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KeepSaying, this is my version of a happy little stroll. Great idea! :D

Happy July 4th!

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Jane pushed open the door and before she knew it they were standing in the middle of a stream of people. Nobody noticed them, but the jostling crowd rarely made eye contact.

Before they could get separated in the throng she felt Kurt's hand envelope her own.

She looked up at him with a little smile and they joined the sea of people. Anonymous in their travels they stopped and waited for the chance to cross. Moving and stopping for what seemed like endless blocks. Never losing touch with each other, adrift but not alone, until the crowds began to thin and the street began to empty.

It was as they were passing through a quiet neighborhood that she felt Kurt's arm slide around her and her head found that place on his shoulder that seemed to be made for her.

They still didn't say anything. The breeze was soft and the elusive peace that always seemed out of reach finally right in front of them.

A woman jogging with a dog ran by and Kurt took that opportunity to pull Jane more snuggly into the shelter of his body. She smiled up at him and even when the coast was clear, didn't move away.

"I told you this was a good idea," He finally teased her.

She laughed a little because they both knew it was her idea.

"Best idea ever," Jane agreed.

They drove all over the city, rushing here or there, trying to save the world, but they rarely took the time to appreciate just what it was like when things were good.

"Do you like living in the city?" Kurt asked her.

"There are some great advantages," Jane told him.

"But if you could live anywhere," Kurt insisted, "Where would you live?"

"Close to the city," She admitted, "But maybe somewhere with a yard."

"For a dog?" He asked her. Knowing how much she liked animals.

"Or a child," She told him looking up at him.

"Or children," He said with a twinkle in his eyes.

"Of course, children," Jane smiled up at him.

"You could teach them how to draw," Kurt suggested, "Maybe even have a studio."

"You could teach them how to cook," Jane suggested, "Like you did for me."

"We could both teach them self-defense." He told her.

"Plant some flowers in the back yard." Jane suggested.

"Get a pool!" Kurt was becoming enthusiastic.

Jane laughed up at him.

"Okay," He relented, "Maybe not a pool, we don't exactly have a long summer season."

"If you want a pool," Jane teased him, "You have to teach the kids to swim!"

"It's a deal," Kurt immediately agreed.

They traveled on, each lost in their dreams for the future.

Jane felt the gentle slide of Kurt's fingers against her side and her eyes closed and a smile graced her lips.

"I can't believe this is real," She finally admitted.

"What?" Kurt asked, "That we actually get a moment to ourselves?"

"That after everything that's happened, you're still the center of my world." She explained.

Kurt stopped dead.

Jane looked up at him in concern to find him looking down at her with such a look of utter devotion on his face that she felt her eyes tear up.

"You are my entire world," He told her seriously, "Never doubt that."

She reached up and cupped his cheek gently, "I won't."

He leaned down and the kiss they shared was reverent.

They continued to walk. With the smell of flowers on the breeze they came to a park. There were children playing and people sitting on blankets in the grass. Seeing an empty bench, Kurt led Jane over to it and they sank down to watch the world quietly move around them.

His arm was firm and her head was resting in the notch of his neck comfortably. He was playing with her fingers and she closed her eyes to enjoy the feel of him against her.

"I love you," He told her.

"Love you," She responded, kissing him softly on the neck.

He leaned down and stole a second kiss from her willing lips.

An hour passed as they sat together.

"We have to go back," She finally told him.

"I know," He admitted.

"Thank you for this." She whispered.

"There's no place I'd rather be," He assured her.

"Ivan's going to have the treatment ready when we get back," She worried.

"It's going to work," He insisted.

"I'm sure it will," She agreed, knowing just how much he needed reassurance, but still insisted, "I need to tell you something."

"Jane," Kurt wanted to stop her. He couldn't say goodbye and he couldn't listen to her say it either.

"No," She said firmly, she needed to say this. "When I told you that you were my starting point, I didn't really understand how true that was. My entire life I've struggled to survive. I didn't live, I didn't dream, I survived. When I met you…it was like suddenly everything made sense. You were everything I'd been missing in my life and even though I couldn't remember, I somehow knew just how important you were. Not because of the mission. Not because of Sheppard. It was because of Taylor. I went to the annual memorial held in her memory and I couldn't get over how, even after all of these years, you never stopped looking, never stopped trying. I'd never known anyone like that. You'd been so young, but that hadn't stopped you from looking to right the wrong. You were still looking for her, you never gave up."

"It was then that I decided I needed to be the one they sent to the FBI. I wasn't supposed to be. I was engaged to Oscar, second only to Sheppard. I wasn't supposed to erase all my memories and start over. I insisted. Oscar didn't understand, Roman didn't understand, I didn't really even understand. I gave Oscar his ring back and turned my back on everything I knew…for you. A man I hadn't even spoken to."

"The funny thing was, even without remembering, you won me over again. I trusted you like I never trusted anyone else in my life. You were there for me, just like you'd been there for Taylor. You never stopped. You defended me, even when I didn't trust myself. I fell in love with you, but then everything began to fall apart. Oscar made me realized that no matter how amazing you were, I wasn't worthy. There were too many secrets, too much history. I could never have the promise of a future with you. So I pulled back and watched you move on without me."

"Jane," Kurt lifted his hand to her cheek, trying to reassure her. He might have tried to hide it, but he'd never been able to move on without her.

