Hey Everyone I know its been a while, school's been crazy! So this fic just came into my head quickly as I was watching the finale again on DVD ( I LOVE the second meaning of Christmas ) and I just kinda had to write some of it out before I lost it, and I hope you enjoy it! Also, just a quick shout out to Lilacc, the best fan I guess you could say anyone could ever ask for!

There they were, on a boat to the mainland, going away from the place they had called home for their whole lives, with everyone they loved on it, dead…never to return again. They had nothing left, except each other and as they embraced onto everything they had to live for, they realized how much they really needed each other.

Abby looked at the burned and torn man beside her, and thought how lucky she was to have him here. Twice she had thought- no, she couldn't bring herself to the agony of thinking he was…gone, not again, not even for a second, to even remember about that time not long ago made her shudder and grasp onto him tighter then she had before. She looked over at him again tentatively it all the scabs, bruises and cuts he had on his face. They were all there because of her, for her. Then she thought about all the emotional pain he'd gone through over the past…seven years, again because of her. He never stopped loving her, even when all seemed to be lost, and when she came back…his best friend, his boat…his home, all gone because of her. Her eyes started watering from the thought of how much he truly sacrificed, all for her.

When Jimmy watched Abby, the only light left in his life, start to cry he felt his heart break in two, like the Titanic. Instantly, he grasped onto her as tightly as possible without hurting her, making sure she knew he was there for her for everything, and he would always be there. He tried to imagining what things must be like for her right now, what was going on in her mind, because she had a million things to think about. The fact that her father, who she hadn't seen or spoken to in 7 years, had been murdered and hung like her mother was, right before her eyes. Then to find out her best friend was behind it all, he was the monster who orchestrated everything to happen the way it did, except for his own death, which was probably the worst for Abby to think about. Jimmy quickly kissed her forehead tenderly, as he realized how unfair this all was to her.

The more they sat in the numbing stillness and quiet they had succumbed to, the more they thought, and the more they thought the more it hurt, they were both trying to feel each other's pain, and forget their own. When they'd think too much, they'd cling to each other more, and tighter, to try to relieve the pain they were both feeling.

Jimmy was, in Abby's eyes, trying to be the rock, trying to be there for her and more than that he was doing a hell of job at it, too. Still there was a question that lurked in Abby's mind, Who would be Jimmy's rock? She would try, but what if she failed? Or worse, what if trying made things worse? Her thoughts were temporarily interrupted by the revelation that they were about 5 minutes away from the mainland, and they would be met by the FBI, reporters and worse…Shea and Madison. Abby grasped onto Jimmy once more, now literally sitting on him and reading her signs of fear, he kissed her lips gently but with a certain strength about him, as if to reassure her that they'd make it through everything together.

When they were told to leave the small boat, Abby slowly got up from Jimmy, before he quickly exited and waited for her to follow, arm extended, like a true gentleman, even if he'd just been through hell. Abby half-smiled at his attempt at chivalry, seeing as he could barely stand up, let alone raise his arm 45 degrees and took his hand, and squeezed it, trying to give him a boost of energy, knowing it was feeble. However, it gave Jimmy a boost of confidence, in knowing that Abby had his back as thoroughly as he, hers.

Both Jimmy and Abby were pleasantly surprised to see only the ambulance and one FBI agent for protection waiting for them at the road by the docks. They still hadn't said a word to each other, but they didn't need to speak at the moment. There would be time for that later and they both knew it. Right now they were both thinking about how they were going to start talking, what they would say, what they would steer clear of talking about, and what needed to be said.

The ambulance ride was went any sound started coming out of their mouths, answers to medical questions about themselves and one another, some were more uncomfortable to answer and earner awkward glances between Abby and Jimmy, but the people attending to them were generally good about everything.

After they were taken to St. James Hospital and brought to their room (Jimmy had promptly fixed the mistake of being separated from Abby before it had happened) by their doctor, they collectively sighed in a mix of relief and pain, which was followed by a glance between the two, reaffirming their connectedness. Then, the silence was broken.

"Jimmy, before anything else I just want to thank you. For everything. And I have to apologize for everything I've caused." Abby said before her eyes welled up with tears. Jimmy quickly grabbed her into a tight yet tender hug, and kissed her head.

"Hey. Abby. Hold on for a minute. You don't have anything to be sorry about. Don't think for a single second that you've done anything wrong, okay? And I hope you know that you're always welcome. I'll always be here for you, no matter what, Abby." He whispered in her ear soothingly and reassuringly.

Once Abby had heard Jimmy say that, she knew she was going to be okay, there was a glimmer of hope she heard in his voice that slowly made a smile appear on her face, from almost nothing at all. As Jimmy kissed her, with the same soothing he'd used in talking to her, she knew he'd be with her, helping her through every step of this healing process.

When she pulled away from the kiss she looked into his beautiful eyes, seeing nothing but pure and untainted love. In his eyes, the world was almost better again. It was almost as though nothing over the past 7 years had happened. It was such a great feeling, after all the pain she'd gone through, for a moment to have a glimmer of what life could have been like if nothing had ever changed, it made her quickly and passionately crash her lips to his, in a moment of pleasurable panic. Jimmy matched the passion in her kiss as she slowly pushed him onto his hospital bed. As she started to tug at his shirt, he realized what she was trying to do, and despite dreaming about this for 8 years, Jimmy stopped her.

"Abby, wait…I don't think we should do this. Not yet…not here." He whispered breathlessly. The number of nights he'd stayed awake wishing she were there with him was a lot higher that he would have wanted to admit and in the back of his mind Shane's voice screamed at him for being such an idiot as to not take charge in this type of situation. But still, Jimmy couldn't take advantage of her, especially not now, when she needed him to be her emotional rock, not to mention some restful sleep too. And doing this, in this setting, this close after going through everything, was just not right. There would be a right time and place for it, Jimmy thought to himself, just not now, when they still had to get through so much more together.

"Why not?" Abby feebly asked, knowing his reasoning, and feeling a bit stupid for thinking he would have gone through with it, no questions asked.

"We'll get there, I promise, but we can't do this yet." He replied to her while he rubbed her arms and kissed her forehead. She looked into his eyes, and was lost for words. She knew she wouldn't win in the argument and she didn't want to argue with the only person she loved, so she gave up and kissed his lips lightly.

"Fine, but you better keep your promise." She tried to joke as she got into her own bed and they stared at each other. For a few minutes they just looked into the other's eyes thinking about how they never thought they'd be there, with the other. Then they started talking about little things, and as time wore on their conversation got gradually deeper, and more focused on how they were going to live on, together.

Eventually Jimmy fell asleep, leaving Abby to think to her self about how blessed and lucky she was, to have Jimmy, her protector, friend, rock, and all she had left. He was sweet, funny, truly genuine, always giving and completely selfless, he'd always been a great person, and had grown into the most decent man and the best kind of person she'd ever known. He was also just slightly flawed, imperfect, and that's what made him better. As she watched him sleep, she thought about how she loved him, and how she wouldn't have him any other way.

The End.

Well there you have it. Hope you liked it, and I'd love it if you could please review, and tell what you thought. Also, I'm trying to decide if I should leave this one as a one-shot or make it longer, if you've got any thoughts on that, again, just let me know with a review! Thank you, all!

~Love, Courtney 3