Next chapter xx lets go catch up with Sue while poor Jack is left heartbroken :-(

Sue made her way to the plane his words swirling around her head, the closer she got the slower she walked. She stopped at the door, the airhostess looking at her

"Excuse miss, you need to board" she said

Sue shook her head, "I can't, I can't go, I need to leave, please I need to go back, I need my bags taken off I'm not flying"

"Miss, I'll have to talk to the pilot before I can do that" she left leaving Sue to her thoughts again

'why couldn't I have just told him I loved him to, I've waited three years to read those words from him, she needed to tell him, she needed to get away from the airport and get to him' The tap of the pilot bought her back from her musing

"Miss, it is not normally airport policy to let a passenger off this close to take off but we have just had word of a problem in Ohio airport and we need to delay take-off so in this circumstance only I am willing to let you off the plane"

"Thank you" she replied hugging him "Please can I get my bags, I need to get to him"

Finding Sue's bags was not as easy as she had hoped; it took nearly twenty minutes to find three of them, the one with her suits and phone in was still missing, the stupid airport rule meant her phone had to be switched off and stored with the luggage, but the plane had to leave, so she gave them her details at home and they promised to contact her before insisting she left the plane, she had just about made it back towards the airport when her flight took off behind her, pulling her trolley luggage behind her she ran towards the waiting area hoping he was still there.

As she entered the room it was deserted apart from a group of students in the corner. Moving through the airport Levi in tow she kept her eye out for him checking all cafe's before getting into a cab and making her way back to the office, hoping and praying that's where he was.

Entering the building she could feel her heart starting to beat faster all she wanted was to run into Jack's arms and never let him go, but there was one stop she had to make first. Knocking on his door he answered in surprise to see her with all her luggage in tow

"Sue"

"Sorry to disturb you Ted, can I speak to you?"

"Of course come in, sit down"

"Ted, I've made a few decisions this morning and I need your help solving problems that have arisen due to these decisions"

Ted looked at her, he knew what she wanted the second he saw her at his door, what she didn't know was he had already started to put the plans in motion as soon as he heard Jack had gone after her

"Sue, I'll help in any way I can you know that. Why don't you tell me what they are and we'll sort it out"

"Firstly I've decided not to take the job in New York, even though I understand it would be a great opportunity for me I realised that by taking it I would lose someone close to me, someone I don't want to lose, someone who brings me to the second problem"

Ted looked at her and smiled "Jack"

Sue couldn't help but let out a laugh as he seemed to read her thoughts

"Yes, Ted I realised after he left me in the airport that I was in love with him and couldn't bear leaving, so I changed my mind about the New York position and now"

"You need your old job back" Ted answered

"Yes, but I also want to be with Jack, I'm aware of the no dating rule, we can't be together and work in the same unit, so I need your help with a transfer to another unit in DC"

Ted looked at her, he knew asking for a transfer was one of the hardest decisions she had made, but for once she was listening to her heart and not her head

"Sue, when I found out agent Hudson had gone to the airport, I had a long conversation with the head office. I explained that I didn't want to lose one maybe both of my best agents and was it possible to find a way around this. They told me they would have a look at both your records and get back to me"

"Have they" Sue asked a little smile gracing her lips, which caused Ted to laugh

"Yes Miss Thomas they have, due to both yours and Jack's professionalism and excellent working record they have agreed to allow the two of you to be together and work in the same unit on one condition which directly affects you"

"What, sir I'll do anything"

"You have to work solely as an analyst, you will be out in the field but only in the surveillance van, you will not be allowed out on undercover missions either with or without a partner, your snitches will remain but you will not be allowed to meet them alone, , you cannot conduct interviews and any meetings must be accompanied with a full agent"

Sue thought for a split second, she didn't care, sure it would mean no more undercover marriages or late night kisses in a lawyers office with Jack, but why would she need undercover when she had the real thing.

"I'll do it sir"

"Good then I expect to see you at your desk in the morning, smiling and gossiping to the girls about how fantastic your night was with Jack. Now I suggest you leave your luggage there and go see that man of yours"

Sue laughed and stood to hug Ted, "Thank you sir" she said before turning to leave as she was about to leave the office Levi pawed her leg and looked at Ted

"One more thing Thomas"

"Yes"

"It's good to have you back"

Sue smiled and headed towards the bullpen joyous at the fact that now she really could run into Jack's arms at never let go. As she stood there a wave of sadness hit her, he wasn't there it was just Lucy sat at her desk tears in her eyes, with tears in her own eyes she spoke

"Luce" she called with barely a whisper, clearing her throat she tried again

"Lucy" this time she heard her and looked up

"SUE!" she screamed running towards her pulling her into a hug

"What are you doing here?" she asked as she released her

"I couldn't leave him Luce, I love him too much, where is he? I need to talk to him"

"I don't know Sue; he hasn't come back to the office and he's not at home, Bobby and Myles are there now, when he called me to say you'd gone I sent them there to check on him, he has been there his suit on the bed but there is no sign of him"

Sue sighed and moved towards his desk collapsing in his chair, not because she needed to sit down, it was more because she needed to feel close to him. Sitting in his chair she cursed herself

"Why couldn't I have just told him Luce? What was I thinking leaving him there when all I wanted to do was jump in his arms and never left him go" At that point if she could have manoeuvred her body in a way to hug his chair she would have

Lucy crossed over to her and hugged her again as she saw her tears

"It's ok Sue, we'll find him"

"I can't lose him Luce, I love him too much"

"Sue why didn't you tell him that in the airport"

"I was confused Luce, I had all these words going around in my head, there was so much I needed and wanted to say to him but couldn't get them out. I needed time to process my thoughts so I left. I realised as I stood at the door how stupid I was being and told them to let me off the plane, plus being in New York meant I could date him there was no policy in the way"

"Sue as much as I hate to say this right now, nothing's changed the policy is still there"

"All sorted Luce, I've just come from Ted's office and we have been allowed to date provided I remain and analyst and not train as an agent"

"Then why are you still sat there doing nothing Sue call him"

"I can't Luce; my blackberry is on its way to Ohio they couldn't find my one case and the plane needed to leave"

Lucy sighed, Sue's desk phone had been disconnected; she had a way of contacting him, but had no way of knowing what he said to her. It was times like this that she wished she had a phone like Sue's

"Sue, we need to get you home, our phone, you can call him using the home phone"

"You're right Lucy; give me your keys I'm driving"

Sue smiled and stood but not before running her hands over Jack's chair whispering "Please don't give up on us Jack"

Turning to see a teary eyed Lucy she forced another smile. Sue and Lucy sprinted towards her car and were walking through their apartment in a record speed and time of ten minutes

Picking up the phone she dialled his number, frustrated when she read 'caller disconnected' on the screen as he refused to answer, but she wasn't giving up on him, she was going to keep trying until he either answered her or she figured out where he was even if it took her all night. After the fifth try it hit her, she knew exactly where he was

"Lucy, he's not answering, but I know where he is I'm going to him, watch Levi"

Sue was out of the door before Lucy had a chance to breathe, running through the streets towards the fountain where she sat the night of Bobby's party, located in the park he used when he needed to run out his frustrations.

Standing at the entrance she spotted him immediately, making her way towards him she stopped by a tree and just watched him running, after another two circuits he ran past her once again and she decided that as he had obviously failed once again to spot her it was time to act and moved onto the path

"Hudson, why are you ignoring my calls?" she called out, causing him to stop dead in his tracks

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