Walters Night.

After a hour of tossing and turning his mind a complete muddle , he got out of bed and began walking around the bedroom .

She was only feet away from him , separated by about three inches of timber and dry wall . He wanted her he needed her, but she was correct they had to stick to the rules they had decided on . His memory of her from two years ago were still vivid in his mind , the feel of her soft skin as he went from the dip in her neck . His lips feeling the skin as he kissed her , her breasts he would cup in his hands as he sucked on her firm nipples . The way he would pour a drop of wine in her belly button and then lick it dry . The feeling as he went between her legs and the moans of pleasure as he sucked and played with her bringing her close to orgasms' and then letting her down before he allowed himself to let her go all the way . The feeling as he allowed himself to enter her and her excitement and moans of pleasure as she would climax again .

All this was available just three inches through that wall . He tried again to sleep ,but it would not come . His mind took him back to that first kiss nearly four years ago , that took place by his office desk . That kiss that both agreed nothing was felt during or after it , but both knew that was completely untrue . He also remembered the six months of pure heartache when Paige had got involved with Tim . Even though he knew the fact that he had pushed them together by giving Paige the Tahoe tickets , what a moron he had been even after Tim left for Jordan . Paige was still in contact via skype and seemed to hold him responsible for Tim's absence in her life , that had actually hurt more than seeing them together . He had sacked her rather than express his true feelings for her and for over another month he had suffered because she had cut all contact. Then at the Wedding he had finally admitted how he felt about her , to be shocked when she admitted her feelings for him . Then there was the closet , oh boy that memory really burst his brain as he went over every detail of the action that went on inside of it . The sun was beginning to shine through the window and sleep still escaped him , so he decided to take a shower and get dressed and then go and sit on the balcony .

Paige's Night

Sleep was going to difficult tonight . She needed his body next to hers to feel the comfort she gets from it . Frustration was setting in as well she need him kissing her body all over,she had missed that these past years . No one had ever given her pleasure the way he does . Drew was a get it over quick guy , who had no real feelings for what her needs were . The odd couple of one night stands once she split from Drew were the same .

The kiss after the weather balloon incident came to her mind and the feeling it gave her sent a shiver down her spine .

She had spent six months with Tim but not once did she have the inclination or need to sleep with him ,in fact she looked on him more as a brother . All the kissing and cuddling around the office were because she was so mad at Walter because he had not asked her to go with him to Tahoe , it was as if he had thrown her away like a piece of rubbish . She needed to keep the subterfuge up until the shark incident she realized then she needed Walter at least as a friend . But the one thing that kept coming back to her mind , one question she never got an answer to , but she was determined to ask Walter again as soon as possible ,WHY DID HE GO TO TAHOE .

She thought about using one of her many toys she had collected over the years she had been a single mom . But knowing that Walter the sex god was next door ,and separated only by a few inches of drywall and timber , they would never again satisfy her needs .

She tossed and turned for the rest of the night but sleep would not come . As the sun began shining through the window , she decided to get up and shower and dress . Thirty minutes later she was showered and dressed she made her way to the kitchen and was surprised to see Walter sitting on the balcony drinking coffee. She poured herself a cup and joined him on the balcony .

"Good morning my love ." Walter spoke first , Paige walked over to him and planted a kiss on his lips . "Good morning my favorite man ."

"Did you get any sleep Paige ?"

"No to many memoirs of us were going round my head i just could not settle ." Replied Paige

"I had exactly the same problem it was so frustrating to have about three inches of drywall and timber being all that was separating us ."

"I know Walter but one thing did come back to me , a question i asked you about four years ago but you never gave me an answer ."Said Paige .

Walter stared at her for a moment , his mental index working at a fast pace , he suddenly closed his eyes , then opened them to look straight into Paige's eyes . "Why did i come to Tahoe!"

Paige nodded her head and began speaking . "Yes , you have never told me the real reason , we have said we need to be honest with each other . So i need to know ."

