A/N – This is the end of Destiny! :( It's always hard to see a story go, but this one is special to me because it was a project I did for my friend, Vee! I hope this story was as much fun for you all to read as it was for me to write. Let me know what you think!

Epilogue - ...Lasts the Rest of Your Life

"That was amazing," Lulu sighed.

Johnny laughed and pressed a kiss to her hair as he held her in his arms. Lulu curled into him and he tightened his grip. She sat up slightly and kissed him lovingly. He deepened the kiss and caressed her back. She pulled back and settled into his arms again.

"I love kissing you," Johnny whispered in her ear.

"That's not the only thing you love doing to me," Lulu breathed.

"Does it show that much?" Johnny asked.

"Oh yeah," Lulu laughed.

"Good," Johnny smiled and brought her in for another kiss.

Lulu moved to lay on top of Johnny without breaking the kiss. She loved kissing him too. She loved him period. She pulled back and looked in his eyes. He offered her a smile and she kissed his forehead.

"What are you thinking about?" Johnny wondered.

"Us," Lulu replied.

"I like that topic," Johnny responded. "What exactly are you thinking about us?"

"That I can't believe we're here," Lulu answered.

"There were some times when I didn't think we'd make it," Johnny admitted. "But I always wanted to end up here."

"Me too," Lulu agreed. "It's just all so surreal."

"What's your favorite memory of us?" Johnny questioned.

"I don't have just one," Lulu laughed.

"What about when we first met?" Johnny asked.

Their eyes met and Johnny felt the spark instantly. He kissed her passionately and she responded, wrapping her arms around his neck. He opened his eyes to glance at the creep while he continued to kiss her. The guy was obviously pissed, but Johnny didn't care. He finally pulled out of the kiss to breathe and looked at his beauty, who looked a little dazed and confused. Johnny pushed her gently behind him and got in the face of the creep.

"Leave," Johnny ordered.

The man balled his fist and swung at Johnny. Johnny blocked his punch and put him on the floor in one swift movement. He took one step towards him and the man scrambled back to his feet and quickly left the dance floor. Johnny turned back to the woman he rescued and smiled.

"I'm Johnny," he said softly.

"My hero," she replied.

"What do I get for being your hero?" Johnny wondered.

She smiled seductively and moved closer to him, dancing to the music. His hands found her waist and he eliminated the space between them. She slowly slid her hands up his chest and locked them around his neck again. She pulled his head down to hers and kissed him deeply. He let his fingers dig into her waist softly as their tongues dueled. After awhile she pulled away and he felt dazed. He had never been kissed like that.

"Well hero Johnny," she whispered in his ear. "I'm Lulu. Was that thanks enough for you?"

"It was a start," Johnny laughed.

"That was pretty amazing," Lulu noted. "I still can't believe you kissed me. You had no idea who I was."

"It's not like you didn't kiss me back," Johnny smirked. "In fact you kissed me again as soon as you could."

"I couldn't help it," Lulu blushed. "You're a fantastic kisser."

"So is that your favorite memory?" Johnny wondered. "Or is it making love that first time?"

He got the door open and Lulu stumbled backward into the room, pulling Johnny with her by the belt loops. Johnny dropped his wallet on the ground and pulled Lulu up into his arms. She eagerly wrapped her legs around his waist and he walked over to the bed and laid her down beneath him. He found her neck with his lips again as his hands began to survey her body underneath her shirt. Lulu worked some of the top buttons on his shirt before abandoning the buttons and ripping the shirt from his body. She tossed the shirt aside and rolled them so she was on top. He smiled in pleasure as she kissed her way down his chest and stomach. He found the hem of her shirt and pulled it up and off her body.

He rolled them again so she was trapped underneath him once more. She watched him as he layered her stomach with soft kisses while he worked the button of her jeans. She felt like she was the only one in his world in that moment and she knew he was the only one in hers. He slowly slid her jeans off of her body, kissing his way down her legs. He then stood at the edge of the bed and Lulu crawled to him. She unbuckled his belt and then undid the button of his jeans. She pulled his jeans down his legs and he stepped out of them. He recaptured her lips and pushed her back on the bed once more. He distracted her with his lips on her body while he removed the rest of their clothing.

