Thank you all for you fab reviews- I have taken your advice and decided there was another chapter to be written for this story. I hope you enjoy it…
He follows her swiftly back to the Grid.
"Ruth? Ruth! You can't run from this."
"Run from what? What is it that I'm running from?"
"Me. Us. This! You kissed me."
"You said you love me."
"I do."
"Do you love Ellena?"
"That's not fair."
"Why?"
"Did you love George?"
"That was different Harry!"
"Why?"
"Because George is dead and Ellena is… well, she's here. Now."
"If I didn't know you better, Ruth, I'd say you were jealous."
"Jealous! Bloody hell, Harry! Jealous! You think that's what I am? This is beyond some high school crush, you know! This is beyond jealous! This is heartbreak. This is… it's… devastating."
He reaches for her but she pulls free from his grip.
"No! No Harry. Don't."
"But Ruth, I…"
"You what, huh? How are you planning on making this right? How are you planning on saving this?"
There is a long, painful silence. Slowly a sad smile stretches across her lips.
"It's funny- I didn't think you could mourn for something that was never there."
"We both know that's not true. There has been, and always will be, something there."
He takes a step towards her, but does not reach out for her.
"You were wrong Harry."
"I've been wrong about a lot of things."
"I don't think we have to sacrifice ourselves or the ones we love for this job. I think we have to sacrifice everything. We have to sacrifice our heart."
"I don't love her, Ruth."
She shakes her head as her tears fall.
"I can't, Harry. Please don't say it."
"You know I don't love her, don't you?"
She is still shaking her head.
"Don't you?"
She is still.
"I love you Ruth."
"Why?"
"What?
"Why me Harry? I don't understand."
Slowly he takes her hand and places it gently over his heart.
"This is why. I know you feel it too."
Silence. She finally brings her eyes to meet his.
"I... I… This is ridiculous!"
"Why?"
"We can't do this Harry."
"Why not?"
"It's not right."
"I think sometimes whether something is right or wrong becomes irrelevant."
"What do you want from me Harry?"
"You know what I want."
"And you think it's that easy do you? You think after everything that we've been through, after everything we've done, you can just tell me that you love me and that I will just fall into you arms? That everything else will melt away? That we will just leave everything behind us here on the Grid and go home… and…? Well, what do you expect?"
"I expect you to let me love you, Ruth. That's all."
"No, Harry."
He begins to back away from her as the pain of her words stab at his exposed heart.
"No. That's not all."
He pauses.
"You forgot about this."
She kisses him. Everything seems to melt away. Then they leave everything behind them on the Grid and he takes her home.
Really not sure about the ending but there we go. Hope you enjoyed it! Sorry it got a lil bit angsty. RR and let me know
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