Title: Viva Las Vegas- Spoiler: This story takes place after Thanksgiving. Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no compensation

Chapter 3

First they went to the White House. Stiles laughed as he got someone to take a picture of them. "Didn't you sleep here a few weeks ago?" she asked him with a smile.

"Just what I wanted to remember my fascinating evening with Moreland. One of the many times I was supposed to buy you dinner and couldn't. You were mad at me that night. Why don't we forget about it?"

"I wasn't really that mad at you."

"You hung up on me." She laughed and kissed him. He never thought he could be this happy.

They held hands as they walked talking about their families. Terri was talking about her Dad. "He died about 3 years ago of cancer. Mom, she hasn't handled it too well. My brother Kevin bought a house not far from hers. He checks up on her a lot. My mother, she is a character. I love her but she can drive you crazy."

"I can't wait to meet her."

"She will ask you a million personal questions. She can be very persistent."

"Well I think I can win her over," Stiles kissed Terri again. "Just like I won over her daughter." Terri just smiled at him.

Stiles and Terri kept walking and found themselves standing in front of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. One of the groundskeepers walked by. "Major Stiles. How are you today?"

"Good Johnny. I'd like you to meet Terri Lowell."

"Nice to meet you Miss." he looked to Stiles "I just shined it up."

"Thanks Johnny." Johnny reached out and patted Stiles on the back.

"I feel like I watched you grow up." He looked at Terri. "I was so proud of him when he joined the Marines. You two enjoy your day." Terri wondered how this man knew Stiles so well.

Stiles took Terri's hand and walked to a specific place on the wall. Stiles reached up and touched the name Colonel Frederick Stiles. Terri looked and saw the tears in his eyes. "Your dad?"

"He was shot down in Nam when I was 3. I never really knew him. He's MIA, presumed dead. We don't know exactly what happened."

"I'm so sorry." she put her arms around him.

"That's why we spent so much time in Ireland. Mom went to school there, we stayed with my grandparents."

"I thought you said you moved around a lot when you were a kid, because your dad was in the Air Force."

"She remarried another Air Force guy. He knew my Dad. Dave, my step dad was the one who brought me here the first time when it opened in 1982, for my 12th birthday. I don't think my mother has ever been able to bring herself to come and see it. I find comfort seeing his name. I've come here a lot, that's why Johnny knows me. I usually come here when I need to think things through. All the big decisions in my life. I sat here for hours when I was deciding to join the Marines. Even longer when I was thinking about the CIA."

"I'm glad you brought me here." Terri was shocked that he wanted to share this with her.

"I've been here a lot since we got back from Nice." she just looked at him. "Terri I've thought a lot about you, sitting here. That's why I'm so sure of us." He kissed her. Terri couldn't believe this. She looked at him and was starting to cry. She wiped her eyes when she heard Johnny walking by.

"Major, let me get a picture of the two of you, by the Colonel's name. Would you like that?"

"Thanks Johnny, I really would." Stiles put his arms around her and they stood right under his father's name, and Johnny took the picture.

Terri and Stiles stood there for a while she just held his hand as he looked up at the name. She couldn't believe he that he was letting her see this deep inside himself.

Stiles and Terri walked over to Johnny's Half Shell it was one of the best local seafood places in town. When they walked in Stiles noticed his mother and stepfather, with Dave's brother and his wife. "You want to meet my Mom?"

"Sure."

Stiles took her by the hand. "Mom."

"A. B. Where were you we missed you Thanksgiving?"

"I had to work. You know how the pentagon is. Never closes. Mom I would like you to meet my girlfriend Terri Lowell." She stood up and hugged her. Terri smiled at the sound of that 'my girlfriend' Stiles then continued the introductions "This is my stepfather Dave. Dave's brother and sister in law, Tom and Kay Gage." Terri shook hands with everyone. She was shocked DCI Gage is Stiles step-uncle.

Hannah wanted to get to know this woman her son couldn't seem to take his eyes off of. "Why don't you two join us?"

Tom knowing everything he had been through in the past few days, knew that they would want to be alone. "Hannah, these two young kids don't want to spend the evening with us old folks. I'm sure they have plenty to talk about." Stiles nodded a thank you. "But I insist the two of you come over for dinner tomorrow. I got tied up at work too, so we are going to have Thanksgiving with all the trimmings."

"Thanks Uncle Tom. I'll definitely be there." Stiles looked at Terri hopeful that she would join him. "Terri can you make it?" Terri nodded. "We'll both be there."

"Ok then we will see you both at 3:00." Stiles hugged everyone and said good night.

Terri and Stiles got a booth in the corner. Hannah and Kay kept looking over at them. They were trying to figure out exactly what their relationship was. Tom was going through the past few days in his mind. He thought what hell that must have been for Terri, with Stiles missing. He wished he had known they were involved. Maybe he could have made it easier for her.

Stiles could care less about them watching he couldn't resist kissing Terri, he was just enjoying spending time with her. "Ok" Terri asked "Your uncle is our boss."

"Yes."

"Isn't that awkward?"

"Sometimes. We agreed that nobody needs to know. We can just keep it professional there. See you're learning all of my secrets." she smiled at him.

"He had a hard time deciding what to do. He didn't know if he should have Duffy followed or arrested. I can't imagine how hard that must have been for him. He knew that if Duffy blew your cover you would be killed before they could knock down the door." Stiles could see Terri was getting upset, and teary just thinking about it. He took her hands in his, looked deep into her eyes and kissed her.

"Terri it was the right decision. Thanks to you and Lex making Duffy a cop, the team was right there when I contacted Quinn and ready to move in. I'm fine, and I'm here with you. It all worked out great."

"I can't even explain what I felt when I heard your voice." Stiles looked at her puzzled "Quinn had you on speaker."

"Enough about that. It has a happy ending. I want to know about you as a kid."

Terri and Stiles sat there sharing stories. When dinner was over they got up to leave. said goodnight to his family and headed back to Terri's house.

He parked the car, and opened the door for her. "Terri, I had a great time today."

"Come in and have a drink." Stiles and Terri were now standing at her front door.

"I want to, but if I do, I'm not going to want to leave." He kissed her. "I don't think that's what you want, yet."

"Stiles." He was right and Terri didn't want him to be hurt. She felt like she needed to explain.

"Terri, lets take our time. I want to get this right. I'm not upset about it. I love you."

Stiles kissed Terri goodnight "I'll pick you up about 2:30 tomorrow." Stiles couldn't stop smiling as he drove home.

Terri went up to bed and had sweet dreams Stiles. She couldn't wait to see him tomorrow. She thought that she was definitely falling in love with him. If only she could trust her feelings. She once thought that she would be with Jeff forever and that didn't happen. She knew Stiles was different, but she was still afraid.