OMG, I'm so sorry. I didn't realize that I hadn't updated.

Chapter 15: Falling into Place

David tightens his arms around Erica pushing her back against the door as he deepens the kiss, both of them so lost in each other's arms that they don't notice anything or anyone around them.

The elevator doors slide open and Jack and Anna appear in the doorway, falling silent as their eyes land on David and Erica. They exchange a shocked glance, silently deciding not to disturb them.

It isn't until the elevator doors close that David finally manages to pull away, slowly taking a step back.
"I um...I wasn't expecting that." Erica manages to say through strangled breaths.

"Neither was I. But since we're going to break one rule...why not toss them all aside?"

Erica laughs lightly, "David! What happened to taking it slow, taking it one day at a time?" She asks with a smile.

David shrugs his shoulders, "Maybe it's not all it's cracked up to be."

"You know it is." She says her voice suddenly serious.
"Yes I do." He tells her softly, "You know, you might need to study those rules yourself, after all, you kissed me."

"Oh, I was just testing you." She tells him with a playful smile.

"Testing me? Hmmm...so did I pass?"

Erica nods with a bright smile, "I don't know....I think that's a test we're going to have to take again."

David shakes his head with a bright smile,"All you have to do is tell my when and where."
Erica nods as David brings his hand up to cup her face, "I'll see you tomorrow. Goodnight beautiful."

"Good night." She says back to him with a luminous smile.

"They sure didn't waste any time did they?" Jack says dryly as he and Anna exit Erica's building.

"We told them to figure out where their hearts are. I'd say they've figured it out."

Jack shakes his head trying to get the image of David and Erica's kiss out of his head, "One kiss isn't going to fix everything that was wrong with their relationship before."
"No. But we both know that this was more then just a kiss. I don't like the idea of them together anymore then you do, but when David came to see Trey this morning, this was this air of peace around him...and if it's Erica who makes him so happy, I can't stand in the way." Anna tells him, her eyes filled with tears.

"I got the same feeling when I saw Erica this morning. She had this radiance to her, like she'd found something she didn't even know she was missing." Jack muses,"So we just let them be and move on with our lives?" Jack asks as they continue to walk, passing their car.

"It's going to be hard Jack, I'll always love David..."
"I don't think that I'll ever truly be over Erica, but I would never stand in the way of her happiness." Jack muses sadly.

"Life has a strange way of working out, maybe Vanessa kidnapping Dylan served a higher purpose." Anna says.

"To reunite his parents?" Jack says, "To give him the family he's always wanted."
"I bet Vanessa is turning over in her grave." Anna says laughing lightly.

Jack flashes her a smile and a nod, "So Chief, how do you propose we start moving on?"
"We take it one day at a time, and never look back." She tells him confidently.

To be continued...