and my safety."

"I'm always going to be concerned about you guys." Cabe told her as they walked up to the entrance of their office.

Paige unlocked the door and stepped in and turned off the security system. "What brings you by today?" She asked still smiling.

"Well, we advised Katharine that you didn't want to continue protective services but she said in her opinion Collins's threat was too great to risk a valuable government asset. So I am here until Ted can relieve me." Cabe told her.

Paige frowned "What do you mean government asset?"

Cabe smiled, "Remember the paperwork you signed at Scorpion?" She thought back and nodded. "Well as it turns out that even though you aren't with Scorpion anymore you are still bound by that paperwork to supply support to Scorpion in any governmental cases."

Paige's mouth dropped open, "Are you serious? I still have to assist Walter even if I don't want to be around him?" Cabe nodded. "What about the others?" She asked in a small voice.

Cabe shook his head, "Homeland really only wanted Walter but while the others were working with him we accepted them. Now that they aren't Homeland doesn't feel like it would be in the best interest to maintain a relationship with them." Cabe knew he was lying his ass off but he wanted to sell it so she didn't kick up too much of a fuss and get Carlson involved any further.

Paige sighed but nodded her head, "Well let me give you the tour."

Ted dropped Florence off at the Garage and he advised Walter and her to stay in the Garage with the doors locked. He'd swing by around 11 am with lunch.

"Were you able to get any sleep last night Walter?" Florence asked already knowing the answer looking at his eyes.

Walter shook his head no and Florence sighed. She realized that just as he started sleeping again his discovery of her betrayal had caused this new relapse.

There was a knock on the door and Florence walked over and called out, "Who is it?"

"It's Freddie," she heard from the other side and she smiled as she opened the door.

"Good morning Freddie," she greeted him.

"Freddie smiled, "Good morning Florence, do you guys have anything to eat for me?"

Florence stepped back, "Come on in and let me check and see what we got."

Freddie stepped in and waved at Walter who waved back. Florence walked over, "Is it okay to get some food for Freddie?"

Walter nodded.

Florence walked into the kitchen as Freddie stepped up to Walter's desk, "Whoa boss, you aren't looking too good. You need to get some sleep."

Walter smiled, "Working on it Freddie."

"Hey Freddie, there is nothing already made so it will take me a few minutes. Would you like some eggs and toast?" Florence called out to him.

Freddie smiled, "That sounds good to me." He looked at Walter, "Okay if I use the head Walter?"

Walter nodded his head.

"Walter do you want me to fix you some eggs too?" Florence asked.

"No thanks Florence; maybe bring me a couple of those shakes please." Walter asked.

Toby became upset as they pulled into the parking lot and seeing a Homeland SUV in front of the office. "What's the matter?" Sylvester asked.

Toby looked at him, "Are you kidding? Yesterday that jerk hurt my arm, it still hurts."

"Well, keep your distance from Paige and you won't have to worry about that." Sylvester told him.

Toby just glared at him as they got out of the truck.

All three of them were shocked to see Cabe standing inside next to Paige's office door.

As they walked in Paige stepped out, "Morning guys, Happy, I got a job bid request that came in last night. I need you to look it over and give me your estimate of time and man hours it will take to complete it so I can submit the form." She handed a folder to her and Happy walked off to her office as Paige then looked at Sylvester, "I've also got four programming jobs I need you to look over and give me your ideas on if you can do them and how long it will take. Also keep in mind we got these other three job bid interviews."

Sylvester took the folders she handed him and walked over to his desk in the corner of the hallway.

Toby looked at her, "I need to speak with you, alone." Paige walked into her office and sat down at her desk and Toby walked in and tried to close the door but Cabe was already walking through the doorway. "Uh, maybe you aren't cognizant of term alone but that doesn't include you in the conversation."

Cabe looked at him, "This is a protection detail, there is no alone with Ms Dineen. Nothing you say will be repeated."

Toby looked at Paige and gestured at Cabe, "Sorry Toby, its protocol."

"But you said you were going to reject the protection detail." Toby told her.

Paige frowned; she couldn't recall telling Toby or anyone else she was going to do that. She wasn't even sure why she told Nick that last night. "Homeland overrode my decision to terminate protection. Since I am still bound by contract to support Walter in any government mission I have to be protected."

Toby threw his hands up and walked out of her office and went over to his couch and put on his headset and began listening to music.

Cabe started to step out of Paige's office, "Cabe, you know you can call me Paige right? Ms Dineen sounds so cold and unfeeling from you."

Cabe smiled, "Ms Dineen, I'd wrap my arms around you and hug you as tightly as I could and call you sweetheart, but it's against the rules."

Paige smiled as tears welled up in her eyes as he took up his post on the outside of her office. Paige picked up her phone and hit intercom, "Guys, thirty minute warning we'll have to leave for that job interview."

