It was about an hour later when Robbie heard his door open; he guessed Jade hadn't rudely chased Beck away as soon as he made his getaway. He had no doubt of her showing up though.

He looked up from his position sitting on the edge of his bed and quickly plopped the three pills in his hand into his mouth and swallowed them without water. He watched as she walked towards him taking a seat in the chair in front of him. He really didn't wanna argue again.

"I don't understand." She finally said her voice calm. "Why are you…?" She trailed off trying to think of the right words, the calm words.

"I'm dying, Jade." The boy said sharply before the girl could say anything. His tone was unexpected and made her clamp her mouth shut. "I am going to die." His voice cracked.

"You're not going to die." Her voice grew weak but he could tell she really believed that. "So, using that as an excuse is ridiculous and cowardly."

Robbie covered his eyes with his hand to hide the tears welling up in his eyes. "You have to accept that it is a very high chance I will die."

"No," the girl said defiantly. Her voice was choked up and uneven in the way people's voices get when they cry. Hearing that, Robbie had to bit his lip to keep his emotions in check. "I don't have to accept anything." Jade reached over removing his hand from his face and made him look at her.

Both Jade and Robbie had tears falling freely down their eyes, the untainted pure emotion between them was like an invisible force bringing them together, and they both leaned towards the other. Robbie mind screamed for him to stop and that's what happened, he halted. Jade on the other hand had no nothing stopping her and only things pulling her forward. She only had reasons that made her need to kiss him more. The notion had come back, the one that nagged at her that Robbie would be alright only if her lips touched his. That's what happened, a kiss. A long sad kiss, one filled with a ton of repressed emotions finally allowed to be expressed.

Robbie let it happen because as soon as her lips touched his he couldn't fight it. He wrapped his arms around her as she gently slid into his lap and their kiss deepened. It went on for a while but finally they broke apart, Robbie was the one to break. "This isn't right." He mumbled breathlessly.

Jade's breathing was heavy and her eyes were half open as she tried to calm her racing heart. "How can you say that wasn't right?" The girl moved on his lap. She leaned forward again to kiss him again. This one was short barely a brush against his lips before he moved away leaving her cold. "Robbie…"

Angrily Jade got from a top of him and huffed angrily before turning away and stomping out of the room. Robbie let her go, hoping his impoliteness would be enough to drive her away from him.

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His mother had found a specialist… in Florida. It was perfect and not because his chances were higher there. It was because there was no Jade in Florida. It was the exact reason he hated the idea of having to leave.

He had contemplated just leaving and making Jade hate him more. It was his goal recently because if she hated him, she wouldn't like him. It would make him miserable but he hoped it would keep Jade from being hurt. He had decided he would tell her in person when she got back from her trip with her mom.

"You're leaving." She invited herself into his room again. He hadn't even had any idea she was back…

Robbie turned around to face her, "who told you?"

"I found out how I find out everything around here… over hearing it."

Robbie's smiled lightly.

"It's good right?" She crossed her arms over her chest. "You'll be better when you get back."

Robbie nodded his smile fading. "My mom found a place that looked like it will have better results. I leave tomorrow actually."

"So, you were going to leave without even telling any of your friends?" Jade asked. "That's not very nice."

Robbie had nothing to say to that, he wasn't going to tell anyone but her. "I didn't wanna do any goodbyes."

"Then don't…" The girl was obviously mad about what he had said but he could see it melt from her face after a while.

Robbie got from his seat and stood awkwardly in the middle of his room. He lightly scratched his head under his cap. Jade rolled her eyes, and walked towards him wrapping her arms around him and rested her head against his chest. His arms hesitantly wrapped around her waist and closed his eyes.

"What if I told you…?" Jade began speaking after a while.

"Save whatever you have to say until after I get back." He quickly interrupted not wanting to hear anything more from her.

"I need to tell you now."

"No you should wait until I get back… unless you don't believe I will."

Without missing a beat, without any hesitation, with any unwillingness, the girl answered. "I'll wait," she answered her voice firm.

"Thanks." Robbie mumbled softly. He let go of her and stepped back.

Jade gave him a rare and open smile not a smirk for she could show him she really believed he would return. Robbie weakly smiled back his looking more like a grimace.

He felt bad for lying to her.