Hi everyone! Happy chapter 40! Hope you like this one! Please review and tell me what you think! For all of you who haven't checked them out yet, pictures of whom Bee's holoform is based off of, Alise's necklace, and Alise's bracelet are now on my profile! Please check them out if you get the chance!
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~Mel

"I can't believe you guys didn't tell me!"

"Well it wouldn't be much of a surprise then, would it?"

Alise laughed, and so did Bee next to her in his holoform. After giving him a complete tour of the base, excluding her own living space, Lennox had called the two to the longue. Along with her birthday, it was also webcam day. That meant the Witwickys would be calling. Bee had to be in his holoform because they wouldn't have been able to see him in the screen while staying close to Alise. Though it was only the second time webcam day was taking place, she couldn't believe no one, not even Judy, had dropped her any hints as to Bee's arrival. They were still able to send letters and packages, and she had received many from the Witwickys and Mikaela already, none of which held any clues. She was thinking of sending the mailing address to Camila, too, just so she could keep in touch with her best friend.

Talking through the screen currently was Sam, Alise, and Bee. After a half an hour of talking with the older Witwickys present, they left the room, giving the three some privacy.

"That's true I guess," she responded. Suddenly she felt the warm feeling of something grabbing her hand. Under the desk they were seated at, Bee hand taken hold of her hand, and gave her a gentle squeeze as he interlocked their fingers. Smiling, she did the same, and gave him a gentle look out of the corner of her eyes. Bee smiled back at her, a look of complete contentment and fondness on his face.

"Hey!" Sam yelled through the screen, startling them both and making them face him. "Save the lovey dovey crap for when I'm not around, alright? I only get to talk to Lise once a month and I don't need you two undressing each other with your eyes in front of me during it!"

Alise's face turned the color of a ripe tomato and Bee's cheeks slightly tinted a light shade of blue. He cleared his throat.

"So how is Sideswipe doing in the states?" he asked, quickly wanting to change the subject. Instantly, they saw Sam go a little pale.

"He's, umm, doing well..." Sam said, scratching the back of his neck. After a moment, he sighed. "Yeah, not to rush your little vacation, Bee, but I can't wait for you to come home already. Sides is nuts. And I mean nuts. You wanna know what we did yesterday? Hill jumping! I'm talking full out Dukes of Hazzard style! It was insane!"

The holoform next to Alise cringed a little and shook his head. "I specially told him not to do anything reckless."

"Yeah, well he ain't listening! Guess what he wants to do tomorrow? Donuts on the police station front lawn! And I'm not sure if he's taking no for an answer!"

Bee sighed. "I'll com him tonight. You are not getting arrested, especially when I'm not there. If he doesn't listen to me, I'll go to Optimus. Until then, hide in the house."

Sam nodded in understanding. As he did, a ping went off, and the three knew what that signaled. Their time on the webcam was very shortly coming to a close.

"Guess it's time to go," Sam said. "I'll talk to you soon, Bee. Lise, I'll miss you 'til next time."

"You too, Sam!" Alise responded. "See you later!"

"Bye." Just then the screen went black.

The two stood up, still holding hands. They started to walk over to Bee's Camaro form, which was currently parked in the corner of the longue. Alise's eyes looked around the room. Soldiers were walking around the large room, some enjoying their free time by playing video games on the large TV or watching movies while sitting on the large couches. Others were playing card games at small tables or poker with multiple people. It was good to see the room have such a familiar setting.

"Do you think Sam'll be okay?" Alise asked Bee when they reached the Camaro. Bee nodded.

"I think so," he answered. "If Sideswipe won't listen to me, he'll listen to Optimus."

"Think it was a bad idea sending him?" she spoke, her voice getting a little quiet. She couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She was the reason Bee was here and Sides was in the states.

Bee turned to face her with a serious look on his face. "No. And I know what you're thinking. I wasn't wrong in coming here and seeing you and none of is your fault." He took her face in between his hands and touched their foreheads. "So stop thinking like that."

She chuckled. "How'd you do that?"

"What?"

