Jack slowly got up from the couch and walked into the bedroom. He noticed Sue sitting on the end of bed, her hands covering her face. Sue was very embarrassed. She didn't want to hurt Jack, but she needed to tell him about the letter. He sat next to her on the bed and tapped her shoulder. Sue lifted her face to look at him. 'I'm sorry' he signed. "Will you forgive me?" He asked.

"Jack, I'm the one that should be sorry." She blurted out.

He was confused, why should Sue be sorry? She didn't do anything, except help him. "Why are you sorry?"

"I was going to tell you when you got better. But I think I should tell you now. I hope you're not going to be angry with me, and if you want me to leave I'll understand."

Sue was rambling on and Jack had no clue what she was talking about. "What do you mean Sue? I won't be angry and I certainly don't want you to leave. You can tell me anything." Jack placed his hand over hers in a comforting gesture.

Sue took a deep breath. "Remember when you asked Bobby to get your things but he sent me instead." Jack nodded, urging her to continue. "Well when I was getting your pyjamas, a letter fell out and landed on the floor. I was going to put it back in the drawer. But then I saw my name on it and I read it. I'm sorry Jack, I knew I shouldn't have. It was wrong of me."

His mouth fell open as he realized what she had read. Once the shock wore off he actually felt relieved that she knew his true feelings. It felt like a huge weight had been lifted off his shoulders. He looked at Sue and saw the remorse all over her face, she looked like she was going to cry. Jack felt for her and held her hand in both of his. "Sue, you don't need to apologize, I should be apologizing to you."

"What do you mean Jack?" Sue asked in confusion.

"I should have told you sooner how I felt. I should have done it face to face, and not written it in a letter I was never going to give you. I wrote that letter the night before your last day and it was the worst night of my life. I couldn't sleep and I couldn't talk to anyone about my feelings. So I thought it would help to write it down and get it off my chest. That day in the hallway, I was planning on telling you how I felt but then Myles interrupted."

Sue nodded, understanding where he was coming from. She suspected he was finally going admit to his feelings that day. But when Myles showed up it was just another missed opportunity. Now she was relieved that he wasn't angry at her.

Jack wanted to make things right. He lifted her hand and placed a gentle kiss across her knuckles. "I love you Sue."

"I love you too Jack." She reached out and caressed the side of his face.

When he heard those words come from her lips, his heart jumped for joy. He had no idea that Sue felt the same way he did. His happiness reflected in the smile that reached his eyes. "I wish I could kiss you right now." Jack hated that he was still recovering, otherwise he would take Sue in his arms and show her how much he loved her.

Sue took pity on Jack and carefully leaned towards him. Her hands framed his face as her lips gently brushed his. She timidly let her tongue trace his bottom lip, and he groaned in response. He parted his lips, his tongue darting out to meet hers, willing her silently to deepen the kiss. When she did, Jack was soon lost in the sensations of their tongues dancing together. He placed his hands on her arms, wishing he could run them along the sides of her body and pull her close. Soon Jack, very soon he promised himself.