After what felt like too long, Nadia finally entered. Her eyes were sullen, and she was in despair. He hoped to see someone full of life and excitement, but instead was met with this. It hurt his heart. Yet it still brought life to him, and he wanted to bring life back to her. He grabbed her hand as she asked him to warn her if he was leaving again. "I'm not going anywhere," he told her, this time sure of himself. "Never again." His inner demons were quelled. It took what felt like a lifetime, but all his doubts, all his demons, everything with August, was now gone. Finally he felt at peace with himself.<br/><br/>"Can we have a moment?" David asked the nurse. The nurse nodded and left the room.<br/><br/>"You're the one holding me here," he told her. "For the past days I've been lost... in a place. It was always dark, and my past kept coming back up. The thing that brought me back to this world both times was you." He place his hand on her cheek, "I have no doubt in my mind that I made the right decision the day I left and came back."<br/><br/>David looked outside, people moving about, his parents were calmly looking inside, obviously giving them a moment to be alone. Behind them, a man was broken and hurt, obviously having just lost someone. Another person was on a stretcher, with doctors actively trying to bring him back to life. He realized every moment was short, and he had to live his life to the fullest. He had something with Nadia, and didn't want to pass the moment up.<br/><br/>He had to close his eyes and jump.<br/><br/>He looked at her, his heart tight, and his mind finally calm. "I'm always going to be by your side. I want to do what you said, to run away together, to leave our pasts behind, and to just... be. I don't care where... a new city, a cabin in the woods, on a boat, in a trailer, living on the road- whatever. I just want to be with you. We may have only known each other for a short time... but I want to marry you."<br/><br/>He had jumped, and was falling, waiting to see what would happen.