Brittany was sitting at Breadstix waiting for Sam. She felt horrible that she hadn't told him first that she was going to MIT early. She hated that she didn't know how to handle telling her glee family that she was leaving them. She had been so scared about leaving everyone behind that she just hid the news from everyone. She was leaving in a week and McKinley would start their second semester without her. Half of her was excited to go be a beautiful genius amongst the nerdy MIT students, but half of her was terrified to leave her friends, the people she loved, behind.

The waitress had come to her table for the third time and Sam still wasn't there. Brit could tell the waitress had begun to feel bad for her, like she'd been stood up or something. Sam was half an hour late and there was no text or call from him to tell her why he wasn't with her. He hadn't seem mad at her and she was sure he wouldn't just leave her alone at the restaurant. The dinner had been her idea; a final date to say goodbye and end their dating relationship. They were planning on staying friends, but they both knew that no matter how much they loved each other, a long distance relationship wouldn't work out while they were both so young. They both held the idea that eventually they would end up together down the road.

Brittany stared out the window while she waited for anyone to text her back. She had texted the other glee members a few minutes before to see if anyone had seen Sam, and she'd called Sam a couple times.

She was slightly startled as her phone began to ring. She looked at the screen but she didn't recognize the number. She answered, hoping it was Sam.

"Is this Brittany Pierce?" A young female voice asked gently.

"Uh, yeah. Who's this?" Brittany asked, playing with the sugar packets on the table.

"Miss Pierce, I'm afraid you're needed at Lima General Hospital. Something's happened. There's been an accident involving Sam Evans; he requested we call you…"

Everything in Brittany's life stopped. She wasn't even sure she was breathing anymore. When she heard the line go dead, she didn't let go of her phone. She gripped her phone tightly and numbly walked out of the restaurant. Driving to the hospital, she wasn't sure what was happening. She didn't register the bright lights from the other cars around her. She just focused on the road ahead and made it to the hospital in fifteen minutes. It was a shock to her when she realized she had started crying.

Walking into the hospital, she found the first nurse she could and said she was there for Sam Evans. Brittany wasn't sure what the nurse was telling her. Something about a car accident, critical condition, not much time. Brittany just wanted to see him. The halls seemed to go on forever; winding and twisting into a maze she wasn't sure she'd ever make it out of.

Finally they reached the ICU and the nurse led Brittany into the brightly lit room that was overcrowded with machines. Burt and Carol were already in the room. They had been sitting at Sam's bedside, but they both moved as Brittany entered.

Sam looked more broken than Brittany had ever seen anybody look. His body was littered with cuts and burns. There were bandages covering his forehead and the only way he was able to breathe was with the help of the machines.

She walked to him and he tried to give a warm smile like he always did when he saw her.

"Brit…" His voice was small and raw, like he'd never spoken before.

Brittany sat in the seat next to his bed and held his hand. Clutching it as if the harder she held it, the better he'd get.

"Sam, I'm here. You'll be fine, right?" The feeling in her gut made her grimace. She knew the answer was the opposite of everything she ever wanted.

"Yeah… yeah Brit, I'll be okay." Sam's tears betrayed him as they both knew he was lying. "I'll get better and we'll get married for real someday; maybe after you finish at MIT and show everyone just how much of a genius you've always been."

Brittany smiled sadly and brushed his golden hair from his face.

"Yeah. And we'll have five super-blonde, genius children with big mouths and awesome singing skills." Brittany tried to laugh with Sam, but her thoughts were back with December.

Their Mayan wedding had been perfect in Brittany's eyes. She knew she loved him just as much as she loved Santana, but for some reason, being married to Sam had made her feel better than anything else she'd ever done. Sure, once the world hadn't ended, they were glad the marriage wasn't real, but that was only because they were in high school. But the fact that they wanted to spend their last moments on earth together as man and wife, was something Brittany couldn't shake off.

She was brought out of her memories as Sam coughed up blood. He tried to hide it, but they both knew they were losing time. Brittany pressed the call nurse button and they only had to wait 30 seconds.

The nurse who had led Brittany in was at the door again.

"Hey, what can we do?"

"I… we need the hospital chaplain… quickly… please." Brittany said quietly.

The nurse smiled sadly and nodded. The moment she left, her presence was replaced with Blaine and Mr. Schuester's.

Both men were crying and Blaine took the seat on the other side of Sam's bed.

"Sam..." Brittany kissed his hand and he nodded, knowing what she was thinking.

"Uh, Burt… Carol, can we borrow your wedding rings?" Brittany asked shyly.

Carol looked to Burt and could feel the tears fall as she took off her ring and then Burt's. She handed them to Brittany as the older couple realized what the teens had decided to do.

"Brittany, what's going on?" Mr. Schue asked calmly as the chaplain entered the room.

"Um. We're going to get married…" She looked to the chaplain and he gave her a somber smile.

After the older minister said a couple words, she slipped the ring onto Sam's finger. She and Sam laughed through their tears. Even the nurse had stuck around for the small occasion and everyone was crying as both teens said their vows.

"I want you forever, forever and always; through the good and the bad and the ugly. We'll Grow old together and always remember, whether happy or sad or whatever, we'll still love each other, forever and always."

Brittany and Sam kissed with a finality that made the situation sink in more than it already had.

The machines began to beep too slowly for anyone to even hold onto hope. Brittany let out a sob as she squeezed his hand. Sam smiled at Blaine, Burt, Carol, and Mr. Schue, not needing words to tell them everything they needed to hear. His voice was too low as he spoke his last words. Everyone in the room knew they didn't just apply to Brittany anymore. Sam was a loving boy and he cared for anyone that ever entered his life.

"I love you forever. Forever and always, please just remember even if I'm not there, I always love you forever and always."

So as the description says, if you're happy with it, you don't have to keep going. The next chapter is reactions and the chapter after that is kind of just a wrap up. I just really love this song, okay. And I love Sam and Brit together, so I chose them.