Disclaimer: see part 1

Part 5

For the next month Jarod and Parker didn't see each other at all. Miss Parker went back to the Centre and acted as if nothing had happened. She yelled at Lyle for letting Jarod take her and not finding them, and then things went back to normal.

Jarod contacted some friends in the top law enforcement agencies and together they worked to bring down the Centre. It turned out that the CIA had been keeping their eyes on the Centre for years but never could get anything on them or successfully put an undercover agent there. So, Jarod helped them get everything they needed.

One day Parker came into her office and found an envelope on her desk. It was addressed to her in Jarod's handwriting and she knew immediately what it was. But she went and opened it anyway. Inside was a single sheet of paper with one word printed on it.

NOW

They had worked out a way that Miss Parker, Broots, and Sydney would follow a "lead" on Jarod while Lyle had to stay behind for an emergency. Jarod would take care of making sure Debbie, Michelle and Nicholas were safe. She left and went to Broots' office.

"Any new leads on Jarod?"

"Yes, actually, I got an anonymous tip just a few minutes ago that he was in D.C."

"Grab your bags and get the jet ready."

"Yes, Miss Parker."

Next she went to Syd's office and told him to get moving and then went to see Lyle. He was seated at his desk looking worried.

"What's the matter Lyle, lunch date cancel?"

"Do you have a purpose here or were you just coming to have a sibling chat?"

"We have a lead on Jarod in D.C., you coming?"

"Ah, no, I have more pressing business here. You go and report in regularly."

"Fine." She stalked out with a smile on her face. Everything was going perfectly. Finally she went to see Sam.

"Sam, I have a very important job for you."

"Yes, Miss Parker."

"I need you to take my car and go to the far north field, the maintenance road. If they have a problem tell them to call me. There you will find Angelo and my baby brother. He'll also have several boxes of stuff. I need you to load all the boxes, Angelo and the baby into the car, there's a car seat there, and drive to D.C. I'll call you in a couple of hours and tell you where to meet me. It is VERY important Sam. I need you to go quickly and without asking questions. I'll explain everything later." She finished by handing him her car keys.

"No problem Miss Parker. I'll talk to you soon."

Parker, Sydney and Broots walked off the runway and into the airport in D.C. and all three immediately spotted Jarod, but they had three very different reactions. Miss Parker walked right up to him, dropped her bag, Jarod pulled her into a long kiss. Syd watched with a combination of surprise, excitement, happiness and fear. And Broots just stood there looking shocked.

Finally Jarod and Miss Parker separated and turned to face the others. Parker smiled, picked up her bag and said "Come on boys, we'll explain in the car." She then turned and started walking away, hand in hand with Jarod. Broots and Sydney quickly grabbed their stuff and hurried after them. In the car they explained all about getting together, bringing down the Centre and the current events.

Two weeks later the excitement was dying down. All the taking over of Centre facilities was done and almost all the arrests had been made. All that was left was court cases. Jarod and Malia (as Parker was now preferred to be called) moved into a house Jarod had built in a nice university town in central North Carolina. Jarod was the new associate professor of Psychology and Malia was attending a near by law school.

Jarod's family had contacted him shortly after the initial news to see if it was true. As soon as they found out it was they rushed to see him. Jarod and his mom spent about 12 hours alone together before they could resume celebrating. Sydney retired and moved in with Michelle and took Angelo with him. Baby Parker, who turned out to be Jarod's son, was officially named Brian David and legally adopted by Malia. Broots got a great job with a really good company in Silicon Valley, California, but they all still keep in contact.

The End!