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Virgil and Elise stood under a tree, a little apart from the others. The sun had nearly set, turning the sky a myriad of oranges and purples. He put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her close. "Are you having fun?" he asked quietly.

Elise smiled up at him. "Yes, I am." She glanced over at Dom who was teasing Joshua with what looked like a toy bat. "I'm not sure what happened to Dominic in Ireland, but it's good to see him smiling."

He followed her gaze. "It is. This was a great idea. Not just his birthday, but the whole party. And your birthday is next if I remember right."

She blushed. "It is. But I don't want a party."

He held her tighter. "No? Then how about a candlelight dinner, just the two of us?"

She turned and looked up into his brown eyes. "I'd like that."

"It's a date then." Vigil bent and placed a soft kiss on her lips. They both looked up as Alex came running down to the patio.

"We found it! We won!!" He held the treasure box above his head.

"Congratulations, Alex," Emily said as Alex placed the box on the table. "Why don't you show me what you won."

"Sure!" The boy dumped the box out, spreading the candy and toys out. Josh toddled up and grabbed a piece of candy.

"Oh no, you've had quite enough, little man." Dominic deftly swept his son up in his arms and took the candy away. Josh squirmed, trying to get it back.

"Well, y'all did that fast. We didn't think you'd be back for a while," Dianne said as Luke and Callie joined them.

Virgil nodded. "That's true. You figured out the clues pretty fast."

"Well, we had help, right Rommel?" Alex said, patting the dog.

"Help?" Elise looked puzzled and Luke laughed. "What's so funny?"

He pulled the gingham cloth out of his pocket. "I believe this belongs to you?" He then handed Nikki her fan. "And this is yours."

Elise stared down at the cloth for a moment, then glared up at him. "You cheated! You had Rommel track us! Cheater!" She walked over and slapped him on the shoulder.

Luke fended her off. "We didn't cheat! We just took advantage of Rom's nose!"

Dianne, Emily and Dominic burst out laughing. Even Kyrano smiled as Nikki helped Elise with her assault. Virgil glowered, his arms folded across his chest. Finally, he spoke up. "Don't you think we should call the others in?"

"Good idea," Dianne added.

Virgil pressed a button on his wrist communicator. "Fellow seekers, the treasure has been found. Please head back to the patio."

A short time later, the others had returned. They gathered around the table, admiring Alex's "treasure". Tyler stood off to the side, pouting. His expression got even darker once the story of how Luke and his team had found the box. "That's not fair!! We had to figure out our clues and they used a dog! It's not fair!!"

John knelt down in front of the boy. "Tyler, it's OK. It's just a game."

"It's not OK! They cheated!"

Luke walked over. "Tyler, maybe we did stretch the rules a bit, but it was all in fun." He waited until the boy looked up at him. "Furthermore, do you really think Callie, Alex and I need all that candy?"

"You mean I can have some?"

"You sure can. Help yourself. In fact," Luke lowered his voice. "If you dig around, there's a little flashlight with a pumpkin on top."

"Cool!" His anger forgotten, Tyler rushed over to the table.

"Well, now that we've gotten that settled..." Elise waited until everyone quieted down. "There's plenty of food, so dig in. And please vote for best costume. There are paper and pencils over near the drink table."

"Not to mention there are tubs and apples for bobbing, music...Enjoy!" Virgil added.

Joshua toddled over to his father, a present in his hands. "Da? Mine?"

Dominic chuckled. "Well, little man, it's actually mine, but you can help." He put the gift on the table, pulling Joshua into his lap. Nikki and Cassie began carrying some presents over, while the others wandered off to find food and drink.

Gordon waved from the other side of the patio. He stood near a large tin washtub that was up on a low table. A large basket of apples sat near the tub. "Hey! Who wants to go first?"

"Me! Me!" Tyler ran over to join his brother.

"You do realize he's going to fall in and ruin that suit," Dianna told her husband.

Jeff took the punch glass out of her hand and stole a sip. "I really don't think he cares," he replied as he watched his youngest plunge his head into the water.

Thanks to Dianne for her help with this!!

Dom plainclothes heartbeat Luke plainclothes

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