She gasped and rolled slightly to look at him, but stopping when he tried to hide his gasp of pain. He smiled and her, but his jaw was clenched tightly, "I'm sorry." She whispered.

He let his head fall on the pillow on the couch and sighed, "It's okay." He closed his eyes for a minute, willing his body to stop hurting.

"I'm scared."

"Why?" He asked, wincing.

"For you. You don't look okay." She whispered. She had finally rolled all the way over and had her hand resting on his cheek. She felt the stubble under hand and like the roughness of it.

"I'll be okay."

"How can you be so confident with that?" She asked curiously. She was amazed. She lifted her arm and rested her head on her hand and stared at him.

"Because somebody has to be." He whispered thoughtfully, "Where is Em?"

She smiled and looked at him, "She is probably asleep in the front lobby."

He frowned, "On that couch?"

"Mhm."

"Well, hell. She should be in here." He sat up quickly and hid the pain that filled him, "I'll be right back." He said with a fake smile.

He grabbed his crutches and limped out of his office. The swelling had gone up in his leg, but he decided it was a good thing because it helped cushion the shattered knee cap. That was what he told himself. He saw Emily laying on the couch and he smiled, a real one this time. "Why are you in here?" He asked when her eyes finally fluttered open.

She rubbed her eyes and said, "Because you and Gill were all cuddled up on the couch in there." She stood up and smiled, "I wasn't going to ruin that!"

He chuckled and ruffled her hair, "Well thank you for that." He smiled.

"Have you guys kissed yet?"

"No and we will when we are good a ready." He assured her, limping back to the office. "We are giving you the couch."

"Where are you going to sleep?"

"On my chair." He said with a shrug.

She gave him a hug, wrapping her arms around his waist. She rested her chin on his chest and looked up at him, "Can't we go home?"

"Um, no. It's... late."

"Really?" She asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Really. I slept a while apparently." He said with a chuckle.

"What time is it?" She asked him.

"Like... two AM." He said with a shrug.

"What?"

"I got home late anyway. And then slept for a long time. It's not surprising."

"Dad. Today is your last day unless we get the antidote."

He stared at her. "Yeah. You're right. Well it's definitely taking it's toll on me." He took a deep breath and looked down at her, "Let's go."

She nodded and spun to his side, but kept her arm around his waist, "No matter what happens, I love you dad."

He chuckled, "Nothing will happen. But I love you too. You are the most important woman in my life."

The smile on her face appeared like the sun bursting through storm clouds or a rose in a field of weeds. It made him smile and kiss her head.

The appeared in the door and smiled at Gillian. Emily reluctantly left Cal to lay down on the couch and get her much needed sleep.

Cal waited for her to fall asleep and then left so he could call Mac, "Hey. It's Cal."

"Where are you? I still need another million and I'm not so sure when the time is you need this cash."

"I can't come out." Cal said with a clenched jaw.

"What? I can't do this alone!"

"Yes you can! You have gotten... some 5 million so far! You got this." Cal assured him. "I am going to call Matt right now and see what he's thinking."

"Matt?"

"The guy who did this to me." Cal said, feeling a deep, deep hatred for that man.

"Alright. Call me back right away." Mac said, hanging up.

"Hey, Gill!" Cal whispered quickly.

She turned towards him and waited for him to talk.

"I am calling Matt."

"Oh. I'm coming." She said, walking with him through the dark halls of the office to the lab.

She walked into the door and already saw the blurry vision of Matt on the screen. She hadn't seen him in a while, "Where the hell have you been? All I get when I call is that skinny boy and Latino chick. I was getting pretty sick of them." Matt hissed.

"Sorry. I've been in the hospital."

"They used you as a rat didn't they? They think that they can make the antidote?" Matt asked. They could see the faint image of a smile on his face.

"No. I was injured because they found out that I was cheating. Hence the crutches." Cal mumbled, staring at the screen.

"That's fun. Well what are you doing about money? Because if you don't get it then beautiful Gillian is next."

Cal's mouth fell open and he said, "What? You didn't say that! You said it was me or the money. You didn't say anything about Gill."

"Yeah, well... I just came up with that now. I need the money either way, so I will continue to kill you off until I do. Do I make myself clear?" Matt asked with a chuckle.

"You son of a bi-"

"Ah ah ah. That's not very nice Lightman." Matt said, laughing. "Where's the lovely Emily?"

"Leave her out of this." Cal hissed. His hand flew to his chest because the pain was coming back. He could hear Matt's shrill laugh.

"It hurts doesn't it? I was going to try it, but didn't want to risk the possiblilty of the antidote not working."

"It might not work?" Gillian asked, "You haven't tested it?"

"Um, this is the test." Matt said with a smile.

"You have got to be kidding me!" She yelled madly.

"Gillian." Cal said, sideglancing at her.

"Just because you can't see me clearly doesn't mean that I can't see you clearly." Matt reminded them.

"You shut up." Gillian hissed.

"Oh, touchy touchy." He laughed.

"Stop!" Cal ordered madly. The pain came stronger with every word, "We will get the money to you in like... ten hours. How long do I have?"

"Till the end of the day." Matt said simply, "Hopefully I can get the antidote to you in time... if not well... I believe we have too many people on this earth anyway." Matt laughed loudly and then the screen went blank.

Cal bit his lip and looked at Gillian, "I have to go out-"

"Dad, what if the antidote doesn't even work?" Emily asked, showing herself.

Cal spun around to see her appearing from behing a cabinet, "What where you doing in here?"

"That's not the point! What if it doesn't work? What if... what if this was all for nothing? What if it doesn't save you? Dad!"

"Then I will die." He said coldly. He wasn't sure what made him say it, but it came out like that. He watched as a tear slipped down Emily's face and she ran out. He leaned against the wall and look at Gillian.

"Why would you say that?" She asked him madly.

He sighed and looked at the ground, "It just... came out."

"Maybe you should bite your tongue more." She said, walking out after Emily.

"Of course." Cal said, sighing heavily. He limped to his office and found Emily crying on the couch. "Emily. I'm sorry. I just... I am just as scared as you." He said to her. He walked over and fell down beside her on the couch.

She looked at him and shook with tears, "Dad. I don't want to lose you."

"I don't want to be lost." He said with a small smile. He wrapped her in a hug and said, "I promise everything will be okay."

"What if you can't keep that promise dad?"

"Then... I will be gone anyway, so you can't do anything to me." He laughed and brought a smile to her face, "I'm kidding, love." He kissed her head and said, "Get some sleep. This will all be over in the daylight. Whether its for the better or the... goodnight." He smiled and slipped his crutches under his arms.

.:.

"Are we a thing?" Cal asked Gillian with a smile. They were sitting in the cafe area, drinking coffee. They had both gotten too much sleep to try to go to bed now. So they sat talking until the morning came and they got more news from Mac.

She stared at him and shrugged, "I don't know Cal, but I don't think we should decide until after all of this."

"Well I disagree." He said with wide eyes, "What if I die and I never got to kiss you?"

"We have kissed..."

"On cases. Gill, I need a real kiss with real feelings that I know damn well you have."

She sighed and smiled slightly, "You're right." She walked over to him and leaned over, pressing their lips together.

His hands slid up her legs and rested on her waist as they kissed.

A/N: OOHHH! Heated up a bit, eh? I bet you weren't expecting that! HAHAHA! I think the next chapter will be the last... but a long one, but then... you know me... i might have five more for this story, you just never know ;) thank you for reading and please leave reviews, by the way, Kro93... I LOVE your reviews! They make me so happy ^.^