Leaving Adam that night was one of the hardest things Julie had ever done. She knew how nervous and scared he was about tomorrow. Why had she left? She should have stayed over night and cancelled school tomorrow. As soon as she left the room she felt horribly guilty, but I mean, the ducks and Bombay would be visiting him all throughout the night. I mean, I don't have to be with him every second of the day, she thought.

The next morning Julie woke up at 8:00 and decided to visit Adam before class. She drove the five miles to the hospital and took the elevator to his floor.

"Who are you here for?" the receptionist asked her.

"Adam Banks," she said.

"Oh, I'm so sorry...".

"For what... What happened?" Julie cut her off

"The Leukemia got to him... the chemo. didn't work and he passed away around 1 a.m. I'm very sorry miss." Julie felt warm tears running down her cheeks. She couldn't believe her ears. She sat down on a nearby bench to try and calm herself but it was impossible. She began to sob uncontrollably.

Julie's eyes shot open, she was shaking and cold sweat was dripping down her body. She was breathing very fast and heavily. It was dream. Just a dream. She threw on some decent clothes and left a note for Connie saying she wasn't gonna be at school tomorrow. She turned the lights off in the dorm. She grabbed her keys and headed for the hospital. Worrying about Adam's test results tomorrow was really killing her. She drove to the hospital. She went up to the receptionist.

"Who are you here for?"

"Adam Banks."

"Okay." The receptionist let her through the doors and she walked into Adam's room. When she walked in he was sleeping already. She pulled up a chair and sat next to his bed trying to stay awake but eventually she drifted off into a deep, dreamless sleep.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The next morning when Adam woke up he looked over and saw Julie sitting next to his bed holding his hand. She had fallen asleep in the chair. He sat up and his bed squeaked. Julie's eyes snapped open. "Oh, I'm sorry. You know, you could've slept on the bed. It wouldn't have bothered me," he smirked.

"Aw, thanks for the offer. I might take you up on that one next time," she said grinning sleepily at him.

The door opened and Dr. Barnes walked in. "Hey you two," she grinned. "Adam, I was just making sure that you were awake. You've got your chemo in about an hour," she said shutting the door as she walked away.

"Nervous?" Julie asked.

"More than ever," he replied.

"I'm sure everything will be fine."

"Yeah, well, that makes one of us."

An hour later Dr. Barnes led Adam out of the room and into the radiation room. "How are you feeling today, Adam?"

"I'm feeling okay, I guess."

"Great, now, you know what the results of today's session will mean..."

"Yeah, we went over this," Adam said with butterflies in his stomach.

Adam laid on the table more nervous then ever watching the lasers dance across his body. When the session was finally over Adam jumped off table and followed Dr. Barnes into his room where Julie paced nervously around the room. Adam grabbed Julie's hands and they sat down across from Dr. Barnes. She looked up at the two of them and cracked a smile.

"It worked. The chemo worked and much better than expected. You'll be here for a few more days and then you can come back once a month for treatment."

Julie looked at Adam and almost jumped on him out of excitment. "Oh my God, Adam," She leaned over her chair and gave Adam a long, sweet kiss. They stood up and began to kiss more passionately. Dr. Barnes left Adam and Julie to themselves.

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Six Months Later

"Hey Adam, over here!" Julie called to Adam from across the lunchroom. He walked over to sit down with her. "So, how'd it go?" she asked.

"It's official...I'm in remission!"

"Great. Does this mean..." She raised her eyebrows suggestively. He nodded and grabbed her hand. He led her out of the mess hall and to her dorm.

He grabbed the handcuffs off Connie's dresser. "Finally," She smiled as he laid her on the bed.

The End