Lulu's breath caught as she took Johnny in. He kissed her deeply and she arched her back into him. Lulu had never felt the kind of passion she felt in that moment. Johnny making love to her brought out strange feelings that she had never expected. She felt wanted, needed even. Like Johnny was enjoying this experience as much as she was.

Johnny shuddered in his release and Lulu followed shortly after and she held his head to her chest, kissing his forehead softly. Johnny trailed kisses up her chest and across her neck and jaw and captured her lips one last time before moving off of her and onto his own side of the bed.

"I enjoyed every second of that too," Lulu admitted.

"I remember," Johnny said, placing a kiss behind her ear.

"You're so arrogant," Lulu said, rolling her eyes.

"Another thing you love about me," Johnny smirked.

"What's your favorite memory?" Lulu asked.

"I think it might be finding your note," Johnny replied.

He saw a note and he picked it up to read it.

Johnny,

I believe in fate and that everything happens for a reason. I needed you last night and not just for sex. I needed you for reasons even I don't understand. I don't know if you feel the same way, but if you do I have left my number for you to call at the bottom of the note. No matter what happens I will not regret last night and I will always remember you as my hero. What will be, will be.

Lulu

Johnny traced Lulu's number with his fingertips and a smile came to his face. He believed in fate too. He knew that his night with Lulu wasn't just a meaningless one night stand. Most of all, he did need Lulu. He carefully placed her note in his wallet. Her number had become one of his most prized possessions. He couldn't wait to hear her voice again.

"I honestly didn't think you cared at all," Lulu said. "I'm glad you really did."

"How could I not?" Johnny asked. "You're perfect."

"I am not," Lulu scoffed.

"Perfect for me," Johnny insisted.

"You're perfect for me, too," Lulu responded.

"You know what else was perfect?" Johnny asked with a laugh.

"What?" Lulu wondered.

"Seeing you after six months," Johnny answered.

Lulu smiled while he hugged her but instantly tensed when the back door to the coffee shop opened and out walked Johnny. The man who had been on her mind for six months was suddenly standing in front of her.

Johnny couldn't breathe. Lulu. The woman who had been on his mind for six months was suddenly standing in front of him. He realized that his Lulu was in Matt's arms and she was hugging him. He was confused at best. He stepped forward and Matt released his hold on Lulu and turned to see Johnny standing there. Their eyes still locked, Johnny took another tentative step forward. He had dreamed that this day would come, but his dreams had never come true.

"What are you doing here?" Johnny wondered.

Apparently not the way to react.

"You don't need to worry about what I'm doing here," Lulu spat. "In fact, don't worry about me at all. You made it pretty clear how you feel about me so just forget you saw me today. Forget we ever met at all."

"How was that perfect?" Lulu laughed.

"Fate brought us together again," Johnny answered.

"True," Lulu agreed. "We're pretty perfect."

"You never used to think so," Johnny teased. "Remember how our first date ended?"

"I want to know you," Johnny whispered. "I want to be your friend at least and I know we can never be anything if you hate me for what happened."

"I've had a nice time tonight," Lulu muttered. "But I don't think we could be anything more than employer and employee."

Johnny nodded and stood up quickly. He couldn't look at her anymore. His heart was breaking because he knew she was lying. He saw the look in her eyes. Lulu wanted more too, but he had hurt her once and she wasn't going to let him close enough to do it again. If only there was some way he could convince her he wouldn't do it again.

"I should take you home," Johnny offered. "Thanks for at least giving me the chance."

"That's definitely not my favorite memory," Lulu frowned.

"Well thank goodness we had good friends that helped us past your stubbornness," Johnny noted.

"And practically fell in love along the way," Lulu added.

Georgie turned to Matt and they both burst into laughter.

"Did you see how flustered they were when we came in here?" Matt said between laughs.

"I'm glad we got back when we did," Georgie giggled. "I'm scared to think what would have happened in my apartment if we had gotten here five minutes later."

"I bet Johnny will want to kill me for us walking in when we did," Matt replied.

