After Jack's passing, time had new meaning for Lisa. Before, it had been all about race against time, fear of not doing things that she wanted because there was not enough time in a day. But now, it was like there was nothing but time.

Especially when her body started to give up on her. Years and years of rushing, now caged by her own flesh. It would had not been that bad to lie in the bed had there been some company. But the space where Jack used to lay was still empty.

And that's when Lisa started to see time differently. Suddenly there were too many hours in the day, too many weeks in a month and too many months in a year. Nothing excited her anymore, because time no longer mattered.

Of course life went on for everybody else and she was happy to witness those moments and milestones herself, but the smile never stayed. Especially when her natural reaction was to check Jack's countenance, see those approving gentle eyes, only to remember they were there no more.

Lisa started to think about death so much that the thought no longer scared her. The fear always came from the unknown, and while she wasn't completely sure what was expecting her on the other side, she had at least became more familiar with the thought and was eventually at peace with the thought of time running out.

Or not exactly running out, but more like having an end. Because everything always ended and that had always drove her on before. But now, it was what she was expecting. She wanted time to seize for her, but not like she previously had. She no longer wanted to physically live in this time, but inside people's minds, somewhere where time didn't touch her.

It was a peace she had never know before. She had lost control and at the same time she had never been more in control.

Inside of her mind, at least.

On the outside, she needed help. Amy was there to make sure that she could get a grip on things when her hands just gave up. Or when her legs no longer carried her, Ty made sure she got to where she wanted to go. For the first time in her life, she was passive and she was beginning to realize that she could no longer fight it. Her spirit was slowly dying in this prison that had her hands and legs. She could no longer see the light behind the barless windows that Jack used to call "the husky eyes".

She was ready to let go.

"You sure you don't need anything?" Amy sat on the edge of Lisa's bed, after tugging her in. Lisa's lips curled up, but t was almost like an involuntary contraction of muscles whenever she saw people smiling or being nice to her. It was her response, but there was no feeling behind it. She felt bad about not having strength to even do something as simple as smiling to let people know that she appreciated them, even though she felt useless and hollow.

"Yeah, I'm fine", Lisa assured.

"Maybe a glass of water?" Amy offered, feeling like she wasn't doing enough.

"No, no. It's fine. Just go watch that television show you and the kids like so much. I'm just really tired and I was hoping to get some good sleep", Lisa explained.

"Okay", Amy got up and made sure Lisa was comfortably on the bed. "If you need anything, we're just in the other room with Ty."

"Okay. Thank you, dear."

"No problem", Amy said and walked to the door. She turned off the lights and closed the door gently, as Lisa drifted into a sleep.

Lisa was having a dream - though it felt more than that, just not quite like a memory or a reality. She was standing on a balcony and even though she didn't recognize the place, she knew she was somewhere in Arizona. The night was chilly and she shivered underneath her white dress that she had worn at the wedding reception. Lisa couldn't believe she could fit in that dress again, it had been years since she had even looked at that thing.

"Lis…"

Lisa turned around and saw Jack standing at the doorway. He was wearing one of his best hats and the shirt Lisa had been sleeping with for months after his death.

"Jack…?" Lisa's eyes twinkled almost as bright as the stars in the sky. "What… what are we doing here?" She couldn't remember how they got there or why were they even there.

Jack walked toward her, framing her body with his strong arms.

"Well, we never got to go before", Jack reminded.

"Yeah, we didn't, did we…" Lisa nodded, recalling it now.

"Are you cold?" Jack asked.

"Yes."

"Why don't we go inside then?" Jack suggested.

"Okay, but first… there's something I've been dying to do", Lisa stopped him and laid her hands on his cheeks, while he studied her face. She looked at him, smiling genuinely for the first time in months. "I can't believe I've forgotten how handsome you are."

"Well I'll try my best to make sure you will never forget that again", Jack joked and made Lisa laugh. "And I'll never leave you behind ever again either." It made them serious because the time apart had never been this painful, but it also comforted Lisa. The worst was now behind.

"I never realized how it must have felt for you when I was away. Of course I was lonely at those hotels and houses too, but I always filled my days with everything so I wouldn't miss you so much. Now I couldn't. You were everywhere, yet you weren't there at all. But with you, back in the day, it wasn't just about not going somewhere. You weren't actually able to go, not before you faced your fear of flying. I couldn't go now either, because… well, you were gone. And now I've come to realize it's hard to let the person you love the most go somewhere you can't follow. And I never want that for us, ever again", Lisa spoke.

"So, you'll stay with me…?"

"Yes."

Jack almost swept Lisa off her feet by pulling her into a kiss. Meanwhile Lisa let go of every tension that her body had carried these past years and just gave in. This was where she was supposed to be.

Few miles away from Heartland, Georgie was once again studying the stars. The Jack and Lisa star was still fascinating her. She knew that the star no longer actually existed, it was just a ghost of something that once was. Kind of like her memory of Jack.

Inside the Fleming-Morris house, the phone rang. Lou walked to the kitchen and took her cell from the table. The caller ID revealed it to be her sister.

"Amy, hi", Lou smiled. "What's up?"

"Lou… I have some news. Lisa's… Lisa passed away", Amy's broken voice told her from the other end. Lou brought her hand to her lips and gasped quietly.

"What…? What happened?" Lou asked.

"She went in her sleep. She seemed peaceful, at least that's what the paramedics said when they came."

"Oh my god…" Lou shook her head. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah… I'm fine, just… shocked. I guess she's with Grandpa now", Amy thought, feeling her throat closing in from the sadness.

"I guess so…" The tears started to well in Lou's eyes. The Fleming family tree had lost another branch.

Outside, Georgie closed one of her eyes and peered into the sky through the telescope. She focused the lens and let her eye admire the beauty of that distant light.

It seemed like it was brighter than it had been before