Hi everyone! So school started… fun right? So If updates take a little longer than usual, I'm sorry but I'm trying to do well in school.
While writing this chapter, I listened to Coldplay's 'Til Kingdom Come. I think it really sets the mood to what I wanted Alise and Bee's reunion to be. Sweet and loving and awaited for. Also, I forgot to mention, but guess who got to see the Hoover Dam a few weeks ago! That's right! This lucky chick! It's such a sight to see and the area is so beautiful. It's nowhere close to where I live so the change of scenery was spectacular. If you ever get a chance to go over like I did, I highly recommend you do. I'm not going to lie when I say that a certain bot was going through my head the whole time I was there. XD
So if this chapter ends a little weird. I needed to stop somewhere after such a long chapter. I promise Alise'll explain more to Bee in the next update.
Anyway, hope you all enjoy! Please review and tell me what you think!A
As always, I own nothing!
~Mel
For you, I'd wait 'til kingdom come. Until my day, my day is done. And say you'll come, and set me free. Just say you'll wait, you'll wait for me. ~'Til Kingdom Come- Coldplay
The service for the base's lost troops had been held the Monday before Alise was to leave, on the tarmac outside. Because it was an early in the morning service, they thankfully had cool weather even though they were out on the pavement. It was simple, yet dignified, and it was treated with all the honor and respect it should have been and more. Everyone on the base was in attendance, both human and Autobot, and Lennox and Epps both spoke about each of the men in the brightest light, which they all deserved. Each of the caskets that were placed in a row in front of the group were covered with an American flag. Afterwards, there was a traditional gun salute and playing of taps. Alise, who was standing next to Ironhide the entire ceremony, couldn't keep her eyes dry, tears silently falling down her face. She thought it was very fitting ceremony, and that the soldiers would've been happy with it.
Two days later, it was early Wednesday morning and Alise was waiting for the Unity to finish loading up for departure, her suitcase, packed only with a few articles of clothing, next to her. Sleep was heavy in her eyes. To keep up appearances for the surprise, she still talked with Bee the night before, so she was operating on only a few hours of sleep. With her was Will, 'Hide, and Epps, the three wanting to see her off despite the early hour. They were all standing a few yards away from the plane.
"Are you sure he won't be able to see me leaving? Not even with the cell phone?" she asked Ironhide for what seemed like the tenth time this morning. His metallic face turned into what resembled a glare and he sighed before he spoke.
"Are you doubting my ability to perform such a simple task?" he asked her, his voice challenging.
Alise laughed. "No, I'm doubting your ability to keep it a surprise. Sorry, 'Hide, but I can see you letting the connection slip 'accidently' for a few minutes while I'm halfway over the Pacific, just to make him sweat."
He grinned at her. "Don't tempt me."
"Now remember, Lise," Epps said after, looking at her with a smirk. "When you get over there, don't talk to strangers, make sure your shoelaces are tied, and always look both ways before crossing the streets. It's a big, big world out there off this base!
"Oh, boy, Epps," Alise laughed, "please stop. You sound like a very frightening combination of Dr. Seuss and McGruff. Believe it or not, I did live on my own before I ended up here."
He laughed. "Just making sure you remember. It's been awhile since you've been off this piece of rock in the water. Out in the real world, there ain't a fleet of alien robots going to come to your rescue if you trip on the sidewalk or stub your toe."
She chuckled. "Nope. Just one. And honestly I think that's all I need."
"Good to hear," Lennox said, with a smile. "I guess the only thing you'll have to worry about is him calling you tonight."
"Yeah, I've been thinking about that," she told him. "I guess I'll just have to see what happens. Hopefully, I'll be in a descent time zone when he calls." They nodded in agreement. Then a thought came to her mind. "I'll have my actual cell phone when I get back there. If you need to talk to me, or ask me something, or the new interpreter is mispronouncing their Russian vowels-"
"Lise, we will be fine," Will interrupted, laughing. "Enjoy your vacation, and don't worry. Everything here will be-" Will was cut off by a beeping as the walkie on his belt came to life.
"Unity is ready for take off, Major," the man on the other end said. Lennox picked up the walkie and answered him.
"Thanks, Herald," he answered him. He then smiled at Alise. "Your chariot awaits. George will be waiting for you on the other side." George Herald was one of the pilots of the Unity. Alise had met him a few times before, but he spent most of his time in the plane area, somewhere she wasn't at very often.
