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Chapter Two

Rid My Mind of All These Ghosts

She suddenly became aware of her surroundings and found she was in a less populated area of the city. She decided she needed a break from driving and pulled off to the side of the road. She got out of the car and climbed on the hood, leaning against the windshield, looking up at the beautiful night sky, filled with stars.

/Flashback/

She winked at the doorman, Larry, as he let her in Daniel's apartment. Daniel and she have been dating for a little over a month and Larry definitely knew Kerri by now. This time he was in on a small plan. Normally, people weren't allowed into the apartment complex with out the knowledge of its inhabitants. Tonight Larry just smiled at her.

Daniel had told Kerri that he'd be on a vacation for a few days after a week of being gone and she wanted to take full advantage of that. She left him be all day to rest, but now it was 11 o'clock at night.

She smiled as the elevator doors opened to Daniel's floor. She made her way to his door and knocked. After a second she knocked again, this time much louder.

Her smile grew to a grin when she heard rustling around inside.

The door opened as much as the chain lock would allow, a pair of bespeckled eyes peering through.

"Kerri?" he said, reclosed the door, unlatched the chain and opened it again, revealing a very rumpled, very confused archeologist. "What are you doing here?"

"I've come to whisk you away. So, get your shoes on and let's go." he looked at her as though he was going to protest. She held a finger to his lips. "Ah-ah. Shoes. Let's go." she stopped him.

"Let me change quick, then." he said, gesturing to his pajama clad body.

"Nope, just shoes. Hurry up." she said, feigning irritation. He glared at her, a small smirk playing on his lips as he slipped his shoes on his feet. As soon as he stood back up she took his face in her hands and took him into a deep, passionate kiss. When it ended, she felt him smile against her lips.

"I've missed you." she told him.

"Missed you too." she kissed him again, but pulled away quickly.

"Let's go." she grinned, grabbing his hand and pulled him to the elevator, stopping only to grab his keys and lock the door.

They made their way past Larry, who held to door for them, and got into Kerri's car. Once inside, Kerri handed him a blindfold.

"What's this?"

"Put it on."

"Why..." she held a finger to his lips for the second time.

"Trust me." she said with a coy smile. He looked at her, as though trying to work out exactly what she was planning, but slowly put on the blindfold. She grinned as the parts of her plan fell into place and started up her car. They drove in silence for awhile, holding hands.

"Where are we going?" he asked.

"Daniel. If I was going to answer that, would you be wearing that blindfold?" she glanced over to him to see the smile on his unshaven face.

"What am I going to do with you, Kerridwyn Michaels?"

"Love me?"

"Always." he said, giving her hand a squeeze.

"I love you too." she told him.

Soon they got to their destination and Kerri parked the car. She instructed Daniel to stay where he was and went around the car to open the door for him. She took his hand and led him up a small hill and through a door in a fence that surrounded a golf course. This was her most favorite place in the world.

They walked in silence until they reached the 8th hole green, where she had laid a blanket and a basket before picking Daniel up. She glanced up to see clear skies and thousands upon thousands of stars. She smiled.

This would be perfect.

She leaned up, kissing Daniel again, her hand going to the blindfold, her other arm wrapped around his waist. She felt him do the same. She ended the kiss and stood to his side, making sure he'd have the perfect view before removing the blindfold.

She watched Daniel, pleased when she got the desired result of amazement in Daniel's face. Even after coming up here so often in the past few years since she's discovered it, the amazing view still awed her.

The golf course was located on a hill that overlooked the city. With the clear sky above it, the view was nothing short of spectacular.

"This is...amazing." Daniel said, breathlessly.

"I found it a couple years back. It's my most favorite place in the whole city." she told him. They sat on the blanket, wrapped in each others arms.

"So, are we trespassing on this golf course?" Daniel asked after a bit.

"Actually, no. The guy who owns the place caught me up here awhile back and now I have his permission." Kerri told him.

"Guess it helps to have friends in high places." he said, giving her a wink. She gave him a kiss. They leaned back and looked up towards the sky.

Completely content, Kerri looked over to Daniel, who seemed a million miles away, as he watched the stars.

"Penny for your thoughts?" she asked quietly, running her hand over his chest. He smiled at her.

"I haven't just simply watched the stars in a long time. I forgot how beautiful they were." Kerri laid back down to take in the vast blue-black sky speckled with tiny lights.

"They really are, aren't they?" she said. She looked up at him and smiled. "I know who you are, Dr. Jackson." she said knowingly. He bent his head up to look at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked.

"The secrets, the injuries, working for the military." she paused, and looked at Daniel. To her amusement she could tell that while he was trying to fake casualness, inside he was panicked. She knew very well that most of the work Daniel did was classified. "I figured it out. It wasn't that hard if you really think about it. Getting called away suddenly, being gone for long periods of time. It would take an idiot to not figure it out." she enjoyed playing with him. His eyebrows went up, taking almost permanent residence on his forehead. "You're Batman. And Cheyanne Mountian is just a coverup for the Batcave." she laughed as he visibly relaxed. "No worries, your secret is safe with me." she gave him a wink and laid back.

"You're too smart for your own good, Kerri." he smiled, kissing her head. "I love you."

"I love you, too."

"So. What's in the basket?" Daniel asked curiously.

"Just some fruit and some wine" she said impishly. She'd almost forgotten about the basket. She sat up and opened it, pulling out two wine glasses and a bottle. She handed the glasses to Daniel and opened the wine. Daniel held out the glasses as she poured the deep red liquid into each one.

She proped the bottle against the basket and took one of the glasses.

"To us." he toasted. She smiled and clicked her glass with his before taking a drink.

/flashback/

They had made love for the first time that night. Kerri smiled at the memory.

She shivered in the cold night air and decided to be on her way. She climbed off her car and got in it. She took a deep breath and started on her way home.

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