It was 4 a.m. when Walter was awakened by the ringing of his phone , he reached across to the bedside table to his phone with eyes still half shut he looked at the screen and saw Allie as the caller .

"Hello Allie ." Answered Walter in a tired ,still half asleep voice .

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"What ,slow down please , you sound upset but i cannot hear you, wait a second and i will put my phone on loudspeaker ." Putting the phone on speaker he was able to hear clearly .

"Walter something terrible as happened Cabe as had a massive heart attack and at present he is at Cedars on the operating table .I only have my sister to turn to and she is on a touring holiday of Europe . I just do not know what to do ." Spoke Allie through her tears .

"Well i am at least fourteen flying hours away from you , but i will see what arrangements i can make to get to you as quickly as i can . Richard Eli is over here at the moment doing an inspection on his plant near Cork , maybe i can persuade him to loan me his jet to fly me back to the States , it will be quicker than trying to book a commercial flight . Give me a hour to try and arrange something . Please be strong , Cabe needs you . just a thought not one i am really sure of but have you contacted Paige ,you know she always looked on Cabe as her surrogate father . I know Cabe stopped contacting her because of me but she always seems to know the right thing to say and do ."

" I think you may be right about Paige , although we cut her off because of you i know Cabe still thinks of her as his daughter . However he is so stubborn he could never bring himself to contact her and maybe talking things though . But maybe you are right i will ring her the worst she can do his put the phone down on me ."

As Allie said this Walter realized the last thing he did to Paige was to put the phone down on her .

"O.K. let me get in touch with Richard and get back to you ."

" Alright Walter ,you phone Richard and i will try and contact Paige ,will you be alright if she turns up at the hospital when you are there ?" Asked Allie with a little worry in her voice .

"It will be fine , in fact i would like to speak to Paige to apologise for the way i treated her when she phoned me two years ago about her good fortune ."

"What good fortune was that Walter ?" Queried Allie .

" You mean you did not know that she won $10,000,000 on a lotto ticket ."

"She never really had a chance to tell us anything as Cabe had blocked her number ." Explained Allie .

"Oh well , i will call you back in a hour ." Said Walter as he disconnected the call . He sat for a few minutes going though his mind the conversation he had just had , Paige must have felt like a pariah and suddenly his old feelings began to come to the surface again . It made him realize just how much he had missed her in the last two and a half years . He immediately filed that in his mind's own filing cabinet and reached for his phone to contact Richard .

"Hello ." Answered Richard still half asleep.

"Richard it's Walter i have a problem ."

"Slow up Walter , a problem , start again but slower this time ."

"Sorry Richard , i have just got off the phone from talking to Allie . Cabe has had a serious heart attack and has been admitted to hospital for emergency surgery , i need to get back to the States urgently . "

"O.K. Walter , i was due to fly back to the States tomorrow evening , but give me ten minutes to contact my pilot to see how soon the jet can be made ready to fly to the States ."

"Thank you Richard i will wait for your phone call ."

Twenty minutes later Walter's phone rang again ,checking the i.D. Walter saw Richards name .

"Hello Richard ."

"Hi Walter .can you be ready in an hour , i will pick you up from your flat ,the plane will be ready for take off in about two hours ,so with a bit of luck we should be in L.A. around 1.00p.m. L.A. time ."

" I will be ready ,see you in about sixty minutes and Richard Thank You ."

"It is no problem i have completed all my business over here for now ,see you later ." Replied Richard .

Walter quickly packed a go bag and sorted out his passport and credit cards . Once all this was sorted he pulled out his phone and called Allie .

"Hello Walter have you managed to sort something out ?"

Yes , Richard has put his jet at my disposal and we are due to arrive in L.A. about 1.00p.m. today ."

"O.K. i will see you when you get here will you becoming straight to the hospital ?"

" Yes i have no were to stay sorted out yet but i can do that once i have seen Cabe ."

"Well to warn you i have spoken to Paige and she is heartbroken and is on her way to the hospital right now and i do not know how long she will stay . Will you still be alright seeing her if she is still here when you arrive ?"

"It will be fine and i defiantly should apologise for putting the phone down on her ."

"O.K. Walter as long as you are fine i will tell her you are on your way ."

"That will be fine ,i will ring you when we land ,see you later ." With that Walter put is phone away and sat down to wait for Richard .

Richard arrived about fifty minutes later and he and Walter got into the back of his chauffer driven limousine and made their way to the airport . They cleared customs and climbed aboard the private jet Richard owned .

The first hour of the flight was taken in silence ,after that Richard asked . "Well Walter are you looking forward to going back to the States ?"

"I do not know how i feel , i am afraid how i am going to find Cabe , i certainly hope i get there in time to if necessary say goodbye ,but i am hoping the operation is a success and i have many more years of his company ." Answered Walter who was not sure exactly how he was feeling about going back to the States . He still knew he would have to come face to face with Paige . Paige who was the love of his life and probably still was , but could he reconnect with her . The last time they had spoken was the phone call about two and a half years ago, when he put the phone down on her .

She was still constantly there or to be more correct the large space beside him and in his every day life which was there ,were in fact where she should be .

For the next couple of hours neither Richard or Walter spoke . Richard was busy going over paperwork in connection with his business holdings in Ireland and had moved to the rear of the jet were he had a small office area set up .