"Read me like a book." He smiled down at her and simply shrugged. She laughed and kissed the tip of his nose, making him smile wider. "Alright, I'll stop thinking like that."

"Good." He paused for a moment and separated their foreheads, before speaking again. "So where to now, my lovely hostess?"

Alise laughed and looked over at the clock on the wall. It was almost dinner time. "We should probably head to the caf. It'll be time to eat soon."

He nodded. "So who are you normally with?"

"The usual. Lennox, Epps, and Wash, and anyone else who decides to drop by. 'Hide'll come and sit by us if he doesn't have anything to do, but it's normally quiet. Except for last night. Man, the twins were awful! They kept running around and fighting until 'Hide went over and literally kicked them out. I'd almost feel sorry for them if they weren't so annoying and rude." Suddenly, the memory of them first arriving came to mind. "Umm, Bee? I don't know if I want to know, but what are valves? To Cybertronians I mean."

Bee paused and looked at her, his eyes going wide. The blue blush she had seen earlier on his face came back, only darker this time.

"Where in Primus's name did you hear about that?" he asked disbelievingly.

"Skids and Mudflap. Apparently I have nice ones...?"

Bee's face turned from confused and embarrassed to livid. His eyes got hard and he exhaled sharply. Alise got worried for a moment.

"I'm gonna kill 'em," he said sharply and suddenly, and then the holoform disappeared. The Camaro started to change into Bee's bipedal mode at an alarming speed, and when he was fully transformed, he ran out the longue. Alise was in shock for a moment before she heard cries of surprise from the next room over. Bee was chirping angrily and every few seconds, there would be the sound of metal against metal and pained grunts.

"Wha'd we do, wha'd we do!" she heard Mudflap yelled out. "Frag, Bee that hurts!"

"We sorry, we sorry!" Skids yelled next. "Whatever we did, we sorry!"

Alise put her hand over her mouth and started to laugh. She felt a slight pinch of guilt for being the cause of the twin's pain, but part of her knew they need to be taught a lesson. After another moment, she walked out into the other room, hoping to calm Bee down.

Dinner had gone by smoothly and quickly. Alise and a bipedal Bee sat with Epps, Wash, and Lennox, and Ironhide, also in his bipedal form, who was curious to know why Bee had set off in a rage at the twins. He nearly offlined from laughter, when Bee com-linked him and told him why. The two stayed there for longer than normal talking with the others, and left the caf at around 7:30. Not sure what to do for the next few hours, the two went back into the longue and found a group of soldiers watching The Bourne Supremacy on one of the large TVs. Having been a fan of the first and current movie, Alise got excited, and asked Bee if he wanted to watch. He agreed, finding it humorous to see her so delighted. Lucky for her, they had only missed the first 20 minutes, and there was still a good hour and a half to go. They took a seat in the back of the group, Alise sitting on Bee's shoulder as they watched.

After the film (Bee found that he liked it as well), Alise felt a little tired from the exciting day they had. Bee could see this, and while giving her a smile, he quickly placed her on the ground and turned into his Camaro form, having her get in. With a little direction from her, they drove over to her room. When they reached their destination, Bee parked in the location 'Hide had stayed in every night since they arrived at the base. However, 'Hide wouldn't be there for the next week. There was no reason to with Bee there. Bee activated his holoform as Alise exited the Camaro, and the two took each other's hands again as they walked towards her room.

They walked up the hallway and to her door, and after unlocking it, she turned on the lights inside as they stepped in.

"Welcome to my humble abode," she told him as she placed her keys on the nightstand. Bee looked around the room, his eyes scanning every detail. He walked through the room slowly, and after a moment, stopped in front of the bookshelf. He bent over and looked at her very small selection, which only included her four books and photo album. He ran his fingers along the spines of the lined up books and stopped at the album, noticing that it was much different than the others. Alise watched him as he did this. "What do you think?"

He looked over at her and smiled, standing up. "It's nice. I'm glad you have your own space."

"Yeah, me, too."

He gestured to the bookshelf. "You don't have much here. I remember you told me you used to have shelves of them."

