This chappie will be considerably shorter than the last one. So…yeah. Just read it!

Everything seemed to move in slow motion. Riley ran towards her, scooping her up into his arms.

"R-R-Riley." She whispered, unable to keep her voice steady. She trembled in his arms. "I-It h-h-hurts.

"I know, I know." He said softly, brushing a strand of hair away from her face. "But you're going to be OK. You'll be OK. Just hold on." He bit his lip, looking down at the thick red blood covering her shirt and hands. Tears were streaming down her face as her breathing began to grow uneven.

He pulled himself to his feet and carried her out the door. There was an ambulance.

"Thank god." He carried her towards it. She suddenly reached into her pocket and pulled out a folded piece of paper.

"Here." She shoved into his hands as he laid her out on a stretcher. "I l-love you."

He took the paper from her, kissing her forehead. "I love you too." His eyes began burning as the paramedics pulled her up into the ambulance. He ran towards his Ferrari, jumping in and following the ambulance to the hospital, praying the whole way there.

VVVVVVVVVVVVV

Back and forth. Back and forth. He paced back and forth, taking the same steps again and again.

And that's how Ben found him. Pacing.

"You're going to pace a hole in the floor." Ben said, making his presence known. Riley looked up. Ben sat down in one of the hospital chairs in the hallway, and Riley sat down next to him.

"I just…I'm scared." Riley sighed, running his fingers through his hair. Ben put his arm around the younger man's shoulders.

"I know you are. But she'll be OK."

"I don't know. What if…" Riley began.

"No what ifs." Ben interrupted. "Riley, you know her better than I do. And even I know that she won't give up that easily." Ben looked at the seat beside Riley, where the paper was lying. "What's that?"

Riley turned around, picking it up. "Oh, I never opened it." He carefully unfolded it. Then stared at it, his mouth hanging open. He wasn't sure whether to laugh or cry.

It was written there in her handwriting, plain as day.

'Yes, I will marry you!!!'

So, that's what the note said! It was Riley's proposal! Yay!

But she got shot. Which is bad. But they were reunited. Which is good.

Review?