A/N: Ok so here's the final chapter, let me know what you think. I'm thinking of doing a sequel but only if there's enough demand for it.
Chapter 7
Waking up from her short nap twenty minutes later, Audrey rolled out of bed and started to get dressed. She pulled on a pair of comfortable jeans and a red long sleeved shirt and headed out into the main living room. She made her way out onto the porch and gazed out over the city. Noticing that the weather was nice outside, Audrey decided to go for a walk and try and take her mind off the possibility of never seeing Jack again. So, she headed back inside, grabbed her jacket and left the room.
While on his trip back to the hotel, Jack decided to stop at a florist and buy a dozen red roses to surprise Audrey. He figured it was a little clichéd, but he didn't care. All he cared about at that moment was seeing Audrey and seeing the look on her face when he told her what the President had decided. After driving for another fifteen minutes, Jack pulled into the hotel parking lot and headed up to their suite.
When he got to the door of the room, he fished in his pocket for the spare keycard that Audrey had given him the night before, inserted it in the slot and opened the door. As he walked in, he noticed there was no noise. He placed the vase of roses on the dresser in their bedroom and began to search for Audrey.
He continued to search through the hotel room, calling her name, and looking in each room, closet and even in the shower, with no luck. At this point, he was beginning to get worried, thinking something may have happened to her.
As he came back into the living room from searching the porch, he noticed that her jacket was gone from the hook next to the door, and that her room key wasn't sitting on the table where he saw her leave it the night before. At this, he relaxed a little, knowing that if someone had kidnapped her or something to that effect, they wouldn't have let her grab her coat or the keycard. Figuring that she probably just went to visit her father again or went out for a while, he headed to the bedroom to change out of his suit. Emerging five minutes later, dressed in baggy jeans and a black t-shirt, he heard a keycard being inserted in the lock and the turning of a door handle. Knowing that it was Audrey, he quickly and quietly ran back into the bedroom and pressed his back to the wall that was parallel with the doorway connecting the two rooms, so as not to be seen.
As Audrey closed the door to the suite behind her, she took off her jacket, hung it on the hook, and headed into the bedroom. As she entered, completely unaware of Jack's presence, she noticed the vase of red roses sitting on the dresser. As she started to walk over to the dresser, Jack quietly snuck up behind her and slid his arms around her waist, causing her to jump.
Audrey didn't have to turn around to know who it was that was holding her. As a huge smile began to creep on her face, Jack leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Surprise."
"Jack!" she exclaimed happily, as she turned in his embrace and threw her arms around his neck.
"Hi, sweetheart," he replied, matching her smile with one of his own. As they continued to gaze into each other's eyes, Jack leaned down and kissed her passionately, filling the kiss with all the love he felt for her. When they broke apart, Jack guided her over to the bed and they sat down next to each other, holding hands.
"But how?" Audrey asked him, "I was so scared that you weren't gonna come back."
"Well," Jack began, "President Gardner was able to come up with a solution that he thought would satisfy both me and the Chinese."
"What's the solution?" she asked, still wondering if Jack was only here to tell he had to disappear and would leave her again.
"He's going to turn Logan over to the Chinese instead of me."
"Logan? But why?"
"He felt that since Logan was ultimately responsible for the attack on their embassy 18 months ago, he should be the one to take the fall. I think he also felt that it would be a suitable way to deal with Logan's actions over the past two days," Jack explained.
"What about you?" she asked, thinking there was some catch to this solution that he hadn't told her yet.
"I've been cleared. I don't have to go anywhere or do anything that I don't want to. I'm free to live my life…with you," he replied, seeing her smile at the last part.
"Really?" she asked, not quite believing what she heard, "You don't have to leave again?"
"No, I'm staying right here with you and I will never leave you again. I promise," he said, looking into her eyes.
"Oh, Jack," she breathed and reached up to pull him down into a searing kiss. As they continued to kiss, Jack pushed Audrey down onto the bed and climbed on top of her, showing her how much she meant to him. No matter what came with their new life, both Jack and Audrey knew that they would face it together and would always love each other.
A/N: Kinda short ending, I know but like I said I'm thinking of doing a sequel about where Jack and Audrey's relationship goes from here. So thanks for reading and let me know if you think I should do a sequel. Thanks to everyone who reviewed.