Authors side note: I haven't updated in like... what a year? So you may have to reread to remember what was going on. If you forgot about this book, I do not blame you whatsoever.

"You did the best you could," Bree said, hugging me even tighter. I sighed. I was back at our house and I was getting punished yet rewarded for my act.

"Unfortunately," I sighed. "It wasn't enough."

"Stop saying that," Bree groaned. "You got Leo back, that's a great thing!"

"I guess," I said.

She gave me a plain look, hating how simple I was right now. She's been trying to cheer me up for the past hour. But I drowned her soft kisses with painful memories.

"Chase get some rest," Mr. Davenport said, coming into the living room. "We'll talk later, about your little solo mission. For now, good job."

I nodded and stood up, heading towards the elevator, leading to The Lab. It was about 4am but I was wide awake. Once I came home everyone immediately woke up and came to see the commotion. Tasha didn't let go of Leo, Bree was thankful I was back, and Mr.Davenport was angry yet thankful for my trip.

I stood up in capsule, closing my eyes, and waited for sleep to take over. Minutes then hours past, sleep was a long way ahead.

Bree was at my side, breathing heavily with her eyes closed. The lights upstairs were off and all that was heard was the breathes of my fellow neighbors. Unfortunately, as for me, my eyes couldn't keep closed.

Something was keeping me up, but what? Maybe I was just under too much pressure, not disabling Adam. If I was able to do that, everyone would've been back and Mr.Davenport would probably be planning out our next mission.

I just wanted to get Adam back, stop Shadow, and spend some time with Bree. I hadn't seen her much lately, and it's been killing me.

I got out of the capsule and went over to Bree's. She was sleeping more peacefully than I have ever seen. It was probably because of the day we had. Or days. It's been hard to keep track of time.

She had unbelievably long eyelashes, sending shadows cast her cheeks. Her hair remained smooth and soft looking. What I would do to just have everything go back to normal...

I gently ran my fingers over her capsule before turning away and headed towards the controls. I was halfway out when I heard her capsule open.

"Chase?" She called out in a whispered tone.

I turned around and gave met her sleepy gaze. "Sorry, did I wake you up? Go back to sleep."

She stepped out and rubbed her eyes. "No, it's fine," she yawned. "I was actually hoping to spend more time with you, but it was later than I thought."

I walked up to her and hugged her tightly. "Bree, what if we can't get Adam back?"

He buried her head in my shoulder. "Don't talk like that, Chase."

I squeezed my eyes shut, thankful to have someone like her. "But if we don't, doesn't that mean the world is in danger? Who else do you know that can stop Adam?"

"Chase--"

"Think about it, Bree," I sighed. "If we fail, how would--"

"Chase!" She stopped me. "Look at me." She parted from the hug enough to meet my gaze. "We will stop him. Doubting yourself doesn't help one bit."

"But--"

She shook her head. "Chase, I love you." My heart sped up. "And I know you and everyone supporting you can do this."

I closed my eyes and pressed my lips onto hers. "Bree... I... I love you, too."

She slowly kissed back, placing her arms around me. Every second of her mouth moving in sync with mine left me wanting more. For once in a long time, for just a moment, I let go of my worries and focused on the girl that I loved before me.