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Operation: HOAGIE

Hoagie's

Obvious

Attraction

Generally

Irritates

Everyone

Epilogue

"Thank you, Anderson. I'll give those a look as soon as I can." Executive Officer of Hiring Cree Lincoln mostly ignored the pasty and whiny mail clerk as he dropped another small book worth of employment application on her desk. She'd been busy recently. She was working for a large aeronautics company, having finished her college schooling on time, only a year earlier. Her knowledge of aerodynamics and business management, complimented by her natural people skill and charm, had won her this position and the considerable pay that came with it.

Cree sighed and rested her chin in her hands, staring out the window. She had another half an hour before the next interview, since the last person had not shown up. She'd taken to ignoring the applications until the applicant actually arrived, she felt it gave more authenticity to the interview. Plus, it gave her something to read while the guys rambled on and on about personal matters.

She'd been interviewing nonstop since the company had put out a public call for a new Chief Designer. She didn't mind the workload, she could handle that. The problem was that hearing all these people talk about aircraft design made her think back to the fairly distant past, and the young boy that she had fallen for back then.

Her mind wandered as she sat waiting for the next applicant. She smiled, thinking of the boy's smile, and his strange jokes and one-liners. He'd be... eighteen now, she'd guess. She'd given up on meeting him again. He hadn't contacted her since that day in the hangar. Of course, she'd made certain that it wasn't easy to find her. Father had been a constant harassment sicne that day, and had only recently appeared to give up.

She was an adult now, she reminded herself. She looked at the photos on her desk, of her sister and her fiancé smiling at the beach. She hadn't spoken much to Nigel, he reminded her too much of her past, and besides, he didn't know where Hoagie had gone anyway, he'd disappeared just before his 13th birthday. Abigail and Nigel had both escaped decommissioning as well. Numbuh Three and Four had stayed loyal to the Kids Next Door, and now lived back in their respective homelands.

Cree smiled at her sister's photo. They'd gotten closer since Abigail turned thirteen. Cree had been forgiven for her past abuses, and Abigail had finally understood the inevitability of growing up. Cree was so caught up in her reverie that she didn't even notice when the next applicant showed up.

He smiled as he entered. He'd been right. It had been difficult to find her. She'd left false addresses and fake aliases in dozen of places, presumably to avoid father. He still recognized her, even with her now hair now pinned back in a tight bun, and her business suit disguising her musculature.

He'd heard about her working here from Nigel and Abigail. They'd promised not to tell her that he was coming.

Hoagie had finished college remarkably fast. He'd graduated highschool in less than two years, due to his near-genius in mathematics and logic. College had been no problem, he'd already known most of the information he needed for his major: Aeronautical Design and Theory. He'd even contributed several new designs that his professor had been absolutely astounded by.

Hoagie walked confidently up to the desk and cleared his throat. "Uh, Hi. I'm here for my ten o'clock interview. Name's Gilligan. Hoagie P. Gilligan."

He smiled as her eyes snapped open. "Ho... Hoagie?"

She smiled more brightly than she had in years. She leapt up from her chair and hugged him tightly. "Hoagie baby, I didn't think I'd ever see you again!"

Hoagie held her close and smiled happily. "Of course I found you. I told you I'd never forget."

Hoagie grinned. "So does this mean I get the job?"

A/N: I just wanted to do the reunion scene there. It's good to have everything all tied up. Thanks for all the reviews, and see you all in another fic, hopefully soon.