Chapter 9 Four Years Later.....
Sarah marched with the rest of the recruits. They were graduating from the LAPD Police Academy. The graduates were seated. Sarah took a quick chance to scan the crowd and saw her family and friends in the audience. The familiar faces came back to her one by one.
Bosley, who had retired from the agency a couple of years after Sarah had left for college. She still kept in touch with him and saw him over vacations and holidays.
Kelly, with her boyfriend, Drew McCoy. He was a social worker. Kelly had decided to retire after she had been shot in the head a second time and was critically wounded. She had met Drew a few months later. Together, they had opened a center for disadvantaged children. Charlie had made a generous donation to help them get started. They were planning on getting married sometime in the future.
Julie Rogers, who had joined the agency after Tiffany left. She had worked there for a year or so, before deciding to pursue her modeling career full time. She had had a rough life, most of it lived on the street. She knew what alot of the kids in Kelly's center were going through, and volunteered there in her spare time.
Sarah's grandmother was there, sitting with Kris and Jill. Sadly, Grandpa had passed away the year before. The girls went to San Francisco to see their grandmother whenever they could.
Tiffany, who had moved back to Boston. She got a degree in law, and was a lawyer. She had her own very successful law practice.
Jill had decided to give up racing. She had had her fun living in high society, and decided that it was time to settle down. Trophies and awards lined the walls in her house. First place at the Grand Prix was in a prominent location. She had decided to pursue a career in art. She had majored in art in college, but went to the police academy instead. She and Sabrina's husband, Jim Montgomery, had opened up a studio where they gave lessons.
Sabrina with her husband Jim, and their four children, two boys and two girls. Sabrina was happy to be a full time mom after a life of adventure. Her children also had a zest for adventure and kept her on her toes.
Kris had retired from the PI business and revived her singing career. She was currently touring with a Broadway road company of LesMiserable.
Sarah saw one other face she had not seen in a long while-- her former boyfriend Mark. She hadn't seen much of him since they broke up several years earlier. Both were too busy with their studies to pursue a relationship, but they had kept in contact and dated once in awhile when they were both at home.
Sarah turned her attention to the graduation ceremonies. Awards and diplomas were given out. Sarah and her friends recieved honors. The ceremony was over. The cadets tossed their hats and caught them. They lined up and marched out.
Later on, there was a party at the beach house. Music and laughter flowed through the house and Sarah and her friends were congratulated. The phone rang. Kris answered.
"Hello? What? Hold on one moment, please......" she put down the phone. "Will someone please turn the music down?" She picked up the phone again. "Sorry about that. Oh, hi, Charlie! Yes, Sarah is right here."
Sarah had heard Kris' end of the conversation and made her way over to the phone. "Hi, Charlie! Ok, just a minute." She hit the speaker phone that had been idle since Kris and Jill had pursued different careers. They had never bothered to disconnect it, as it came in handy at times.
"Hello, Angel!" Charlie's voice came over the wire.
"Hello, Charlie," answered Jill, Kelly, Sabrina, Kris, Tiffany, and Julie.
"I meant Sarah," he said. "But it is nice to hear from all of you."
"Do you mean it, Charlie? Am I an Angel now?" Sarah bounced up and down in excitement.
"Yes, Sarah. I mean it. You have worked hard, and you deserve it. Remember I promised you a job when you graduated from high school?"
Sarah smiled. "I remember."
"Well, it is yours. It is time for a new generation of Angels. You will need partners. Are your friends Kianna Morgan and Lisa Kishi there as well?"
Sarah, Kianna and Lisa gasped. "Yes, Charlie, they are right here." Sarah nudged them forward. "Just say hello."
"Hello?" they both said.
"Lisa?" Charlie asked.
"Yes?" Lisa looked questioningly at Sarah.
"He wants to hear your voice," she explained.
"Kianna?"
"Yes?"
"I am prepared to offer you employment as private investigators for my firm. We can discuss the conditions of your duties, pay, and benefits in detail in my office on Monday morning. You will be paid well, with expense accounts for anything you might need while on a case. You will be furnished with a company car, which will have a phone. "
"I hope I don't get the Pinto," Sarah said as they all laughed.
"No Pinto, Sarah. That car lived a good life, but is now in that great junkyard in the sky."
"Thank goodness for that," Sarah responded. Sabrina, Tiffany, and Julie nodded in agreement.
"Back to business," Charlie said. "Lisa, Sarah, and Kianna, will you accept the position that has been offered to you?"
"YES!" all three girls answered.
"Fine. Then meet at the agency at 10:00 on Monday morning, where we can go over the details."
"We will, Charlie," they answered as Charlie hung up.
"We're Angels!!!" Sarah shrieked as she and her friends hugged each other and everyone around them, particularly the former Angels.
"One thing, though," Sarah wondered.
"What's that?" Jill asked.
"Who will be our Bosley?" Sarah asked.
"Good question," the former Angels agreed.
"There is only one Bosley," Sabrina said as her former associates nodded. Bosley smiled as the girls all hugged him.
There was a knock on the door. Sarah answered. A tall, thin man with brown hair was standing outside the front door. He was dressed in an expensive business suit.
"May I help you?" Sarah asked.
"Is this the Munroe residence?" the man asked.
"Yes," Sarah answered. "Who is enquiring?"
"My name is Scott Woodville, Jr. I work for Charlie Townsend. He sent me here to meet you."
"May I see your credentials?"
Scott passed his ID and business card to Sarah. She looked them over and then passed them to Kris and Jill who happened to be standing beside her.
"Looks legit," Kris said.
"Come in, Mr. Woodville," Sarah told him. "We're celebrating my friends and my graduation from the police academy and our new job offer."
"So Charlie has called you then," Scott said. Someone put a soda in his hand.
"Yes, he has."
"I guess introductions are in order." Sarah said. "I'm Sarah Munroe."
"Lisa Kishi"
"Kianna Morgan"
"We just talked to Charlie and we will meet with you on Monday to go over the particulars," Sarah said as she handed him a plate of food. "In the meantime, enjoy the party."
Sarah introduced him to everyone. They made small talk with him and each other. Sabrina's kids were starting to get restless, and she decided it was time to take them home.
"Bree, you can't leave yet," Kris said.
"I really need to get going," Sabrina replied.
"First, a toast! " Bosley called as they all got something to drink. "Here is to our past Angels, and here is to our future Angels. May they have the courage, wisdom, adnd stamina for whatever comes their way."
"Here! Here!" Everyone clinked glasses.
"And thank you to all of you who have helped us arrive at this moment, " Sarah added as she looked around the room. She named them off one by one. "My sisters, Jill and Kris, my Grandma, and my Grandpa who is no longer with us in body, but is in spirit, as are my parents; Bosley, Kelly, Sabrina, Tiffany, Julie, and my good friend Mark who means alot to me. I can't forget my friends Lisa and Kianna, and most of all Charlie."
"Here! Here!" Everyone said as they clinked a second time. Sarah clinked her glass with the others and reflected on her journey over the past several years. She eagerly looked forward to the future.
The End.
Well, there it is. Thanks for all of the reviews, ideas and encouragement. Without them, I would've only written one or two stories. I hope you have enjoyed them.