Alise gave the three in front of her a warm smile. "I guess I'm off then." She gave the two soldiers hugs. She then walked over to Ironhide's leg and gave him one also. "Think you'll survive without me, rust bucket?"
He scoffed. "Please. Your leaving is my vacation. Now I don't have to watch over your squishy aft."
Alise backed up and gave him an unbelieving look. She laughed though, knowing he didn't mean it. Hitting his leg with slight force (hurting her hand in the process,) she muttered, "Thanks, 'Hide," and then went over to grab her luggage. She then started to walk in the direction of the plane. She was only able to walk a few steps however, when he spoke again from behind her.
"Girly." She stopped in her tracks and turned around, her arms crossed and a smirk on her face. When she looked up at him, there was a serious expression on his face. "Don't get yourself hurt."
She smiled up at him. "I'll be fine, 'Hide." He grunted in response. Then, after another wave, she turned back around and made her way over to the plane. After a few moments of walking, Alise made it to the other side of the plane where George was waiting for her. He was standing tall and at attention, which Alise thought was funny considering she was the only new person riding the plane. He was one of the older soldiers on the base, out aging even Epps and Lennox by a few years. He was wearing his uniform at the moment, and his brown hair was combed back perfectly as usual. His face cracked smile when he saw her coming.
"Hi, George," she greeted him when she got close. He nodded.
"Hello, Alise," he responded. "Are you ready to get back to the states?"
She laughed. "I think so."
Helping her up the steps, George led her inside the plane and through the pathway that lead to the main opening in the plane. It greatly resembled the Liberty that her and 'Hide had traveled on, but it was significantly smaller. Alise could see how this plane was mostly used for human and cargo transport. It could only hold one of the smaller Autobots like Bee or maybe both of the twins at the most and still have room for supplies. Unlike the Liberty, however, there were visible seats on the sides of the inside, some soldiers already in them. She recognized them as some of the members of the plane crew. Aside from George, this consisted of Tony, Rob, Jim, Lou, and Davy. Alise knew Rob and Lou well, but the others she was only acquaintances with.
In their seats already were Lou and Davy, the other three not in sight. When she arrived, the two looked up at her. While Davy stayed in his seat, Lou smiled and greeted her.
"Hey, Lise!" he said, getting up and walking over to her, giving her a warm embrace. She laughed and returned it. Lou and Rob were good friends of Wash. He was the one who first introduced them to her, and when she would spent some of her free time with him, they were there sometimes also. In many ways they were like Wash, and Alise came to genuinely like them as her own friends.
"Hey, Lou," she responded as they parted. "It's been awhile! How are you?"
"Eeh, same old same old. Nothing much happening on this end of the base."
"Well, I can see you are in very capable hands," George said from behind her. He then turned to Lou. "Just make sure she doesn't get hurt during take off. I don't want to be the one to explain to Ironhide how she got injured."
Lou laughed. "Don't worry; I won't let her fall out of the seat or something stupid like that."
"Good." He turned to Alise. "Enjoy the flight." She nodded in response.
Lou then continued as George exited the room. "Well, we might not have much new happening here, but you, on the other hand, I hear have a lot going on. Going to the states is a real cause for jealously around here." He smirked at her as he said this.
She scoffed at him, and gave him a laugh. "You should talk! You get to fly back every week, jerk!"
"Never said they weren't jealous of us." Rolling her eyes, she gave him a hit on the shoulder and he laughed. He then shook his head. "Our job really isn't anything to envy. If anything it's the opposite. You fly all the way over there only to stay for an hour or so and load up the plane to come back. It's like getting a taste and then having to give it all back." Alise gave him an understanding nod. "Well anyway, have you met Davy?" He gestured to the man behind him. Davy looked up as his name was heard.
Alise smiled at him. "Yes, we've met. Can't say I know you very well though, Davy," she said with a laugh. He nodded at her with a smile.
"Well, we have 22 hours to do that!" Lou said, patting them both on the back. They all laughed. It was going to be a long flight.
All eyes were on her. Suspicious glances, worried looks, and pointed glares were all being thrown her way, but she didn't back down. Instead, she met all their looks one by one, giving them each one of her own almost cocky smiles. She did this for a moment longer than necessary, just to keep them all on edge. Then, when she believed they had had enough, she continued.
"Sorry, boys. But it looks like your luck, just ain't changing."
Just then, she placed down her winning cards on the floor in front of them, smiling smugly. The group erupted with a medley of sounds.
"What the hell!"
"Not again!"
"This is rigged! No way you're winning again!"
