A/N: Ya I know that I said my last chapter was the last but, some say I should continue which I am going to do. I never intended it to be my last chapter I just wanted to see what others would say. Im pretty sure I still have a couple of chapters left in me to write. Happy ending or no? You can decide, well not really cause im the one writing it now are I? Happy Reading!


He opened the paper fearing what was written inside of it. Four words were written in her bubbly writing, four words that would change his world forever.

Come and get me.

He was out of the car and halfway there before the car door had slammed shut. He had to be quick the place could go at any moment. He cursed himself, he cursed her , he cursed anything that moved at the moment, why the hell had he allowed her to go in there by herself? That's something that he would have to find out later, right now she needed him, he just hoped he wasn't to late.

Being in an building minutes after it exploded was nothing new to him but he felt like he'd never done it before. He'd never rescued the woman he loved out of burning building either.

He kept his search quiet, not wanting to use up anymore of the little oxygen left in this building. He searched everywhere finally coming to the farthest away from where he came in. Go figure.

He found her curled up in a ball, hands over her ears. Farthest away from what he guessed was the starting point. Everything was black and smelled like fire, smoke, death, he didn't want to spend anymore time in here then he had to. He could hear the building starting to make the sounds it did just before you knew it was going to collapse.

A hand on her shoulder made her jump and fall on her butt not something she wanted to do, in this mess. She could see he was moving his lips but couldn't understand what the hell he was saying, she had the explosion to thank for that, rendering her temporarily deaf at least she hoped. She did understand when he held his hand out for that it was time for them to go and now before this crumbled with them inside.

He figured by the second question he asked that she couldn't hear him, so he just quit altogether and offered his hand. The contact was minimal but it was reassuring, and would have to do for the time being.

Once she got her hearing back he was going to make her promise him on a stack of bibles that she would never do something as crazy as that again, he should of done that from the beginning, instead of telling her, made her promise, she was a woman of her word and he would see to it that she fulfilled this promise.

He lead them through mountains of fallen debris, all that remain of what it once had been, it was kinda scary if you think about it how so easily something could become obsolete in an instant. Something she didn't want to have to face any time soon, she focused her eyes on the backside in front of her and just hoped they would get out in time.

He could hear sirens long before they arrived, a thousand thoughts going through his mind, what were they going to tell Swersky, he highly doubted she would want to tell the truth about this being the only way to stop a criminal. How did he explain her hearing loss when he could hear perfectly? Swersky would know something was up, he'd have to play along, pretend he was deaf too, they had been standing close to the building trying to get in when it exploded. That's it! He just hoped Swersky would buy it. He had to buy it, he was too exhausted to think of something better.

The emergency crew stopped what they were doing when they saw two people come out of the wreckage hand in hand, both covered in soot.

This was it time to put on an act; he was dead if she got her hearing back and talked to the officials before he had a chance to. He would make sure he wouldn't be separated from her, not until he talked to her.

He'd almost slipped once the paramedic asked him a question and he was about to reply, had even opened his mouth to reply when, she shifted beside him and he closed his mouth, shrugging trying to show that he couldn't hear. She must of known what he was planning to do, if it wasn't for her moving they would both be in a gigantic mess right now.

The paramedic had done his through exam and found nothing wrong with them, he had overheard the paramedic telling Swersky about it, ok so questioning would wait until they "both" regained their hearing back.

Which wasn't long, before she whispered in his ear that she could hear again, and then rested her head on his shoulder, he didn't understand why they had to stay here. They were the only witnesses to this, if they only knew who caused this.

The gun, her gun was still in the car, both bolted out of their seats at the same moment both looking around if anyone had noticed what they just did, no one paid any attention to them. They made their way quickly to the car, stopping at intervals so no one suspected them of doing anything.

She wondered why they hadn't done a search of the car yet, but why bother the car had nothing to do with the explosion, she did though but only two people knew that and one of them was dead, he would be saying anything for quite some time and she knew that the other wouldn't say anything either. He lied to protect her already, she had gotten her hear back just before he told the first lie about them trying to get in. She didn't know why she pretended to deaf then, it was almost like a test to see if he really would do anything for her. He passed with flying colours, she had to make it up to him but how?

