A/N: Thanks to everyone for your patience! Bottom line is that school sucks. Just about everything that could possibly get in the way of an update has from computer problems to another cold to another round of midterms to friends crises. I hope you enjoy this chapter! Furthermore, I would like to thank Blank-fic for pointing out the timeline flaw. Hopefully I will be able to fix this during some future revision. Thanks for those of you who have stuck with me! I tried to make this one longer. Its not long… but its longer than they I have been I think. Thanks again (have I said thanks enough? Probably not) Please leave reviews.

Dean tried his hardest to keep his hand from shaking as he pressed the intercom button. "Hello passengers, this is your captain speaking. We have a medical emergency on board and will be landing at the nearest airport. Please ask one of our stewardesses if you have any questions. I apologize for the inconvenience." He added the last part grudgingly but it was a mandatory part of the speech.

"Okay dean, we should be able to land at the Lille Airport as soon as they give the okay." Ted tried to sound reassuring, but, like everyone else, all he could think of was Colette. Only moments later the okay came in from the tower at Lille and Dean began their descent towards the landing strip. He had never been this anxious to land the plane before. He wished he could land it faster and carry Colette to safety. He was almost shaking with the effort it took him to restrain this impulse.

He shifted his focus. He thought about the girls and how he always felt guilty when he told the passengers to ask them if they had any questions. He knew how difficult it could be dealing with passengers whose plans were upset by some delay. He knew that they were already just as upset as he was about Colette. It wasn't fair that they had to deal with confused and frustrated passengers on top of that. He resolved that he would buy them dinner when this was all over.

He pressed the intercom button again, "We are now descending into Lille airport. Pan Am will be happy to cover any and all expenses that this delay will cost you. Please remain seated until the plane has come to a complete stop. Thank you for your patience and understanding." He dropped the intercom to the ground.

It would only be a few moments now. The tarmac was approaching quickly as they rushed towards it, but no matter their current speed it just wasn't quickly enough. Finally, they touched down. And under different circumstances he would have been proud of the landing, but right now he didn't have the brain power to waste on superfluous things like pride.

He pulled back on the breaks and as soon as the plane had slowed down, Ted wordlessly took over taxiing the plane as Dean all but leapt out of his seat and tried his best to not run all the way back to Colette's side.