"Well i did try to tell you the truth , the first time i was stopped by a missile being aimed at us . Then after you found out about the messages on my phone to the hotel you were so mad at me , you must have taken your comms out because i told you i had come to Tahoe to tell you I LOVED YOU . The rest of the team heard me over their comms , and i received a back handed threat from Tim that we would have words when they got back from Bulgaria. When they did get back , Cabe came to me and told me i was emotionally not ready for someone as good as you and that i was getting there but was only half baked at the time and Tim was a much better person for you and i should let you have happiness with him .Later Toby told me to move on as you had moved on with Tim . So i just had to accept you and Tim being together , but i was never happy with the situation ."

Paige just sat there her mouth had dropped open in surprise . "You mean i wasted six months of my life with Tim ,when i could have been with you ."

"But you always seemed so happy with Tim and you certainly seemed to like kissing and hugging him ."

"I was doing that to get my own back on you because when you told me about Tahoe i thought you were going to ask me to go with you , and when you said ask Tim , i felt you were throwing me away like rubbish . " Answered Paige .

"Well to be honest Happy had told me i should ask you to go with me . That is what i came over to tell you , but just as i was going to ask , your personnel phone rang and i saw it was Tim .My mind automatically assumed you were content with him , so i told you to ask Tim , i was a total moron . After you left with Tim for Tahoe , Toby talked to me and convinced me i should tell you the truth , so i travelled to Tahoe . But the first thing i saw was you kissing Tim ."

"We have both been so foolish during the time we have known each other . Me because at times i was stubborn and your E.Q. was not helping ." Said Paige .

"What do you mean stubborn you are usually so honest and speak your mind when necessary ." Replied Walter .

"One example , when Ray left he whispered to me that you had strong feelings for me but i would have to approach you . That is were my stubborn streak came in , i felt it was up to you to approach me , but on reflection Ray was correct ."

Walter sat there ,trying to assemble the facts in his mind , he turned to Paige and with a small smile on his face .

"If we are being honest the biggest mistake i made was when we were on the weather balloon and we discussed that it would be better for Scorpion if we just remained friends and colleges and not take our feelings any further . I was totally incorrect in hindsight but at that time it is what i thought , but time machine time , if i could i would totally reverse that . "

"Oh Walter , i do feel

much the same and i am sure if we had gone with our feelings then a lot of problems we have experienced would never had happened , but we cannot so all we can do is make sure in future we are always completely honest with each other . Even if at times we could hurt one of us. "

"I can totally agree with that . Now we have spoken about these sort of things between us maybe Dr Rizzo will be able to sort the rest of our problems as it seems we can communicate between ourselves a little better ."

"Well lets hope so Walter . To change the subject do you want some breakfast ."

"Yes please ." Replied Walter .

Once breakfast was over, Paige cleared the dirty dishes into the dishwasher .

"Is there anything you want to do Walter ,before our 2.30pm. appointment with Dr. Rizzo ?" Asked Paige .

"Well i would like to see Toby and Happy . i do not want to work with them again , but i would like to know the reason they walked out on me ."

"If that is what you want we can go and find them once we drop Allie back home from the hospital ."

After parking up at the hospital , they made their way to Cabe's room . They entered his room , but he was no where to be seen . Allie was sitting in the chair at the side of the bed .

" Allie is Cabe alright ,where his he ?" Asked a slightly worried Paige .

"Oh he his fine he has been taken for some physical therapy , he should back in about ten minutes ." Replied Allie .

Cabe arrived back at his room fifteen minutes later accompanied by one of the therapist's .

"How is he doing ?" Asked Walter

"He is doing better than we thought he would be , keep this up and there is every chance he could be allowed home in a few days ." Explained the therapist

"That is brilliant news ." Said Walter . At that the therapist left the room and both Paige and Walter gave Cabe a gentle hug

"Good to see you kids again ,i hope things are going well ." A smiling Cabe asked.

