Wash leaned back in the seat of the round booth he and Tucker had grabbed for everyone. Tucker had gone off to go get them drinks at the bar and hadn't been back yet, meaning he probably found some poor soul to talk to. He was getting ready to get up and go get his own drink when Tucker, along with York and North finally came over, all dragging along the girls.

"It's about time," Wash huffed as Tucker slid a beer in front of him.

"Dude, there were body shots going on, I wasn't missing that," Tucker replied pointing at the girls who were in a fit of giggles at the moment as York tried to get them to sit down.

"Body shots?" Wash asked giving the other two questioning looks.

"You heard correct," North chuckled as Emma hip checked him as she slid into the booth. "Thanks wife. I don't think I need that part of my hip at all."

"Welcome husband," she giggled reaching up to card her fingers through his hair. "Where's my drink?"

"On the table in front of you," North pointed at the glass.

"Lina, will you sit down already," York huffed.

"I don't want to sit. I want to dance," she whined at him. She tried to slip by him but he grabbed her hand and pulled her back.

"We will. Just sit for a few minutes," he gave a dry chuckle.

"Ya know," she jabbed him in the chest with her pointer finger, "I could kick your ass right now if I really wanted to."

"So swaying and toppling in to me counts as you kicking my ass now?" York shook his head.

"Yes."

"Oh good. I'm glad I have something else to add on to the list. Now sit and let me catch up a bit and then I will gladly go out on the dance floor with you."

"There's a few other things I have in mind too," Carolina giggled wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him.

"This is a whole new side of her that I am not used to seeing," Tucker commented watching them. "I'm not exactly sure how I feel about it."

"Where'd Kai go?" Emma asked almost falling over in the booth as she tried to see around Tucker. Tucker looked around and cursed before running off. "Hey! Bring back more shots!"

"Don't you think you should slow down a little?" North asked as she leaned into him.

"Nope," Emma smiled.

"Just don't go getting sick."

"I don't get sick silly," Emma replied.

"I'm going to remember that for when you're puking later."

"Hope you have a good memory cuz I won't be."

"Hey Wash," York grunted as Carolina smacked him in the stomach. "Can you keep an eye on this one here? Pretty sure Tucker isn't coming back with drinks any time soon so-"

"There is a waitress," Wash chuckled as York finally succeeding in getting Carolina to sit down. "Only reason I didn't have her get me anything was because Tucker was supposed to be."

"Which you see how distracted he got, hence my concern," York chuckled.

"Body shots, really?" Wash asked again.

"You are talking like I am a stick in the mud," Carolina poked him hard in the arm. "I know how to let loose and have fun just like the rest of them."

"Not saying you don't, it's just hard imagining you letting loose that much," Wash chuckled as Carolina slid up against him and put an arm over his shoulders. "Uh, hi."

"Hey there."

"Can I help you?"

"Have I ever told you how awesome you were?" Carolina asked giving him a skeptical look.

"Um…no?"

"Well, you are. Hey, guy I married," Carolina waved her other hand at York.

"Yes Lina?" York replied, an amused look on his face.

"Did I tell you how awesome Washy is?"

"Washy…really?" Wash rolled his eyes.

"Shhhhhhh," Carolina put a finger over his mouth. She looked back at York, "You didn't answer me."

"No Lina, I don't believe you have," York smirked at Wash's apparent discomfort. North had waved down the waitress and was giving her an order.

"Let me tell you something," Carolina continued petting Wash. "This one here is awesome. If that ship hadn't landed on top of us, pretty sure we would've won that fight against those two asses. Now they're ash and we'll never know."

"Well if they turned to ash, doesn't that mean you win by default because they died?" York pointed out.

Carolina smacked Wash, "Hear that? We did kick their ass. Knew we had it in us."

"Never doubted it for a second," Wash humored her. "Are you going to keep your arm there?"

"Yes. Now quiet," Carolina ordered.

"I told you that you can't order me on vacation," Wash argued.

"It was more of a friendly suggestion," Carolina huffed.

"Sure it was."

"Hey Washy, wanna know something?"

"Besides why you keep calling me Washy? Sure," Wash chuckled.

