Over breakfast Walter and Paige talked about how to approach Happy about making the statement with regard to her marriage to Walter . Paige was for an all out request , but Walter wanted to approach her slowly and maybe just bring it up during their conversation . In the end Paige won the argument , comparing it to Happy as a band aid pulled of quickly , a little pain but over quickly . Walter thought it over for a minute and then agreed .
" How about we go to their garage after we have been to see Katherine . There is one other thing , we have not contacted Cabe for some time , what if i ring him and see if he and Allie would like to go out for a meal tonight . " Paige suggested .
" But Allie is a vegetarian , were could we go that will be suitable for her . " Queried Walter .
" I am sure most places now cater for vegetarians' . "
" Ok go ahead and phone Cabe and see if you can arrange something . " Replied Walter .
Paige pulled out her phone and hit the connect for Cabe .
" Good morning Paige , good to hear from you again . " Cabe greeted her .
" Hi Cabe , we are back in the States and would love to catch up with you and Allie . Could we take you both out for a meal tonight , if for nothing else but to celebrate our two engagements . " Paige asked in a happy voice .
" Hang on a minute and i will ask Allie. " The phone went quiet and then Cabe began speaking again . " That would be really good , but we go Dutch . "
" No way, we can not have a former Homeland agent now retired paying for our meal . We are paying for the meal no argument . " Replied Paige in her no nonsense voice .
" Ok , you win were do you want to meet ? "
" We will pick you up around 8.00pm , we will be in an Uber as Walter no longer holds a California drivers license and i enjoy a glass or two of red wine when we eat out . Walter always insists we take an Uber when ever we go out to eat at night . "
" Alright we look forward to seeing you at 8.00pm. , have a good day . " Cabe said as he finished the call .
Paige turned to Walter and explained what she had arranged with Cabe and Allie .
" Maybe we should try an Indian Restaurant , they tend to cater for vegetarians . " Suggested Walter .
" That would be a good idea , we have not tried out any Indian food since we got back together . Can you have a look on line to see if there are any not to far from Cabe's house . " Asked Paige .
" I have booked at the Star Of India , it is not that far from Cabe's . Do you think we should book the Uber now or later . " Walter asked Paige .
" It is midweek so it should be alright to phone for one tonight . Replied Paige .
Once that was sorted it was time to leave for Homeland . They arrived at the car park at 10.45am. .Once inside the office they introduced themselves to the receptionist , who issued them both with visitor passes and were asked to want on one of the chairs in the area . " Miss Cooper will be with you shortly . "
Five minutes later an Agent approached them . " Miss Dineen , Mr. O'Brian follow me please ."
They both got up and followed the agent , who led them to an elevator , he rang for the elevator , a minute later the door opened and the three of them stepped into the elevator . On the sixth floor they stepped out and the agent led them to Katherine's Office .
" Good afternoon Walter , Paige and congratulations on your engagement , it is a pity it did not happen two years ago and then i may not have lost five of my best people . "
Paige looked at Walter, with a look of . How did she know about the engagement .
Katherine saw the look on their faces . " Do not worry i am not a mind reader , Cabe phoned me to tell me about his engagement to Allie and he mentioned you had been in contact from Ireland to tell him of your engagement . "
Paige looked a little sheepish at Katherine .
" To be honest the engagement should have happened two years ago . "
Now it was Katherine's face that began to show confusion .
" I think i should tell you the whole story . Walter bought the ring while , Cabe , Sly , Ralph , and myself were in Hawaii . He intended to ask me as soon as we returned , you may remember we had a problem on the flight home , with a stowaway . I badly cut both my hands , holding myself and the boy in the wheel bay . I was in a lot of pain when we got to the garage . Ralph also had his heart broken and needed his mom . So instead of going to the roof like Walter asked , i decided to go home with Ralph for a Pizza and some B movies on video , not knowing what Walter had planned . When i told Walter i was going home , he accepted it gave me a quick kiss and ran back up the stairs , without looking back . In fact i whispered .Walter what are you keeping from me . Until he proposed in Ireland and explained everything , i still believed he was keeping the fact he took Florence to the lecture .
