Hey! First of all, I wanna thank you all one last time for reading my story and reviewing it constantly. It meant much to me. We finally arrived to the last chapter-I hope you´ll like it as well. Unlike many of the chapters in the middle, this one was written the same day I wrote the first few chapters, and I decided not to change it at all.

I´m in the middle of writing another two stories and I hope you will read them as well when I publish them. Here we go…

CHAPTER 23

˝Can I ask you something? ˝he said, turning around to look at her eyes. ˝I don't want you to understand this all wrong, but I need to know did you...I mean, are you... ˝

She smiled, knowing what he was thinking, but letting him struggle a bit more. It was funny to see the all-knowing doctor blushing.

˝No, it wasn´t the only time I slept with someone…˝ she replied, returning him gaze. ˝Well, if we can call that sleeping! ˝she added sadly, looking down at the sand. He kissed her cheek. ˝But, I can´t...I couldn't sleep with someone that meant much to me. I was afraid of being her hurt again...I…...˝

˝It s okay, Kate. I didn't mean anything by bringing you here. I just wanted to do something for you...Something special...˝

Kate leaned forward and kissed him. Aware of nothing else beside him, she wanted this moment to last forever. He kissed her back, again and again...She started to unbutton his shirt, kissing his chest...

˝I think we should go back˝-he said, pushing her away gently.

She was disappointed at the fact that he didn't want her, but then she looked into his eyes and realized that it was not that he didn't want her, but that he wanted to respect her feelings, to wait until she was ready. He moved to stood up, but...

˝I don't wanna go back.˝ he heard her saying.

˝Kate, I really think that we should go back...Don't you see I cannot resist you...I don't want us to...˝ She smiled, showing him that she understood what he was thinking.… Are you sure? ˝he asked.

˝I've never been so sure in my whole life˝-she said quietly, kissing him again.

˝I would never hurt you, Kate.˝ he said, pulling her shirt off.

And she knew he wouldn't. Here, on the beach of the island that put them together, Kate finally managed to free herself of the ghosts of her past. She was safe now.The End