Carolina leaned in closer, "If you ever need any advice when it comes to sex, make sure you talk to York. He does this thing w-"

"Lina," York chuckled reaching over and pulling her away from Wash who had turned a shade of red that York hadn't seen before. "I don't think Wash needs to hear any of that."

"You don't know what you're talking about. I mean, obviously you know what you're doing in-"

"What I do know is if you continue along that talk, Wash will probably explode," York chuckled. "Save it for girl-talk."

"Well I can't talk to Emma," Carolina rolled her eyes. "That's your sister and I don't think she wants to hear about your sexual prowess."

"Hear hear," Emma agreed smacking the table.

"Oh man…this is going to get interesting…" Wash grumbled as he rested his head in his hands.

"And the night's still young," North pointed out.

"Whose bright idea was it for me to come out with you all?" Wash asked looking at North.

"I believe Tucker."

"Ah yes. Remind me when this vacation is over and training resumes to make him run until he dies."

"I'm sure I can do that," North nodded as Tucker came back just as the waitress brought over a round of shots, plus drinks for everyone. "No Kai?"

"Dude, there's only so much I can do to get her off that dance floor. She's fine," Tucker shrugged as he slid into the spot next to Emma as North slid shot glasses to everyone.

"Dibs on Kai's," Emma said looking at North.

"No. I think Wash needs it a bit more than you," North chuckled pushing the extra in Wash's direction.

"Nah, he's fine," Emma argued. "Look, he's not so red anymore."

"Why was Wash red…?" Tucker asked.

"Lina was attempting to be a bit too open with him," York answered.

"Bow-chicka-bow-wow?"

"Exactly," Carolina laughed.

"Oh man, and I missed it," Tucker chuckled.

"There ya go, Lina. You want someone to talk to, you can talk to Tucker," North offered.

"Whoa, wait. No, that wasn't me volunteering," Tucker shook his head.

"Sounded like it to me," Wash grumbled.

"Have I mentioned he tried to sleep with me?" Carolina asked looking at York.

"Whoa, hold the phone," Tucker cut in as York gave him a look of annoyed amusement. "That was way way before we knew you were alive and she said tried so therefore I didn't actually succeed. And I think I heard Kai so I'm going to go find her."

"Aw you chased him away," Emma giggled. "We should go follow him."

"Yea," Carolina agreed. She turned and smacked York's arm, "Let me out."

"No. You just sit there," York shook his head. Carolina rolled her eyes and pulled her feet up onto the seat before pushing herself up onto the table. "Lina, what the hell are you doing?"

"Well," Carolina said as she stood up in the middle of the table being careful not to knock over any glasses, "You wouldn't let me up so I had to improvise. I'm good at that after all those years of working with you."

"Lina, get down before you hurt yourself."

She grinned at him before hopping off the end of the table and jogging after Tucker. York cursed before pushing himself up and after her.

"Did she really just crawl up on to the table and walk off the edge?" Wash asked.

"It's not the worst thing I've seen her do in a bar," North sighed shaking his head. "Thinking back though, a lot of absences between those two make a helluva lot of sense now."

"Wow," Emma commented.

"What?"

"You all must've been dense back then," she shook her head.

"Well we can't all be super smart like you are," North chuckled.

"The only hint of anything was the non-reciprocated flirting from York," Wash added. "It's not like any of us really had that much of a clue."

"Says you," North chuckled. "I had it figured out for a long while."

"You just apparently can't read body language," Emma sighed at Wash. "Want a lesson?"

"No, no I'm quite alright," Wash put up his hands. "And not nearly drunk enough for this conversation."

"Well then take your other shot you silly goose," Emma replied. "I mean, if you don't, I will."

"Can't I pace myself?"

"Nope. Not when there's liquor and I'm already drunk," Emma smirked. She looked at North, "He didn't get to participate in the body shots! Maybe that would entice him to hurry up and catch up."

"No, please no," Wash shook his head. "I promise I will catch up with you, just stop getting so far ahead."

"No fun," Emma sighed leaning into North. "Carolina and York didn't come back yet."

"I'm sure they're fine," North answered.

"We should go find them."

"Or we can sit here and hang out with Wash."

"Ok," Emma shrugged.

"That was easy," Wash pointed out.

"A bit too easy," North chuckled. "Em, you doing ok?"

"Mmhmm."

"Lina, come on," York's voice chuckled as it got closer. "Let's just sit down and then we can go out and dance."