"That's it! I'm done!"
The five of them, Alise, Lou, Davy, Tony, and Jim, were sitting on the floor playing a competitive game of poker as George and Rob piloted the plane. They had been in the air for about 12 hours or so, and cabin fever was starting to set in. Alise wasn't sure what time zone they were in or what time it was back on the base, but she was starting to fell a little uneasy from sitting for so long, just like last time. However, the soldiers, also feeling the same effects she was only a little more used to it, had found a way to fight the boredom; a marathon of poker games. All of the players had had money on them, and they thought that a little risk could lighten up the mood in the large open space. Because the plane was in-flight, they were able to sit in the middle of the floor without any trouble.
They had been playing the card game for the last two hours. In that amount of time, a total of six games had been played, some longer that than others and some playing more money. However, no matter what the details of the game were, they all had one thing in common; Alise was the winner. Not only had she always had the perfect cards to play, but she also had a brilliant poker face, one that none of the others could match.
"How are you doing this?" Jim demanded, laughing a little as Alise collected her winnings from the center of the floor. She laughed on the outside, but on the inside she cringed a little, the question filling her with memories.
"A friend taught me a long time ago," she told them vaguely, not giving them any details. But to be honest, she didn't know if she could say tell them out loud without getting a little emotional. Sal was the one who taught her. When they were both 17, they were at a community party where some people, mostly men, even including her father, would sit around and play in tables like a tournament in the town square. Sal knew how to play, but she didn't, so he taught her at the party in their own group of players. Though the table was apart of the tournament, the players were all mostly inexperienced, so teaching her as she played wasn't really much of a problem. However, after a few failed tries and improving her game, she wound up being so good that she quickly made her way to the finals of the tournament, even beating out Sal and her father, both of whom were impressed with her newfound talent.
The final round, which consisted of her and some heavy, gruff looking men from her community, was played in the middle of the town square with all watching. She was nervous about being there, but seeing that it was only her first time and she had made it this far, she put her fears aside and played as best as she could. And as it turned out, her best was enough. Surprising everyone (and winning some priceless looks of shock from the other players at the table), she wound up winning that round too, and the $500 dollar prize money that went with it. That day earned her not only a reserved seat at the future tournaments, but the nickname 'la rosa de espinas,' or the rose with thorns. They picked this because her innocence poker face fooled everyone into believing that she didn't have the right cards, and it hurt them all later.
Today, her playing earned her $57 out of the soldiers' pockets. Lennox told her once that she should have money on her wherever she went, and she was happy that she could now follow his advice, considering she didn't have any on her before besides cab fare.
"Well, whoever it was has created a monster," Davy commented. Alise laughed while the others nodded in agreement, grumbling and muttering about their losses. Just then, Alise's pocket started to vibrate. Quickly digging in and pulling out her phone, she got up and moved away from the group, knowing who the one calling on her special phone was. All the soldiers in the circle smirked at her, also knowing with the caller was, that fact making her blush slightly. When she was a few feet away, she opened the phone and quickly answered.
"Hey there, stranger," she said with a smile on her face. Bee laughed on the other line.
"Hey, belle," he answered sweetly. Alise's heart was already swelling at the sound of his voice. She never got tired of it, even though she heard it every night. She sat down, her back against the wall of the plane as he continued. "Anything new?" She smiled into the phone line.
"No, not much," she laughed. "However, I am making the lives of a few select soldiers very miserable."
Bee chuckled over the line. "And how is that?"
"I'm robbing them blind in poker and they don't know when to call it quits. However, I think this last round is really killing their spirits."
Bee laughed again. "Glad to hear you're slowly destroying our troops." She laughed, and started to toy with her necklace, running her fingers along the chain. She was glad to hear he didn't seem worried or upset about her location, meaning 'Hide had worked his magic.
"How're things at home?" she then asked.
He sighed. "Sam is excited about leaving, Ron's even more excited about Sam leaving, and Judy keeps finding things from Sam's childhood that are making her cry because Sam is leaving. So basically things are the same as always."
She smiled. "Sounds like home. I miss it."
"And we miss you." Alise didn't miss how his voice changed. It made her feel even more excited about her surprise, knowing that they'd all be so happy for her to be coming home. "Sam was really disappointed he isn't able to see you before he left."
"I know the feeling. I am, too." She meant what she said, but at the moment she was nothing but happy. I'll be there soon, guys.
