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AN – So sorry for the long wait. I got busy with my last few weeks at my job, searching for another job and working on other fanfics that I've started. Here's the next chapter. Only one more left and this story is done. Don't worry, more Falling Skies fics will be coming. Now, here's the next chapter, reviews are always welcome.

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For the first time since Charleston, Hal woke up feeling fairly content. His head wasn't hurting at the moment, he wasn't feeling the exhaustion that had plagued him the last few days, and Maggie was beside him, their arms wrapped around each other. Slowly, he opened his eyes, then immediately closed them when a bright, yellow light shone straight into his eyes. When Hal realized what just happened, he opened his eyes again, much more slowly.

Everything was pretty blurry, but Hal could see Maggie's outline easily. Light that was coming in from under a blanket that he assumed was covering a window, making her blonde hair glow a brilliant gold. Being as careful as he could so he wouldn't wake up the woman beside him, Hal moved and sat up on the bed, swinging his legs to hang over the edge of the mattress.

He looked down at the ground, remembering what Anne said about keeping his eyes from the light. It was a little harder to see with that part of the room being darker, but he could still make out his feet on the ground. Hal then slowly raised his head and looked around the room.

Despite it being dark and out of focus, it looked exactly how Hal remembered it. Maybe a little cleaner then the last time he saw it, but it was still the same. Deciding to take a little bit of a risk, Hal turned to face the covered window. Putting one hand up to somewhat cover his eyes, he lifted the corner of the blanket up and looked outside.

Even though his hand kept the light from going directly into his eyes, it was still extremely bright outside, brighter than he had ever seen before. He assumed that it was because he had just gotten so used to the dark that it made the light that much more intense. After only looking for about a minute, Hal let the corner of the blanket drop, blocking out the light once again. He had seen enough to know that his mind wasn't playing tricks on him.

Hal then turned back to face Maggie, who was still fast asleep. Trying to be as careful as he could, the young man slowly laid back down on his right side so he could face her. Even though she was still a little blurry, she was as beautiful as an angel to him. That would never change. He lifted his hand to stroke her cheek, but lowered it when a soft moan slipped past her lips and her eyes opened.

"Hey Maggie." Hal whispered, keeping his gaze on her.

"Hey." Maggie replied just as quietly, opening her dark brown eyes to see Hal laying right in front of her, his face turned in her direction as though he was watching her.

"What?" Maggie questioned, a little confused when she realized that Hal seemed to just be watching her.

"Did I ever tell you how beautiful you are?" Hal asked, lifting up one hand to push her blonde hair away from her face. At first, the look of confusion stayed on her face, then suddenly turned into one of realization as everything finally clicked. The way his eyes were focused on her, the way he knew exactly where to put his hand in order to push her hair away, the smile on his face. Maggie then suddenly sat up. Hal quickly did the same.

"Wait, can you?" Maggie started to ask but couldn't finish the question. She was pretty sure of what was happening, but she didn't want to get her hopes up. It wasn't really in her nature to be optimistic.

"Not quite as clear as day, but yeah." Hal answered, still smiling. A wide smile came upon Maggie's own face as an ecstatic laugh escaped her lips. Then Hal leaned forward and kissed her, his hands coming up to cradle her face. Maggie was quick to return the kiss, her own hands coming to rest on his the side of his ribs.

Pulling away, Maggie said, "I've got to go get Anne."

Hal pulled her in for one more kiss before he let her go and watched as she rushed out of the room.

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An hour later, Hal was sitting on the foot of the bed, while Anne stood in front of him, holding up another object and asking him what it was.

Minutes after Maggie had left to go get the doctor, she returned with not only Anne, but with his Dad and brothers as well. Apparently, they had been together when Maggie gave the news that Hal's eyesight seemed to have returned and were just as anxious to know if it was indeed true. First she examined him, then asked him how his head was feeling and what his vision was like. After that, she started picking up random objects and asking him what it was or would point at random spots or people around the room to get a sense of how good his vision was and how much longer it would take for his eyesight to fully return to normal.

"Well Hal, you are indeed on the mend. I would say it will be a couple of more days before your sight is back to normal, but I still want you to keep your eyes away from any bright lights until then." Anne happily reported, causing everyone in the room to smile.

Hearing that, Matt immediately ran to his older brother and threw his arms around him. Hal saw him coming and opened his arms so he could hug his little brother just as tightly as Matt was holding on to him.

Tom, Ben, and Anne grinned at Matt's response, but Hal could see the relief in all three of their eyes. He assumed that Maggie's face held the same look, but as she was standing right beside him, she wasn't in his line of view. His eyesight wasn't that good.

For a moment the three of them just watched as Hal and Matt hugged, then Ben went over to his older brother, though at a much slower pace than his younger brother. He placed his hand on Hal's shoulder, causing him to look up at the middle son. Hal's vision may still be a little blurry, but he could easily read the expressions on Ben's face. The joy that Hal's vision wasn't gone forever and the relief that he wasn't going be blaming himself for his brother being blind anymore. Hal moved one of his arms and placed it on Ben's as he smiled at him.

"Alright guys, we still have a lot to do today and none of us have even had breakfast yet. Come on." Anne regretfully broke the happy moment.

Matt slowly pulled away, then asked, "Can I eat in here with you?"

Hal looked over at Maggie with a questioning look. When he saw her nod, he turned back to his youngest brother and said, "Sure."

Matt beamed then ran out of the room so he could get his food and quickly hurry back. Ben gave Hal another clap on the shoulder before he too left the room. Once the two boys were gone, Tom made his way over to his oldest and wrapped his arms around Hal's shoulders, pulling him close.

"I'm so glad you're okay." Tom whispered in Hal's ear. Hal just smiled and hugged his father back. After a minute, Tom pulled away, gave Hal another smile before he turned and joined Anne who was waiting for him by the door. Once he joined her side, they left Hal and Maggie alone.

"I'll go get the food." Maggie told him and was about to leave the room when Hal grabbed her hand and gently pulled her back. She looked at him with a mild confused expression and crouched down so she was eye-level with him, their heads almost touching.

"Thank you." Hal said quietly, leaning his forehead against hers.

"For what?" Maggie asked.

"For being here." Hal answered. Maggie smiled again and said, "Always."

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Later that night, Anne was finishing up with her patients in the infirmary when she saw Tom watching her from the doorway, a thoughtful expression on his face. She gave him a quick smile before turning her attention back to her last patient. When she was done, she made her way over to Tom.

"Hey. Long day?" Anne wondered as he reached for her hand which she grabbed.

"Yeah, but a happy one." Tom said. As they started walking towards their room, Tom suddenly stopped, causing Anne to turn to face him. For a moment, they just stared at each other. Anne was about to ask him what was wrong, but he spoke first.

"I love you." Anne smiled in response, but was still curious as to why he was suddenly telling her this now.

"I mean, I'm in love with you." Tom said in a serious tone.

"I'm in love with you too." Anne replied, still smiling but now had a confused look in her eyes as she tried to understand why Tom suddenly felt the need to tell her this.

"Marry me." The words were so sudden that Anne wasn't sure she heard right.

"What?"

"Seriously, marry me." Tom repeated. Seeing how serious he actually was as well as the love in his eyes, Anne's smile grew.

"Okay."

AN – And that is chapter 11. Next chapter will be the last in this story and will hopefully be up soon! See you guys next time!