Paige's phone alarm went off to announce it was time to leave and she switched the phones to voicemail and stood up and got her purse and walked out into the hallway and the guys were standing out on the balcony. She smiled at Cabe and they set the alarm and stepped outside and locked the door.

"Let me guess, Paige has to ride with you and she's the only one allowed to ride with you." Toby said sarcastically to Cabe.

Cabe grinned, "You're learning."

Toby grumbled and looked at Paige, "You don't really need me right? It's a programming bid. Sylvester can handle any of the questions you can't."

Paige looked at him and shrugged her shoulders, "I don't see a need for you to be there if you want to stay here."

"I just don't want to be packed into the truck." Toby told her as he unlocked the door and walked inside and turned the alarm off.

All four of them just stared after him not quite believing what they heard.

Paige was surprised during the interview, the president of the company asked zero questions concerning the job but was already handing them the contract for their signature. "Umm Mr. Moore, while I am grateful I'm puzzled by you awarding us this contract already."

Mr. Moore smiled, "Your Company has been highly recommended by the Director of Homeland."

All four of them were shocked but Paige took the contract and promised to have it back to him by the deadline after their lawyer looked it over.

"Cabe, isn't it a little odd for the director of Homeland to do something like this?" Paige asked him as they got into his SUV.

"It is damn peculiar that is for sure. But unless there is proof of something illegal there isn't anything that could be done about it." Cabe told her. "You guys have a lawyer already?" He asked.

Paige smiled, "The same one we had as soon as I started working at Scorpion. The one I made up to get companies to pay their bills quicker."

Cabe laughed as he pulled out of the parking lot.

Ted was there when they got back to the office and Cabe quickly and quietly let him know that Toby was trying to get Paige alone to talk to her already. Ted nodded and told him he'd stay on top of it.

Paige couldn't believe that Toby didn't even bother to take the phones back off of voicemail while they were gone and she had three voicemails to return and eight new faxes with job bid requests. At Scorpion they had maybe four a week and here they were on their second official day open and they were quickly being overwhelmed. She ended up working over an hour just to finish reading the contract Mr. Moore had given them. She was grateful for her neighbor being able to pick up Ralph in the evenings and watch over him until she got home.

Ted had noticed that Toby was pretty irritated by the time he left with Happy and Sylvester. He'd tried twice after Cabe left to get Paige alone but each time Ted stepped in and interfered with whatever he had planned. Ted was convinced that Toby was up to no good but there just wasn't anything he could prove.

Ted swung by the Garage after watching Paige leave. He escorted Florence to her loft after saying good night to Walter. While they had plenty of time together while at Cabe's their desires for each other were squelched while they were there and now they indulged their desires once her door was locked behind them.

Cabe was smiling when he picked up Allie and she looked at him, "What are you up to Mr. Gallo?"

Cabe laughed, "Well, since Paige and Ralph are home and Ted and Florence are staying at her place tonight, you and I can have a little more freedom tonight, Ms Jones."

Allie smiled wickedly, "That does sound appealing."

Paige swung by Steak and Shake on her way home since Ralph was going to be eating with their neighbor. As she sat there in the booth she felt a little uncomfortable as if someone was watching her when suddenly someone stepped up next to her table. "Hey Paige, fancy meeting you here," Tim said.

Paige was shocked, "Tim? What are you doing here?"

"I've been back a few days for a short stay before heading back to Jordan tomorrow, is it okay if I sit?" Tim asked.

Paige took a deep breath and nodded.

"How are things at Scorpion?" Tim asked

Paige frowned, 'Why would he ask about Scorpion before asking about me?' She wondered. "Everything is fine, why?" She replied.

He nodded, "Oh I heard rumor that things were really messed up. That you and the others finally told Walter off, that you dumped him and everyone walked out of him."

"You shouldn't really listen to rumors Tim." Paige warned him.

"So you didn't dump him and you all are still working with the jackass?" Tim said with a smirk.

Paige looked at him for several minutes when the waitress walked by so she stopped her and handed her a twenty and told her to keep the change for a tip and then looked at Tim again. "I don't know what you are really doing here Tim," she said as she stood up, "But I think it would be for the best if while you are in LA to stay as far away from me as possible." She turned and left quickly.

As she drove down the street she knew it could have been random chance that Tim could have been there when she got there but the way he acted, what he said told her that it was not a random happening. "Call Cabe," she said out loud.

"Calling Cabe," the car's computer answered.

Cabe picked up on the third ring, "Paige, this isn't a good time."

"Cabe, I'm so sorry to disturb you but something weird just happened. Did you know Tim is back in town?" Paige asked with a little panic in her voice.

Cabe picked up on her tone instantly, "What happened kid?"

"Cabe I stopped to have some dinner and I felt uncomfortable the whole time when suddenly he walked up. He appeared congenial on the outside but his words and the vibe really has me a little freaked out." Paige told him.

