Lona began to run after elmer, knowing that with the state he was in, he shouldnt be left alone. When she reached him, he was sitting against the wall by the medical record library, his head tilted back and his eyes closed. She walked up to him, her high heels clacking against the hard floor, so he knew she was coming, but he didnt stop her. She finally stopped beside him and sat down on the floor with him, making sure she brushed her black skirt down before doing so.

"What do you want?" he asked between sniffs.

"To see if you're ok." she answered, raising her hand to his forehead to brush of strand of his hair out of his eyes. He shuddered when her skin came into contact with him, and she quickly withdrew her hand. "I never meant to hurt you elmer."
"Yeah well ya did." he mumbled, waiting for her to touch him again.

"Elmer did you hear a gun shot?" Lona asked, suddenly alarmed, the same look was mirrored on his face.

"yeah." he breathed.

"Stegman." Lona answered. "Oh god!"
Both of them scrambled to their feet quickly before going to find out what had happened. As they edged reception, the lift doors opened and stegman came out and lona turned around, forcing him to shove the gun in her face, his finger about to pull the trigger. Elmer turned around when he heard her whimper, a look of horror crossing his face.

"No!" he shouted before jumping on lona, pushing her to the floor, just as the gun went off, thus saving her life. Lona coughed and looked up at the man who was on top of her; Elmer had his eyes closed, daring not to look at what damage had been done, and not wanting to see the angry look on lona's face. But when he opened his eyes, she was smiling.

"You saved my life." she breathlessly spoke and he glared at her.

"Well...just cos i stormed off earlier, doesnt mean i want something bad to happen to you." he answered, pausing to swallow.

"Kiss me elmer." she pleaded and he widened his eyes. "Please."
he obliged to her plea and pressed his lips against hers, removing his hand from the cold floor to rest it on her waist. She let her arms wrap themslves around his neck, trying to kill any air that would get between them.

Brenda looked up at the wall where the bullet had lodged itself and let out a gush of breath as she watched the doctor and the young med student getting 'jiggy with it' on the reception floor.

Carrie who had heard the shot, came running into the reception area but stopped when she saw the sight in front of her and smiled slightly.

When they pulled apart, Elmer got up and offered a hand to lona, helping her to her feet as she smoothed her hair out and brushed herself down and Elmer coughed.

"So you finally told him." Carrie spoke and lona glared at her, shaking her head slightly. "You know, told him you pretty much loved him the whole time."
Lona closed her eyes and looked down just as elmer looked at her.

"What?" he asked in disbelief.

"It's true." she answered, unable to say anything else. "It's why i kept pushing you away, to stop the feelings."

Chris pushed down on hook's chest for what seemed the thousandth time but to no avail.

"Hook.." she cried, strained sobs wracking through her, causing her to shudder violently. Suddenly he opened his eyes slightly, wincing in discomfort.

"Chris..." he croaked in a voice barely audible and she hovered over him once more.

"Hook!" she sobbed and he scrunched up his eyes.

"The pain, chris make it stop!" he pleaded and she felt a fresh batch of tears rolling down her cheeks.

"I dont know how to!!" she cried, sniffing and wiping her eyes at the same time. He knew his limited time was running out, Antibus was only letting him come back to say something important to chris, and he could feel the edges of his vision blackening, he had to tell her soon.

"I havent got long." he breathed and she shook her head, not willing to believe.

"No, you've got your whole life!" she exclaimed between sobs.

"I should be dead, but antibus, he gave him some time, to say what i gotta say, but then i'll be gone, free to roam, with them." he breathlessly spoke and she stood up angrily.

"Bullshit! You are not gonna die on me!!" She yelled, more out of sorrow than out of anger. "You cant."

"Chris, come down here will you." he asked and she obeyed, eyeing the increased blood flow that was spreading around him.

"Oh god." she choked and he looked at her, though half of his vision had gone now, he was losing consciousness.

"Dont go after steg, he'll only hurt you, and i dont want that, dont mourn for me, forget all about me, but the most important thing i gotta say is.." he began to say but stopped and she looked at him to make sure he was still alive. "Chris, i needed you so much, and i wanna thank you for everything, for making my life whole. I love you." he began to feel the end and the pain was ceasing but he began to lose breath faster and faster, he had to say goodbye.

"I'd surrended everyday for you." she cried, her lower lip trembling. "I need you."

"You dont need me, you need whats in here." he told her, moving her hand to her chest, wincing with the sharp pain that followed.

"I love you, so much." she sobbed and he closed his eyes without speaking for what seemed a lifetime.

"I love you so much too.." he finally spoke and she swallowed hard. "I've gotta go now."

"No, dont go, dont leave me! please." she spoke between sobs and he felt a single silver tear run down his own cheek.

"Remember, dont mourn for me, just forget me, live your life. You've got so much life to live." He reminded her and she took his bloody hand in hers, thus spreading more of his blood onto her hands. His vision finally closed in on him and he was left with a single image of the woman he loved as he transferred to the swedenborgian space.

Chris couldnt say anything, she couldnt do anything, she just stared at hook's lifeless body, tears slowly rolling down her cheeks. she didnt even look up when the door opened and Dr L Traff walked in.