A/N I JUST WANT TO THANK EVERYONE WHO SENT ME INSRTUCTIONS ON HOW TO FIX MY FF.N PROBLEM, IT ENDED UP FIXING ITSELF, SO I WAS VERY HAPPY ABOUT THAT AND NOW WITHOUT FURTHER INTERUPTION HERE ARE THE NEXT TWO CHAPTERS

*1 hr later.

*Hospital Hallway

*Laura is walking down the hallway towards Tristan who sitting against the wall, his arms resting ineptly on his legs. At the site of her, he stands up.

"It's 8:30" Tristan says calmly.

"Yea, there was an accident down the street, took me 15 extra minutes to get here."

"Oh. Well, at least you're here."

"Yep." Laura nods, "So, where is…"

"Oh, um bathroom…I practically had to kick his butt down there, he, uh, he didn't want to, um leave."

"I see. Well, I brought soup." Laura holds up a plastic container."

"What kind?"

"Tomato and Noodle...I would have made chicken, but it takes like an hour to make."

"Don't worry about it." Tristan says, pushing a strand of Laura's hair out of her face."

"I brought some for you too, I figured you'd want to stay awhile."

"Thanks, but I don't know how much longer…"

"Hhum." Jess clears his throat.

"You're back." Tristan says hoarsely

"Yea. Hi." Jess replies addressing Laura.

"Here." She answers sheepishly.

"Thanks…" Jess trails off taking the container from her. "So, I guess, I'll go n and see if Rory's awake…maybe she'd like some." Jess says quietly holding up the soup."

"Ok. Yea, we're probably going to go, I mean there's nothing really for us to do here."

"Alright, sure." Jess answer softly.

"Look, if you need anything…" Laura starts.

"Yea, and call and let us know what's going on ok, man?"

"Absolutely. Hey, uh…. thanks for coming by."

"Anytime," Tristan answers approaching Jess and pulling him into a hug.

Jess smiles as he pulls out of Tristan's embrace. Turning to Laura he says, "Thank you for the soup…I hope we'll be seeing a lot of you."

"Yeah, me too. Good bye." Laura answers firmly.

Jess gazes numbly down the hall, as Tristan and Laura walk hand in hand towards the elevators.

*Hospital Room.

*The lights are out; the room is quiet. Jess enters, carefully maneuvering through the small room in search of his empty chair. Quietly he sits down, pulling the mobile dinner tray towards him, and placing the soup upon it. He pauses for a moment, staring astonishingly at Rory, breathing peacefully beside him. The rumble of his stomach interrupts Jess' trance; mechanically, he reaches for the soup. Cautiously he opens the container and begins to eat, being his first bit of food in almost 24 hours, Jess reveals in the hot soup, uncontrollably moaning as the first spoonful hits his stomach. For a few moments, Jess is lost in his food, leaning back in his chair, and closing his eyes while he continues to eat.

"Hhwhat's going on?" Rory's voice breaks Jess' concentration.

Uncontrollably, Jess jerks his body forward, "H-hi" he stifles. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm feeling…ok." Rory's tired voice rings shrilly through Jess ears, causing him to stammer his words.

"Rory, I, I'm, you…I don't know...I'm so, why…I just…" Jess lets out a large sigh, placing his head on the edge of the bed.

Rory runs her hand through his hair, "I know Jess, I know."

Jess lifts his head up, examining Rory's face. "You look beautiful, do you know that?"

She attempts a smile, as Jess meets her gaze, but fails, uncontrollably she begins to cry.

"Rory…"

Rory trys to control her self by wiping her tears away, "…I…I just really wanted this, Jess." Jess takes Rory's hand as she continues, "You know when I was a teenager, I didn't think I did…I was going to be a lawyer, even when we got engaged I didn't think…I didn't want…but then, it happened, and…"

Jess kisses her hand, "…it was more than you thought it could be." Jess replies; his eyes filling with tears.

"Yea." Rory answers breathlessly.

"It's going to happen, Rory. Please, don't cry." Jess stands up suddenly, still holding Rory's hand. Gently he lifts up her arm, sliding carefully onto the bed, wrapping his arm around her.

*1hr later—10:30.

* The gray haired doctor walks in, followed by a nurse. He approaches the bed, noticing Jess' right leg hanging off the side; both he and Rory are asleep.

"Nurse, call an orderly, and get a cot down here, we can't have this nonsense."

"Sir, have some compassion, that man has been standing in that, that hallway for 14 hours…he should be with his wife." The timid nurse answers sternly.

Taken back the doctor replies dejectedly, "Very well…"

*The Doctor and Nurse leave the room. As the door closes Jess awakes, turning towards Rory, he observes her face once again. Abruptly, Rory sits up groping through the darkness for Jess.

Pulling himself up Jess puts out his arm, "Rory, it's ok, I'm right here."

"Jess?! I dreamed—Rory cuts herself off but starts again, "I dreamed—Rory stops again, as a monitor behind her goes off. At the sound of it, a nurse rushes in and begins fiddling with the buttons. Jess heart pounds nervously as Rory shakes in fear, tightly grasping Jess' handing.

"W-What's going on?" Rory asks the nurse. She ignores her, leaning towards the intercom

"Rachel, we need a doctor in here...now!"

Rory turns to Jess a look of terror on her face, "Jess!"