Ed watched the monitor in disbelief. This wasn't how it was supposed to happen! Rafe passed all of his tests with flying colors, so that meant a lifetime on Earth with Alison. He had to talk to James about this. He had definitely cheated!

"James, get in here!" Ed screamed.

"Edward my boy. Why do you sound so angry? You did just win. Can't a guy have a little peace?" James said.

"Win? Well if my son and I won, then why don't you explain that?!" He pointed towards the monitor that showed Rafe in the hospital bed.

"Patience Edward. Sit back and relax. You'll see it'll all turn out ok here in a few. Just so you know though, I still don't believe in true love. Have fun up here in heaven for all eternity. Anyway, goodbye." James disappeared into the darkness.

Ed wondered that was all about. It will all turn out ok? Then why was Rafe dead? He turned back towards the monitor, hoping to get some answers.

Alison was sobbing her eyes out. Rafe had been given a second chance to live but he lost it. Ian hugged her, saying "He loved you very much. I know he wouldn't want you to be hurting like this."

"Can I go in the room to see him, please?"

"Sure. Take all the time you need." Ian led her to the room and then stepped away, looking as if he were about to cry. Rafe had turned into a close friend of his. He only wished he got a better chance to know him.

Alison went over to Rafe's hospital bed and held his hand. "Oh my sweetheart. I thought this was the time, this was it. We were going to live happily ever after. But then you stepped in to save me. It should be me lying in this hospital bed, not you. Oh why does this have to happen!" She screamed towards the ceiling, as if she were going to get an answer. "Rafe, I just want you to know that I will not give up on us. I didn't give up on us when you had to leave, I didn't give up on us when you lost your memory, and I'm not giving up on us now. We will be together again, even if it's up in heaven. I love you Rafe. I'll love you forever." She gave him a kiss and started to get up from his bed when she heard something. Rafe was moving.

"Ok, wait a minute here. I didn't see that. No no, I'm just going crazy. Yeah that's it. Alright I need to get out of here before I lose it completely." She turned to walk out of the room.

"Angel?"

Alison put her hand over her heart and turned around. "Rafe? Oh my god. Am I dreaming? Because that happened a lot to me the last few times I thought you were back." She pinched herself on her arm to make sure. "Ouch! Well ok so I'm not dreaming. But oh my god! Ian, nurse, someone get in, now!" She screamed down the hallway, barely able to contain herself.

Ian rushed in. "Rafe, wow. This is truly a miracle. We tried shocking your heart but it didn't work. Well at least we thought it didn't work. Oh my."

Ian checked his pulse and all of his other vitals to make sure he was ok. "Well there, I must say you have a very strong connection to heaven. Someone doesn't want you up there just yet it seems. Anyway, get some rest. You need it. Alison you can stay overnight if you'd like to. I'll make sure the other doctors know it's ok with me."

"Thanks Ian," Alison said, still in shock over the whole situation.

Rafe was a little confused. "Just out of curiosity, what happened? The last thing I remember is stepping in front of two guys that were fighting because they had a gun and I didn't want Alison to get hurt."

"Sweetheart, you were shot. At first Ian thought you were gone, but I think you fought your way back here."

Ian smiled and looked at Rafe. "I'm glad you're back, friend."

"Thanks Ian. I really appreciate it."

"No problem. We'll probably be able to release you sometime tomorrow night. For now just get some rest." Ian grabbed his things and walked out of the room.

Rafe looked over at Alison with a big grin on his face. "Come here, angel."

"Oh Rafe, I am so sorry. This is my fault."

"No! Alison, this was not your fault. You didn't have that gun, you didn't shoot it, and you didn't get into that fight. Those boys are the ones at fault."

Alison had tears in her eyes. "I thought I had lost you again, that we wouldn't be able to see each other until it was my time to go." She was getting a little hysterical, practically sobbing more than she did earlier.

Rafe pulled her close to him, giving her a long hug. "Don't cry. Please don't cry angel. It's ok. I'm here, and I'm not going to leave you. Ever. Listen to me, ok? No matter what happens, wherever I go, I will always be with you. So don't think that I will ever leave you, understand? That day that I left after those thirteen weeks were up, when I promised I'd love you forever, I meant it."

He softly wiped away the tears streaming down Alison's face, who had calmed down a little. "And I'll never leave you either, and that's a promise."

Rafe laughed. "You better not."

"Oh Rafe! I found the most darling wedding dress, just wait until you see it next Saturday!"

"I definitely can't wait. Ian called while you were out shopping and said that him, Jack, Frank, Jamal, and Kevin wanted to throw me a bachelor party Friday night."

"Yeah, Lucy's throwing me a party too. Should be interesting. She wanted to know if we should invite Livvie."

They looked at each other for a moment, contemplating the outcome. "Well, I'd rather not, but I say we do. Chances are she won't come anyway. Everyone hates her."

"True. I'll send her an invitation, just to be nice."

Rafe sighed happily and stretched out. "Just think, in a week we'll be married."

"Finally. Everything is coming together. And the baby will be here before we know it!"

"Yeah, I wonder if we'll have a little girl running around that looks like you."

"Or a Rafe junior. I can just see it now. He'll have the same determination as you, and the same golden hair."

Rafe laughed. "I can't wait to spend every single day of my life with you and our child. I love you."

"I love you too." Rafe pulled her closer for a kiss, and they lost themselves in it, forgetting that anything else existed in the world except for the two of them.