"No," Jane interrupted him, "Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, Mayfair was killed. Even as I held her and begged her not to leave, I knew she was lost. I was lost and what I dreamed of could never be. I still didn't want to give up. I tried calling you over and over…then I was told I wasn't Taylor," Jane took a deep breath, "You were real, but I wasn't."

"It was you I fell in love with," Kurt insisted, "Not Taylor."

"After I was arrested," Jane didn't say after you arrested me, but that's what Kurt heard. "I ended up back at the beginning. Just trying to survive. It was kind of fitting when you think about it, I tried to be something I wasn't and everyone paid. When I escaped from the CIA, I could have run. I should have, but I still couldn't let go of the life I knew I could never have. I was determined to bring down the people that had stolen my chance at a normal life, happiness with you and the team. The funny thing was, I was that person. I'd tried to live a life that wasn't mine and I was paying for it and making you pay for it with me."

"When I came back and told you about Mayfair, nobody trusted me and I didn't blame them. I wasn't who I said I was, but I still didn't remember anything before you. I would never have betrayed you again. When you started accepting me back on the team, I was determined to be satisfied with the chance to make amends. I no longer thought that new life was mine anymore and I stopped trying to be anything but what I was, but somehow that was enough for you."

"You will always be enough for me," Kurt insisted, his arm tight around her.

"When you told me you loved me," Jane trailed off, the wonder in her face held him transfixed.

"I couldn't believe it. I was worried that you didn't know what you were saying, that it was just another illusion that would disappear. That night I came by your apartment, I was late because I was terrified. I wanted to tell you I loved you too, but what if you didn't remember? What if I misunderstood?"

Kurt leaned in and kissed her forehead softly. They'd never talked about this. He'd never known.

"Then I said it and you smiled at me," She closed her eyes going back to the look on his face. When she opened them he was looking at her with exactly the same expression. "I love you."

"I love you," He assured her, his thumb rubbing gently at the moisture on her cheek.

"When we got married," Jane forced herself to continue, "It really was the perfect day. Every dream I'd ever had came true. I couldn't believe how lucky I was."

"I'm the lucky one," Kurt insisted.

"Colorado was a fantasy that didn't seem real. I was afraid I would wake up one day and realize it was gone. Then one day it was…"

Kurt closed his eyes in pain.

"I was so determined to take care of the threat and then come home to you, but nothing ever worked. I couldn't find the answer. The days passed and I knew you would have moved on by now. I should have known better. You never stopped looking for Taylor, but I wasn't Taylor and it never occurred to me that I could mean as much to you as she had, not after everything."

"Then, when you came showed up in Nepal," Jane's voice caught, "You were still wearing your ring. I couldn't believe it. You hadn't given up, but I still wasn't safe to be around. I still couldn't have you."

"You will always have me," Kurt interrupted her.

"I know you didn't want to risk pretending I was dead to claim the bounty. I'm sorry I put you through that, but I couldn't walk away again. I wasn't strong enough. You had to be strong for both of us, because I needed you too much. You were. You brought me back home and everything was…perfect."

"But I was keeping a secret," Kurt said, his voice still filled with pain.

"When I found out," Jane looked at him, "I hurt. Not because I still didn't love you, but because I did. I was afraid it was all too good to be true, that when I found out I was right, I couldn't get over it. Having to go back to a time without you…I couldn't afford to feel. I needed to become what I was before, but I couldn't. You'd changed me. I needed you. Not the perfect you, every part of you. I hated myself for being so weak, but I never hated you. I couldn't, even then. I didn't trust myself to even talk to you, because what I needed and what we had were so different. I'm sorry. I wasn't strong enough to accept that what happened was an accident. I just didn't know how to go forward. I was so lost."

"But you weren't." Jane told him. "You were strong for both of us again. You faced everything head on and even when I was hurting you, you were trying to heal me."

"It's because I love you." Kurt told her.

"And I love you." Jane looked him in the eye as she said that, "That's why I need for you to accept that this cure might not work."

"Jane," Kurt protested.

"No," Jane interrupted him, "I'm going to be the strong one now. I'm going to be the one watching out for you this time. I love you, but I might not always be there. Not because I don't want to be. Not because I would ever chose to leave you again. If that happens, I need to know that you will spend the rest of your life looking for happiness, just as hard as you searched for Taylor, just as hard as you searched for me. You need to fight for your future like you fought for ours. You have Bethany, Sawyer, Sara, Allie, the team. They will be there for you, let them. For me…let them."

Kurt didn't say anything. He turned away and the tears in his eyes spilled over. Hers joined his.

"I don't want to be without you." He finally told her.

"You won't be," Jane assured him, wiping his face gently with her thumb, "I'll be in your heart, just like Taylor is. That doesn't mean you can't be happy."

"I will never be happy without you." Kurt insisted.

"You didn't think you would ever be happy without Taylor either," Jane said gently, "That doesn't mean that in the future you won't find happiness again."

"Jane," Kurt wanted he to stop, but knew just how stubborn she was.

"Promise me you'll lean on the people that love you," She insisted.

"I promise," Kurt finally accepted what she'd needed him to see.

"I love you," She whispered.

"Love you too," He pulled her against him tightly.

His arm was tight around her as they stood up and started making their way back to the NYO.

They took their time, never more aware that life doesn't come with guarantees.