Walter just sat there is mind a whirlwind of thoughts . He had gone over that fateful night and could still not really make sense of what had happened he knew he had made a mistake by not telling Paige about the lecture but at the same time ,when he asked Toby who he had always looked upon as one of his best friends , after Happy , had advised him if he told her , she would be upset but he would feel better , but if he did not tell her she would feel good and he would carry on hurting . Him being him would not hurt Paige on purpose at any cost , so he held back on telling her . This was obviously a big mistake . Sly well , as he did not know of Florence's feelings so he could not understand how he reacted . Then Toby and Happy following was the biggest mystery , as they did not really have any real problem with them , but again he was wrong .

Sitting there he realized he could forgive Paige if she could forgive him for the white lie and putting the phone down on her . He decided there and then he was going to try and sort things out with Paige if only to become friends again . Having made the decision he felt relaxed and more content than he had in the past 2 1/2 years , he put his seat back and shut his eyes ,and within minutes he was asleep .

Richard shook Walter's shoulder to wake him up . "Wake up Walter it's time for lunch ."

"Oh , oh what time is it ?"

"It's 1 p.m. Irish time ,come on lunch as been laid out at the rear of the plane ." Replied

Richard as he began to make his way to the back of the plane . Walter followed and poured himself a cup of coffee and sat down. " Did you have a good sleep Walter ." Asked Richard . "I certainly did . I have made my mind up to try and makeup with Paige and hopefully be able be able to spend time with Cabe ." Answered a much more enthusiastic Walter .

Just before 1.00.p.m. Los Angles time the jet landed at LAX. Clearing customs without any trouble both Richard and Walter made their way to the car Richard had arranged to meet them . Both Richard and Walter decided to go to Cedars first to check on Cabe .

Thirty minutes later they arrived at Cedars hospital . They made their way to reception were they were directed to a waiting room were the rest of Cabe's visitors were waiting . Walter was getting a little anxious as he approached the room , wondering if Paige would be there and how she react .

When they entered only Allie and Paige were there . Walter's eyes immediately found Paige and Paige reacted in the same manner . The eyes of both of them just locked onto each other and at that moment everyone and everything just seem to disappear and they were in there own paradise . Eventually Richard tapped Walter on the shoulder and the magic disappeared . Walter realized were he was and went to hug Allie .

"How is he? "Walter asked as Allie hugged him back .

"He has come through the operation and is in the coronary high dependency unit , i was allowed to visit him for five minutes ,but he looks so pale and helpless . I can't lose him Walter." Replied Allie tears began to run down her cheeks ,as Walter continued to hold her tight . He eventually released her and she sat down .

Walter turned to Paige and with a small smile on his face spoke . "Hello Paige ."

Paige responded in a low sweet but uncertain voice ."Hello Walter ."

No more words were spoken but again their eyes had locked on each other and both appeared to have gone back to their own paradise . Richard again broke the magic as he gave a gentle cough to get Walters attention .

"Now i know Cabe is getting the help he needs i am going to go ." Turning to Allie with a kind and considerate voice he spoke to her . "Allie if you need anything , financial help with Cabe's treatment or transport to and from anywhere , please give me a ring anytime and i mean anytime night or day ."

"Thank you Richard , hopefully Cabe's Homeland medical insurance should cover any of his , but i appreciate the offer and will certainly take you up on it if necessary . With regard to transport Paige as kindly offered to be my taxi driver for the time being ."

Walter mouthed a "Thank you ." to Paige who mouthed back "My pleasure ." Richard left the waiting room and immediately the atmosphere changed no one seemed willing to be the first to speak . Paige broke the silence .

"Would anyone like a coffee ?" Walter and Allie both said yes .

"Why don't you come and help me Walter ." Asked Paige .

"O.K." Was all Walter could reply .

They made their way to the machine in reception ,as they reached the area Paige stopped and turned to Walter. "Walter i am so sorry for what i said that night , my anger was just so high mainly because i hate lies , but i realize i actually taught you how to tell a white lie ,but never explained what consequences can happen if it goes to far ."

"Lets sit over there and have a conversation , that's if you want to ." Said Walter not really sure how the conversation could go ."

They made their way to the seats ,once seated Paige was the first to speak .

"Walter there so much i want to talk to you about , but i do not think this is really the time or place . We need to be here for Allie , until we know what is going to happen to Cabe . May i suggest we should try to be friends at the moment , so we can help Allie through all of this . One thing i will say and mean it with all my heart . I am so sorry for the way i behaved that night and then starting a competitive company against you , at another time i am prepared to tell you the reasons . But please for now will you be MY FRIEND AGAIN ."

"I totally agree with you , i am sorry i put the phone down on you ,when you told me of your good fortune . Yes i do want to talk a lot of things over with you and do agree this is not the right time. But i would LIKE TO BE YOUR FRIEND AGAIN." Said a relieved Walter .

"Now that is settled i suggest we get the coffee and make our way back to Allie ." Replied a now smiling Paige .

Arriving back at the waiting room they met a rather agitated Allie .

" What is the matter Allie ?" Paige asked with concern in her voice .

"The doctor as just been to see me , Cabe is awake but still connected up to the tubes and monitors which the doctor assured me they were for monitoring his vital signs ,but i am so nervous of that sort of thing ."

"Allie they are there for Cabe's benefit and you should not be worried about them . Now get in there and go see your man ." Said a confidant Paige .