Beka was just staring up at the ceiling, trying not to think anymore because it hurt too much. Then she saw Harper enter. She was shocked. "Y-you're here?"

"Unh, yeah. Umm, listen, I hope you're all right."

"Yes, I'm doing O.K."

"Good, good. Well, I just wanted to see how you are. I'll go now."

"Don't."

He stopped.

Rommie started out of the room. "I'll give you two some privacy. Engage privacy mode."

Harper came up to her bedside and sat down. "I'm really glad you're O.K. I was really scared."

Beka sighed. "I'm so sorry about everything. I said some horrible things that I shouldn't have said and I didn't mean them."

"Forget it."

"No, I can't. I almost killed you and everybody else and if you can't forgive me, I understand. I can't blame you for hating me."

Harper was stunned. "Hate you, Beka? I don't hate you. I never hated you."

Now it was Bekas turn to be stunned. "You don't? Why not?"

"Because I could never hate you. You saved my life. You rescued me from that hell-hole called my life and gave me my first real home since I lost my family. You're very important to me, Rebekah."

Beka turned away from him so he wouldn't see the tears starting to form. "Oh, stop it, Seamus. I'm not that important and it wasn't that big a deal."

"Yes, it was." He jumped up. "Damn it Beka, don't you get it? You can't say things like that because you don't know. I know because I lived it. Look at me."

And she found herself obeying. Now he'd see her crying for sure.

He went on. "I should have told Dylan right away after I found out. Then it wouldn't have gotten as far as it did. You wouldn't have overdosed. I didn't. I wish I had."

Harper stood there and he was crying. over her? Amazing.

"Please stop crying. It wasn't your fault, it was mine. I did it all. You did tell me and it still didn't stop me. So, there was nothing you could have done."

"I could have disabled the overrides. After all, I did install them."

"Don't go there. You were working for me and that's it. I just had to do what I had to do. I'm really glad you don't hate me."

She hadn't been able to stop her tears. Neither had Harper. They just let them fall.
Finally, Harper sat down again. "I was really scared you were going to die. I prayed to the Divine that we'd get you to Medical in time and you know I don't pray."

"I know. You prayed for me? I can't believe it. After all I did. I can't even remember the time in the slipstream core all that clearly."

"It was bad, Beka, really bad. And I just don't want to lose anymore people that I love, you hear me. So, stay away from the Flash." He got up to leave.

Had she heard right? "What did you just say?"

"Nothing. I gotta get back to Engineering. Important projects."

"I love you too, Seamus."

That stopped him in his tracks. He turned back and gave her a hug. They hugged for a few minutes untill Harper broke it off.

"You gotta rest now. I'll send Rommie back to stay with you untill Trance gets back, O.K"

"O.K."