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Brax helped Nate get Casey onto a wheelchair (as they didn't think he was emotionally and mentally stable enough to walk there himself) and together they all went to the room where Denny lay. She was so pale, her skin cold as ice. And yet, still so beautiful. She couldn't be dead. Her eyes had been closed and her body was covered with a sheet, although her arms lay on top of it.

Casey ignored the voices of everyone. As soon as he saw Denny he was off the wheelchair and had climbed into the bed beside her. He hugged her tight and tried to give her the little body heat he had, although it was much too late, she was already long gone.

Everyone else left the room and watched through the window, giving Casey the feeling of privacy. Their hearts broke as they watched Casey pull a small box out of his pocket and open it to reveal it's contents. The most beautiful engagement ring they had ever seen. They could see him talking to Denny, even though she was long deceased, as he placed the ring on her finger.

"Denise Denny Miller. I had a whole speech planned for this, I...I even wrote it all down on paper and memorised it for while we were away but now I guess I'm going to have to change it a little and do some improvisation for you. You were always good at that, waiting 'til I had a plan before doing something crazy which changed my plans for the better. Although I think you went a bit too far with this one. You caught my eye from the moment I first saw you in your overalls at the bait shop, when you were helping Jett with his boat. I think we instantly became friends at that moment, at least, I hope we were friends. I admired your courage and outlook on living life to the fullest after losing so much and I think that's what you're trying to teach me now but it's a tough lesson, Den. I'd still like to think that you could keep teaching me about it for as long as I should remain in this world before I meet you again. Denny, you are the love of my life and my sole source of encouragement. You're the one person who could make me laugh and enjoy life. And I wish I could continue to do this with you. I know you're not in this world with me but I hope that you're still listening. Denny, will you marry me, in this world and in Heaven, cos I know that's where you are?" Casey said, staring sadly at Denny.

Casey paused for a few minutes, "I know you can't actually respond, so I'm just going to pray that you said yes," he whispered, slipping the engagement ring onto Denny's ring finger. He slowly wiped the tears away that were pouring from his eyes.

"Oh my gosh! Casey was going to propose to Denny while they were away!" Gasped Bianca.

"Oh, mate!" Sighed Heath.

Everyone looked sadly through the window, Casey had finally broken down lying beside Denny.

They all went in, deciding that Casey needed rest, in his own hospital bed and away from Denny.

"Case mate, why don't we take you back to your room so that you can get some rest? You shouldn't spend so much time in here, it's not healthy," suggested Brax.

"I'm not leaving her! Leaving her is accepting the fact that she's gone forever and I can't do that!" Casey stated, firmly.

"Casey, this isn't good for your mental state. I know it's hard but you need to let her go. She's gone," replied Nate, quietly.

"No. No I can't do that. She's not gone, if I concentrate hard enough I can still picture her alive and well. Smiling and happy. We were going away, before the crash...I was gonna propose..." Said Casey, slowly mumbling off, his thoughts colliding.

Brax sighed staring at Casey and then moved his glance to Nate, who nodded. Together they got Casey off Denny's bed and onto the wheelchair. They pushed him back into his room and got him set up back on the bed.

"Casey, we know this is hard. I thought I'd let you know though, Hannah said that Denny's funeral is going to be on Friday this week. It's going to be at the cemetery down from the farmhouse," explained Nate,"she thought you might want to say something. You don't have to feel pressured to say anything though, it's completely up to you."

Casey didn't reply though and no one forced him to say anything. They knew in his condition that they couldn't force him to do anything. They had to give him time.