Marie closed her eyes once again telling herself to hide the pain and fear from Shadow Cat. He did not deserve to see that look in her face moments before her death. It would haunt him forever. She opened her eyes to look once again at Shadow but this time she sees something different in his eyes.
After staring for a moment she understands him clearly, it was as if she was reading his thoughts. Shadow Cat was looking for a distraction and she would give him one. After all, she was going to die anyways, well at least she can die knowing she saved his life.
Trying to hide the horrific pain she was in Marie pushed herself up some more and found the voice to speak to Chris. "Please I-I just want to s-say g-goodbye" she turned begging Chris for the opportunity while grabbing his leg in a supposed attempt to get up.
Chris looked over a Shadow Cat who held tears in his eyes while staring at Marie. "Just so that you can see that I still love you and you are still my son." He spoke to Shadow Cat and then turned to Marie and he said "You may say your goodbyes."
Shadow Cat did not hesitate to walk up to Marie. Chris backed up with every step Shadow Cat took knowing that his son was still pissed and he could not trust him. Shadow sat on the floor and gently picked Marie up in his arms while caressing her face, crying. "Luke I am sorry. That letter I-I didn't mean it."
As Shadow looked at her face he notices Marie giving him a weak smile and somehow that was enough to know what she wanted to do and he just couldn't accept that. Marie's breathing became smaller and smaller as she spoke and Shadow noticed. "No, no, princess please stay with me. Don't leave me please. Marie I love you, don't do this to me, you can't leave me not yet."
Marie took her bloody hand of her stomach and reached up and held unto Shadow's cheek, her eyes glistening with tears. She tried really hard not to show pain instead she hid it by looking at him with loved and admiration. "Please let me finish." She spoke softly receiving the attention of both men. Marie decided it was time to continue. "When I wrote that I was angry. I thought you had lied to me. I thought you left me because you didn't really love me.
I allowed Randy to get to me, I slowly went believing his words, but deep inside I knew they were never true." Marie let a tear fall as she apologized. "I am sorry I didn't tell you about our child sooner, during the time I thought that you didn't love me and therefore you wouldn't care. I didn't want you to come back for me just because of my pregnancy. I didn't want to force you to come back, I wanted you to come back to us on your own. I was wrong to hide it." Marie coughed out blood making her stop speaking.
"No my love you were not wrong. I was. I should have never left you. I am sorry that you had to go through this, it's all my fault." Luke said while pulling off his mask not longer hiding his tears and sadness.
Chris watched the conversation unfold in disgust. Ever since Emma left him for Randy's Father he despised love. He no longer believed it was real. He thought of it as a weakness, something that should be destroyed before it gets too powerful. "Princess you should have turned me in, you should have ran." "Don't" Marie interrupted. "Never ask me to do that. I haven't or would ever betray you. I would stand by you forever. We both know I was never meant to get out of this alive no matter how much we wanted it."
Marie inhaled as the pain went growing and growing until she couldn't hide it any longer. She silently grunted. "But there is something I need you to know before I leave. Luke I love you. I never said it to you before, not because I never felt it but because I was scared but I did love you and I do. I am not scared anymore. I wish I had said it sooner, I wish things could have been different, that we could have gotten married like you once said but" Marie couldn't say another word as she failed no longer being able to hold back her sobs.
"I know I am too late but I needed you to know that I love you, that no matter what happens today, my heart belongs to you, it always has and it always will. My last breath will not end the love I feel for you because our love will have no ending. Be happy Luke, don't let what happens here today stop you from that. Please be happy for me."
"No! Please don't ask that of me. Not without you. Don't do this, please don't leave me. I will never be happy without you can't you see that. Together forever remember. If you leave I am leaving with you. I love you Marie only you." Shadow sobbed as he poured his heart out. He could not believe she wanted him to be happy without her. That is literally impossible, he never even knew happiness till he met her an he surely would never have it again is she was gone. If she died then he would make sure he died as well but they would always be together.
Chris was appalled at the sight of his son crying for a woman. He was so weak and it was all because of her. Shadow Cat might not understand this now but one day he would. Chris had enough of this mushiness, he would end this once and for all.