AN: Inspired by lyrics from "Half The World Away" by Oasis
I sat by the hospital bed, clinging to my wife's hand which felt way to cold. Looking down at her battered body, I refused to see how she looked now but instead remembered her beauty. The doctor's had said they had done everything they could but that the damage to her body was too severe and she wouldn't make it through the night. The readouts on the machines she was hooked to were really the only indication that she was still with me.
I knew I was losing her, I could see that and had accepted it. All I wanted now was for her to open her eyes one last time so that I could tell her a proper good-bye. To tell her one last time that I love her and see the understanding and love reflected in her eyes.
"I wish I could stay."
Kathleen had her eyes open, a brilliant blue bright with unshed tears. It was as if she had heard my silent desires.
"I wish you could too. I love you."
And there was her answer in those eyes. It was a memory I knew I would cling to in the months and years I had to face without her.
"Tell Kurt I love him. Take good care of our little boy."
"I will," I told her, thinking of my son who was currently with the Jones'. My son who was so much like his mother that I knew I would see her whenever I looked at him. I didn't know how I was going to tell him his mother was gone but I knew I would have to.
And with that simple exchange, Kathleen closed her eyes again and took her final breath. I felt as though half my heart was leaving this world with her, and if it wasn't for Kurt I know I would want to follow her completely.