Rachel had a busy day talking to all of her visitors; she had fallen asleep. There were a lot of different doctors who visited her and thanked her for making the cure and saving their families. They told her that they were grateful she was alive.

Rachel woke up and Chandler was sitting next to her bed. He looked refreshed. He looked like he got some rest and he had taken a shower; he changed his clothes.

"How long have you been here?", Rachel asked him.

"Not long, maybe half an hour."

"You know you don't have to stay here anymore, especially when I'm sleeping. I'll be alright, Tom."

He looked her in the eyes. She never called him by his first name. She always addressed him by "Captain" or "Captain Chandler". He liked the way it sounded coming out of her mouth.

"I know." Then he changed the subject. "It looks like you got a lot of visitors today", he said while looking at all the balloons and flowers.

"Yeah, I did. I honestly didn't even know half the people who came in here today. They all thanked me for making the cure and told me it was an honor to get to talk to me. Captain, can I ask you for a favor?"

Now she was back to calling him "Captain".

"Anything", Tom replied. Rachel looked him in the eyes, and he really meant it.

"Can you help me out of this bloody bed? I need to walk around, even if I will regret it later."

"Let me ask Dr. Stephens first". Chandler went and asked the doctor.

The doctor said, "If she thinks she can do it, she can. It won't be easy."

Chandler went back to Rachel. "He said only if you think you can. Are you really sure you want to do this?"

"Yes", she replied. "I can't stand to be in this bed any longer."

He helped her up and her face contorted into a painful expression.

"Are you okay?", he asked her.

"No, but I will be", she said but her voice broke. She was in so much pain, but she was trying to hide it from him.

Chandler couldn't stand seeing her like this. "I'm going to set you down. You shouldn't be up."

"No, please don't. I need to do this."

Tom sighed and held onto Rachel to make sure she wasn't going to fall. They started to walk slowly.

"I'm going to to talk to you, I need a distraction. Although, it's not going to help to talk. It hurts when I breathe."

Tom nodded his head, with sadness in his eyes.

"So..", she started to say. "Tex visited me earlier and told me that you never once left my side when I was out. You didn't have to stay with me, I was going to be alright."

"I didn't know that", Tom argued.

"Tex told me that you almost passed out because you refused to stop giving me your blood. You stayed here for me and I know you didn't sleep or eat. You need to take care of yourself too."

"I just needed to make sure you were going to be okay. I needed to make sure you weren't going to..", he couldn't finish what he was going to say. He was so scared that she wasn't going to make it.

They started to walk back to her room.

"I'm fine. Don't worry about me. Take care of yourself for once. I know I've already said this once, but I think it needs to be said again. It isn't your fault. Don't you dare think it is."

Chandler helped her back into bed. "Are you alright?"

"I'm in a lot of pain, but I really did need to get up and walk. Thank you."

He nodded his head and started to sit down, but she grabbed his hand. "Thank you, really. You didn't have to anything that you did. You saved my life. You are a good man, Captain Chandler. Don't let anyone tell you different."

Tom looked at their hands, and then her eyes.

"Now leave, Captain. Go get more rest, doctor's orders", she said as she winked.

Tom smiled and then he left. Rachel fell asleep again, and so did Tom when he got back to his house.