He then decided , on the flight back from Africa , he was going to ask me in front of everyone . But we all know what happened that night . "
Katherine had sat still and quiet during Paige's explanation . " But that does not really seem a good reason to set up in competition with Scorpion and undercut his rates , but to call yourselves Centipede was the final insult to Walter . Especially when you consider that the three people you went into business were all lying to you , even it was by omission , because they all kept the Florence lecture information from you , even though Toby had questioned her at the ball game and drew the conclusion that she was telling the truth that it was purely a friend using up a free ticket with no romantic involvement . The statement on the night by Florence she had feelings for Walter , would have meant as much as me saying i have feelings for Walter ,he his a good guy and i am sure a lot of woman have feelings for Walter but they are all in the mind only . Walter as only ever loved you and no one else and the way his mind works what he did by taking Florence to the lecture was the same as taking Sly .
Paige again looked confused but with a great deal of sadness in her eyes as she looked back across to Walter , who was just sitting there his expression not changing .
" Let me explain , in the wild the large or giant Amazon centipede and Scorpions are enemies , they both hunt and feed in the same area for the same food . If they meet they fight . The giant Amazon centipede grows to 30cm. they have extremely deadly venom and aggressive behavior . Which is exactly the same as Scorpion and Centipede going for the same jobs , the venom of your centipede was the fact you knew all about Scorpions weakness , strength and most of all the costings . So you could always underbid him . You may have been the glue that held Scorpion together , but Walter was the foundation it was built on .
You may have been the glue for Centipede but your foundations were built on quicksand . Which is why it collapsed . Right now i have got that out of my system , i must say you make a beautiful couple and i hope you have many happy years of marriage . "
Paige had sat there listening and the more Katherine explained , the more she realized just how much hurt she had inflicted on Walter . She turned to Walter and asked . " Did you know this ? "
Walter did not answer right away , but a small smile came on his face . " Of course , although i have never asked , i bet it was Sly who came up with the name . "
All Paige could do was nod her head , as a tear slipped from her eye .
Walter put his arm around Paige and hugged her . " Remember what we said at the lakeside in Ireland , the past as gone , we just look to the future . Now dry your eyes and forget all about the past for now at least . "
Paige reached for her bag , opened it and removed a packet of tissues she slowly wiped the tears from her face and dabbed her eyes . " I really do love you Walter . " She managed to say as a small smile broke out on her face .
" I love you to Paige , but i think we should carry on with our meeting . I am sure Katherine as other business to attend to . "
Paige nodded , sat up straight , Walter removed his arm from around her shoulders , then looked at Katherine .
" Is there anything you want to ask us ? "
Katherine straightened some papers on her desk before speaking . " Is there any chance of you re-starting Scorpion ? "
Walter looked at Paige , then they both turned to face Katherine and as one they said" NO ."
Katherine gave a sad smile . " I guess i was expecting that answer . But it is such a pity , would you consider being a consultant for us ? "
" I have no real need to work for money to live , but i can't possibly not work as it is not in my makeup . So what are you offering ? " Replied Walter .
" We have many cases that need advanced computer work , so i need someone who can instruct some of my people what to look for in the computer work , which you are excellent at . I know you are a master at hacking , so that would be one area we are wanting to look at . Would it be possible to train people to do what you do ? Also some cases we need to brain storm , which we would like you to be part of , It could be, we call on you for the odd day , at other times it could be for a full week's work . " Explained Katherine .
" Well i will consider it , but i must point out , you now get a couple . We work together or we do not work at all . Paige actually won a lottery , so she has no need to work for money either , but like me she needs some stimulation of the mind . " Walter explained
" Congratulations Paige , when did that happen ? " Asked Katherine .
" The night i quit Centipede Partners . " Replied Paige .