"At least they're finally giving in to each other," Georgie sighed. "We had to work pretty hard."

"I didn't mind so much," Matt smiled. "I like plotting with you."

"I like plotting with you too," Georgie agreed.

"Georgie is a miracle worker," Johnny smiled. "I never thought I would see the day when Matt settled down."

"I didn't expect Georgie to settle down either," Lulu said, kissing him quickly. "I guess we rubbed of on them."

"It started at the gala," Johnny commented. "That night was so great before Betsy."

"Are you having a good time?" Lulu wondered.

"Of course," Johnny answered. "I'm with you."

Lulu's heart melted at his words. He looked gorgeous in his tuxedo. Like he was born to wear one. He leaned in and placed a gentle kiss to her lips and she responded, scooting closer to him and bringing her hand to his face. He broke the kiss and moved to look in her eyes.

"Dance with me?" Johnny requested.

"I'd love to," Lulu said sweetly.

Johnny led Lulu to the dance floor and she placed her arms around his neck. His hands came to her waist and they swayed to the slow music. Lulu rested her head on his chest and Johnny leaned his head against hers.

"What are you thinking?" Johnny asked softly.

"Just that I've been waiting awhile to dance with you like this," Lulu replied.

"Me too," Johnny confessed. "I've been dreaming about holding you like this and whispering in your ear. Telling you how beautiful you are."

"There's a lot that I want to tell you too," Lulu responded. "But not here. Maybe after the party we could go somewhere and talk. Just the two of us."

"I'd like that," Johnny agreed.

"I don't know," Lulu thought. "Betsy was bad news at the time, but she was a blessing in disguise."

"How do you figure?" Johnny asked.

"Without her, we wouldn't have had the great make up sex," Lulu smirked.

Her hands broke from around his neck and ran down his chest to the hem of his tight black T-shirt. She pulled back from his lips so she could remove his shirt. His shirt hit the floor and hers followed soon afterwards. She pressed her lips to his chest and he reached around her and pushed all of the papers on his desk to the floor. He lifted her into his arms and laid her back on the desk. She pulled him down on top of her and their lips met again with passion and anticipation of what was to come.

Johnny's hands roamed her body as he tried to learn every inch of the beautiful skin of the woman he worshiped. His lips followed his hands as Lulu worked his pants. She pushed his pants down his legs and he kicked them off, turning his attention to her jeans that were keeping him from kissing every part of her body the way he wanted to. Lulu arched into him and allowed him to slide the jeans from her body and added them to the growing pile of clothes on the floor.

Johnny found Lulu's lips again and they laid there, skin against skin, kissing each other with all the love they felt in their hearts. They broke apart and Johnny leaned his forehead against hers. Staring in to Lulu's eyes, he found the fire that he found so enticing, the passion that he remembered from their first time and the love that he had craved for weeks. He kissed her gently as they removed each other's last articles of clothing that were the barrier from them being one again. He paused before entering, pulling back to catch her gaze again.

"I love you," Johnny whispered.

"I love you, too," Lulu breathed.

"The fight before certainly made it hotter," Johnny grinned. "You were so passionate."

"As were you," Lulu countered, pressing her lips to his.

"That hasn't changed," Johnny said, breaking the kiss and gasping for air.

"I can't believe it has been a year," Lulu said in disbelief.

"It's been a great year," Johnny smiled.

"Today was a great day," Lulu muttered against his lips.

"It sure was, Mrs. Zacchara," Johnny agreed, kissing her.

"I love the way that sounds," Lulu breathed.

"I love being married to you," Johnny whispered.

"We've been married for two hours," Lulu pointed out.

"And I can't wait for the rest of my life," Johnny said lovingly.

"Me neither," Lulu agreed.

"It's kind of funny, you know?" Johnny asked.

"What?" Lulu wondered.

"Being back in Las Vegas, in the same room, after all this time," Johnny answered.

"It's the way it should be," Lulu replied.

"The way it was destined to be," Johnny responded.

"You know, Mr. Zacchara," Lulu smiled. "I'm glad you were my destiny."

"I couldn't agree more, Mrs. Zacchara," Johnny said, kissing her again.