Epilogue

"Didn't I tell you that you'd have to pry that scalpel out of my cold dead hands in 40 years?"

"It's not the time to make jokes honey."

"Come on. You and I both knew that this day would come eventually. It was inevitable."

"I know but still… I don't know if I can do it."

"You got even more than 40 years. See it that way."

"But I don't know if I can, or want, to live one single day without you. How am I supposed to fall asleep in this bed, our bed, without you lying next to me? Who am I supposed to clean up after? Who am I supposed to cook for? I can't imagine doing it for anyone but you."

"You have the kids. You'll have eachother. And I'll be fine." She looked into his teary eyes and felt her stomach dropping to the floor. She felt horrible for doing this to him. Terrible. But how was she supposed to keep herself from dying? Sooner or later it would happen anyway. And if he died first… She couldn't imagine living only one second without him. She took his face in her hands and kissed him gently. They sat there with their foreheads touching for a while.

"Just one thing."

"What?"

"No hospitals."

"I never thought I'd hear you say that." She smirked, fully aware of the irony in her previous sentence. "And same goes for me. Nothing that isn't absolutely necessary."

"Owen I don't think that…"

"I'm just saying… Whoever will be in this situation… I just thought I'd tell you."

"Okay."

"I love you Cristina Yang. Always have, always will."

"And I love you. Now come to bed and hold me so that I can fall asleep."

He lay down next to her and wrapped his muscular arms around her tiny body. She was still beautiful and even three children couldn't manage ruin her slim body. She curled into his chest, like she always did. His scent was the only thing that could make her feel like she was totally save. He kissed the top of her forehead.

"Thank you." He whispered, "Thank you for giving me this amazing family."

"You are more than welcome. But actually I should thank you for making me realize that I could in fact have everything."

"I love you more that I could ever tell you."

"Same to you Hunt."

And then they both fell asleep.

You never know the last day of your life is going to be the last. They say that you get that feeling, that feeling of death right before you die. But you only get that when you're alone. Not when you're falling asleep in the arms of the person you love. You don't realize that it was your last conversation, the last 'I love you' because you think you have forever. But you don't.

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"What do you mean at the same time?"

"Sometimes those things happen. You're lying next to the person you love, the one you spent your life with and you subconsciously, because they were asleep, feel their heart stop beating. Then your heart stops beating too, because it doesn't want to live without the other person. We don't know why, or how, but it does happen. "

"So you're saying…"

"I'm very sorry for your loss Dr. Yang."

She felt a hand on her shoulder and turned around.

"They're here."

"I'll be right outside." She said, mentally preparing herself for what she was about to tell her family.

"So what happened?" The young man asked.

"They're dead." Her voice was cracking.

"They? Both? Wait what? I thought just…"

"They found them this morning and…"

"So you're saying…"

"They fell asleep. Together."

"So you're telling me that they literally died in eachother's arms."

"Just like they always wanted."

"Yeah. I guess their wish came true."

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"My mother told me once that she never imagined herself being in a place like that. When she said that, she was holding my son for the first time. Her grandchild. She said that she had never thought that it was possible to love someone this much. And she wasn't just referring to our beautiful boy, Owen Shepherd, but to all of us. Her friends, her family, her work. And I, for my part, am glad she changed her mind. That she gave me a family. My brother Theo and my sister Amelia. My husband Bailey and our kids. Also my nephews and nieces. We are all here because of her, because of them. Because their love was stronger than them. Some people say that they were 'meant to be'. I would say something more like 'against all odds'. Because that is how they were. So different, but yet perfect for eachother. They were always strong for us. Because they loved us, and they loved eachother even more.

He told me that, three months or so after they had met, he knew he wanted to be around 40 years from then. Brave as he was, he told her that. And he said that when he saw the look on her face, he knew that she wanted the same thing. Well I am glad to say that they didn't only get their 40 years, but got 51. And they died as they lived. Together. Mom, Dad. I miss you so much. I hope you're in a better place. You will never be forgotten. Take care now." Olivia said finishing her eulogy with tears in her eyes.

A/N: So this is it. I hope you liked it and I promise there'll be sequels soon! Please leave on final REVIEW. Thanks for sticking with this story. xoxo