"We have another session with Dr. RIzzo this afternoon and he thinks he should be able to help us . Last night we had a beautiful meal at La Scala and a good talk this morning so we are certainly trying to sort things out ." Replied Paige .

"That's great to hear kids , just keep at it and it will sort itself out ." Said a smiling Cabe .

They said there goodbyes to Cabe and left Allie to say her own goodbye to Cabe. Allie met back with them in reception .

"Are you ready to go home Allie ?" Asked Paige .

"Yes , and if it is any help to you i will drive myself back to the hospital this afternoon ." Replied Allie . "Are you sure Allie , i certainly do not mind being your taxi driver ." Replied Paige

"Of course Paige ,you were there for me when i needed the help ,but you are getting on so well with Walter now i do not want to interfere with how your relationship is progressing ."

"You would not be doing that Allie." Said Walter.

"I know that is what you might believe but your new relationship is still in the budding stage and needs to be nurtured like any new plant , so it is best that i start to be independent again , but do not worry if i need help of any sort , you two will be the first people i will contact ."

"If you are sure that is fine with us , but we will still be popping in to see Cabe on a regular basis so if anything changes or he his discharged ,please contact us immediately ." Replied Paige .

They dropped Allie off and said their goodbyes . Paige double checked with Walter he still wanted to vist Toby and Happy , when he said yes she started the car and headed for the garage were they were working . Paige pulled up outside the garage , giving Walter's thigh a squeeze of encouragement , before they exited the car .

"Well here goes!" Said Walter . On entering the garage it appeared empty except for two cars , on closer inspection Walter spotted two legs sticking out from under one of the cars . As if on cue Toby appeared out of the back office , he spotted the two visitors and stopped in his tracks .

"If it 's not Big Brain and Miss Quit if she does not get her own way ."

"Typical remark from a phycologist trained at Harvard , or more likely a small child ." Walter answered back . On hearing Walters voice Happy appeared from under a car and stood up, as soon as she saw Walter she ran over to him and gave him a big hug almost knocking him over .Happy broke into tears as she hugged Walter as if her life depended on it .

"Hello Happy ." Said Walter , as he returned the hug .

By now Toby was beginning to get angry and he started to advance towards Walter . As if by a sixth sense Happy released Walter from the hug and turned and faced Toby .

"What the hell do you think you are doing Fungus?" Shouted Happy as Toby stopped dead and gave a girly squeak .

"Why are you hugging Big Brain like that , him and Miss Quit are the reason we are in the position we are in now . Replied Toby

"Oh so typical of you Toby , put the blame on someone else when the fault is usually yours ." Replied Walter , his temper also beginning to rise . Paige stepped forward and put a hand at the base of his back and the tension began to lessen in his body .

"We came to see how you both were , but i suppose we should have expected that from you Toby , always trying to impose your Harvad opinion on everyone . So maybe we should just turn around and leave you in your own little kingdom ." Said a now angry Paige .

"NO please stay .please for me ."Begged Happy .

"There does not seem any sense in staying with an egotistical Toby about , i think i know now why you walked out on me , without you needing to explain anything ." Said Walter his voice rising on every word spoken .

"Please Walter, Paige stay i need to speak to you , and if Fungus Face wants to be such an idiot ,he can leave the garage and go and duck his head in the fountain two blocks down ." Said Happy who by now was beginning to shed tears , her tough exterior beginning to crumble . Paige walked over to her and pulled her into a hug.

"You pleased with yourself , that attitude is what caused Centipede to disintegrated , but you can never be wrong you just like to pass the blame onto someone else ." Paige shouted at Toby who by now had backed off and was constantly taking off and putting back on his hat in a very nervous manner .

"I'm sorry Paige , Walter , i know what i am like , but it has always been my way with Walter . I have to get the upper hand , because i am jealous of him , i was even jealous when Happy just went to hug him . I am sorry to you Happy as well . How about i put some fresh coffee on and start again ."

