AN: Final chapter! Thank you to everyone who has read this fanfiction.

Wash came into the apartment with his key, shutting the door quietly. Carolina was nowhere to be found. He dropped his keys into the bowl next to the door, the keys clinking against the porcelain. The silence in the apartment was deafening. Wash took off his shoes and padded through the empty room down the hall to Carolina's room.

He was about to knock when he heard her crying on the other side. Guilt flooded through his veins at the sound. Mustering up the courage, he knocked on her bedroom door.

It was a few moments before she opened the door. "David," she shouted and jumped into his arms. "Oh, I was so worried when you left like that."

He pulled her into his arms. "I'm sorry for leaving like that." They held one another for a few moments, both enjoying the warmth and comfort. "You are amazing and I don't say that enough."

Carolina laughed humorlessly and wiped her eyes. "Yeah, while I'm barking orders at you."

"Well, you're always doing that so I should be used to it." She chuckled and went into his arms again. "Why were you adamant to see me at the hospital?"

Carolina was silent in his arms for a few moments. "After all we've been through, I was so worried you would die. Then I'd never get to tell you that I love you. I have for a while."

Wash was stunned. "I had no idea."

"You wouldn't. I kept that a secret since our first mission together."

"I thought you had been with York this entire time."

"We had our fun, but I've always had a flame for you." Wash quickly bent down and kissed Carolina, surprising her. Electricity snaked through them. She deepened the kiss by pulling Wash closer, which he returned.

"That was amazing," Wash said when they separated.

"Then let's keep going," Carolina said and pulled him against her lips. They frantically kissed one another. Carolina pulled Wash into her room but Wash didn't want her to have all the control, so he pushed her against the wall, trapping her with his arms. They kissed as their hands roamed their bodies outside the clothes.

"Uh," Wash said when Carolina brushed against his ribs.

Carolina smiled mischievously. "Why David, are you ticklish?"

"No," he said quickly, putting his hand on her breast.

She moaned. "Keep going."

Wash wasted no time as he slipped his hands under her shirt, feeling her soft skin. Her moans encouraged him to take her clothes off, which she helped him with. They parted for a moment as they both removed their shirts, coming back together more passionately than before. Carolina jumped up onto his hips while Wash put her hands against the wall.

"Don't take me down to the ground, okay?" Wash said through their kisses.

Carolina smiled. "I can be submissive when I want to be." The two escalated into the night.

Carolina woke up on Wash's naked torso. His eyes were closed and his breathing was even. She tried to extract herself from his arms but they held her tight.

"No leaving the bed," Wash said groggily. His eyes were still closed but a small smile was starting to form.

She smiled and kissed his chest. "Are you sure you don't want breakfast?"

"Not yet. I've been thinking about what you said. I need to go to a therapist for my anger. Will you come with me to see Dr. Gray?"

"Of course I will. I will be by your side all the way."