Author's note: This chapter is a bit short, sorry.

Jessica waited anxiously by the gate. Finally, she spotted Riley. She waved to him as he ran over to her. "Hey, beautiful!" He said wrapping his arms around her.

"Let's get your bags and get out of here." Jessica said; she stood up on her tiptoes to kiss him. Neither person noticed the disapproving look that Sam shot their way.

At 9:45pm, Lisa Reisert wearily stumbled through her front door. It had been an unbelievably long day. She'd been late to her first appointment; however, that had ended extremely well. Jaimie Murphy was a nice lady, and Lisa was sure that she would be able to handle whatever came her way. The rest of the day had been spent dealing with cranky guests. Most of them, Lisa thought, had nothing better to do than try and make her job as hellish as possible.

Ginger wound herself around Lisa's leg and began to meow loudly. Lisa sighed and picked the fluffy cat up. The answering machine light was blinking, indicating that she had three new messages. The first message was from her father.

"Hello, Leese. It's your birthday so I thought I'd give you a call. Are we still on for dinner Saturday night? I'll be out with some buddies bowling tonight. Don't work too hard. Happy Birthday Sweetie, I love you."

Lisa smiled. She had completely forgotten that it was her birthday. Her father was so sweet. The next message was from her mother.

"Lisa, Sweetie! It's your mother. I know you don't like making a big deal but I had to call you on your birthday. I've sent you a check. I want you to take yourself out to dinner and buy yourself a new wardrobe. If I were there I would take you shopping myself. So the check will have to take my place. Happy Birthday Lisa!"

Lisa shook her head. Her mother always made birthdays such a big deal. The final message was from Cynthia.

"Hey Leese, its Cynthia. I completely forgot to tell you happy birthday. I hope your evening is more relaxing. Happy Birthday!"

Lisa set Ginger down on the floor, and the cat scampered away to find its toy. Seconds later, Lisa heard a loud hissing coming from the living room. Ginger had probably found a bug or something. She turned to go into the living and ran into Jackson Rippner's strong arms.

"Hello, Leese. Happy Birthday."

"Why are you here?" Lisa asked trembling. "And how did you know its my birthday?"

Jackson smirked. "I told you I'd be back, Leese, remember? And your birthday was one of the first things I found out about you."

"Get out of my house!"

Jackson shook his head. "Not this time, Leese. I'm staying right here. Remember when I said I might have to steal you? I wasn't joking."

Lisa paled. "I'm not going anywhere with you!"

"That's the beauty of the thing, Lisa, you don't have to."

Jessica and Riley were sitting on the couch at Jessica's house. They had just finished dinner and a movie. Riley wrapped his arms around Jessica. It was now or never. "Jessica, there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"I'm going back to the government."