"Come on. Almost got it," Leo encouraged himself. Picking the lock would have been much easier if he could see what he was doing, but he was close. It wouldn't be much longer before he would be out of those handcuffs. Maybe another minute.

"Knock, knock," Bubba snickered as he made his way back in. He looked awful proud of himself as he tossed the bag of diamonds up and down.

Leo made his attempts at breaking free look more subtle with Bubba back. "How did he get back so fast?" Leo wondered to himself. "Guess we're not too far from the falls. We must be at the edge of town, right by the woods."

Bubba continued playing with the bag of diamonds and pulled up a chair about five feet in front of Leo. Very pleased with his work, he slouched back in the chair and put his feet up on the table.

"Now here's the billion dollar question, duPres: What am I going to do with you?"

"How about letting me get out of here?" Leo half-heartedly asked. He needed a little more time to unlock his cuffs, so Bubba's lackadaisical attitude came as a relief. It looked like Bubba was in no hurry to get rid of him.

"That's a good one!" Bubba bellowed. "I'll take it under advisement, hmm, let's see. No!" He almost fell off the chair in laughter.

"You've got what you wanted, alright. You don't need me anymore so just take your money, skip town, and let me get back to my wife."

Bubba's smirk grew larger. "Oh yeah, that's right. Awww, poor whittle Gweenlee thinks her husband is dead, boo hoo. Ha! Somehow I just don't care."

Leo tried hard to keep his focus on picking the lock instead of how badly he wanted to mess up this guy's face. His willingness to stall may have been providing Leo with some valuable extra time, but no one messes with Greenlee. The second he got out of those cuffs…

"I have my orders, duPres. And I think you know what they are. The boss doesn't want you alive. This whole money situation would be a lot cleaner if you stayed dead, ya know? No loose ends. We don't want anyone getting suspicious…"

"Just keep talking," Leo thought.

"…But I've been thinking. Maybe I don't want you dead after all. Maybe I'm really just a big ole sap who wants to see true love triumph. Just like in one of those Disney movies. Know what I mean, duPres?" Bubba chuckled again.

Leo was wondering what was up with him. Henchmen tend do their job quick and easy, but this guy was either a sadistic nutcase or he really didn't want him dead. But it didn't matter anymore. Leo carefully let the pin down to the ground, being careful to not let it make a sound. He didn't need it anymore. His hands were free behind his back and he was holding the cuffs tightly. They would make for some darn good brass knuckles.

"No ideas, duPres?" Bubba said in wonder. "Come on, I know your wife must be missing you right now. You know what? Maybe I should just kill you now and then I can help give her some good old fashion comfort…"

Leo quickly sprung up on Bubba, landing a perfect shot with the cuffs to his face. Bubba fell to his knees and Leo hit him once again, knocking him old cold. He grabbed the diamonds and burst out the door as fast as a man still in total agony could go. His back was screaming at him with every step as he ran towards the woods. Thankfully, they weren't too far ahead. Leo knew he needed to be out of sight before the big guy could follow him. He wasn't going to happy that the diamonds were gone, but Leo needed them. It was going to take some leverage to keep Greenlee safe.

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"It's just so – so final," Greenlee sighed through her tear-drenched face.

David had successfully talked her off the ledge, but she had really gotten to him. He had been spending so much time worrying about Greenlee that he hadn't really let losing Leo sink in. But listening to her screams about what he meant to her, how she could never find anything like what she had with Leo ever again, and her curiosity if Leo was watching her and waiting for her in heaven… even David couldn't help but shed a tear.

"I want Leo to know how much he is missed. And how much he was loved. So maybe a memorial service is our chance to show him."

Greenlee nodded back at him. It was a good idea, but something felt off about it.

"Besides," David continued. "You know Leo would be at our funerals. He'd probably be the only one. He deserves the same out of us. So what do you think, sis?"

"Sis?" she questioned. "You almost sound like you like me?"

"Of course, Greenlee. You're my family. And I'm going to stick by you whether you want me to or not."

Greenlee smiled at him. It may have been a little forced and he knew that she was still feeling empty inside, but that was the first smile he saw out of her since Leo went over the falls. It was a start.

She breathed deeply and looked up at the sky. David was right. It would do Leo proud. "When?" she asked.

"Tomorrow? And don't you worry about anything, Greenlee. I'll take care of the whole thing. So what do you say we get out of here? Leo wouldn't want you catching a cold, right?"

He stood up and extended his hand her. She looked up at her brother-in-law – her family. "David? Could I, maybe, stay with you tonight? I can't… I'm just not ready to face home yet."

He warmly smiled down at her. "You got it, sis."

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Deep in the woods, Leo wasn't sure how much farther he could go. These woods were filled with cabins, but they were usually so far apart and in such random places that finding one without knowing exactly where it was could be a tough job. But he had to find someone. Out in the woods all alone wasn't the best cover. His back was letting him down. He couldn't remember the last time he had some water. Actually, he could. It was after he and Greenlee celebrated moving up their flight to Paris by making love in that loft one final time. But how long ago was that? A couple days, maybe? Leo felt like he was running on empty, desperately searching for anyone. He tripped over a bush in total exhaustion. This was it. He was done for. His eyes were closing on him.

The sound of a car door closing gave Leo a second wind. He turned his head to where the noise came from and saw an old lady walking into her cottage with a bag of groceries. He forced himself to his feet and used all that was left of his energy to walk those fifty feet to the door. He was just able to hit the doorbell before collapsing to his knees. The old lady opened the door and saw him. She had a certain radiance about her. The kind of face that you just knew was one of a kind soul.

"Oh my Lord!" she cried upon seeing him. "Don't you worry, young man. I'm going to call you an ambulance right now."

"No, wait," Leo barely mustered out the words. "No hospitals. No police." He tried desperately to collect his breath and looked up into her soft blue eyes. "I need your help."