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"Oh yeah? Well, let's get on out there, then," said Randy. He leaped down the remaining stairs and scooped up the nearest baby before any more clothing could be shed.

They arrived at the shore where Gloria and Baby took the children to a spot on the sand to build sand castles.

"A'right, sug'." Randy gave Kurt a friendly slap. "Where we headed?"

"Well if you like fishing we're going out to sea," said Kurt as he lead him to the dock where a boat waited.

Randy leaned forward to smell the air. "That'll be nice," he remarked.

Kurt boarded the boat with him and cast off, heading for the open sea, "It's beautiful here," he said leaning his head back to let the breeze ruffle his hair.

"Mmhmm." Randy leaned against the side of the boat, gazing out at the water. "Say, what'd you wanna tell me?"

Kurt chewed his lip, "Well the truth of the matter is that in a few weeks my 25th anniversary as Kenny's police chief is coming up,"

"Yeah, it is." Randy eyed him. "You... you plannin' somethin'?"

"I'm going to retire," said Kurt.

Randy's ears lowered. "For real?"

Kurt nodded, "It's time," he said, "The city's crime rate is a record low, Thompson is overdue for promotion and with all of our records and legal transactions going into a new, cutting edge computer system there's really not much left for me to offer, I'm an old cop, I'm used to doing everything manually, the old-fashioned way, these new systems and methods that are being implemented are beyond my capabilities and I would rather go out now of my own accord than wait for me to be obsolete and put out to pasture."

Randy nodded. "Then what'll you do?" he asked.

"....Then I'll lift my vampirism and become a human again," said Kurt.

Randy fell silent. Human again... There were a lot of implications behind that statement, the biggest of which being that as a human, Kurt would grow old and die. Though he'd suspected that it would be coming, the reality of this news struck Randy quite heavily. He looked over at Kurt, studying him for what felt like a very long moment. "I'm glad you could make it to this point," he said at last, knowing what the decision meant--and what it would mean in the future.

Kurt smiled, "So am I, and I'll be happy to have the rest of my years here,"