A/N - I'm pretty sure nobody's reading this, so nobody noticed my incredible absence from fanfiction recently - the computer I usually work on is just finally NOW getting fixed. This was saved on another computer. :) SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I PRESENT CHAPTER TWO:

Two: Reunion

Allison Blake also noticed Mia's movement. Remembering the summer before Mia's departure, Allison changed the subject. She said, "Well, Mia, I should probably be getting home – Jenna's babysitter has some homework to do, if I remember correctly."

Sheriff Carter laughed, "Yeah, we should probably give Zoe a break. It was nice to meet you, Mia."

He and Allison left Café Diem and drove back to his house. When they arrived, they found Jack Carter's daughter Zoe asleep, holding Allison's baby daughter who was tugging at Zoe's hair, trying to wake her up.

"Zoe, sweetie, we're here," Allison said as she picked up her daughter. Zoe simply rolled over on the couch.

"What happened before Mia left Eureka? When she mentioned it, you and Fargo both got quiet and she looked as if she was hiding something in her hands," Jack asked.

"Well, a few weeks before Mia left – before she'd told any of us – her boyfriend proposed to her. She told him that she'd be leaving Eureka, but he still wanted to marry her. So she said yes. She's been wearing the engagement ring for 7 years now and… It's always been a touchy subject around Fargo, especially recently. The ring was what she had in her hand."

"Oh."

Later that evening, Douglas Fargo heard the doorbell ring several times before he decided to actually go downstairs and answer the door. When he opened the door, he saw Mia. She had changed out of the cute shirt and jeans she'd been wearing earlier to a pair of grey shorts and an ancient blue t-shirt that he'd leant her more than 10 years ago. It said "Eureka Baseball" in faded white letters. Her hair was pulled back in a messy ponytail. She looked just like she had the first time they'd kissed – a haunting reminder that he'd gone back on his promise and she hadn't.

"Minnie? W-Why are you here?" Douglas asked nervously.

"Oh, Buttons, you can stop acting nervous – I know you're glad to see me," Mia said. She pushed Douglas out of the way and walked into his living room. "Your house hasn't changed much since I was last here."

"I- I… No I'm not!" He answered.

"You haven't called me Minnie –even in an email- since before I left. But that doesn't matter – it's not why I'm here," Mia continued.

"Then why are you here?" Douglas asked, ignoring her first sentence.

"I came to give you this," Mia said. She held out a gold ring with five small diamonds set into it.

"Minnie… Look, I'm sorry about Julia," began Douglas. Mia cut him off.

"I don't care if you're sorry, it really doesn't matter right now! It's clear you've moved on – not really surprising because you've hardly seen me since we were 19, "exclaimed Mia. She took a breath. "Please, just take the ring back, Buttons!"

She sat down on the couch and covered her face with her hands. Douglas said, "Minnie? Min, I'm trying to say that I wish I hadn't gone out with Julia! Minnie, I'll break up with her tomorrow if you'll please just stay with me. If you want, I'll even propose again – we can go to the same park, I'll call the same people…"

"Doug, you're amazing. There's no need, though, really. You've moved on – I'm okay with that," Mia answered, wiping her eyes.

"No, I haven't! Min, I never got over you. I don't think I ever will. Please, Minnie, marry me," Douglas said quietly.

"Alright," Mia answered. She allowed Douglas to put the ring back on her finger.

"Minnie, let's go watch a movie. I've still got a bunch of musicals in my movie collection," Douglas suggested.

"Why?" asked Mia.

"I used to watch them when I missed you… they remind me of you. As much because you forced me to add them to my movie collection as any other reason," Douglas mumbled.

"Well, personally, I'd rather watch Star Trek – the new one, if you've got it," Mia giggled. "But at least I know you missed me."

"Oh, well, that's cool too," Douglas mumbled. Mia laughed out loud. She and Douglas walked down the stairs to Doug's basement entertainment center. Mia put in the movie then joined Douglas on the couch.

A little more than halfway through the movie, Mia fell asleep with her head on Douglas's shoulder. Roughly 15 minutes later, Julia Golden rang the doorbell. Douglas was unable to get up without waking Mia, so he covered her ears and shouted, "IT'S UNLOCKED!"

He faintly heard a shout from the front hall, "Fargo, honey, where are you?"

Covering Mia's ears again, he shouted, "ENTERTAINMENT ROOM!"

He heard Julia run down the stairs. Mia looked up at him and said, "Covering my ears and shouting at the top of your lungs is not an effective way to keep me asleep."

"Min –" Douglas began. Julia's footsteps were getting closer, so before Douglas finished his sentence, Mia collapsed into his lap and pretended to be asleep again.

"Hey, Fargo, I was just… ARE YOU CHEATING ON ME?" Julia yelled.

"Oh my god… how do I explain this… Julia, I'm not cheating on you," began Douglas.

"Douglas, what do you expect me to think?"Julia asked. Mia moved her hand so that the ring caught the light. Julia screamed. "FARGO! LOOK! LOOK AT THAT! She's cheating on someone too!"

"What?" Douglas said.

"The ring. That's an engagement ring, Douglas. She's cheating on her fiancé. OOH I have GOT to find out who that is so I can tell him. That ring looks expensive, too," said Julia.

"Yeah, it was. I bought it," Douglas responded. Julia looked confused. "Julia, I was dating Mia long before I met you. Technically, it was Minnie here that I was cheating on. And since she's forgiven me, I'd appreciate it if you'd stop shouting because she might wake up."

Julia stormed up the stairs and out the front door. Mia sat up and looked at Douglas. She smiled and said, "I missed you, Buttons."

"I missed you, too, Minnie," he replied, before kissing her on the cheek.

A/N - after this, there's going to be a transition into the new timeline. Because, of course, as soon as things are going this right something has to go wrong. It's Eureka, after all.