Another few days later

2.45pm, CTU Los Angeles

As a nervous Nina walked into CTU for the first time, she noticed just how different the place looked. She had been told of all the events that had occurred since her abduction, and she had mourned, laughed and cried as she was told of what had happened. One of the first people she noticed was Tony, who was looking at her unsure of how he should react to her.

"Hello, Tony, it's nice to see you again," Nina spoke, and she held out her hand, which Tony looked at apprehensively for a second or two, before taking it in his hand. Looking into her eyes, he was sure that this was the Nina he had once known. Nina noticed a strange woman approaching them, and asked Tony who she was.

"Nina, this is Michelle Dessler, she's Chief of Staff, and my wife," Tony replied, a huge grin on his face. Nina smiled at Michelle and the pair embraced warmly.

"It's nice to meet you, Michelle," Nina told her. Suddenly, a guard came around the corner from the holding rooms escorting Sarah towards the exit. Nina walked up to them and asked to speak to Sarah.

"Thank you for helping find me, Sarah, and I'm glad that the President pardoned you. I'm sorry for everything that happened," Nina spoke.

"It's OK, Nina. I want to go back to Georgia and live my life," Sarah replied. She still looked like Nina, although CTU had been able to give her clear contacts to replace the green ones that had covered her natural grey eyes.

Meanwhile, Kim was looking at Nina and Sarah with mixed emotions. She wasn't sure if she could accept the fact that her mother's killer had been pardoned yet again, but she was glad that Nina had been found safe and well. It would take her, as well as Jack, Alex and Tony, some time to eventually separate Nina and the acts that were committed by Sarah posing as Nina, but it would happen. As Sarah was led out of CTU for the last time, Kim smiled as Nina noticed her. Approaching her, Nina smiled sadly at the young woman.

"I'm sorry about your mother, Kim," Nina spoke. She had been horrified to hear of the events of Teri's last day alive, and had promised Jack that she had no involvement with anything illegal, and as Sarah had confessed to being in Wald's photographs, there was nothing to link her to any terrorist group or activity.

"I'm sorry that you were kept in a mental hospital thousands of miles from home for years, Nina. I hope you're OK," Kim asked, and Nina nodded slightly. Although it would be some time before she would be back to normal, and even longer before she could return to work at CTU, she already felt far better than she had felt in years.

2.50pm, Oval Office, White House, Washington DC

President Palmer had just finished talking to Jack Bauer on the phone, and he was satisfied with the recent events. He had been glad that an American agent had been released and brought back home to safety, and he was glad that Jack Bauer had accepted his pardoning of Sarah Aylesworth. Sure, he knew that Jack hated Sarah for what she had done to him, his family and other CTU agents, but he also knew that Sarah had not been fully responsible for her actions.

A knock on the door was heard, and David asked the person to enter, and in came his son, Keith Palmer. Gesturing to his son to sit down, he looked at the young man with saddened eyes.

"I've organised the funeral in Maryland, Keith. I was hoping you could say a few words in memory of your mother?," David asked. The divorce had been hard on his son and daughter, but they had managed to maintain good and close relationships with both of their parents, and when they had been told of their mother's death, they had quickly come to Washington to be there for their father when he returned from California.

"Sure, Dad, I'll be honoured," Keith replied. Now in his late twenties, Keith was a rising star in the Democratic Party, and was tipped to be a future Senator, although he had publicly ruled out any campaigns to run for President. His sister was not politically active, but was still a rising star in her own field, as a singer. The young woman's talent was known in many English-speaking countries, and her songs were often played on radio stations and in clubs across the nations.

3.00pm, CTU Los Angeles

Jack had arrived at CTU, and he was hoping to speak with Nina alone for a few moments. As the pair walked into the conference room, Jack looked at his old friend with happiness.

"Nina, I just want to say that I want you to come back to CTU some time. I miss having you around, miss working with you," Jack spoke, and Nina smiled.

"Jack, I want to come back as much as you want me to, and I know it'll happen. I just hope you can still see me as the Nina I was, instead of the Nina that Sarah was," Nina replied.

"There was one other thing, Nina, and I hope I'm right about this," Jack asked, and Nina looked confused as Jack leaned in closer, and as he kissed her, Nina found herself kissing him back. The passionate kiss lasted for some minutes until they broke apart.

"I think you are, Jack," Nina said, looking straight into his eyes.