A Doctor's Man

Chapter 11 - Dreams Come True

Hey guys! Here's the next chapter! You know you've been waiting for this one!

Also, Sorry for the late uploads! I've been delayed due to my Internet going over and costing me fifteen bucks...

Two years later...

Chloe couldn't believe the news she was hearing, it was too good to be true.

But, she failed to keep it away. It kept playing over and over in her head.

"Commander Shepard...Alive?" Came a playing of the news.

She sighed, She went on, telling herself it wasn't real. If it was, she has yet to see proof. Her heart ached thinking about him...

"Dr. Michel, You need to be in the lobby, right now," Came the Head Physician's voice through the comm.

"Yes, Sir, I'll be down right away," she replied before the orange interface disappeared.

She made her way to an empty elevator, and pressed the button for the lobby.

The elevator arrived, and she exited. She walked and walked until she got to the lobby. She saw several folks who were there, looking at the Head Physician, but they were looking at someone else...

She walked up to him, "Head Physician," she greeted.

The Physician spun around, "Ah, Dr. Michel! I have a surprise for you," he said as he smiled.

Her expression went from blank to curiosity as the Head Physician stepped to the side.

Her heart stopped, dropped, and rolled away as she saw what she thought her eyes were deceiving of.

"J-John...?" She asked, tears already rolling down her cheeks.

She saw that same face she dreamt of every day.

Seeing tears in his eyes, "Chloe?"

She cried as she threw her arms around him, he immediately did the same.

Dr. Michel sobbed as she held him tight by the back of his shirt, soaking it.

John rested his head alongside hers, silently crying as well.

The people around them in seats all smiled, and a few clapped quietly.

They looked back at each other, Chloe's eyes were, blood to the shot, red, but so were John's. they smiled

The Head Physician patted Chloe on the shoulder, "Go ahead and take the rest of the day off, you've earned it. I'm sure we can find someone else to take your place while you're gone."

Chloe smiled at him, "Thank you, Sir."

He nodded, and walked off.

"Can we go to my apartment?" She asked John.

John nodded, "Yeah, That would be best."

His voice is still the same!

John turned around after hearing the door close. He was taken by the face while Chloe pulled him in for a deeply yearned-for kiss.

The kiss was just like the first time, Soft, tender, and breath-taking.

"Is it really you?" She asked after the contact.

He nodded again, "Yep," he said, smiling.

Tears came to her eyes, "Why didn't you tell me you were alive? Why have you hidden from me?!"

He put his hands on her shoulders, "Chloe, Let me explain. Come on, you might want to sit."

He led her to her couches, and sat down together.

"Why did you put me through all of this?" She asked in a quietly cracked voice. Their hands intertwined for the first time in two years.

"Look, I died, ok? Have you heard of Cerberus?" He told her.

"A few times," came her response.

"They brought me back. Took what was left of me, put me on an operating table for two years and a month, and brought me back to life," he explained.

"But...how?" She asked.

"It took the boss a lot of time and resources, but they got it done, didn't they?" He said to her.

She nodded in agreement, "It all feels like a dream..."

"I know, I feel the same way..."

She was silent, still taking this all in.

"I'm...I'm sorry..." He said out of nowhere, his voice cracking.

"You're sorry for what?" She asked.

"That I put you through all of that pain. It tear apart my heart when I asked Dr. Chakwas how you reacted to me dying," he said as tears freely ran down his cheeks, "I...I should have been ready..."

She put her hands to the sides of his face, caressing, "It's ok, John, I..."

"No, it's not. That would be the last thing I do is hurt you. I mean...I was looking at your picture before The Normandy was attacked..." He said, cutting her off.

She looked at him, "You were?"

He nodded, "Looking at your beautiful smile and your amazing eyes."

"Well, I'm here now, aren't I?" She told him.

He smiled at her in reply, "Yes, you are."

She smiled back, melting his world with her jewels. She pulled him in for a kiss, and fell back as they reignited their love.

And there he is!

Not too bad, I think.

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~Dark