'It can't be…' she thought.

"Hey...Audrey." he said

She turned away in disbelief and tried to walk away but, she felt his hand grab her arm.

I was standing
All alone against the world outside
You were searching
For a place to hide

"Tell me what's wrong." He said.

"What's wrong? I thought you were dead, Jack. I cried all the time I thought about what I said to you and how I hurt you. Seeing you here…it's just…" she said, unable to finish her sentence.

He grabbed her and held her wanting her to stop crying for it pained him to see her like this.

"Shh. I'm sorry. Maybe I shouldn't have came back." he said.

Don't you worry
Sometimes you've just gotta let it ride
The world is changing
Right before your eyes

"Jack, I don't want you to leave. I never wanted you to leave in the first place." she said.

Hearing those words made him happy. Now, he knew it wasn't a mistake to come back.

"But, how are you alive?" she asked.

"I staged my death. I had to protect everyone I knew or else another person would get hurt…or even die." he said.

She laid her head on him while he ran his fingers through her hair.

Now I've found you
There's no more emptiness inside
When we're hungry...love will keep us alive

"Jack, before you died, I said I hated you and I never wanted to see you. I didn't mean that." she said.

"Did it take my death for you to realize that?" he asked without thinking. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that."

"It's ok Jack. You have every right to be mad at me." She said understanding how he felt.

"It didn't take your death for me to realize that. It just took me a while to get over the stress and open my eyes" she said.

"Jack…I love you…" she said softly meaning it with every breath she took.

"I love you too Audrey." he replied, remembering how much he wanted to tell her that.

I would die for you
Climb the highest mountain
Baby, there's nothing I wouldn't do

She looked up at him and saw the man she fell in love with. Realizing he had still loved her after a year in which he could've moved on, she fell into his arms.

"Thank you Jack." she said.

"For what?" he asked.

"For everything. I'm just so happy to be here with you." she said. "I don't want this day to end."

She kissed him and he kissed her back. Tears ran down her cheeks but were soon wiped away by Jack. He put each of his hands on each of her cheeks and wiped away the tears.

Lost and lonely
Now you've given me the will to survive

Jack Bauer's alive and that was all that mattered to her.