"Lieutenant, why don't you take young Cindy-Lou here, and wine and dine her in one of the classiest restaurants in town? I'm sure Mr. Antonelli would like to pay for you, " he said as he relieved Antonelli of his bulging wallet. "Lookee here, there's close to a thousand dollars here Face! Spend it wisely – " he stopped as Antonelli muttered under his breath, "Mr. Antonelli says he'd love for you to take the cash and enjoy yourselves. We'll meet up with you two later. Go, don't make me take it back now!"
Face stood next to a glowing Amy and took the money like a gentleman.
"Well if you insist sir, I'm sure that Cindy-Lou and I could force ourselves to make good use of this sir," he grinned, as they made a quick exit from the building.
Outside, and away from prying eyes, Face pulled Amy over to one side and looked deeply into her eyes.
"Thank-you Amy." He said simply.
She returned his gaze, reaching out to him and being wrapped in a tight hug.
"We can do this, you know, we can be together and be part of the A-Team. " she murmured into his neck.
"You know, I do believe you're right" he said, kissing the top of her head. "Now, how can we spend that lovely money?" he said, moving apart from her and rubbing his hands together gleefully.
Unseen by the couple, Hannibal watched them from the office window, a grin blazing across his features. As they moved away, he turned to the defeated and considerably poorer Antonelli. He sat slumped in his chair, misery written all over his face.
"Now, Mr. Antonelli, where's the safe then? I think you need to make a few deposits!" If it was at all possible, the man's demeanour fell even further.
B.A. and Hannibal left Antonelli and his goons tied to the front of their building with a sign attached to them. The sign read,
'Hello! We are bad people, we like robbing people, intimidating them and molesting innocent people. Please take us to the Police. The A-team captured us and we surrender."
B.A. ran the van back to the Allen house, looking forward to some more home cooking, his mouth watering at the thought of one of Daniel's specialities. Christine had the table ready and waiting, the Team's success having already been relayed by phone. Daniel and Christine met them at the door, congratulations and handshakes all round. Christine peered round them, looking for her daughter.
"They, er, went out for a while. I'm sure they'll be back soon. Really." Hannibal stuttered. "Soon" Christine raised an eyebrow, "Really". Christine folded her arms across her chest.
"He does love my baby, doesn't he?" she asked.
"Christine, you've got nothing to worry about. I get the feeling that Face would go to the ends of the world for Amy. He really does love her." Said Murdock, before Hannibal could reply. "He always has, whether he knew it or not. They've just got some catching up to do." He continued, as Hannibal shoved him in the side.
"What??!!" he asked indignantly.
"Maybe that's not exactly what Amy's mother needed to hear??" Hannibal said, with raised eyebrows. Murdock slowly cottoned on.
"Ah yes. Catch up. Lots of talking, sitting far apart from each other. On telephones. On different sides of the country. Continent. Globe" he gabbled. B.A. growled at him and Murdock continued in a small forlorn voice. "Er, Billy? Good dog. Got to go, Billy needs a walk" and Murdock fled.
Chapter 30Face drove the 'vette back to the Allen house later that night. They had eaten a quiet dinner and talked late into the night. Amy had never been so happy, had never felt so relaxed and content. As they pulled up, Face looked over at her and smiled softly.
"I love you Amy Allen."
She smiled back at him, her smile glowing and heartfelt.
" I love you too, Face." She sighed and leant back in the car seat. "I love you" she repeated, almost to herself. Face leant over and kissed her again, muttering under his breath. Amy opened one eye and looked askance at him.
"Please tell me that you didn't say what I think you just said"
"Oh but I did, sweetheart, I did!"
This time she opened both eyes and moved so that she was mere inches from him. The kiss that they shared was filled with promises of things to come, of wild adventures to be had and of a life of love and excitement. As they broke apart, Amy looked at him again, and together they uttered the immortal line,
"I love it when a plan comes together!"
So. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoyed it and Keep Smiling!
C