After Shalimar and Brennan had successfully taken Jesse and Lexa back to Sanctuary and had given them the OK medically, they felt they had something to confess.

Lexa and Jesse were in the hall discussing about something very deeply. With a sigh and a quick reassuring look from Brennan, they stepped into the room where Lexa and Jesse immediately stopped talking.

"We feel we need to tell you something." Brennan said, glancing from Jesse to Lexa.

"First of all, we are both so sorry for this whole Mitch thing. It was a complete mistake and Brennan and I feel terrible about it." Shalimar paused, taking a deep breath. "And second of all…"

Shalimar looked to Brennan for the words and Jesse and Lexa both looked to Brennan for the confession.

"Shal and I are kinda… dating." Brennan breathed.

"No! You would have never of guessed!" Jesse exclaimed.

"You're the sneakiest." Lexa chimed in, with her sarcasm as obvious as she could make it. Shalimar and Brennan looked at each other amused and slightly embarrassed.

"Ok, so when did you know?" Brennan asked.

"Well, we didn't think Shal would lower her standards date-wise with Mitch – nice choice by the way Shal – and besides, how many people talk about stain remover?" Lexa laughed and Jesse sniggered.

"Well, we could have been talking about stain remover." Shalimar smiled.

"Right." Jesse agreed, stifling a laugh.

"Sorry we didn't tell you earlier." Brennan said once the laughter died down and there was an awkward pause.

"Yeah, we feel really bad about lying to you guys. We should have just told you." Shalimar added. Jesse and Lexa glanced at each other for a split second.

"It's really ok. Sometimes people have secrets that we don't want to reveal or confess to anyone." Lexa replied. Jesse looked at her briefly with a short flash of hurt in his eyes.

"Right." Jesse vaguely agreed. "Listen, I'm gonna hit the shower. I'm really happy for you guys."

Jesse left the room with a quiet fury that only Lexa could hear or understand.

"That was weird." Brennan observed, looking to Shalimar for some clue or explanation.

"Yeah, well, I'm gonna go and do some work. Bye." Lexa rushed to leave the room almost as fast as Jesse.

"That was weirder." Shalimar said, smiling at Brennan. He embraced her in a tight hug.

"So now they know. Are you glad we told them?" Brennan asked, gazing down at her face.

"I'm relieved mostly, like a weight has been lifted. But I will miss the narrow escapes." Shalimar smiled mischievously.

Brennan lowered himself down to kiss her, feeling the warmth and power of her touch, knowing that this was only the beginning of something wonderful.

"Jess." Lexa said softly, running after Jesse, who seemed a little pissed off. "Jess!"

He turned around with a stern look on his face. "What?"

"You know what." Lexa replied, slowing and stopping to be within inches of his face, placing her hand on his face, caressing him.

He clasped her hands and removed them, once again walking away.

"I meant what I said, I don't regret it." Lexa cried after him.

"Well I'm beginning to." Jesse whispered over his shoulder.

THE END