So, this is my last chapter for this story. Another will be coming soon! I wanted to make it longer and despite my delightful beta pl3as3-tak3-m3-t0-w0nd3rland 's suggestions, I couldn't quite fit it in. Thanks for reading this weird story. Please review and tell me your opinion. Hope everyone enjoys this story. (:

She wasn't too far away when she heard beeping alarms inside of Ressler's room. Forgetting her anger towards him, she ran back to his room to find him standing up.

"Ressler what are you doing?" Her heart was pounding. My gosh, am I overreacting?

"I was going to follow you." He tried to walk towards her but grimaced in pain.

She walked over to him to help him back to the bed, but when she got to him, he wrapped his strong muscular arms around her. She was taken aback, but seconds later, she found herself cuddling into his chest. Listening to the rhythmic beats of their hearts.

"Liz, I need to explain what happened between me and Kimmy…"

She froze in his embrace, but didn't dare to move away from him. She listened on as his chest rose and fell.

"So… I know I messed up… And I'm sorry. But, I broke up with her. I just need you to know that, whatever this is between us, is important to me…. You're important to me." He rambled and her eyes were wet with tears of a mix of sadness and happiness.

"If it was important to you, why would you go out with her in the first place?" She wasn't mad anymore, just curious. Her tone was questioning, but sweet. It looked like he was ready for this question, because he answered right away.

"To get my mind off of you. I've never…" He sighed before going on. Tightening his grip around her. "I've never felt so protective over anyone in my life. Our job is dangerous. I know that. You know that. Sometimes, I just feel like I can never do enough to shield you from some of the bad stuff. I just… I just thought that maybe if I went out with someone else, I could stop feeling so strongly about you….But it didn't work because I realized I didn't want to stop having feelings for you."

She looked up to him finding his eyes already looking down at her. Her breath got caught in her throat as she thought of what she was about to say.

"I love you, Res…" She said softly. She knew how she felt. She felt this way for a while now. It just took courage and time to actually come out and say it.

Then it hit him like a ton of bricks. He knew he loved her, he just never knew how much until just now. He didn't think he could ever feel so many things in his life. Nevertheless good things. All he could think of was about how far they've come from partners. First, not trusting each other, to giving comfort, then slowly becoming to trust each other, becoming friends, then best friends, to covering Each other's asses every once in a while. Now this. This is something he'd never guessed to happen. He was so bottled up he would never let anyone in. Until Liz. Of course, there was Audrey. Yes, he loved her with every ounce of his being. But it wasn't like this… There was nothing he could begin to describe on how he felt about Liz. It was the kind of feeling you only see in movies. They were made for each other. Or at least he felt that way.

His lips went up into a toothy grin and he put his warm hand on her cheek. He searched her pool of sea blue eyes and found how beautiful they were. He took a small step back and swallowed. Slowly leaning into her, their breaths mixing in the air around them. A million things were going through their minds right now. They can never go back, and they didn't want to. His lips.. Where so close.. Just a breath away… And…

"Mr. Ressler, please get back into bed." A nurse said while rushing into the room.

They slowly let go of the hold they had on each other as he hesitantly listened to the nurse. 'Why does this always happen every time we have a moment?'

The nurse put back the IV and all the other equipment he ripped off himself not too long ago and she left them alone again.

After that day, she would come help him with his therapy once every week. Sometimes more if she could. He slowly but surely got better. He would be at work sooner than they all though. But It was Ressler, so what were they thinking?

Liz was looking over some files as she drank her coffee. Work really sucked without Ressler there. She missed the daily routine with him. Coffee, laughs that only they could pull out of each other, then when it was time to leave, wishing each other a goodnight.

She read most of the file when she heard their office door open. She looked up expecting it to be Aram or Cooper, but Ressler was there. Holding a cane in his hand.

"Looks like Cooper and I exchanged spots for a few weeks." He said referring to the cane.

She got up, practically running to him and hugged him."Ouch." He chuckled as he wrapped her into his embrace. Such a familiar feeling that she really only got with him. A feeling of safety… A feeling of love. Right then and there, they forgot where they were. As far as they were concerned, they were the only two people on earth.

"Sorry…" She smiled into his chest without letting go. Boy, was she happy he was back.

"I love you, Liz."

Her heart stopped, he had just said it back. She was scared he never would. The annoying little butterflies in her stomach seemed to melt, as did she.

Suddenly his lips were on hers. His kiss was desperate but so full of love. Telling her things in ways only actions could. In a few seconds, hers had just as much force as his. His hands caressed her cheeks as Her hands found their way into his hair. She never felt like this before. And she didn't want it to ever stop. If she knew he could be this intoxicating, she would've kissed him sooner.

They pulled away, with his thumbs making small circles on her baby soft cheeks. He rested his forehead on top of hers, as they smiled. Then they heard the sound of many people clapping. They looked out towards the sound, and found the whole office watching them through their window. Aram and Samar had the widest grins as they clapped their hands in delight. Their cheeks burning as they laughed nervously. But they wouldn't take it back. Not for the world.