She laughed, remembering when she had told him. "Well, I couldn't take them all with me from Arizona, so I only took my favorites. Not gonna lie though; it was like sticking an ice pick in my eye not being able to take more. I feel like I've lost friends."

He gave her a sympathetic smile. "Want us to send you any? It wouldn't be much of a problem."

She looked at him with wide eyes and a smile. "Pretty please? Would you?"

He laughed hardily, and nodded. "Of course, belle. Just tell me which ones later."

She let off a little excited squeak that she was surprised came out of her. "Thank you!" she said happily.

He laughed at her excitement, happy to make her happy. He then started to walk around a little more. He stopped at her dresser, when something caught his eye. Alise blushed slightly when she realized what it was. She had taken the photo of her and Bee at the Malibu Coast out of her album and placed it there so she could see it every morning. He had taken it in his hand and was looking at it, a smile on his face.

"It's one of my favorites," Alise told him. He turned around to face her. "I wanted to put it somewhere I could see it everyday."

His eyes lit up. After placing the picture back in its original spot, he walked over to her. He pulled her in an embrace, burying her head in his chest, and gently placed a kiss on the top of her head.

"I missed you," Alise told him quietly, wrapping her arms around his waist. He took her chin between his fingers and had her look back up at him.

"I missed you, too," he told her sincerely. The next words he spoke, he did with all his Spark. He needed to tell her how much he cared for her, that he... needed her. That he... loved her.

Yes, he knew it was true.

He loved Alise.

"I can't explain the feeling I get when you're not with me," he continued, his words filled with emotion and truth. His voice didn't faltered once as he went on. "It... hurts. I'd be lying if I said I was coming here just for you. I came here for me, too. I needed to see you, and be with you, and not through a computer screen with Sam or Judy or Ron. I needed just me, to be with just you. Nobody else. Just us."

Alise thought her heart was going to explode. It was racing with so much affection for the bot, she thought it would stop beating. She couldn't deny it, and she didn't want to.

She loved Bee.

She loved him whatever form he was in or whether he was an ocean away or holding her in his arms. As along as it was him, she was happy.

"Bee..." she said, not knowing where to start, how to respond. But then, with his blue eyes piercing into her brown ones, he started to light trace his thumb across her cheek, stopping right under her lips.

He wanted to kiss her. This was a new feeling for him. Such interaction wasn't a common act with Cybertronians like it was with humans. But he found that after being around humans for so long, and watching countless movies and shows with the Witwickys and over the internet, he felt that he wanted to. And now that he was in the holoform, his human instincts were taking over more so.

"Alise..." he breathed. Then he did was his Spark was telling him to do. He slowly and hesitantly drew his face closer to hers, and with the care of a saint, his placed his lips against hers, giving her a gentle kiss.

It didn't last more than three seconds, but the kiss sent pulses of electricity through the two of them. Bee felt completely content, and a little proud of himself for doing what his Spark wanted him to. However, he was also slightly worried, tense that he may have got too far. Alise felt slightly weak at the knees, not excepting the kiss, but also like she was walking on air. He had kissed her! Bee had kissed her! Mostly from shock and happiness, she didn't say anything. However, Bee didn't interpret the silence as a good thing.

"I'm sorry," he choked out, his Spark feeling like it had been torn from him. He was so upset that he didn't notice Alise realizing why he was suddenly forlorn. "I shouldn't have... I'll just-"

He was cut off by Alise's lips crashing into his. She surprised herself, and him, with her abruptness, but she needed him to know that she wanted it, wanted him. All his worries were erased, and he wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer to him. She wrapped her arms around his neck, and started to run her fingers through his hair as they deepened their kiss. It was uncoordinated and unrefined, this being Bee's first kiss and Alise not having one in a while, but it was perfect. It showed to them both what they were feeling to each other without having to speak the words. It was blissful and powerful and true, and... perfect.

After a many moments, they pulled away slowly, both slightly out of breath, their arms still wrapped around each other. They looked into each other's eyes and smiled, and then almost at the same time laughed, happiness coursing through them. They connected their foreheads and gazed into each other's eyes.

