Title: You Can Never Escape Your Past
Spoiler: This story is a continuation of Viva Las Vegas.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no
compensation

Since Stiles and Terri are now secretly married. I've changed some of the scenes to have it play out a little different. This part takes place after Soft Kills. This part is some filler before Mi Cena con Andrei, and then to Our Man in Korea and Our Man in Washington. I decided not to write anything about the episodes Spy Finances and War Inc.

Chapter 13

Stiles walked in the front door, and found Helen and Terri talking. Helen didn't know that Stiles and Terri were married, Helen didn't even know that they were living together. Helen looked at him surprised. "How did you get in here?" She was wondering how they would get out of this.

Stiles looked at Terri. "How many times have I told you to make sure you lock that front door?"

Terri smiled thinking that was a good cover. "I guess I just forgot." Terri walked up and kissed him on the cheek. "Hello."

"Hi." Stiles smiled. "I thought we could go out to dinner."

Helen smiled. "I knew Terri was just getting home from her business trip, so I brought over my famous baked ziti." Stiles looked at Helen and smiled, Terri could tell he was a little disappointed though. They had a lot to talk about. "Of course you are more than welcome to join us A. B. there is plenty."

"Yes, Stiles please stay." Terri had to stop herself from laughing. He had no choice but to stay, it was his home. The condo had just sold so that they could buy the co-op in Andros.

"I would love to." He knew exactly what Terri was thinking, and he smiled at her.

The three of them sat down. Helen didn't waste any time. "So when are the two of you going to get married?" they both just looked at her, Helen couldn't take this anymore, she knew they were sleeping together and she didn't like it one bit. "I mean, I know that A. B. must sleep here a lot."

Terri just looked at her, trying to be innocent. Helen sometimes had that effect on Terri. She felt like she was a child again. "Mom what makes you say that?"

"While I was here making dinner, I thought I would help you do some laundry and straighten up. You have men's clothes in the hamper and in the closet. I assume they belong to A. B."

"Mom this is none of your business." Terri was beginning to get mad. Her mother was snooping. That is the only reason she came there, and that was why she was cleaning up. In Terri's mind Helen didn't come to help her at all. She just wanted to know what was going on.

"Helen, I have to admit, I'm glad you know that. Yes, Terri and I are living together, and I don't want to hide that anymore." Terri just looked at him she couldn't believe he admitted that.

"What is everyone going to think?"

"Mom I really don't care what everyone thinks."

"But I do. Terri its bad enough that you married that jerk Jeff, then you divorced him. Now you're living with A. B."

Stiles could tell this was going to get ugly fast, so he tried to calm her down. "Helen, Terri and I discuss our marriage often. When we set a date for our big wedding, you will be the first we call. I promise." Stiles was careful in his wording. The last thing he wanted to do was lie to Helen. They do discuss their marriage, and they do plan on having a big ceremony when they decide to tell everyone.

Helen looked at him and then at Terri. "Men are all the same, he will never set a date, why should he. He has all the benefits of a wife, but none of the commitments."

"Mom."

Stiles needed to defend himself, "Helen, Terri and I are very committed to one another." Terri got up and walked out of the room. Stiles followed her.

"Why does she have to be like that?"

"She loves you as much as I do." Stiles said as he put his arms around her, Terri leaned back against his chest. Stiles couldn't resist kissing her neck. "Do you want to tell her the truth?"

"I don't know. I hate that she thinks so little of me."

"Terri she loves you. She thinks I'm just using you for the incredible sex. At least if she knows the truth, she'll stop asking when we're getting married." Terri smiled at him.

Terri sighed, "Let's tell her the truth. I'll go get the wedding album."

"Do you think she found that?" Terri nodded no.

Stiles and Terri walked back into the kitchen. Helen had started cleaning up. "Mom, please come and sit down. Stiles and I have something to talk to you about." Helen put down the pot and sat down. "Mom Stiles and I got married on New Year's Eve, while we were working in Las Vegas."

"You what?"

"Its true Helen." Helen was in shock, she didn't know what to say. "Terri and I still want to have a big wedding, but right now at work..."

"Mom at work, they are trying to discourage marriages between people that work together. One of us would have to give up our career, or at least transfer. Stiles and I are a great team. We don't want to give that up." Helen still had nothing to say.

"Helen, they are trying to get that changed, when they do, we want the big wedding with everyone there and a big party." Stiles took Helen's hand in his. "I just love Terri so much. I wanted to make things right. I wanted to be with her all the time." He looked at Terri. "I wanted that commitment."

"Mom we didn't plan it. We were in Vegas. It was New Year's Eve. We just decided not to wait. I didn't want you to be hurt, that's why we weren't going to say anything, and just have a big wedding."