Walter looked across at Paige and the small nod and smile between them was enough for Walter to accept the offer . Once they all had their coffee , Walter began to explain why he was back in the States . Both Happy and Toby were shocked to hear about Cabe and asked if they could visit . Paige phoned Allie , she agreed but insisted she be there for the first meeting . It was agreed they would visit at 7.00p.m. when Allie would be there . The biggest shock they got was when they learned of Paige's lottery Win . The news Paige and Walter were back together not so much. Eventually Walter asked the question he needed an answer to .

"Why did you you two walk out on me ?"

"I think i went first i could feel the family falling apart , the only real family i had ever had and i could not bear the thought of a breakup so i left so i did not see it ." Replied Happy .

"I just followed Happy , because i had pushed you to come clean to Paige about the lecture and you ignored me again and as it happened the last time ." Explained Toby .

Walter sat there going over in his mind what had just been said .

"The problem with the advice you gave me Toby, to me was confusing . You told me if i did not tell Paige she would remain Happy , but i would not feel any better . But if i did tell her she would be unhappy but i would feel better . In my mind keeping Paige happy was paramount ,so i made the choice which i thought would be better for Paige .BIG MISTAKE . I certainly did not want to break the family up , but it happened anyway . But for you to form a competing company was a stake through my heart ."

"We had no choice , we needed to keep earning money ." Replied Toby .

"Well when you left i still had a $250,000 lean on the garage , the money i borrowed for Cabe's Bail which when it was returned it was turned over to you and Happy for fertility treatment . So i had to sell everything i had to pay it off before i left for Ireland ." Stated Walter .

"I did not know that Walter . " Whispered Paige .

"That was the main reason i went back home , i could never keep up the repayments on the loan with the work i could do by myself ."

"You had Florence !" Said a snarky Toby .

Giving Toby a really black look and continued speaking. " No i sacked her immediately after seeing Centipede Partners for the first time ."

" Have you any intentions of coming back to the States and setting up again ." Asked Happy .

"I will be coming back to the States but have no intensions of setting up another company, except with Paige and no one else ." Walter by now was side hugging Paige who gave him a look of pure love .

"What sort of company would you start up if not something like Scorpion ." Asked Happy .

"Well i was thinking of starting a company similar to what i started in Ireland , computer repairs and a little coding . Then again i may try to turn my hand to something different ."Replied Walter .

"We had better be going soon Walter ." Said Paige as she looked at her watch .

"Oh somewhere better to be than with us ." Retorted Toby .

"Yes actually we have an appointment with DR. Rizzo to try and sort things out so we don't make the same mistakes as before ." Replied Paige as she stood and tapped Walter on the shoulder.

"Walter ,Paige it was really nice to meet up with you again ,just ignore Fungus Face he his just jealous .Said Happy at the same time as slapping Toby on the back of the head as he was about to open his mouth again .

After leaving Happy and Toby they realized that they had time for lunch . Paige gave Walter a puzzled look .

" You have something on your mind Paige ? "

"It is something i have thought off , you did not know about Sly until i told you . What about your parents , they treated him like a son ." Replied Paige .

"I would assume they do not know about Sly as they have never mentioned anything to me ."

"Well do you think we should tell them ." Answered Paige

"We could wait until i go back to Ireland and then tell them face to face , but to do that i would need you to come back to Ireland with me ."

"First i will go anywhere with you , i do not ever intend being without you again . However i feel it would be better to tell them as soon as possible . I would think they have been worried at not hearing from Sly in over two years ."

"Well we could Skype them later on today , but i do not think they will be very pleased he committed suicide as that is a mortal sin in the Catholic Faith ." Answered Walter .

" Maybe we could discuss this with , but you know how i reacted when you withheld the information of the lecture and i found out . If we wait until you are back in Ireland it will mean you have withheld the information from your parents for three weeks or more .

"O.k. we will speak to Dr. Rizzo , but i think you are correct about withholding the information for that long could be a real problem ."Replied Walter .