"So leaving Centipede was lucky for you . "
" To be honest it did not really mean much to me , once Walter put the phone down on me , when i phoned him to tell him my news , i think his exact words were "Have a good life Paige , you have ruined mine ." It was then it really hit me what i had done to Walter . I would gladly given the whole $ 10,000000 back , just to be with Walter . It took Cabe's heart attack to bring us back together . "
Katherine sat there with a small smile on her face . " You know what the song says . Money can't buy you love . I am pleased you have both got back together , but in all honesty i cannot forget you were the main cause of the break up of Scorpion and then going to work with the other three . You say you do not like to be lied to ,yet all three never bothered to tell you about the lecture and that Walter had taken Florence , or that Toby had quizzed her at the ball game and knew it was only as a friend with no romantic feelings . It does seem a little bit of double standards come into place in that case . "
Paige looked at Katherine with surprise , that she knew so much about the break up , suddenly it clicked . " Cabe told you all that ? "
Katherine smiled and nodded , before speaking . " He his a Homeland employee so i demanded he told me the whole story . I must admit when he told me i was tempted to send agents round to Centipede's office and arrest the whole lot of you for interfering with a Goverment asset. I am sure you remember my reply to you when you phoned to see if Centipede could do any work for Homeland . "
Paige was shocked at what Katherine had just said , but managed a . " Yes. "
Katherine carried on speaking . " It was Cabe who calmed me down and stopped me from sending agents out to your office . Then when i heard that Centipede had broken up , again from Cabe , i lost it again and picked the phone up to arrange agents to arrest you all . Again Cabe talked me down and pointed out Walter would never allow that , because even though he had left for Ireland he knew that you were still the love of Walter's life even if he could not be with you . I can see how happy you are together , so i can forgive you , but as i said before i can never forget what you did . But that would not stop me employing you as long as you are with Walter . "
Paige looked across at Walter whose face had changed to one of utter confusion . " Why would you want to do that to Centipede Partners ? "
" Because i think that much of you Walter , you are the kindest , brilliant human being i have ever known and i hated what your so called friends had done to you . Especially after you had done all you could to look after all of them . I would say one way or another you saved their lives and given all of them a safe haven from the world that had not understood them . That includes you Paige , as the world before Walter , you were probably known as the woman with the weird child , until now when it is the woman with the genius as a son . "
Paige could only nod as tears again began to stream down her cheek
" I am sorry to upset you Paige but you did ask . Now i can forgive all of you , including Mr. Harvard Toby who i am sure was the main instigator in creating Centipede Partners . So dry your eyes and look forward to a new if different working relationship with Homeland .
Paige dried her eyes " Thank you , i know i was a witch to Walter and i never meant for it to go so far . But you are correct peer pressure by Toby did lead to Centipede being created . "
Walter reached over and pulled Paige over into a side hug . " It seems all that needs to be said about the past as been said , it should now be out in the history file , but not forgotten so we do not make the same mistakes again . Thank you for your kind offer to work with Homeland again .
Could you please put all the information of what we discussed about the job , into an E-Mail and send us a copy of the contract , so we can talk it over before we make a final decision . I promise that we will give you an answer very quickly . " Replied Walter .
" I will see to that as soon as you have left . It as been a pleasure talking to you both again and i am sorry i made you cry , but they do say , the truth can often hurt and i am sure in Walter's mind that was why he did not tell you about the lecture . " Katherine again reiterated .
" Katherine i am pleased you told me the truth , it made me see even more clearly what a fool i had been to both say those things to Walter that night , but also just how foolish we were to start Centipede Partners . It became clear Toby did not want to share the power , he thought he had at last beaten Walter , but he became a despot .
It was true that the foundations of Centipede was built on quicksand , Toby's ego . So thank you again for the truth as you saw it even if it bought me to tears . " Replied Paige now with a smile on face , at that Walter got up from his seat and held his hand out to help Paige get up from her seat .
" Thank you for seeing us Katherine and we look forward to receiving the paperwork . We will leave you to get on with your normal work . " Said Walter .
" Just before you go , have you spoken to Cabe recently , i keep meaning to phone but you know how it is . I was wondering how he his getting on . " Asked Katherine .
" I spoke to him today and we are taking Allie and him out for a meal to celebrate their engagement as well as our own . He sounds really well on the phone . " Replied Paige .
" Please give him and Allie my best wishes when you see them tonight ." Requested Katherine .
" Of course we will . Again thank you and goodbye . " Replied Paige .
They both left Katherine's office , an agent was waiting to escort them back to reception .
They were back in their car by 12.30pm. . " Before we go to the garage do you want to get a bite to eat and a coffee . " Asked Walter .
