"Do you think they'll be alright by themselves?."

"Of course they'll be alright, look at them, they've got the whole goddamn army on their side."

"I jus' feel kinda bad leaving 'em like that."

"When it's your time to go, it's your time to go."

"Took you long enough!"

"Not my fault you decided to play doggy for CEDA for so fucking long."

"I can't believe I lost!.."

"Don't change the subject.."

"But it's not fair!."

"That's what happens when you play against a card shark.."

Ellis huffed, but knew Nick was right, the two of them had been through enough and it was time to go. Taking one more look at Rochlle, who was sobbing next to his bed, and Coach laying a gentle hand on her shoulder trying to comfort her in the best way he could right now. Then Ellis turned to face his lover, heel of his boots squeaking on the floor, taking hold of the white suit jacket and giving it a quick tug to straighten it up so that Nick looked like his noraml self.

Then their eyes met, blue baby blue looking into angry emarld green, and lips locked in a kiss that they had both been waiting so long for.

"God I missed you Nick.."

"I missed you too El.."

Ellis took the older man's hand in his, taking a minute to look down and twirl one of the golden rings around the finger it rested on before looking back up at Nick and smiling.

"Let's go.."

Without another look back at their former companions, Nick and Ellis walked out of the imfirmary, disappearing in a small wiff of Nick's cigarette smoke the instant a ray of sunlight hit them.