"Okay kid, where are you?" Cabe asked concerned.

"I'm about ten minutes from my place; I need to pick up Ralphy from my neighbor." Paige told him.

"Okay, stay at your neighbors until I get there. I'll make a couple of phone calls and then I'll come over and make sure everything is okay at your place unless you want to come over to my home?" Cabe asked.

Paige smiled, "I really shouldn't put you out Cabe, I just had to reach out to someone."

"Sweetheart, I love you and you're not putting me out. I'll see you in about thirty minutes." Cabe told her.

Paige smiled as she hung up.

Cabe looked at Allie, "Apparently Tim is back in town and he freaked Paige out. I'm going to go make sure everything is okay and then I'll be back."

Allie smiled, "My hero."

Cabe chuckled as he kissed her before getting up and getting dressed and leaving. As he drove down the street he said "Call Armstrong."

"Calling Tim Armstrong," his car's computer announced.

"Hey Cabe," Tim answered his phone.

"Hey Tim, what's going on?" Cabe asked him.

"Not too much, I'm in town until tomorrow then I am going back to Jordan, how you doing?" Tim asked.

"Well I was doing pretty good until I got a call from Paige, seems you freaked her out pretty good. Mine telling me why?" Cabe asked.

Tim kind of laughed, "Well I wasn't really trying to freak her out but after being dumped by her and she hooked up with Walter, I got to admit I was a little happy when I found out she dumped him and everybody left the jerk."

Cabe bit his tongue, "Okay, well do me a favor and stay away from her while you're in town. Okay?"

"Sure Cabe, I can do that for you. I'm leaving tomorrow anyway." Tim told him.

"Thanks Tim, have a good trip back to Jordan." Cabe told him as he hung up.

"Call Homeland," he said out loud.

"Calling Homeland," his computer announced.

He put in a request to verify Tim was leaving for Jordan tomorrow and to have a trace put on his phone to see where he was.

As Cabe pulled up in front of Paige's place his phone rang and the Homeland agent on the other end told him that Tim was scheduled to depart tomorrow for Jordan and according to the trace he was at a hotel close to the airport.

Cabe called Paige and let her know he was outside. He saw a door a couple of doors down open and Paige stepped out and waved so he got out of his SUV and waited for her and Ralph to come down. After verifying her place was safe Ralph went in to finish is paper for Caltech. "I called and spoke with Tim, he promised to stay away from you while he is here in town. I also confirmed he is on a flight out tomorrow to Jordan and right now he is at one of the hotels by the airport." Cabe told her.

Paige hugged him tightly, "Thank you Cabe, I don't know what I would have done without you tonight. He really was creepy at the restaurant. I don't know if he just wanted to hurt me mentally or if he would have tried something else."

Cabe nodded, "Yea, he's not taking any of the blame for the break up and I am sure he is blaming some of it on Walter too. If he comes around again you call 911 and give them my badge number okay? That'll get you help the quickest and then call me."

Paige hugged him tightly again, "Thank you Cabe."

Paige wrapped herself up tightly in Walter's shirt that night; she squirted more of his cologne on it and even took the pillow case out of the bag in the drawer trying to help banish the ill feeling she had because of Tim.

She wasn't ready to get up when her alarm went off and she snoozed it a couple of times before finally forcing herself to get up.

She kept looking over her shoulder all the way to work and she was happy to see Cabe standing by his SUV. Cabe saw the bags under her eyes, "Kid, didn't you sleep last night?"

She shook her head as she hugged him, "I couldn't get past what happened with Tim last night. Thank you again for being there for me."

Cabe kissed her forehead, "Of course, I did verify his flight left this morning with him on it. I also placed a marker on his passport so when he comes back to the US I'll be notified and I can let you know before he gets back."

"Thank you," she kissed his cheek and they walked up and entered the office.

Ted showed up about 10 AM and took over watching Paige and Cabe left for the Garage. He got there just as Walter and Florence stepped out of the Garage. "Where you guys going?" Cabe asked.

Walter smiled at him, "We got that job bid this morning, I didn't know if you would be here and Florence was going to take me."

Cabe smiled, "Get in and I'll take you."

Paige and the guys were getting ready to leave for their interview when Ted's phone rang. He was being ordered back to Homeland for a debriefing on the surveillance around Scorpion. "I'm sorry Ms Dineen, I've got to return to Homeland and I don't have a replacement to escort you." Ted told her.

Paige nodded, "I think we'll be okay. Thank you so much for being here."

The meeting wasn't going well, Cabe could see this guy wasn't even trying to mask his dislike for Walter and Walter was acting a little more like his old self that people always had a problem with. Finally the interview was concluded and they walked out of the office and there across from the door sitting on the couch was Paige and Centipede Partners.

*splat*