"Bee," Alise whispered. Then she said the words she'd wanted to say for a very long time. "I love you."

Bee's Spark started to sing. He knew the meaning of the words to humans, and he was overjoyed that she felt that way about him. Because he most defiantly did about her.

"And I love you, belle," he told her slowly. He gave her another kiss, this one a little more difficult because they were both smiling so much. After another moment, this kiss ended also, and the two just stayed in the middle of the room holding each other close.

"Bee," Alise said after a moment, looking up at him. "What does this mean? About us?" She didn't know how else to ask, but he understood.

He smiled down at her.

"Anything we want it to be," he stated. "Because I'd be more than willing to continue this course of action. If you'll have me, of course."

Alise laughed. "I think I could put up with you enough to 'continue this course of action,'" she said jokingly, mimicking his words.

Bee laughed also. "I'm glad to hear." He then gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead. He glanced over at the digital clock on her nightstand. It read 9:47. "Now it's time for you to sleep."

Alise looked at the clock also now. Seeing the time, she chuckled and gave him a confused look.

"It's early, Bee," she said with a laugh. "You didn't even call until 10:30."

"I know," he said. "But now that I'm here, you can sleep more and not wake up so tired for the day."

"Who says I was tired?"

He smirked. "'Hide."

Alise rolled her eyes and shook her head. "Traitor."

Bee chuckled and gave her a kiss on the side of the head. "My point has been proven. Bed. Now."

"Fine, fine," she said with a laugh. Bee started to head in the direction of the door.

"I'll be right outside, alright?" he told her. "If you need anything, just come an-"

"Bee?" Alise interjected. "Do you wanna just... stay here tonight?"

Bee stopped, not excepting the request. He hardly objected though, but he wanted her to be sure.

"Are you sure?" he asked. She nodded, and he smiled. "Okay, then. Yes."

She smiled. "Okay. Just... just turn around for a minute."

He nodded did what she said. When he was facing the wall, she quickly when to her dresser and pulled out her pajamas. Taking off her dress and discarding it in her basket of dirty clothes, she put on the pjs, an old Arizona State Sun Devils shirt and red shorts, and adjusted herself to make sure she was decent.

"Alright," she said after a moment. "You can turn around."

Bee did slowly, and when he was fully facing her, he smiled. She walked over to her bed and sat down and he walked to the other side and did the same. They both laid down, and even though there was only a little room between them on the full sizebed, neither of them minded.

"Are you going to change into something more comfortable?" she asked him. He was currently wearing a darker yellow, almost golden t-shirt with black jeans and shoes. She wondered for a moment if the holoforms even could change. He looked at himself and shrugged.

"Should I?" he asked.

"You don't need too, but it'll feel more relaxing."

He nodded. Suddenly, the area around them felt like it was blazing with electricity and a buzzing was heard. Alise noticed that her hair was standing up a little as a light formed around Bee's body for a moment. Then, as fast as the light came, it was gone. Instead of Bee's day clothes being there, a white sleeveless shirtand black fleece shorts were in its place. He looked at her and smiled.

"Better?" he asked. She laughed and nodded, and then Bee pulled her closer, making her give a surprised squeak. He wrapped both of his arms around he, locking her into a tight, protective hug, and she nestled into him, placing one of her hands and her head on his chest. Bee started to run his fingers through her hair and along her side, making shivers go up her spine, as she traced circles on his chest. They were in their own little bubble of contentment, and the two of them wanted this moment to last forever.

Alise's eyes then started to weigh down on her. Knowing she wouldn't last much longer, she buried her face in his chest.

"Night, Bee," she said quietly, her breathing starting to even out.

"Goodnight, Lise," he said. "I love you."

She smiled against his shirt. "I love you, too," she answered, her heart fluttering. Then only moments later, she was lost to sleep.

As Bee held the woman he loved in his arms, he couldn't help but realize just how perfect the moment felt. He never thought he'd find love after Cybertron was destroyed, much less with a human. And yet, here he was, holding her, playing with her hair, loving her. It proved just how you don't know what's going to happen in your life. But in this case, with Alise with him, he realized that his life had taken a grand step forward.