Her secrets nagged at her short living her joy that he would do anything for her, she had to tell him and soon, she didn't know how much longer she had to live. This whole situation had changed her standing on the whole treatment thing, she'd been so scared that she wouldn't see him again seconds before the grenades went off. At the last moment she had taken them out of her pockets and thrown them against the wall opposite her and then ran like she never had before to a room off to the one she was in.

How would he treat once he knew? Would he go away just like all the others in her life? Somehow she knew he wasn't that kind of guy, he wouldn't leave when the going got tough, he would stick around and offer any help he could. How do you bring up something like that? 'Oh ya I forgot to tell you but I have advance leukemia and I don't know how long I have left' it wasn't everyday conversation.

She slipper her gun back into its holster and turned to face him, looking around to see if anyone was watching, again no one wasn't. She stood on her tiptoes and kissed him, quick but meaningful. He looked around just to be sure no one was looking and kissed her again, longer this time.

As they came up for air they realized they had an audience, if it was cops he didn't know he wouldn't have care, hell he didn't care now, he took her in another kiss, that she was happy to return, so everyone knew they were together, big deal it wasn't like the world would come crashing down now.

Most of the crowd had disappeared by the time he finished that kiss, needing to stop it because if it continued he would be able to stop himself and he'd embarrass them both for trying to take her on a police car.

"There's something I need to tell you" he looked at her noticing in her eyes he saw something that he would see in other people but never her.

"Sounds serious, do you wanna go somewhere more private to talk?" she swallowed and nodded.

He held the police tape up for her as they left the scene, no one noticed them leaving maybe that was for the better, they needed time alone.

They walked down the street, a gentle breeze caressing their face, it made him to look up and finally realizing that day had turned into night, had been for quite some time. The stars were playing peek a boo with the clouds, the clouds were winning, a storm was brewing he was sure of it.

She stopped him when she thought they were far enough away that they couldn't be overheard, she didn't want to look at him but she did trying to prepare herself mentally for his answer. J

"A little while ago, I was diagnosed with leukemia" he sensed she wasn't finished so he let her continue on.

"It's become advanced and I don't have a lot of time before I'm too far gone that treatment cant help"

He remained silent, looking at the ground so many emotions running through him many fear for her, and for him. He crossed his arms in front of his chest thinking of what to say to her.

"What have you decided which to go for?"

"Yes" he half expected her to beat around the bush with the answer but she didn't.

"Yay or nay for treatment?" she thought she had thought this through but apparently she hadn't.

"Could I give you some advice?" he looked at her then, his face void of any emotion.

"Sure"

"Go for treatment, you have so much to live for" was he part of what she had to leave for, she wouldn't know until he said the words. He would take forever for him to reveal his feelings and forever was something she didn't have.

"Are you part of the reason to live?"

"Ya I am" "I don't care if I'm being selfish but I want you to get treatment so we can live the rest of our lives together" that was the closest proposal she'd ever gotten, and it was a proposal because he got down on one knees just as the heavens opened up and drenched them in seconds.

"So what do you say be my wife?" rain was dripping off his nose and nothing had looked sexier to her

"Your crazy you know that!" she tried to readjust her jacket with little success, finally she took it off throwing it to the ground beside her.

"That's why your going to marry me, to keep me sane!"

"Your pretty sure of yourself aren't you?"

"At this moment I am" his voice dropping into his bedroom voice "Please Ritza" he looked at her with his puppy dog face, his lip trembling.

"I don't want to loose you, your everything that I'm not, I feel so incomplete without you"

"When you put if that way how can I resist?" he couldn't believe what he was hearing

"So you will then?" he eyes showing his emotions

"Of course I will" he jumped up and wrapped her in his arms, never letting go.

"I will get the treatment" she whispered into his ear, he didn't think he'd heard better news in his entire life.

Her teeth started chattering signaling him to get her out of the rain and into something dry. He checked with Swersky and they soon left driving off into the night unaware of the terrible times that lay ahead.


A/N: This was surprisingly easy to write I just kept going and going never running out of thoughts. I'm surprised!