"I don't want to. I want to dance now."

"I would prefer to finish my drink and then we can certainly go dance."

"Promise?"

"Course," York sighed. Carolina seemed to be ok with that and slid back into the booth next to Wash. "What'd we miss?"

"Not much," North answered.

"Your other half appears to be falling asleep," York nodded.

"I thought as much," North chuckled. "Em, you want to head back and go to bed?"

"Are you talking bed as in sleep or bed as in sex?" Emma mumbled giving him a tired look.

"How about we answer that question when we get there?"

"H'okay," Emma yawned. She flapped a hand at everyone, "Bye."

"Be careful walking back you two," Wash chuckled as Emma stumbled a bit before North got an arm around her waist.

"No prob," North chuckled. "Behave you guys."

"Wash, you want to come out and dance with us?" Carolina asked looking Wash.

"We'll see," Wash humored her.

"It'll be fun."

"I'm sure it will be," Wash chuckled.

"Hey, wanna know something?"

"There's more?" Wash asked as York shook his head.

"There's always more," Carolina smirked. She patted York's face, "This one here. He wouldn't be here if it weren't for you. I don't think I ever actually thanked you for that."

"Don't mention it," Wash shrugged.

"No. I will mention it because this one here," Carolina patter York's face again. "This one here is the love of my life and you saved him. You are even more fantastic then I ever would've thought."

"Lina, careful. You might expand Wash's head too much he won't be able to get out the door," York chuckled.

"No, he deserves it," Carolina shook her head. "If he hadn't done that, you would be dead and who knows what would've happened with Ally. You would never gotten to meet her or worse, I may never have remembered her and that would have been the worsest thing ever."

"Well then it's a good thing Wash was quick on the draw," York chuckled.

Carolina slid up to Wash again and through an arm around him to hug him, "Thank you Wash. You really are badass."

"You're welcome," Wash smirked.

"You are a good friend Washy."

"How about you not call me Washy?"

"Nope," she shook her head sliding away from him. Tucker walked back over and sat down in the seats North and Emma had vacated. "Tucker!"

"I didn't do it," Tucker chuckled. "I'm still not sure how I feel about you being this relaxed in front of me."

"Hey, I know how to kick it just like everyone else, don't I York?"

"Sure thing Lina," York chuckled.

"Well yea, but you were such a bitch back when you first showed up," Tucker pointed out.

"Still a bitch, you're just used to me now," Carolina smirked.

"Did she just agree with me without growling menacingly?" Tucker asked looking between Wash and York. "Or threatening my life?"

"Wash'll take care of that for me so why should I put in all the work?" Carolina shrugged.

"Can we get her drunk more often? This is entertaining as hell," Tucker chuckled.

"Only if you agree to babysit her," York sighed as Carolina grabbed his face and planted a sloppy kiss on him.

"Can we go dance now?"

"Sure Lina," York sighed getting up out of the booth and pulling her up after him.

They walked out into the throng of people and York grabbed her hand and spun her again, pulling her into him.

"So," he chuckled, "Are you actually as drunk as you're coming across or are you acting it up a bit?"

"What do you think?" Carolina smirked.

"Well, being one of the few in number that knows how you can get, I'd say that you are actually this drunk," York replied. "But, I think you might also be over-exaggerating on a few things."

"Just a few?"

"Just a few," York nodded. "Mainly to make Wash as uncomfortable as possible."

"Why would I do that?"

"Because you, as well as the rest of us, love to get on his little tight case and watch him go postal," York chuckled.

"Postal Wash is best Wash," Carolina laughed. "Maybe if we get him drunk more he'll lighten up a bit."

"I'd say he lightened up plenty since he first met this crew."

"Yea," Carolina sighed pressing up against York. "Have I mentioned I love you yet?'

"Um, refresh my memory."

"Nah," Carolina smirked. "Maybe later when we get back."

"I don't know, you're notorious for passing out as soon as your head hits the pillow."

"Am not."

"Am too," York leaned forward and kissed her forehead. "You do realize we've shared a bed for the majority of our relationship? Even on the MOI when you paranoid about the Director finding out, you couldn't resist my charm."

"You're an ass," Carolina shook her head at him.

"And now until forever I'm all yours," York winked at her.