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I can't believe I found a line from William Blake's poetry that perfectly illustrates Nathan's and Duke's relationship.

Epilogue: Vengeance and Delight

"'It is easier to forgive an Enemy than to forgive a Friend.'"

-William Blake: from Jerusalem: The Emanation of the Giant Albion

Jennifer's Birthday

Nathan knew something wasn't right when he came back to the police station after lunch. He could hear and see people hide their laugher when he walked past them. Was this a Laughing Trouble? He went into Audrey's office to see if she knew anything, and found her sitting at her desk, staring at the screen of her laptop, smiling. Dwight was looking over her shoulder with a shocked expression on his face.

"He was the Chief when this happened?" Dwight asked. "And he got away with it?"

"What are you talking about? Don't turn it off!" Nathan ordered, as he walked over to see what was on Audrey's laptop. Dwight and Audrey reluctantly moved aside.

Nathan's eyes grew wide and his jaw almost hit the floor. It was a video of him drunk dancing with a woman, after the incident with Cornell Stamoran's Trouble. He knew of only one person who could have done this.

"Duke," he growled out. "Why?"

"He did say he'll have his revenge," Audrey said, then burst out laughing.

"He—" Nathan began as he headed for the door.

"He's not here," Dwight said, stopping Nathan, and making him turn around. "He's out to sea with Jennifer, on the Cape Rouge, to celebrate her birthday."

Nathan growled in frustration and frowned.

"Remind me when Duke returns, to kill him . . ." Nathan said. ". . . very slowly."

Nathan then left the room. Dwight and Audrey took another look at the video and laughed.

"He really did this?" Jennifer asked through her laugher as she watched the video of Nathan drunk dancing on Duke's laptop. Next to the laptop, in a vase half filled with water, was the bouquet of wildflowers Duke got her, miraculously still blooming.

Duke let out a chuckle as he picked Jennifer up, and moved so she could sit on his lap.

"I still can't believe it," Duke said.

Jennifer saw tied around his neck, like a strange cross of a bowtie and a collar, was the ribbon she wore when she was turned back into a little girl.

"What is this?" Jennifer asked, indicating the ribbon, laughing again.

"Oh, this," Duke said, looking down at the ribbon. "I thought you would like to unwrap your present now."

Jennifer laughed hard and deeply kissed Duke, as she began to undress him. Duke smiled and turned off his laptop.

"Happy Birthday, Jennifer," Duke said and they kissed again.