Helen was hurt that her daughter didn't tell her the truth, she looked at what Terri was holding. "Are those your wedding pictures?" Helen pointed to the photo album Terri was holding. Terri opened it up and showed it to her. "Elvis!? Elvis!? The two of you got married by Elvis?" They both braced themselves for her next comment. Helen just started to laugh. "Terri your father would have loved this. You know what an Elvis fan he was."

"Helen, would you like to see the video?"

She nodded yes, "Congratulations. I'm so happy for the both of you." Helen hugged them both. "Can I have some copies of these pictures. I can't wait to show the girls at St. Anthony's bingo on Tuesday. Jo Ann just keeps bragging about her daughter's wedding. I can't wait to show her these pictures. Elvis that is so great." She looked at Terri and Stiles who were very relieved at the way she was taking this. "Well come on. I thought we were going to see the video."

Stiles took the video out. Helen couldn't stop laughing, she did cry as they exchanged their vows. She was so happy that Terri was married and that Stiles wasn't just using her, that she very quickly forgave them for not telling her.

After watching the video Helen brought out a chocolate cake that she made just for Stiles. She had decided she wasn't going to let him have any, when she realized they were living together. Now that she knew the truth, Stiles was back to being one of her favorites.

They sat down at the table to eat desert. Terri was glad she didn't have to lie to Helen anymore. They hadn't gotten the first bite of cake in their mouths when Helen started her next quest. "So when are you two going to have kids?" they both just looked at each other. "You know Terri isn't getting any younger, her biological clock is ticking."

"Mom!"

Stiles just smiled as he continued to eat his cake. "We are working on that Helen."

"Stiles why in the world do you encourage her?"

He just leaned over and kissed Terri. "I love you."

"That's not going to work." Terri mumbled to him as he kissed her.

"Oh A. B. you are so sweet." She pinched him on his cheek "Terri you are so lucky to have him." Stiles just grinned, Helen looked over at him "You can wipe that cute little grin off your face Mr. Stiles. You are very lucky to have my Terri." Stiles nodded in agreement, "If you ever pull anything like the creep Jeff did you will answer to me and my frying pan." Stiles just looked at her, then he looked at Terri who had a big grin on her face.

"Helen I promise you that I will take good care of your daughter and do everything in my power to keep that beautiful smile on her face." Terri just looked at him.

Stiles seemed to know exactly what to do and say to make Helen just melt. "He is so sweet Terri."

They had a nice time talking for a while, when Helen was leaving Stiles walked her to her car. "Don't forget to lock your door Helen."

"Why don't you call me Mom?"

"Really, I would love that Hele... I mean Mom." He had a big smile on his face and Helen gave him a big hug. "Goodnight Mom."

"Goodnight A. B." she smiled at him. "I'm really glad about you and Terri, but don't you ever forget about my frying pan."

"I won't." Stiles waved as Helen drove away. He walked inside and Terri was cleaning up in the kitchen. Stiles walked up behind her and hugged her. "Hey gorgeous."

Terri turned around to face him. "Stiles you and Mom were out there for a while."

"She reminded me about her frying pan."

"I hate when she does that. I actually had to stop her once. She almost hit Jeff with it." Stiles started to laugh. "I'm not kidding. She would have done it too, if I hadn't stopped her."

"Terri, I promise, I'm never going to hurt you like Jeff did. I don't think Mom is going to come after me with her frying pan."

"Stiles, I love my mother, but she can be...." Terri stopped and got a funny look on her face. "Did you just call her Mom?"

"She told me to." Terri looked at him surprised. "Outside. It will take some getting used to."

"My mother. Helen Fremont, told you to call her Mom?"

"Yes." Terri couldn't believe this. Stiles looked at her, and smiled. "Terri, its going to be fine. Mom likes me."

"I know that she does." Terri kissed him. "I just.. Its so hard to believe that. When I was married to Jeff. I never imagined how great it would feel to have Mom approve of my husband." Stiles smiled at her, as he gently stroked her hair. "I'm serious. I'm glad that we told her. I really hated lying to her."

"Me too." Stiles looked at her seductively. "I did tell her we were working on making her a grandmother. Don't make me a liar." He leaned down and kissed her ear, and quietly whispered. "I love you." He kissed her again, and again on her face, with each kiss bringing him closer to her lips. When he reached her lips Terri was eagerly waiting after a very passionate kiss, Stiles whispered in her ear as he was nibbling on it. "Lets go make a baby." Terri smiled as she led him upstairs to their bedroom.

After Stiles fell asleep, Terri sat there looking at him. She couldn't help smiling. She had never been this happy in her life. She had everything she ever wanted, almost. The only thing that could make her life more perfect was if she were carrying his child. Just thinking about that made her smile. She put her head on Stiles chest and fell asleep, listening to his heartbeat. She had sweet dreams of her, Stiles and their baby.