Seemed only appropraite to give 'em a proper send off, so here it is ...

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Epilogue: Two Weeks Later.

The doorbell rang, making him jump and startling him out of his reverie. Quinn checked his watch in confusion. Almost midnight. Nobody called round at that time out of the blue. Unless … His heart started to beat faster as he leapt up to answer the door.

She stood on the step looking every inch like a drowned rat, her hair clinging to her face and neck in damp tendrils, a little smile tugging at her lips. He contemplated her for a second or two, his arms crossed, pretending to frown.

"What sort of time do you call this, young lady? And couldn't you afford an umbrella?"

She touched her head as though noticing for the first time that she was soaking wet.

"I've come straight from the airport, I wanted to surprise you."

"Well, you did that alright. How are you?"

He reached out, twisting a damp tendril round his finger.

"I'm fine, thanks. So's my dad. Can't say I was too delighted with the prospect of him staying out there, but he's adamant he can make the bar profitable. The police have agreed to drop any charges in exchange for information on Mackenzie's operation, and I think he's learnt his lesson. Did you miss me?"

Her eyes searched his and he grinned.

"Like a hole in the head. You?"

"Like a pain in the posterior. Aren't you going to ask me in? I could do with getting out of these wet things."

"Now that does sound like a tempting prospect. OK, you can come in on one condition."

Her brows furrowed.

"Hmmm. What's that then?"

"That you say 'yes'"

"To what? You haven't asked me anything yet."

He nodded, pouting.

"Good point. To marrying me, of course."

She blinked in surprise as her jaw dropped..

"W…what?"

Silver blue eyes gazed into dark brown, and he caressed her cheek with his thumb.

"You heard. And shut your mouth, you look like you're catching flies."

"Quinn, are you proposing?"

He grinned.

"You better believe it. Bought a ring and everything."

She regained some of her composure, her eyes shining.

"Oh you did, did you? And what if I say 'no'?"

He pretended to give it some thought.

"Hmmm. Well the woman next door flirts outrageously with me, and I hear she's loaded …"

She shut him up with a kiss, her hands threading through his hair, their tongues entwining possessively as he pulled her in close. Eventually they surfaced for air, and he raised a questioning eyebrow, looking down into her flushed face.

"Am I to take that as a 'yes', then?"

"Yes, yes, yes. God, yes. Does that answer your question?"

He smirked down at her.

"I trust you'll be promising to 'obey'?"

She nipped at his jaw.

"You must be joking. A modern girl like me?"

"What a shame. I was just going to order you to go upstairs, get out of those wet clothes and take a hot shower. And then lie back on the bed and let me have my wicked way with you."

She cocked her head on one side, pretending to consider the matter, and then grinned lasciviously up at him.

"Yes Sir. Right away, Sir. Whatever you say, Sir."

He chased her up the stairs, pinning her down half way up.

"Good. I'm glad we're starting the way me mean to go on. With me on top."

His mouth came down hard on hers, and she suddenly found she had no objections whatsoever …

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So that's it then. Hope you enjoyed reading as much as I enjoyed writing. I'd be delighted if you let me know. :)