-Lucy back at DIRT/Now-

Lucy was examining the pictures from the Gold Awards. When seeing herself with Ted, she thought of how she tried to be with someone for the right reasons but how it all fell apart. She came to the realization that going against her guts did not make any sense anymore and that she should simply let go and embrace her feelings.

At this specific moment, she had made up her mind. She quickly put down the photos on her desk, took her cell phone instead and with no hesitation, dialed Holt's number only to say this:

- "I wanna see you!" No hellos, nothing else, just a tender yet determined line that said it all; she had not even let Holt place a word.

He replied straight away:

- "I'm home. Come by my house!"

- "OK" she said before hanging up.

-Holt at his house-

Holt could not believe what has just happened. Was she finally coming back to him? She had too, he felt her intentions by the tone of her voice but it was almost too good to be true. After all the weeks he had spent trying to get her back, when they spoke on the phone or when they met, when he reached out to her so that she would admit to herself she wanted to be with him just as badly as he did.

He could not hold the craze her call gave him. Hearing her voice had spontaneously given him an erection. He was unable to stay put. He kept moving around trying to make himself busy to make time run faster. But the minutes felt like hours and she could not get there fast enough in his opinion.

He remembered everything they had shared only the 2 of them: the secrets, the advices, the success, the authenticity, the bluntness, the passion. He recalled how he felt helpless that she had been hurt, how miserable he was at the thought of maybe never seeing her alive again, how it was nerve wrecking and maddening not to be able to visit her at the hospital to make sure she was OK and let her know he wanted to pick up where they left off after the car chasing and their kisses. He mused over how much they had both changed and how their priorities had evolved since their first encounter, how she was probably the best thing that ever happened to him since she had taken him on so many levels professionally and personally.

He glanced at his watch. Only a few minutes were gone. It would take her at least 20 to 30 minutes to show up. He wondered if she was coming directly from the Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel or from the office. He hoped she was not at home since it was far-off. She had only said 'OK' on the phone, not that she was leaving right away but he assumed she did.

"Good God, Lucy, hurry!" He snapped out loud.

As she was stepping out of her office, passing by her expecting staff in the main room of DIRT/Now, she showed a small joyful grin that lighted up her face.

- "What? You know the drill! Close the book!" She said to her people without stopping, heading outside to get her car in a very confident pace, not really caring anymore about the magazine for tonight.

She would usually make anything possible in her power to improve her current issue, not giving up until the last minute, but now her mind was set 3000 miles away from being the editor of D/N. Since she has made plans with Holt, the time was not about work anymore. It was about her making peace within herself, putting aside all doubts and fears that kept her curbed since her coma, and just eventually indulging to go join the one and only man who had been on her mind for so many months now.

While driving her Audi R8 as fast as possible despite the traffic, Lucy could still sense all of the excitement that she had suddenly rose in him from the intonation of his straight proposal. She felt so overwhelmed by her feelings towards him. She started to think about all the shit that would happen if any of this went public but promptly stopped herself from any negative thoughts. She was not going to let anything ruin her night, she was such in a good mood and she could not wait to be with Holt. Nothing else mattered at this point. She suddenly realized that she hadn't quit smiling from the moment she hopped in her car.

She was on the 405 and took the Santa Monica boulevard exit to get to BH where Holt lived. She made a turn into the correct Drive and continued.

She felt her emotions bursting at the sight of Holt's house. Soon they would be reunited.