A/N: Leave your thoughts! They feed my brain and soul!

Knocked Up by Kings of Leon

11. Never Tear us Apart

"You need to run-"

"-No-"

"Listen to me Lizzie," he groaned and threw his head back as he coughed out mouth full of blood threatening to choke him. "Listen to me...you need to run..." He wheezed. "They'll be here in a matter of time."

"No, please!"

"And when they get here," Red continued, "They will not hesitate to to capture you and torture you for day's, weeks if need be."

Liz sobbed desperately. "I can't just leave you here!"

"You must!" He snarled. "Do you love me?" He whispered in a softer tone.

"Yes...yes, yes, yes, Red, I love you. I need you to stay." She said it so quietly that he had to strain his ears over his wheezing breaths.

He raised his hand up towards her face and ran his fingers down her cheek.

"If you love me..." He coughed again, desperately gasping for air. More blood pooled out of his mouth. "Lizzie...if you love me...you'll do this one thing for me."

She shook her head angrily. "No! I'm not! I won't just leave you here! I can't-"

"-Yes you can!" He raised his voice angrily. "Yes you can. Lizzie, you're strong...you're so strong and you don't need anything or anyone to help you move forward. Not me-not anyone. You need to go. For my sake. If not, I died for nothing. My job was to protect you. If you live...then my work is done. If you live...then my life meant something. I love you more than anything...one day years from now-," he groaned as a sharp pain ran down his side.

Liz clutched his hand and ran her hand down the side of his head, stopping just below his sideburn.

"One day..." he continued through gritted teeth trembling, "Years from now...you'll be with a man far worthier of you than I am. You'll live in a beautiful house and have beautiful kids the exact replica of you running around. And you'll look back on this moment..." He trailed off as he choked back a sob.

Liz pressed her forehead against his kissing his bloodstained lips.

"You'll look back at this moment, and you'll realize that leaving me behind was the best decision you could have ever made in your entire life."

Liz shook her head as tears streamed down her face. "I'll never do that."

"But you will...you will. You'll see then, that it was all worth it in the end."

"I love you," she whispered.

He nodded and squeezed his eyes shut tight.

"I love you too. Now...Go."