Amazingly, due to the piloting of Rob and George and excellent weather conditions, the Unity arrived an entire hour early, making the 22 hour flight only 21 hours. Not that the soldiers and Alise really noticed, however. It was still an entire day's flight. They arrived at a government air field base in San Diego at 6:58 in the morning, and everyone was quick to exit the plane. The six crew members all wished her well and told her they'd see her in two weeks. After they all gave her departing embraces, Lou pulled her aside for a moment. He gave her directions on how to get back into the base, what time to be there, and to tell her that they already called her a cab. Alise thanked him for all this and after giving him another hug, her and her luggage were led towards a car that was going to take her to the base gate.
A cab was already waiting for her by the time the car took her to the entrance of the base. When she arrived, the cabbie got out and opened the door for her.
"Can I put your luggage in the trunk?" he asked her, but she just politely shook her head.
"It's not much," she told him. "I'll just keep it with me." She then got in and he closed the door. After telling him the Witwickys' address in South Gate, the cabbie drove off.
The ride was a smooth two hours long. They didn't hit much traffic, so they were on schedule for almost the entire ride, and the sun was already brightening the day when the drive started to come to a close. Alise started to get very excited when she started recognizing landmarks, and when a highway marker said 2 miles to South Gate, she thought her heart was going to give out. After almost a year and a half, she was back in the US. She was almost home.
They arrived in front of the Witwicky house a little after 9 o'clock. The cabbie tried to pull up in front of the house, however, their path was blocked... by a large fire truck. Alise froze in the backseat. Smoke was coming from the back of the house, and firemen were walking around the front yard. She couldn't see any of the Witwickys or Bee outside. Her bleed ran cold.
"Is this where you're supposed to be?" the cabbie asked, clearly confused about the scene.
"Umm, yeah," Alise answered quickly, now very worried. She practically threw her fare at the man and raced out the door, bringing her luggage with her. When she exited, the cab drove off.
Racing into the front yard, she noticed that their car was parked in the front of the house. Looking in, it looked like it was being filled for the drive out to Jersey, all the supplies Sam would need for college packed inside. Still finding no clues as to where they were, she quickly abandoned the car. Leaving her suitcase in the front yard, she raced to the side of the house, frantically searching for any sign of her family. However, before she got to the backyard, she was stopped by one of the fireman walking around. He put his arm in her way before she could pass him.
"Miss, you can't be back here," he said firmly, starting to push her back. She held her ground, glaring up at him with flames in her eyes.
"I live here!" she snapped at him, her nerves taking over her normally calm demeanor. "Where are the owners?! Are they alright?! What happened?!"
The fireman nodded, now answering her questions seeing that it was her house. "They're all okay. There was a furnace fire, but we stopped it in time. Everything should be able to be repaired. Here, let me take you to the back."
She nodded, feeling slightly better that no one was hurt. "Thank you."
The man then led her past the rest of the men still watering her home down, only small flames now visible from the windows. Smoke got in her eyes, but besides that they weren't in a very dangerous area. When she made it to the backyard, she looked up the house where a large hole was present in the upstairs wall with another in the kitchen. She paused and her jaw dropped. As she quickly studied the holes, she knew it couldn't be from a furnace; the hole was too perfect. It looked more like it came from… canon fire.
Furnace fire my ASS! her mind screamed. As she stared up at the house, she heard the fireman go to someone a few feet behind her and say, "Your sister just came home. I think you'll want to explain to her what happened."
In response to his sentence, Alise then heard a voice she was waiting to for awhile.
"My sister?" a familiar voice asked. Then Sam, and Mikaela who was with him, turned to see who the man was talking about. Alise turned also, the look of shock and puzzlement still on her face. However, when the two teens saw the girl in front of them, it couldn't match Sam's. His eyes grew as big as plates, and Mikaela next to him let out a gasp as her hands covered her mouth. Still a bit frazzled, Lise pointed to the house.
"Hole! House! Fire!" she yelled spastically, wanting answers. However, she didn't get them. Instead, she was all but tackled by the two older teenagers who had raced to her and embraced her tightly.
"Alise!" they both yelled, and for a few moments, her shock went away and happiness took over. She embraced the two back and started laughing.
"Hey, guys," she said joyfully, noticing it was getting slightly hard to breathe. However, after another moment, they released her, Sam keeping his hands on her shoulders and looking her in the face as if he was making sure she was real.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Sam asked disbelievingly, joy on his face. She laughed.
"Well, I wanted to see you off to college and this was the only time I could come. I wanted it to be a surprise, so... Surprise!"
