She had spent all day in a wood paneled room with no window and a limitless cup of coffee, but she had done what she had set out to do. The manila envelope set on the passenger seat of the newly purchased car not far from her body or her mind.

She could hear the hum of the jet ranger somewhere above her. Dominic had agreed to come with her, but didn't know the whole deal. She wanted to explain it to Hawke before they told Dominic. Luckily, he hadn't asked too many questions when she called him at home eight hours after she had made him go home and asked him to come back to the hangar.

Now, she was nearing closer to the lair and with each mile she drove, she wanted to turn back; to forget the contents of the envelope setting next to her or the fact that she was driving a new car bought with money from someone else.

The rest of the trip she remained silent, even in her thoughts. The only sound she could hear was the helicopter keeping pace above her. Even Dominic had no clue what her plans were.

When they neared the clearing, Caitlin parked as best as she could and waited for Dominic to land the jet ranger. They made the trek to the lair together. Dominic held the bag of food while Caitlin held tight to the envelope.

Hawke typed in the code when he saw them entering so they could walk right through. Hawke clapped Dominic on the shoulder. Caitlin saw how clean the lair was; even Airwolf held a new shine to her. In one of the corners were the bags that Hawke and Kelly had brought with them. They were ready to be taken somewhere.

"How are you, Caitlin?" Kelly asked as Hawke and Dominic talked in the corner. Kelly held a finger inside Pride and Prejudice like a bookmark.

Caitlin squeezed the envelope under her arm. She didn't have to give Hawke a way out with Kelly, but Dominic said Hawke was going to do it with or without their help. "I'm fine," She said and walked toward Dominic and Hawke.

When she got the serious looking duo, she stopped. "Can I talk to you a minute?" She asked Hawke.

"Sure," Hawke led her toward Airwolf with a hand on the small of her back. "What's up?" He asked when they stopped at one of the doors.

With a quick intake of breath, Caitlin handed Hawke the envelope. "Don't ask any questions; just take them and put them to good use." The entire sentence took the full breath.

Hawke opened the envelope and pulled out the papers. His eyes turned to slits and Caitlin knew he was confused.

"There are seven male ID's corresponding with seven female ID's. Each ID has a credit card, social security number, and driver's license. The first time you use one of the ID's, you will instantly become that person in every way. Outside is a four door sedan registered to the first ID. It was paid for in cash. Once you get in that car, you and Kelly become two different people."

Hawke slipped the papers back in the folder. He had tears in his eyes when he looked at her. "Cait, I don't. . ."

She stopped him with a finger to his lips. "Dominic told me how far you went to get me back all those month ago so I know how far you go to protect the people you love. You wanting to take Kelly away from everything tells me that you love her. I want you to be happy, Hawke, and if Kelly makes you happy then you deserve that happiness. Don't worry about Dom. I'll take care of him." Caitlin could feel the tears growing hot in her eyes. "Be happy, Stringfellow Hawke." She kissed his cheek and held on to his hand a little longer than usual before walking away.

The flight home was quiet between both of them. The realization that they would never see Hawke again weighed heavily in the air. Caitlin wanted to cry because she never realized how much she cared about Hawke until he was gone. Then again, that's how it always went. No one ever realized how much they wanted something until it was gone.

"Are you all right?" Dominic's voice came through the headset.

Caitlin shook her head afraid to speak and give away that she really wasn't all right.

By the time they got back to the hangar, it was growing dark and Caitlin's stomach was growling.

"How about we drive up to the cabin, pick up Tet, and get something to eat." Dominic suggested. Caitlin knew he was just trying to get through the rest of the night. Morning would come soon enough and Hawke would be gone. Chances were they would never see or hear from him again.

"No, I think I'm going to go on home. Now that we're one pilot short, we're going to be really busy and I need to be here early to start taking over Hawke's duties." Caitlin looked around her at the things that needed to be done; things Hawke said he was going to handle. "Of course, the day Hawke leaves is the day he promised to do some chores around the hangar. Good night, Dominic." Caitlin kissed him on the cheek and left.


6:59 A.M.

The harsh ringing of her new phone woke Caitlin up and she grabbed it before the fourth ring caused her to throw it against the wall.

"Hello," She said in a sleep dazed voice. Suddenly, her alarm blared beside the phone. "Hold on a second."

Caitlin slid the alarm to off mode and went back to the phone. "Hello," She repeated.

"Michael just called me," It was Dominic's voice. "And said Rufus Sidwell had a fatal heart attack this morning. Kelly doesn't have to testify. Hawke can come home."

Caitlin had already started getting dressed after the words 'heart attack'. "When do we fly out?"

"Meet me at the hangar in thirty minutes." Dominic hung up.

Caitlin shoved on a pair of blue jeans and tossed a long sleeve shirt over a tank top. As she sat down to put on her tennis shoes, she saw the picture of Dominic, her, and Hawke after Dominic won an aerial race in Seattle. Before she saw that picture, the thought had never crossed her mind that once Hawke and Kelly were home; things were going to become different among all of them. For one thing, any feelings she had toward Hawke would have to disappear. He was in love with Kelly.

Caitin finished tying her shoe, grabbed her car keys, and ran out of the apartment. It was time to bring the hawk home to the nest.