A/N: I KNOW I'VE SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT I JUST LOVE THIS SCENE. I NEVER GOT THE IMPRESSION THAT WOODY WAS MAD AT JORDAN(HE WAS JUST SCARED), UNTIL SHE PUT HER FOOT IN HER MOUTH("YOU HEARD THAT?"), SO THAT'S WHERE I'M GOING WITH THIS ONE.THIS IS PROBABLY THE LAST CHAPTER, I WAS GOING TO ADD JORDAN AND GARRET AT THE MORGUE, BUT I'M NOT SURE. SO PLEASE REVIEW AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. SAME DISCLAIMER AS ALWAYS; THERY'RE NOT MINE. HOPE YOU LIKE THIS ONE, ENJOY!

CHAPTER 9: WOODY-HOSPITAL 2

They've been talking out there for a long time, that can't be good. I mean, she's a doctor, she know what's going on…. Don't come in here now Jordan…I don't want you to see me like this.

"Hey."

Hey yourself.

"So if you had to lose an organ, spleen's a good choice…. pretty useless anyhow."

Funny…but I really don't care much about my spleen. It's the other useless part of my body that I'm worried about.

"Yeah, I guess."

She looks worried.

"Dr. Turner says they're gonna wait until the morning to take you back to surgery."

Something to look forward to, huh?

"Good, that'll give me a few more hours to lie here and think about how much my life is gonna suck, when I can't walk anymore."

I guess there are some perks though; I'll save a lot of money on shoes, oh, and I'll always get the best parking spots.

"You don't know that Woody, there's a good chance there's no nerve damage."

Yeah, and a good chance there is.

"50/50, you makin' that bet."

'Cause I really don't like those odds.

"They're flying a neurologist in from New York, he's supposed to be the best."

That doesn't mean he can fix this.

"Right now you need to relax, you need to rest."

Like that's gonna happen. How can I rest with all this shit goin' on. I just need to know Jordan… did you mean what you said?

"What you whispered to me when they were bringin' me in?"

Remember, when you said you needed me and you loved me…well do you?

"You heard that?"

Of course I heard that….well, I guess that answers my question. You didn't mean it, you just said it because you thought I was going to die…

"Yeah, yeah I heard that."

What was it Jordan, guilt.…or

"You said that 'cause you felt sorry for me?"

That's right, it's pity. No one's ever gonna love the guy in the wheelchair, right?

"What? No!"

Then what Jordan? That has to be it, why else would you say it?

"You're thinking he's crippled so…."

What better time to say it?

"Woody, no. I meant every word."

Oh yeah, that sounded convincing.

"Get outta here."

I can't handle this right now.

"Woody."

No Jordan, I'm done. Just leave.

"Screw your pity and get outta here."

That's right, pack it up and take it with you.

"NOW!"

Keep it together Hoyt.…what are you waiting for, huh?… Damn it Jordan just get the hell outta here. She really left... see, I knew it, she didn't mean it. Jordan Cavanaugh never backs down from something she believes in. It's better this way, now she won't feel obligated to stay with me. It's better this way...

"God, I love you Jordan...I need you.", he whispered to the empty room, as he finally let the tears fall.