"Yeah, surprise," he said laughing, and he reached over and gave her another hug.
"We missed you, Lise!" Mikaela said happily. "It's not the same around here anymore without you! And after the Christmas chaos we thought you'd never be coming home."
Lise laughed. "Yeah, that was… crazy. But I'm here now. And happy to be!"
Sam sighed, still not believing the sight in front of him. "Wow, I can't believe you're here! This is great! And great timing, too. Not just for us, but for Bee. He's kinda depressed right now and I know you'll definitely cheer him up."
Alise's face fell. "Why?" she asked quickly. "What's wrong?"
Mikaela shifted next to him uncomfortably. Sam started to scratch his head. "Bee… isn't coming to college with me. Freshmen aren't allowed to have cars on campus, but... that's not the whole reason." He thought for a moment before speaking. "I want a chance at a normal life, Lise. Going to college is one thing, but having an alien car with me is another. It's time for him to go back with the Autobots, so I... the guardian thing is over."
"Oh, Sam," Alise said softly. "He's probably heartbroken."
"I know, I know. And then on top of it, this happens," he gestured to their shambled house, "and he feels really bad about it. And mom's freaking out about him being here now, but I know it's only because she's stressed out-"
"Yeah, Sam, what did happen here? The guy told me it was a furnace fire, but it looks to me like a canon blast." She gave him a knowing look.
He nodded in agreement. "Dad told them the furnace blew, but it won't take them very long before they realize what kind of bull that is. Some government official is probably gonna come down and make sure everything stays air tight. We had a little problem in the kitchen..." Mikaela, as if on cue, then started to go through her purse and pull something out. When she got it out of her bag, she held it up to Alise. It was a tiny sliver of something shiny and glowing. She took the piece from her hand and examined it close. The shine, color, and strange markings were too familiar. She looked up at them, wide eyed.
"Is this... an All Spark piece?"
Sam nodded. "It turned my kitchen into a three ring circus. It made all my appliances gremlins with guns. Bee tried to help and it got a little... messy."
"Yeah, I can see," Alise sighed. She handed the piece back to Mikaela, who quickly put it back in her purse. "I'll go and-"
"Sam?" they heard Judy call from behind them. They all turned to see her and Ron emerge from the side of the house from the smoke. Alise's suitcase was in Judy's hand. They both looked very confused. "Didn't Lise take this with her to...?" They were quick to spot the new arrival with their son and his girlfriend. Both the older Witwickys' eyes widened and jaws dropped. Judy dropped the suitcase on the ground with a loud thud. Alise smiled widely and waved.
"Hey, guys," she said. Then they started to move again.
Judy instantly started to cry tears of happiness, rushing over to the girl and holding her close. A smile, despite the destruction of his home, came on Ron's face also, and he too quickly went to the girl.
"You're here!" Judy squealed, tears continuing to run down her face, her hugging Alise to the point that she couldn't breathe right, even more so than usual. "What are you doing home?!"
Alise laughed. "I wanted to see Sam before he went off to college. And I just got some time off."
"Oh, this is great!" she continued to yell, excitement and joy clearly evident on her face. "We get to spend a few hours back together as a family!"
"You know he's leaving today, right?" Ron asked Alise, not commenting on his wife's statement, his face slightly confused.
Lise nodded with a smile. "Yeah, but I figured a couple of hours is better than nothing. And the rest of the time I could just be here."
"How long will you be home?"
"Two weeks."
Judy and Ron's faces fell instantly. Alise looked confused.
"What's wrong?" she asked.
"Lise, we're going to Paris for a month," Ron said sadly. "We were going to drive Sam out to Princeton and then fly out of Newark."
"Oh, Ron, we can't go while she's here!" Judy said to him. The thought of Paris didn't even dare cross her mind now. Her girl was back, and she would have canceled a meeting with the President if she needed too. "That would be-"
"Oh, yes you can!" Alise said back, a serious look on her face. The older Witwickys turned to her, confused. "You didn't know I was coming! If you guys had plans, I'm not going to be the one to ruin them for you." She was happy they were going on a nice trip. Even though she was disappointed she couldn't be with them, she wasn't going to make them stay. Paris was going to be amazing for them.
"But Lise-"
"No! You guys go," she insisted sternly. "I'll still have Bee here with me so I won't be all alone."
"And me too," Mikaela chimed in. Alise looked over at her and smiled. "Don't think you're coming all this way and not going out on a shopping trip with me. I'll drag you by your hair if I have to."
