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She saw many things at once, but there was no slow motion, like in those action films.
It was more like the adrenaline rush increased her thinking speed. Everything passed by in unusually sharp snapshots.
She heard the shot and turned her head.
She would never be able to forget the look of the bullet piercing through his head if she watched it.
There was a soft yelp and then his dead body fell to the floor.
She stopped struggling and her body went limp in Rossi's arms. Tears streamed out of her eyes and down her cheeks.
"I knew that somewhere God was watching me. He had taken the other half of my heart, the one person who knew me better than I knew myself, and He had done what nothing else could do. By bringing us together, He had set into motion the one thing that could tear us apart."
― Jodi Picoult, Harvesting the Heart
Rossi's hold on her tightened.
Existence after losing him, would be hell for her.
"Losing me will hurt; it will be the kind of pain that won't feel real at first, and when it does, it will take her breath away."
She never wanted the feeling to go away. The feeling that she could never really breath, never would be whole again.
Others would call her crazy but she didn't care.
This feeling told her he had been there. That he had been real.
They fell in love, despite their differences, and once they did, something rare and beautiful was created. For her, love like that has only happened once, and that's why every minute they spent together has been seared in her memory. She'll never forget a single moment of it.
"Emily." A soft voice called out. "Emily, look at me."
Maybe she was dying, too. Maybe he was already calling for her.
Maybe falling apart was a reason to die.
Still, she obeyed the beautiful voice, how could she not?
She looked up and their eyes met.
A sob ripped through her chest and more tears made their way over he flushed cheeks.
Rossi released his hold from her waist and watched her stumbling forwards.
Straight into his arms.
He pulled her close and held her tight. Tighter than he ever had.
From one second to the next she could've lost him.
"I got you princess. I got you."
Her arms were wrapped around his neck, and her fingernails dug into his skin painfully.
Carefully he pulled her up held her close.
She laid her head on his chest and she could hear his heartbeat.
It was the most beautiful sound she'd ever heard.
Emily managed to stop her tears and calm her breath again.
"So we're engaged?" Derek said with a smile in his voice and Emily looked up.
"Yes. I'll marry you. With white, lace and dresses. Garcia can even stuff flowers into my hair."
He kissed me passionately and I could feel his pride and happiness.
"I'm gonna need the ring." I whispered and he pulled it out of his pocket.
Had he kept it there all the time?
With a triumphant gaze he looked at it before he put in on my ring finger.
I took a deep breath at the sight and then looked up at Derek. His eyes were filled with a shimmer I've never seen before.
"You could have had everything else in the world and still you chose me."
He looked down at her and smiled. He watched her closely before he took her hand and kissed her hand and then the ring.
"I've never wanted anything else."
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