" Yes please , i think there is a burger diner not far from here . "
" Lets go . "
After finishing their lunch they made their way to Happy's garage , arriving just after 2.00pm.
" I hope i get a better welcome than the last time we walked through that door . " Said Walter with a little trepidation in his voice .
" I think after what happened at the airport , i am sure we will . " Said a smiling Paige .
They approached the door and Walter reached for the handle and turned it slowly , the door opened and they stepped through . The inside seemed empty and very quite , most unusual when Happy is around .
" Hello is anybody here ? " Walter called in a loud voice .
" Out the back . " Came a reply .
Walter and Paige began walking towards the rear of the garage . As they approached the rear of the building , Happy appeared from a door , set in the wall .
" Walter , Paige . " She almost screamed , as she ran to them and gave Walter a hug and then turned to Paige and hugged her .
" It'd good to see you two , when did you get back ? " Asked Happy .
" A few days ago we have some news for you and to ask a favor , but were is Toby ? " Paige asked as she looked around the garage again .
"Oh , he has started to help out at a free clinic , it's not to far from here . He works three hours a day , four days a week . " Answered Happy .
" He his working for free ! " Walter asked .
" I needed him from under my feet for a bit of me time to get on with my work . The only good he was around here was making the coffee and fetching lunch . " Said a smiling Happy .
Paige looked at Walter who just smiled , so she held out her hand towards Happy .
" Wow , that is some stone . When did this happen ? "
" While we were in Ireland and about a hour later we were involved in the rescue of people trapped by an explosion at the local school . "
" Congratulations to you both . " Happy said while hugging them both again .
Once she released them Paige told her how it should have happened two years ago . Happy response was much the same as Katherine's as she also wished it had happened then and she would have still been working for Scorpion . Paige went on to tell her about Walter's computer had found a possible match for Ada . Happy was ecstatic at the news and asked to be kept informed on any developments .
It was then up to Walter to explain the favor they wanted . Once Walter had explained the situation Happy was more than willing . Paige phoned Mr. McDonald to arrange an appointment He had an opening on Friday at noon , after checking with Happy if that was satisfactory , Paige took the appointment .
They stayed for another thirty minutes , they told her about Cabe and Allie getting engaged and they were taking them for a meal tonight to celebrate . They promised to pick Happy up around 11.00am. to take her to the attorney .
After saying goodbye they made their way back to the Malibu home .They arrived back home just before 4.00pm. and after Paige hade made coffee , they did one of their favorite things , they went to sit on the porch , just watching the waves break on the beach . They stayed there for thirty minutes discussing what had been discussed at the attorney's office .
Paige did have a query so she asked Walter . " can you have a patent on your computer programs ? "
" Unfortunately computer software cannot be covered by a patent , which is why people are so security conscious when it comes to any new programs that are produced . " Walter answered with a smile on his face .
They returned indoors and began to get ready for their evening out .
They showered together so they spent a lot more time in there than they had originally intended.
By 7.00pm. they were ready and Walter phoned for an Uber .
The Uber arrived at Cabe's house just on 8.00pm. Cabe and Allie came out immediately .
" You look beautiful Allie , and the old man as scrubbed up well . " Said Paige with a big smile on her face .
All Walter managed was . " Hello . " .
Allie smiled as she got into the car ." Thank you Paige , but you put me to shame you look absolutely gorgeous . You look smart to Walter . "
Once seated in the Star of India , they all checked the menu to decide what they would like to eat . While waiting for their food , both Cabe and Allie wanted the full story of the ring and what had happened after the explosion .
Paige explained her ring and Walter's story and got the same reaction from Cabe as she had got from Katherine , by the time she had finished telling this story their food was bought to the table .
Not much talking was done during the meal . However over coffee , Paige explained about what had happened at the school and also the reaction the local people had to them both during the rest of the time they were in Ireland .
On the journey back , Paige explained all about the church were they would like to be married and also the problems they were trying to overcome .
They dropped Allie and Cabe off, everyone agreeing they should do it again soon .
Once home , Paige and Walter got ready for bed . They then decided to celebrate a fairly successful day , by doing their favorite thing , the sex Olympics .
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