Scene Twenty-Five

"Jarod!" exclaims Rachel. Jarod walks in with one hand behind his back and Angelo carrying the baby. Jarod walks right through everyone else, keeping his eyes on Rachel. When he reaches her he pulls his hand from behind his back to present her with a red rose.

"For you my lady," he says with a smile and a twinkle in his eye. She takes it and smiles.

"Thank you." He places his hand under her chin and they kiss a soft, sweet kiss. He looks her in the eyes and smiles again and then turns to look at Broots.

"You see Broots, a few days ago we finally acknowledged our love for each other, simple as that. We've been in love for a long time it just took us this long to realize it." He looks at Rachel and she smiles, knowing that he was mostly referring to her. She then notices the baby in Angelo's arms. She quickly picks him up and wraps her arms around him.

"Hey there little guy." Jarod smiles.

"That reminds me, that is his name?" She stops and turns.

"You know, I don't think they ever gave him a proper name."

"Really?" Jarod walks up to the two and tickles the baby to make him giggle. Everyone else, especially Sydney, watch at the beginnings of a new family. "I know, let's name him Kyle." Rachel smiles.

"Perfect."

"Um, Jarod, what happened with the Centre and FBI and stuff?" asks Broots.

"Oh, I almost forgot. Thank you Broots. Why don't you all sit down." They sit around the TV and Jarod sits on a chair in front of it. "The Centre is no more."

"What do you mean?" asks Charles.

"I mean, it's gone, for good. I got to the Centre during the raid and got Angelo and Kyle out but when I go to Alex he had some how built a bomb and I had only enough time for me to escape when it blew up, killing everyone inside."

"My god!" exclaims Sydney.

"Everyone?" asks Rachel. Jarod could tell by the look in her eye that she was referring to Lyle.

"Yes, everyone. I identified everyone." They are silent for a while.

"What happened to..." says Sydney.

"They decided that it was best if the world didn't know such a place existed gave me all the money."

"Oh."

"I could have come yesterday but I decided to send a few gifts before we go."

"Gifts?" asks Broots.

"Go?" asks Sydney.

"We?" asks Rachel. Jarod smiles and starts to laugh.

"The gifts were boxes of money I sent to everyone I worked with over these past five years." He smiles and gets up from his chair and picks up the travel magazine and tosses it to Rachel.

"What is this?"

"Pick a place."

"For?"

"Our vacation." He smiles and makes her laugh. "I think it is time we both had one, don't you?"

"Yeah. But what about Kyle?" Jarod picks him up from her arms so she can look in the magazine.

"Mom? Would you mind watching this little guy for a while?" She takes Kyle from his arms.

"Of course I will."

"Great." He turns. "Broots? Debbie? Could you follow me?"

"Sure" says Broots. They get up and follow Jarod outside. Jarod opens his trunk and pulls out one of the boxes.

"Open it." Broots looks at him and him and then opens the lid.

"Whoa!" says Broots.

"Wow!" says Debbie.

"We can't accept this!"

"Sure you can. It is for all the times you helped us find the truth." Broots smiles, stunned. "Use it to start a computer company that is after you take Debbie to Paris," Jarod says with a smile.

"Good idea." Jarod closes the lid and pops Rachel's trunk and puts it inside. "Why did you do that?"

"Because you're going to take her car."

"What?" Jarod laughs.

"She'll be with me and you need a ride so you're taking it."

"Won't she be mad?" Jarod wraps his arm around him as they walk back inside.

"You let me worry about Rachel."

"OK." They get inside.

"Syd, Michelle, and Nicholas it's your turn." They follow him outside to his trunk. He pulls out the other box. "Open it Syd." Sydney removes the lid.

"Oh Jarod. I don't---"

"Stop. You do." He puts the lid back on and picks it up. "Nicholas is that your car?"

"Yes."

"Would you mind opening the trunk?"

"No, not at all." Nicholas opens the trunk and Jarod puts the box inside and shuts it. He turns to Michelle and Nicholas.

"You can finally be a family now. Take good care of Sydney, he's a good man."

"Thank you Jarod, we will," says Michelle. They walk back into the warehouse and Jarod and Sydney stay outside.

"Jarod I don't deserve this."

"Yes you do Syd."

"NO I don't. I took you from you family, made you into a human lab rat, and never tried to free you." Jarod looks him in the eyes.

"Sydney, listen to me. You would have been killed if you tried anything. You protected me from Raines the best you could. You were and still are like a father to me. I love you Sydney and this gift, as small as it is, is my way of telling you that I forgive you." A tear falls from each of their eyes.

"I love you too Jarod. I never told you but I kept that card you made me, among others. You are like a son to me but I could never tell you because they were watching and if I did they would have taken you away and put you with Raines."

"I know. It may have hurt me at the time but I know now that you were just protecting me." He walks to his car. "Okay," he sighs, "Could you help me with these?"

"Sure." Sydney and Jarod carry in Kyle and Angelo's things, Rachel's bag, and the suitcase of money. They bring them in a set them down. Jarod carries Kyle's things to his mom.

"These are the things I've bought him so far."

