{Author's note: Well, here we are at the end of the beginning. I hope everyone enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing this. I want to thank everyone who reviewed again as you all gave me encouragement to bust through even the toughest writer's blocks, and I just want to thank everyone who took enough to time to read even some of this in general. It really means a lot to me. THANK YOU!}
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Staring up at the jet in front of him, Leo stuffed his hands into his pants pockets as a breeze tore through the airfield. It was the next day, and he was finally about to head home to Pine Valley via Guy's private jet. He turned physically towards his father, who was also looking at the plane. Leo noticed a hint of sadness in the older man's blue eyes.
"It's not because I want to leave you, Dad." Leo commented.
"I know." Guy nodded, putting a hand on his son's shoulder.
"Finding out that you're really my father and getting know you was the only bright spot these past few months." Leo replied with a smile. "It kind of makes me glad that all of this happened."
"These things do have a way of working out." Guy agreed, returning Leo's smile. "Now, you'd better get going."
"Yeah." Leo nodded before hugging his father tightly. A few tears, both of happiness and sadness, escaped his brown eyes. "I don't know how I can ever repay you for everything you've done for me."
"I just did what any father would have done." Guy shrugged, hugging Leo back. As the two broke their embrace, Guy continued to stare at his son proudly. "Now, go to Greenlee."
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As the plane touched down again, Leo smiled widely as he saw the exterior of Pine Valley Airport come into view. The tall, brown-haired man had pinched himself numerous times over the past couple of days to make sure that he wasn't really dreaming this. His mind was fast at work, trying to determine what his first destination would be. He wanted it to be the place where he was sure that he would find Greenlee, but where was that at this moment? The penthouse? Her new company, Fusion's office? Neither of which seemed ideal for their reunion. As he tapped his fingers against the armrest, Leo's grin widened. He knew instinctively where to go to find Greenlee: the one place they always found each other at.
"The boathouse." Leo whispered to himself as he unbuckled his seatbelt.
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As he neared the entrance to the old, rickety, dirty boathouse in front of him, Leo could see a figure sitting on the dock, looking at the water. Silently stepping into the boathouse, the tall, brown-haired man looked closely at the figure. The petite, brown-haired woman was barely missing touching the water in front of her with her hand, and had no clue that she wasn't alone. Leaning an arm against the doorframe for support, Leo could feel his heart race as he recognized her instantly.
"Greenlee." he whispered to himself.
Suddenly, the woman turned away from the water and stood up. Her eyes widened and her body went still as she caught sight of Leo standing there. Chuckling to himself at her reaction, the tall, brown-haired man walked over to her. He wondered when she was going to say something.
"Don't be an illusion." she said softly as tears began to fall from the brown eyes Leo had found himself lost in so many times before. "Please don't be an illusion."
Greenlee reached up and put her hand to his cheek. The surprise was very clear in her eyes when it didn't go right through him like she thought it would. Saying nothing, Leo gently reached up and pulled his wife's hand down. His mind wondered if she had ever looked so beautiful before.
"Greens." he smiled as tears started to escape him.
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed as the two embraced tightly. Holding her, Leo could feel his wife's tears starting to soak through the black wool sweater he was wearing. Sobs blocked her from saying anything to him, so Leo assumed that it was time he told Greenlee what he wanted to tell her the most.
"I'm so sorry." he said, holding her closer. "I would have let you known that I was alive a lot sooner if I could have."
"No." Greenlee replied, looking up at him. She wiped tears away from her eyes. "Please don't apologize." She shook her head. "I don't want this moment to be spoiled by apologies."
"Okay then." Leo agreed as he bent his head down towards his wife's. Their lips connected, and Leo could feel a surge of pure ecstasy and love shoot through every part of him. As the pair continued to kiss passionately, his brown eyes looked up at the blue morning sky that was beginning to appear. He was finally home!
The End
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Staring up at the jet in front of him, Leo stuffed his hands into his pants pockets as a breeze tore through the airfield. It was the next day, and he was finally about to head home to Pine Valley via Guy's private jet. He turned physically towards his father, who was also looking at the plane. Leo noticed a hint of sadness in the older man's blue eyes.
"It's not because I want to leave you, Dad." Leo commented.
"I know." Guy nodded, putting a hand on his son's shoulder.
"Finding out that you're really my father and getting know you was the only bright spot these past few months." Leo replied with a smile. "It kind of makes me glad that all of this happened."
"These things do have a way of working out." Guy agreed, returning Leo's smile. "Now, you'd better get going."
"Yeah." Leo nodded before hugging his father tightly. A few tears, both of happiness and sadness, escaped his brown eyes. "I don't know how I can ever repay you for everything you've done for me."
"I just did what any father would have done." Guy shrugged, hugging Leo back. As the two broke their embrace, Guy continued to stare at his son proudly. "Now, go to Greenlee."
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As the plane touched down again, Leo smiled widely as he saw the exterior of Pine Valley Airport come into view. The tall, brown-haired man had pinched himself numerous times over the past couple of days to make sure that he wasn't really dreaming this. His mind was fast at work, trying to determine what his first destination would be. He wanted it to be the place where he was sure that he would find Greenlee, but where was that at this moment? The penthouse? Her new company, Fusion's office? Neither of which seemed ideal for their reunion. As he tapped his fingers against the armrest, Leo's grin widened. He knew instinctively where to go to find Greenlee: the one place they always found each other at.
"The boathouse." Leo whispered to himself as he unbuckled his seatbelt.
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As he neared the entrance to the old, rickety, dirty boathouse in front of him, Leo could see a figure sitting on the dock, looking at the water. Silently stepping into the boathouse, the tall, brown-haired man looked closely at the figure. The petite, brown-haired woman was barely missing touching the water in front of her with her hand, and had no clue that she wasn't alone. Leaning an arm against the doorframe for support, Leo could feel his heart race as he recognized her instantly.
"Greenlee." he whispered to himself.
Suddenly, the woman turned away from the water and stood up. Her eyes widened and her body went still as she caught sight of Leo standing there. Chuckling to himself at her reaction, the tall, brown-haired man walked over to her. He wondered when she was going to say something.
"Don't be an illusion." she said softly as tears began to fall from the brown eyes Leo had found himself lost in so many times before. "Please don't be an illusion."
Greenlee reached up and put her hand to his cheek. The surprise was very clear in her eyes when it didn't go right through him like she thought it would. Saying nothing, Leo gently reached up and pulled his wife's hand down. His mind wondered if she had ever looked so beautiful before.
"Greens." he smiled as tears started to escape him.
"Leo!" Greenlee exclaimed as the two embraced tightly. Holding her, Leo could feel his wife's tears starting to soak through the black wool sweater he was wearing. Sobs blocked her from saying anything to him, so Leo assumed that it was time he told Greenlee what he wanted to tell her the most.
"I'm so sorry." he said, holding her closer. "I would have let you known that I was alive a lot sooner if I could have."
"No." Greenlee replied, looking up at him. She wiped tears away from her eyes. "Please don't apologize." She shook her head. "I don't want this moment to be spoiled by apologies."
"Okay then." Leo agreed as he bent his head down towards his wife's. Their lips connected, and Leo could feel a surge of pure ecstasy and love shoot through every part of him. As the pair continued to kiss passionately, his brown eyes looked up at the blue morning sky that was beginning to appear. He was finally home!
The End