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No one had ever told Elle how hard life really could be. When she was at UCLA the biggest thing she had to worry about was which latest trends to wear. She could have cared less about books and reading, unless it was some fashion magazine, let alone studying for that matter. However all that changed in the blink of an eye when her then boyfriend, Warner Huntington III, dumped her for someone that he said would fit the lifestyle of a lawyer that he wanted. The year that followed was the real changing point in her life. Determined to get Warner back she followed him to Harvard Law School even though she had no intention of becoming a lawyer.

It was there that she met and fell in love with Emmett Forest. He helped her to see that she did not need Warner to be happy and helped her to learn that she was something special, and guided her though so much. It was all thanks to him that she got Callahan's scholarship, and then went on to win Brooke's murder trial. Now, four years later, he was still he helping her, only this time as her husband. He meant so much to her. He was the one she went to with all her troubles and the one that she told all her best news to first. He was her best friend and the love her life.

The day that they won the case was when Emmett finally worked up the courage to ask Elle out on a date. It was on that night that they both finally admitted that they had feelings for each other.

Flashback

Elle was finally able to break away from the reporters that had swarmed her when she came out of the courthouse. Looking around she spotted Emmett leaning against a rail, arms crossed, apparently deep in thought. She quietly walked up behind him and covered his eyes.

"Guess who." She said, trying to disguise her voice the best she could.

"Gee, I wonder." He said as he took her hands off his eyes and turned to look at her, a smile on his face. "Umm…" He said, the smile disappearing from his face, "what did Warner want?" he asked as they started walking, and not really sure he wanted to know the answer.

"Oh, he just asked me to marry him."

Emmett stopped in his tracks. "And you said…" he began, feeling as if he already knew what the answer would be. This was the reason that she had come to Harvard in the first place. Now there was absolutely no chance of them ever getting together.

"What do you think I said?" she asked as she stopped also and looked at him. When he didn't answer she rolled her eyes, "Omigod Emmett did you really think I would say yes to him."

"Well…" He said, not sure what she wanted to him to say.

"Emmett, there is no way I would ever say yes to that jerk after everything that has happened." The smile returned to his face as they continued walking, "So what do you want to do?"

"We should go celebrate. I mean, you did just win a huge murder trial."

"Don't you mean we just won a huge murder trial?"

"Hey, all I did was supervise. That was all you in there."

"Are you serious? There is no possible way that I could have ever won that case without you."

"Alright. Well let's go celebrate."

Later that night

After they had an amazing dinner at a very nice restaurant, Emmett walked Elle back to her dorm room.

"So I'll see you tomorrow?" she asked turning to look at him

"Of course."

"Do you want to come in for a little while?"

"Um…sure."

Elle unlocked the door and the two went in. Elle sat down on her bed and said hello to Bruiser while Emmett stood by the desk.

"You know your wrong." He said looking at her. Her head shot up and she looked at him, a confused look on her face.

"What?"

"You could have won that case easily without me. You really can do anything Elle."

"Emmett you really have to stop being so modest." She said standing up and coming over to him, "you were the only one who was nice to me and believe in me when I first came here. You saw me as someone I could be, not as the blonde bimbo. I owe everything I have achieved to you."

"Elle, listen to me. In no way have you ever been a bimbo. You are the smartest, bravest, most amazing woman I have ever met. That's why I lo-" he said stopping himself before he finished his sentence.

"You what?" she asked moving closer to him.

"I love you." He sighed, and began backpedaling rapidly. " I know a girl like you could never like a guy like me but-" she cut him off by kissing him square on the lips. He kissed her back as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

"I love you too."

End of flashback

After they got together they were both so smitten with each other that they tried to spend every possible moment they could together. However they both had very busy schedules, Elle with her classes and Emmett starting his own law firm. In Elle's second year of Harvard the two decided to move in together. Now here they were, four years later, owners of one of the most successful law firms in the Boston area.

Elle looked up at the clock on the wall in her office just as it clicked onto four o'clock. 'Thank god it's almost time to go home.' She thought to herself as she looked back down at the notes in front of her and instantly felt the stress that she had been feeling all day. She put her pen down on her desk and let her head fall into her hands, closed her eyes.

Her head felt like it was about to explode. Taking a deep breath she re-opened her eyes and looked down at the notes on her desk. 'I can't get sick now, I just cant.' She thought as she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes again. Suddenly a sound came from the front of her office causing her to jump and open her eyes again to see her husband Emmett Forest standing in the doorway

"Elle, are you all right?" he asked, concern evident in his voice.

"Yeah. It's just a headache."

"Well it's almost time to go. Are you almost ready."

"Yeah. I think a weekend away from this," she said gesturing to the mass on her desk, "is just what I need."

"Good." Emmett said with a slight laugh and flashed the smile that caused her to go week in the knees. He watched Elle as she gathered the papers that she had been using and put them away. He couldn't believe he could be so lucky. Never in his wildest dreams had he ever expected that he could manage to get an amazing girl like Elle.

Once she had all her papers and articles in their rightful place she stood up and was about to pick up her bag when suddenly she felt dizzy and the pain in her head increased. As her legs began to sway she felt Emmett's strong hands on her waist.

"Elle, are you sure you are feeling all right?" he asked, concern written across his face.

"Yeah, yeah." She answered softly, not really convincing him.

"O.k." he said dropping the subject for the time being. "Lets go home." He said putting his hand on the small of her back and leading her out the office, turning the light off on the way out.

Elle woke in the middle of the night feeling worse than she had before. Now not only her head hurt, she was feeling so nauseous. Getting out of bed quickly, careful not to wake Emmett she made her way over to the bathroom. Going in, she quickly shut the door behind her. She ran over to the toilet and instantly became sick. A couple of minutes later she stood up and went over to the sink. Splashing some water on her face she looked up into the mirror and was shocked at the image that met her. Her eyes were blood shot, her hair was a mess and her skin was extremely pale. Her head was still pounding and her stomach felt just as bad as before.

She was about to go back to bed when a wave of dizziness swept over her. She closed her eyes tight and gripped the edge of the sink. When she re-opened her eyes she felt even dizzier than she had before. She let go of the sink and tried to walk out of the bedroom when here legs began to shake. She couldn't even take a second step before her legs buckled underneath her and she fell into a world of darkness.