I shrugged off my jacket and dropped my keys in the key bowl as I walked through the door. After spending most of the day inside at work, I was looking forward to sitting outside by the fireplace and having a nice drink.

I climbed up the stairs, calling out to the two I could see sitting by the outdoor fireplace already.
"Hello," I greeted them, "Everyone." I added, as I saw more people once I reached the top of the stairs.
The blonde head of Angus MacGyver, and his housemate's dark head could be seen sitting by the fireplace. Off a bit, and previously out of my line of sight, stood MacGyver's work mates, Riley Davis, Jack Dalton and his boss Patricia Thornton.
"Didn't know there was a work meeting here, Mac," I said as I made my way over to the group.
"Not a work meeting," Patricia clarified, "I did have some paperwork to drop off and I found that all the people I was looking for just happened to be here."
I nodded, it wasn't unusual to find Jack and Riley here when they weren't busy on missions. Having consulted with the Phoenix Foundation before, I knew the truth of what the 'Think Tank' really did.
I took a seat next to MacGyver, taking the beer bottle out of his hand.
"Thought you didn't like beer," He laughed as I handed it back.
"I don't," I replied breezily, "But the fridge is all the way over there."
At that Jack burst out laughing and Mac just shook his head at me.
"She's your girlfriend," Jack laughed.

We spent a while sitting on the deck, talking and looking out over LA. After a while, I started to feel hungry, it was probably close to dinner time.
"Hey, Mac," I said, "do we still have that BBQ meat in the freezer?"
He looked at me for a moment, thinking. "Yea, I think we do." He smiled.
"Guys would you like to stay for a BBQ?" he asked, standing up and pulling me to my feet.
There were noises of agreement from all parties, even Director Thornton.
"Mac, my man," Bozer shouted out, "Is there any mince in there?"
MacGyver stuck his head in the freezer, searching for a moment before pulling back.
"Yea," he affirmed.
Bozer turned to Riley, "Little lady, you get to experience my world famous burgers!" He sauntered over to the kitchen, pulling up his sleeves to start making the burger mix.
Riley just shook her head, turning to Jack as he started to speak.
"You may be making the burgers, but I'm going to be the one cooking." The way he said it wasn't a question.
"Go ahead, Jack," MacGyver replied, gesturing in the general direction of the barbeque.
I turned to the blonde, my head cocked in question.
"Which of us will make some salad?"
Mac had already started to walk to the fridge, pulling out salad ingredients.
"I will," he turned to me and tossed me the butter, "You make dessert."
I caught the butter, placing it on the counter and walking to the cupboard next to the fridge.
"What do you want then?" I asked him.
"I know what I want," He replied, smirking at me as he looked straight at me.
"Dude, we can still hear you," Jack called.
I laughed, "How do Baileys brownies sound?" I called out before quickly placing a kiss on MacGyver lips. "Later," I murmured.

Bozer didn't take long to make the burger mixture, taking the patties over to Jack to cook, along with the rest of the meat to be cooked. Mac and I danced around each other, each preparing our own foods. I poured some Baileys into the chocolatey mixture, before stirring and depositing the batter into the tin and then into the oven.
"Hmm, tastes alright," I said, licking the stirring spoon.
MacGyver turned to me, eyes twinkling. "Is that right?" He asked.
He stepped closer to me, wiping a spot of batter off my nose and then pulling me into a kiss.
Eventually we pulled away. "Yea, tastes good," he confirmed.
I heard a cough from behind me and slowly turned. Riley was standing there, eyebrows raised.
"I was sent to tell you two love birds that the meat's done." She placed her empty bottle down on the counter and turned to me.
"You gotta help me, they're arguing over the best way to cook a burger," she pleaded.
I laughed, walking around the counter to stand with her.
"Come on, we can show those boys how it's done," I smiled as we made our way back to the rest of the group. MacGyver joined us a few moments later with the salads and then some plates.

We sat around the fireplace, eating and laughing as the sun went down. As it started getting chilly I curled up against MacGyver, trying to gain as much body warmth from the blonde as possible as he wrapped an arm around me.
"Who would have thought," Jack stated, looking at the two of us.
Patricia nodded. "It's good seeing you happy MacGyver," she said with a small smile.
The impact of Nikki's betrayal didn't need saying, but the past is in the past. And this, this is the future.