Here's the second chapter of the day. This is for you Todd, because the "monster" needs to be settled down until tomorrow.
Chapter Four:
He didn't know when she was going to come back, he just knew that she would. Reagan Thomas always kept her promises.
Staying in Washington D.C., or even Virginia, meant the possibility of running into someone that he knew, or even worse, someone that he knew because of her. He didn't want that, so shortly after visiting her grave, he got on a plane and headed back to Los Angeles.
A week after he got back, after a hard day filled with murdered Marines and explosions, it was time to go home, and maybe get some rest, but she wasn't going to let that happen. No matter how hard he tried to block her out of his thoughts, he couldn't. She was there permanently, and she wasn't going to leave.
As he walked along the beach that night, after hours of tossing and turning in bed, the cool breeze blew around him, and the waves crashed comfortingly against the shore. Sitting down in the cool sand, he looked out at the ocean.
"Thinking again G? Don't you know that doesn't always work out for you?" that all too familiar voice called out filled with her usual teasing tone.
He turned to where the sound of the voice came from. He couldn't help but smile as she walked towards him, confident in her steps, a small smile on her face, ocean blue eyes shining brightly. She sat down in the sand beside him and he said with a grin, "I think I'll be safe on this one, considering she never leaves my mind".
"Lucky girl" she said placing her arms on her knees as she looked out at the ocean along with him.
"That she was" he said, never taking his eyes off her. She turned to look at him with a knowing smile.
"It's time you more on G, have a family of your own" she said softly and slowly.
"I have a family" he pointed out, thinking about Hetty, who was the mother-figure of their dysfunctional family. Sam, the big brother who always looked out for him. Kensi, the little sister he always wanted to protect. Deeks, the annoying little brother who would never shut up. Eric, the nerdy little brother who never strayed far from his computer, and Nell, the little sister who's quick wit and sharp tongue could get her into trouble in less than a minute. They were his family.
Reagan shook her head, looking at him sadly. "You know what I mean G. Get married, have a few kids of your own, that kind of family" she said.
"That's hard to do when you don't know who your own family is" he pointed out to her.
"Don't worry, you'll get your answers one day" she promised, and he looked at her curiously. She just smiled that little mysterious smile she always gave when she knew something that he didn't, and that she wasn't going to tell him.
She stood up, looking out at the ocean. "We never got to say what we wanted to say to each other did we?" she asked turning back to look at him.
"No, we didn't" he answered softly. She gave him another small sad smile.
"See you around G" she said before she started to walk off. He looked away for a moment, out at the ocean, and thought of her beautiful ocean blue eyes, and whispered "I love you Reagan", but when he turned back to the direction where she had walked off too, she was gone.
He wasn't sure if she had heard him, but he was sure that she was just a ghost again.
His ghost, riding along with the wind.