You don't know what you have until you lose it

Back To Me

One year later

Things had changed a lot across the team, but it wasn't bad, maybe things weren't like before, but they were definitely a little better.

Mac had a long time to own Riley's death, he had gone to psychologists who helped him overcome some of his pains and suffering.

Now he wasn't as depressed as before, but that didn't mean he still didn't feel bad or sad about it. The place Riley had left was a great void in her heart that nothing could fill, but she had to learn to live with it.

The team was more united than before, and that made him feel better, Jack had returned to work with them, which made him happy, and there were many more things.

The only thing he had a hard time owning was Riley's replacement, which he didn't like at all, not that the guy wasn't nice, but he just couldn't replace Riley Davis.

Now they just finished a mission in Alaska that was a bit difficult, but they finally made it. They were currently at a market in Alaska because Jack wanted to buy nonsense.

"Seriously, why did you buy that? asked Bozer pointing to the raccoon tail hat he had just bought.

"Yeah, Jack, that thing is awful" Mac scoffed.

"Laugh all you want, but this hat is great," said Jack.

"That's what you tell yourself," laughed Bozer.

Mac shook his head as he laughed at his friends, his steps immediately stopping when he heard a sweet voice in the distance.

She knew that perfect voice, but it was impossible for it to be her, it was simply impossible because she was dead.

He looked around for where the sweet voice was coming from but saw nothing unusual. He shook his head in denial of the torture his brain was giving him at that moment.

"Mac, is everything okay?" asked Bozer

"Yeah, I thought I heard something" Mac said looking around.

"the one you heard?" asked Jack

"It's nothing, come on" Mac said with a small smile.

The three of them returned to the hotel where they were staying, Mac was absentmindedly looking at a picture of Riley on his phone, it was something he did when he missed her a lot.

So distracted that he accidentally collided with a woman, his phone fell to the ground, and the woman kindly reached down to pick it up.

"Sorry I wasn't paying attention" Mac apologized, he was a bit embarrassed.

"Yeah, sure, you were really distracted seeing a picture of Riley" said the woman as she handed him her phone.

Mac looked at her confused, not understanding how the hell it was that she knew Riley's name.

"Excuse me, do you know Riley?" Mac asked curiously.

"Yes" she replied.

"Where do you know her from?" asked Mac