"Okay." He gets Angelo's things and hands them to Angelo.

"Here are yours. You'll go with them until we get back okay?" Angelo nods.

"Okay." Jarod wheels the suitcase to Ethan.

"I think you can live off of that for a while," he says with a grin. Ethan peaks inside and laughs.

"Yeah, I think so." Jarod laughs. He turns to Rachel, now standing, with her bag in his hand.

"Did you decide?" She smiles as he walks over to her.

"Jamaica." Jarod smiles.

"It's a good thing I packed your swimsuit then," he says with a big smile as he hands her the bag.

"You! You were in my dresser?" Jarod just smiles and laughs. She playfully smacks him in the arm and he laughs as he grabs her and kissed her on the cheek. Still somewhat laughing they kiss. He them looks at her and smiles.

"Go pack anything from your room you want to keep and then we'll go."

"Okay." She takes the bag and walks into her room. Jarod watches her until she disappears and then turns to the rest. Sydney laughs at the smile plastered on his face.

"I'm glad you two finally realized your feelings for each other."

"Two? I've been in love with her since we were 12, it was her that needed to be worked on."

"I heard that!" She yells from her room. Jarod laughs and looks at his family.

"Where are my manners? I haven't introduced any of you." He walks to the middle. "Mom, dad, sis, JJ this is Broots and his daughter Debbie and Sydney and Michelle with their son Nicholas. Guys these are my parents Charles and Margaret, my sister Emily and JJ." They shake hands.

"Don't forget Ethan and Angelo" says Rachel, walking out of her room.

"I wasn't. Some of you know them but this in my---our (glances at Rachel) half-brother Ethan and this is Angelo." He picks up Kyle and Kyle giggles. Jarod and Rachel laugh. "And this is Kyle." Everyone smiles at Kyle together. Jarod sets him back down and looks at his watch. "Wow, our flight leaves in less than an hour" he says to Rachel.

"Well, then we all must get going" says Sydney.

"Yeah. First, Rachel, can I have your keys?" She looks at him confused but hands them to him. He tosses them to Broots. "There you go." She is about to say something when he puts his finger on her lips. "I'll explain later." He removes it and smiles and she smiles back.

"Fine."

"Okay, then I guess we should head off," says Broots.

"All of us," says Charles. They pick you their things and walk out the door.

"Jarod?" asks Broots, "What are you going with all that stuff?" Jarod smiles.

"I've got a friend that is going to take it to a homeless shelter." Broots nods and Debbie and him walk to Rachel's car. Jarod hugs them both and Rachel hugs Debbie. She then walks up to Broots.

"Thanks."

"For...for what?"

"Everything Broots. You helped me find my past and I never told you thanks so I decided it was time."

"Oh. You're welcome." She then hugs him and they get it the car and pull away. Sydney and his family walk to their car. Jarod and Rachel say goodbye to Michelle and Nicholas and those two get it. The walk to Sydney. Jarod hugs him.

"I love you" he whispers in his ear.

"I love you too" Sydney whispers back. They let go and smile at each other. Rachel walks up to Sydney and looks him it the eye.

"Syd, I wanted to tell you thank you too, for being there for everything. And I also wanted to tell you that I love you as a father too." She glances at Jarod when she says that. Sydney smiles and hugs her.

"I've always loved you like a daughter too." They let go and Sydney gets in the car. "Enjoy your vacation." They drive off. Jarod and Rachel walk up to their family. Ben and Angelo are on one side and the rest on the other.

"Well, we'll come and see you when we get back, okay dad?"

"Absolutely," says Ben.

"Is Angelo staying with you?" asks Jarod.

"Yeah."

"Good." Jarod shakes hands with Ben and hugs Angelo and Rachel hugs them both. They get into the van. Next they walk to Ethan.

"I'm so glad you two are together," he says. Jarod wraps his arm around her.

"Thanks." They hug and he gets in the driver's seat. Next is JJ.

"JJ, do you know her?" asks Jarod.

"Yes, I remember her. She tried to save me until you did," he says with a smile and she smiles back.

"Good to see you again." They hug and he gets inside the car. Emily walks forward.

"I don't think Jarod introduced us. I'm Emily, his sister."

"Hello. I'm Rachel, Jarod's--"

"True love" he finishes for her. She smiles at that. Emily gives him a hug.

"Have fun you two." She gets inside the car. They walk to his parents and Kyle.

"You remind me so much of your mother," says Margaret.

"Thanks."

"We'll see you soon son...and daughter," says Charles. Rachel looks at him; shocked he added the last part. He smiles. "Well, you will be won't you?" She smiles.

"Yeah." She holds Kyle and kisses him on the forehead while Jarod hugs them. He then kisses Kyle and hands him back to them as they get into the car. They drive off and Jarod and Rachel watch as they disappear. Rachel turns to Jarod as he looks at his watch.

"Shall we go?" He asks. She walks up to him and kisses him. When she pulls back she smiles and hands him the bag.

"Now we can." He laughs and they walk to the car and get. He turns to her.

"I love you Rachel." She smiles.

"I love you too Jarod." He starts the car and they drive away into the setting sun at the horizon.

The End