A/N: updating again because I wont be able to for a week or so. Please read and review, love hearing feeback from you guys. Thank you all! :)
Brian woke up the next morning to Olivia's side of the bed empty. He almost always woke up before her. He stood up and walked out of the bedroom and into the living room in their small apartment. He looked over and saw Olivia sitting at the kitchen table writing something. He walked over and sat across from her.
"What are you writing?" Brian reached over and took a bite of Olivia's blueberry muffin.
Olivia looked up at him. "My bucket list."
Brian sadly smiled. "Can I see it?"
Olivia nodded. "I just finished it. I know it is short, but these are some of the few things that I can still do and have always wanted to."
Brian read through the short list. He wanted to do all of this for Olivia. He will do this all for her. She deserves it.
"I know you are probably thinking about price. I have all my life savings and my mom left me money when she died that I have never touched."
Brian nodded. Price wasn't what he was worried about. Time is what he was worried about. He knew without treatment Olivia wouldn't very sick. But she would be run down as time moved on.
"When can we start?" Brian looked at her. He had no idea when they would start these "adventures"; as Olivia had them labelled at the top of the paper.
"Well I called yesterday while you were in the shower and I managed to book us flights and hotel rooms for next week. We are going to Paris." She smiled. She had always wanted to go on a romantic vacation to Paris. And now she was.
Brian laughed softly. "I can't wait."
She smiled at him.
He looked at her serious, "Did your doctor give you the okay to leave?"
Olivia frowned. "Yes he did. But can we not talk about doctors, and chemo and cancer and dying? I want to focus on what we are going to be doing to make memories and enjoy our time left together. Not what will eventually happen."
"I am sorry Olivia. I didn't mean to upset you." He stood and walked over to her kneeling in front her.
She looked at him from where she sat in the chair. "It's fine. I just don't want to focus on the negatives when there are positives we can look forward to. Like going to Paris."
"I agree." He took her hand and lightly kissed her knuckles. "What would my beautiful wife like to do today?"
"Honestly I just want to stay home and cuddle with my handsome husband." She leaned forward and softly kissed him. He smiled against her lips. She pulled away and stood up. She went to reach for her oxygen tank to pull it behind her, but Brian beat her to it.
"I'll take it." He pulled the oxygen tank and walked beside Olivia to their bedroom.
"Bri your so amazing. I love you so so much." He helped her get settled comfortably into the bed. He walked around the bed and lay down on his side. He pulled Olivia closer to him and held her close.
"I love you Olivia. You have no idea how much."
She turned in his arms so she was facing him. She leaned her forehead against his chest. "Brian I want to you to promise me something."
"What's that?"
"When I- when I die. I need you to not- I don't want you to grieve for a long time. I don't want you to stay in the past. I need you to move on. Go and live your life. I want you to know that I do not want you to be depressed or- or not move on. Eventually I want you to find someone else. I want that for you."
Brian felt tears filling his eyes. He knew that that had been hard for her to say to him. He didn't know what to say. "Liv. I'm never going to be able to get over it. I love you. Because you want me to move on I will, but I will never be over it. And I don't know if I will be able to love someone else. I love you more than anything. More than you will ever know."
Olivia silently cried. "Brian please promise me you will move on. I need you to promise me that. Please."
Tears were streaming down his face. He nodded. "I promise. I promise, Liv."
She nodded and closed her eyes. "Thank you. And I love you more than you will understand. I will always love you, Brian Cassidy."
The two held each other. Not speaking. Nothing. Just silence. Olivia reached up and wiped her eyes. She was emotional thinking about how much other people are affected by her illness. It made her upset to think about it. If only she had went to the doctor as soon as she felt sick. Maybe she would have beat cancer. Maybe she would be doing a lot better. Maybe her lungs would be unaffected. Maybe she would be able to breathe without the help of an oxygen tank. There was so much she could have prevented if she would have went to the doctor right away. But she hadn't. She always told herself she was fine. But the truth was she wasn't. And she was paying the consequences.
"Olivia."
"Yeah?" she sniffed and looked up at Brian.
"Do you want to go out for supper tonight? I want to take you to that restaurant we went to for our first date."
Olivia smiled. "Yeah. We haven't been there in a year. Let's go there."
Brian smiled and sat up, pulling Olivia up with him. Brian took a shower and got dressed and Olivia put on make up and a flowy blue dress she had bought last summer. They made their way to the car and went to the restaurant. The restaurant that Brian took Olivia to for their first date and their engagement night.
The restaurant wasn't to busy when they got there, so they got a table right away. They ordered their drinks and soon ordered their food. They ate and talked amongst themselves. Laughing and enjoying their themselves. Olivia felt the happiest she had in a long time. Every once in a while she would catch Brian staring at her.
"What?" she blushed when she saw him looking at her. He still made her feel butterflies in her stomach. She loved that.
"You're just so gorgeous. How did I get so lucky?"
She laughed softly. "I love you."
"I love you too."
They leaned across the table and softly kissed. When they broke apart, together they whispered to each other;
"I love you."
