What seemed like seconds later, but must have been a few hours she heard the door open and saw Herc's figure in the doorframe. She pretend to still be asleep, wondering if he would try to wake her, she didn't want to embarrass him of he thought better of this decision.

He moved into the room and shut the door. Ella heard a buckle being undone and fabric hitting the floor. Just as she wondered what was happening, he pulled back the covers and sat down top of her. Simultaneously they screamed 'What the hell!'

He jumped up and Ella turned on the bedside lamp. She gasped as she looked at the man in the room. It wasn't Herc. It was him.

'Chuck?' She whispered, assuming she was dreaming,

'Ella!' He replied and came around the bed until he was standing a few inches away from her, 'You're here." He said and lifted a hand to brush the hair off her face. Ella's breath caught as she thought of the moment she had to wake up. 'I thought I lost you.' Chuck said, moving his hand to the back of her head and pulling her towards him.

'I miss you.' Ella whispers,

'Why?' Chuck asks, confused, 'I'm right here.'

Chuck takes Ella's hand and pulls her back to the bed, she rests her back against his chest and he links an arm under her neck.

'You won't be here in the morning,' Ella whispers,

'Of course I will.' Chuck replies.

The next morning Ella feels the loss afresh when Chuck isn't in the beside her. She takes a moment to compose herself, she knew it had to be a dream, bur she held out hope that he was really here. Ella puts, on one of Chucks old hoodies over her pyjamas and makes her way to the kitchen. She spots Herc from the doorway and notices the smile that's plastered across his face. Ella walks further into the room and is shocked again to see Chuck sitting at the other side of the table.

'Good morning.' Chuck says, a smile taking over his face when he sees her.

'You're not here,' Ella says,

'What are you talking about?' Chuck still sounds confused,

'How could you possibly be really here. You're dead.'

It is then that Chuck stands from the table and explains everything. After turning off the radio, Pentecost inquired about Ella and after a short discussion put him in a pod. The explosion had caused Chuck to be projected outside of the radar zone, and he was lost on the pandemonium. Eventually he was found by one of the clear up teams, but by that time everyone had gone home. He had come home to see his Dad and planned to look for Ella in the States. When he was finished he looked down at Ella who had tears in her eyes, he wiped them away with his thumb and kissed her. It was that kiss that confirmed it for Ella. He was alive. He was here. He was hers.