Taylor woke up and snuggled into the rich, thick bedding and sighed happily. She reached out and felt for Eric, but he wasn't there.

She opened her eyes and saw that he was sitting on the couch in his boxers, writing something. Carefully she sat up and held the covers over her naked body.

"Eric?" she asked. Eric's head immediately turned and he tried to hide the paper in his hand. "What are you doing?" she asked sleepily. "Come back to bed."

He settled the paper on the table and returned to her, taking her body against his. The warmth coming from each other was welcomed and they savored it.

"How'd you sleep?" he asked.

"I slept great," she said as she snuggled into him. Eric's arm tightened around her and he kissed her forehead.

"So what do you have planned for me today?"

Eric laughed. "What makes you think I have anything planned? I still have to work you know."

Taylor propped herself up on her elbow. "Are you serious?" Eric only nodded his head. "Are you kidding me? I'm leaving for who knows how long and you're going to work?"

Eric grinned at her. He was going to miss seeing her all riled up like this, but he knew that he should straighten the situation out before she really got pissed.

He reached out and pulled her down on top of him. "You should look into anger management therapy," he said as he kissed her forehead. Taylor sighed.

"You're a jerk."

"But you love me," he responded. Taylor couldn't argue there. "So, yes I have to head in for an hour or so, but while I'm there I think you should go see Cole and Alyssa. I know they're worried about you. Plus Jen and Wes are coming back from LA with Alec and hopefully you'll get to see him."

Taylor knew he was right, and after a few more minutes of lying around, they got up and headed out. She drove her yellow mustang down the streets to Alyssa's modest house and smiled when she saw that Cole's beat up red pickup truck was in the driveway.

Before she was out of the car, Alyssa came bounding out of the house and as soon as the door was open, she embraced Taylor in a hug.

Taylor just hugged her back and as they pulled away, she couldn't help but notice Alyssa had a ring on her finger.

"When did that happen?" Taylor asked as she held Alyssa's left hand. Alyssa blushed.

"Well, it sort of happened last night," she said shyly.

Taylor smiled and hugged her again. "I'm so happy for you!" she said.

"Taylor!"

Taylor smiled when Cole came out and grabbed her in a tight hug. "Cole… I need to breath," she got out. Cole released her and apologized.

The three former rangers went inside the house and caught up a bit. Cole and Alyssa were saddened to hear that she was leaving, but Taylor had assured them that she would make it back safe.

An hour passed and Eric hadn't called like he said he would. Taylor was beginning to get a little nervous, but he had probably been caught up in something or other. The sound of the doorbell made them all turn their heads.

Alyssa got up and answered it. As soon as the door was open, she let out a huge grin. Standing on her doorstep was Eric, with Max and Danny in tow.

"Oh my…" she said before she hugged Danny fiercely. "You guys!" she called into the living room. Cole and Taylor emerged and their faces lit up.

The Wild Force Rangers rejoiced in being together again. Taylor hugged Max and ruffled his hair a bit. She looked over his shoulder and saw Eric grinning. After she hugged Danny, she walked over to her fiancé.

"How?" she asked in shock.

"Cole gave me their number and I got the last two seats on a train for them. I knew you'd want to see them before you left."

"This is the nicest thing anyone has ever done for me," she said as she hugged him.

Max looked over at Taylor and Eric and laughed. "I guess we missed a lot," he said.

Danny looked at Alyssa and Cole and noted Alyssa's new jewelry. "You're not kidding," he said happily.

The rest of the afternoon, and into the night, the Wild Force team reconnected in more ways than they thought was possible. Even after a year of working together, they still had so much to learn from each other.

Eric just sat back and laughed at them all. They reminded him so much of his own team, and he suddenly found that he missed all the quirky little things Lucas, Katie, and Trip would do.

He was overjoyed to see Taylor so happy. She needed this before she left. Though his night hadn't gone exactly as planned, he knew it was a fitting farewell for her. Tomorrow was his final day with her, and he didn't want any interruptions…