Ultra Magnus walked towards Kerri but then stopped. He knew what he wanted to say: that he loved her. But how? He couldn't just put it out there. What if she didn't feel the same way? And why in the hell would she? He had turned his back on her when she needed him the most. He could still remember the look on her face the last time that they had spoken aboard his ship. The pain and sadness that she had felt was burned into his processor. He had no right to ask for a second chance, but here he was, asking for one.

Kerri, for her part, did nothing but stand there in her towel looking up at him. Her face was expressionless and gave no hint of what she was feeling. Magnus realized that this was his one chance to make things right, or tear everything apart, permanently. He had fought fearlessly on the battlefield for millions of years, yet he had never been more afraid than in this moment.

"Is there something I can help you with, Commander?" she asked, finally breaking the silence.

"Kerri, I know that you don't want to speak to me. But please. Let me say my piece." He looked pleadingly at the woman, half expecting her to throw him out of the room. Instead, she closed her eyes and nodded yes, giving him her approval to continue.

"I want to apologize for what I said and did. It was incredibly selfish of me. I…I have never had anyone make me feel the way that you made me feel. You are the most amazing creature that I have ever known. You're brave, beautiful, intelligent, compassionate, and everything that I could hope to find. In fact," he said as he looked away, "I never hoped to find someone like you. I didn't think it was possible. I didn't think that I deserved someone so wonderful. I showed you who I claimed to be: a soldier, a fighter, who had no time or tolerance for anything other than my job. And you saw through it. You saw the mech that I wanted to be. You made me become that mech. And that scared me."

Magnus turned his blue optics back to the woman standing before him.

"I love you, Kerri. And I don't regret it. I only wish that I had told you the truth sooner, instead of turning you away. You have every reason to hate me right now. But I just want another chance to be your friend. Please…forgive me?"

Kerri stood before Magnus, tears beginning to form in the corners of her eyes. "Pick me up please," she asked, and Magnus lowered his servo for her to climb into his palm. He lifted her so that they were face to face.

She gently placed a hand on his cheek, caressing the smooth metal with her thumb. Magnus sighed and leaned into the touch.

"I love you too, Commander. And yes, I forgive you. But forgetting is going to take a little longer. It will be ok, but it's going to take some time for me. You promised me that you would be there. But you weren't.

"I know, and-", Magnus began.

"Shhh, my turn. I'm a big girl, Magnus. But this is scary to me too. We're fighting a war, you're an alien species. I've been through some seriously messed up stuff. You helped pull me through that. And then you abandoned me. That hurt more than you will ever know."

The Autobot averted his eyes from the woman. Her rejection stung and he deserved to hear every word that she was saying. But he just wanted to leave the room. This was hurting his spark.

"Look at me, soldier," she commanded. Magnus forced himself to raise his optics to her face once again. With a small smile, she said, "You and I are going to be fine. I'm just not ready to trust again. Not yet. Is that ok?"

It wasn't ok to Magnus, but he knew it was the only choice that he had. He was going to have to wait for her to come to him. When she was ready. But she had forgiven him, and in his spark, he knew that was true. And that would have to be enough for now.

Magnus looked at her with a smile. "That will be fine. You know where to find me."

Kerri put both of her hands on his cheeks and gave him a kiss on the lips, and Magnus had never tasted anything sweeter. He reached his free servo out and untied her ponytail, allowing her hair to flow freely. "You are so beautiful, my friend."

"Thank you, Commander. You're not too bad yourself," she answered.

Magnus dropped his servo and the woman stepped back on the concrete floor. "You should probably recharge Commander. You've had a rough day."

"As did you, my friend. I will see you tomorrow," he smiled, as he headed for the door.

"You will, Ultra Magnus. Good night."

A/N Ok, so I debated whether or not I should have something happen between them this chapter. But I thought that if I were in Kerri's shoes, I wouldn't forgive so easily. Magnus really hurt her, and while she still loves him, she isn't the type to just fall back into some guy's arms. Even a stud like Magnus. Lol. Anyhow, it will happen soon. I'm also gonna try to include a few more action scenes, and definitely more deranged Knockout. He's nuttier than a fruitcake, and I wanna explore that. And oh yeah, I didn't forget about Wheeljack. He'll be back around. Thanks for reading