Everything was black around him and he felt restrained.
"Why are you doing this? Just let me be happy please." There was no answer and Nick struggled to move from his spot. "Stop doing this! You've done enough already."
"Have I Nick?"
"Just let me be."
"Nick? Nick? Can you hear me?"
"What's going on?" he moaned as the darkness began to fade away.
"Nick please open your eyes." That was Greg's voice, he was sure of that. "Nick can you hear me?"
"Greg?" he finally managed to croak out as his eyes opened revealing a very worn looking Greg.
"Nick, oh thank God. I thought you would never wake up."
"Where...uh where am I?"
"You don't remember what happened?"
"No, I can't..."
"You were shot, you've been out for a week." he whispered softly. "It should be me in your place."
"Why?"
"That bullet was aimed at me Nick, why did you do it?"
"Do what?"
"Push me out of the way, it should be me in that bed, why?" Nick looked up into Greg's brown eyes full of tears and grasped his hand tightly.
"Because I love you."
"God I thought I lost you." Greg choked out as the tears broke their bay and spilt down his cheeks. "It's my fault."
"No." Nick said firmly as he reached up to wipe at the tears. "I'd make the same choice all over again if I had to. My life is nothing if you are not in it Greg."
"I was so afraid that I'd never get to tell you I love you, God Nick I love you so much." He was crying again and Nick wished he wasn't so sore because he'd be up out of that bed and pulling Greg in his arms.
"Stay with me, there is room for two."
"This is the only place I belong." Greg whispered as he leaned in to meet Nick's lips in a soft kiss. "Right next to you."
Five Months Later
They made a perfect couple Nick knew it as he watched Warrick and Catherine on the dance floor, they truly belonged together. Nick's gaze turned from the happy newly weds to the man sitting next to him, the man his hand was interlaced with. Since his release from the hospital Nick had stayed with Greg and never left. Nick really could not believe everything that had happened to him to get to this moment or if any of it really did happen, all that mattered was he was here with Greg.
"What are you thinking about?"
"You of course." Nick grinned and Greg laughed. "And you?"
"That I want that." Greg said as his eyes traveled over to Catherine and Warrick.
"What a wedding dress? I can get you one if you really want it love."
"Funny." he snorted. "I want something like that for us, a wedding even if it is not legal."
"That would mean you're stuck with me for life."
"And there is nothing I want more."
"We could do a commitment ceramony, you know."
"Why Nicholas Stokes are you asking me to marry you?"
"That's exactly what I am doing?" Nick whispered as he leaned in closer. "So what do you say?"
"Yes duh." Greg grinned and stole a kiss. "Yes everytime."
"May I have everyone's attention." the DJ announced causing Nick and Greg to break their gaze from each other. "The newlyweds have a special request that is going out to Nick and Greg."
"So you better get out here, it may be our wedding day..."
"But song is for you." Catherine finished for her new husband. "And that's not a request."
"You heard Mrs. Brown love." Nick said as he held his hand out for Greg to grasp.
"You'd dance with me infront of all these people?"
"Everytime." he replied with a smile. "Now I believe we have a dance to share." Greg only smiled as Nick led him to the dance floor as the song Catherine and Warrick picked out for them began to play.
Who knows where this road will end
What you're gonna miss
Life's not long enough
To spend it on regrets
All I know is what I'm seein' in your eyes
Hold me close before the moment passes by
If ever there was a night
If ever the time was right
It's now
Nothing else matters
If ever a meant to be
Truly was meant to be
It's us
Right here, right now
Holding onto Greg like this, in front of all their friends made Nick finally feel whole and even if all the stuff he went through was a dream or something else he'd do it all over again just to have Greg in his life this way.
"You know how happy you make me right?"
"I hope it's as happy as you make me." Greg sighed contently. "It's all perfect."
"Perfect, I like the sound of that."
"You know after you pushed me out of the way and I had finally comprehended what had happened I wanted to scream at you and tell you how stupid you were, how you did not dsereve to put your life in danger because of me."
"And I remember not even having to think about it."
"I'm not that specail, are you sure I'm who you want?"
"How can you even ask that? I don't take bullets for just anyone." he grinned. "You're it."
"Good, I am glad we agree." Greg said as he laid his head on Nick's shoulder.
Say a million other dreams
Haunt you in your sleep
It's hard to know which ones
Are the ones that you should keep
But look around
Don't get caught up in the past
Put your faith in the ones you think will last
"Nick, do you believe in fate?" Nick didn't answer for a moment and stared into those chocolate brown eyes, did he really believe in fate? Or was she just some figure in his mixed up mind? Whoever or whatever she was maybe she did play a role in getting the one person he wanted.
"Fate?"
"Yeah fate, I believe it's fate, you and me." He looked so sincere and Nick couldn't help but lean into capture his lips.
"I guess I do believe, it was fate." Nick said as he closed his eyes pulling Greg closer to breathe him in.
"I told you everything would work at fine Nicholas Stokes, all you had to do was believe."
"I believe." he whispered and let himself get lost into Greg, where he wanted to remain foever.
If ever there was a night
If ever the time was right
It's now
Nothing else matters
If ever a meant to be
Truly was meant to be
It's us
Right here, right now
THE END