Alise laughed, and then turned back to her two 'parents.' "I'll be fine. You two go and enjoy your trip."
Judy and Ron exchanged a glance and then sighed. Judy smiled, and then raced to her 'daughter' and again. Though she was disappointed she wasn't going to spend the time she wanted to with her, she was just glad she was seeing her now. "We're so glad you're home."
Alise embraced her back. "Me, too."
"Okay, mom, okay," Sam then intervened. "You have to keep packing for your trip and Alise here needs to go talk to a certain someone." Sam gave her a knowing smile and she laughed.
"That I do," she agreed, nodding her head. Her heart started to pound furiously. She was going to see Bee within the next few minutes, and she was having a hard time containing her excitement.
"Okay, fine," Judy said, as she reluctantly released her. Before she could say anything else, Sam took Lise by the arm and started to pull her towards the garage, the two followed closely by Mikaela. Alise's legs felt almost like jelly, and when Sam stopped her outside the door to the garage, she held her breath. Sam smiled at her and walked into the doorway.
"Hey, Bee?" he said into the shed. Him saying that made her place her hands over her mouth in excitement, a smile playing on her lips. The sudden whirr of a stereo made her heart stop.
"'What?'" Bee voiced to him, sounding sad and almost annoyed. Sam laughed at his response, his excitement still present.
"There's someone here to see you."
"'Who is it?'"
Sam gave Alise and glance, smiling. Alise then laughed and walked through the doorway.
"You expecting someone else?" she said as she entered. She looked into the room to see the Autobot that she had missed for more than a year, standing lowly in the small space like he did when she still lived there.
Bee, who was in a slouched position, straightened up immediately, realizing that his ears and processor were not deceiving him, and that his Alise really was standing in front of him. His optics glowed brighter than she'd ever seen before and his metal face was in absolute shock. He just stared at her, scared that if he blinked, she would disappear. Bee didn't move an inch. Alise laughed at his unchanging shocked expression. Sam was also finding his look amusing, chuckling from the doorway with Mikaela behind him doing the same.
"Well, since you don't seem that excited to see me," she teased him when he still didn't move, "I guess I'll just be going."
Alise turned around and had made a single step before Bee had quickly reached over and gently grabbed her around her waist with his hand. She squeaked at the contact and she laughed as he brought her in front of his face. Sitting in his palm, she looked up at him with a smile on her face. His eyes examining her every inch, he took one of his fingers and traced it down her back and through her hair. Feeling the strands on his finger, it finally fully hit him that she was there. There with him.
"Alis-se?" he finally said, his voice quiet yet delighted. She smiled even brighter. She took her hand and cupped part of his metal cheek.
"Hey, Bee," she said softly, a tear starting to form in her eye. In that moment, Alise was suddenly engulfed.
Bee brought her to his chest in the form of a hug, his Spark nearly exploding from his joy. After not being able to see her in person or feel her in over a year, in that entire time he felt as though a piece of himself was missing, that she took it with her. But now that his Alise was back safe in his arms, it didn't matter, because in this moment she was there; his mate was home. He kept his large metal hands around her like a protective cage. Everything that had happened that morning seemed a million miles away. He was more than okay. He was complete.
Alise was surrounded by the feeling of safety and love when Bee held her close. Happy tears continued to slide down her cheeks, and she buried her face into Bee's chest. She couldn't describe the level of happiness that was coursing through her. But it felt wonderful. Being back with Bee was just... wonderful. She was so in her own little world with him that she didn't even notice that Mikaela and Sam had left to give them some privacy.
For a split second, Bee put Alise on the ground. He quickly changed into his Camaro form, and then activated the holoform. Upon exiting his vehicle form, he captured Alise in his arms, holding her close. He started to place light kisses along her forehead, temple, and the side of her face before capturing her lips in a loving, deep kiss, making them both feel warmth and sparks travel through them. When they parted, they both smiled widely at each other, connecting their foreheads.
"What are you doing here?" he asked her, looking down at her. He saw then that she was wearing her necklace. Taking one of his fingers, he traced the bee pendant and the chain it was on, and his face turned confused. "Why isn't your necklace relaying your signal correctly?" She looked up at him and laughed.
"'Hide's hacking the signal," she explained softly. "He's making it say I'm back on the island. When the plane gets back he'll stop and it'll be back to normal."
Bee nodded in understanding. He then smiled down at her. "I'm so glad you're home. I love you, belle."
She smiled and cupped his cheek with her hand. "I'm glad to be home, Bee. I love you, too."