She dropped her folder realizing the man she loved was…dead…

"How…why…" she said only thinking about the last things she said to him.

She sat on the floor with her hands covering her mouth then her face.

Well baby, there you stand
With your little head, down in your hand
Oh, my god, you can't believe it's happening
Again
Your baby's gone, and you're all alone
And it looks like the end.

The death of the man she once loved and the man she still loves…both have left her. It was too much for her to take.

"I'm sorry…Jack has passed away…"

'Why,' she thought 'Why did life have to be so cruel?'

She was once torn between her injured husband and the man she really loved. Now, he will never know the truth…the fact that she would've chosen him…

The autumn leaves have got you thinking
About the first time that you fell
You didn't love the boy too much, no, no
You just loved the boy to well, farewell
She only loved him because of their vows. When she met Jack, she couldn't even remember why she fell in love with Paul, her ex-husband.

And you're back out on the street.
And you're tryin' to remember.
How will you start it over?
You don't know what became.
She couldn't go back to CTU. It would just remind her of him. She wanted to leave all of that behind her.

So you live from day to day, and you dream
About tomorrow, oh.
And the hours go by like minutes
And the shadows come to stay
Days turned into weeks. Weeks turned into months. Months turned into years. Yet, all she ever thought of was him. All she ever saw was him…memories of him and how much she loved him.

If I could only stop my mind from wondrin' what
I left behind and from worrying 'bout this wasted time

Ooh, another love has come and gone
Ooh, and the years keep rushing on

Then, one day, she was asked to represent President Logan at CTU. She knew she had to face it and move on. So, she returned trying to focus on the more important things in life. As she walked past the desks, she could still she him in his vest prepared to catch a suspect.

I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
'sometimes to keep it together, we got to leave it alone.'
So you can get on with your search, baby, and I can
Get on with mine
Then, as she was walking back from a meeting, she went through the hall and couldn't believe what she saw. It was…him…

And maybe someday we will find , that it wasn't really
Wasted time

Song: Wasted Time

Sung by: The Eagles