Hello, I just registered to FFN and this is my first modest contribution for S&H. Please, reviews/comments are very welcome! (NB: it has been proof-read by a native friend, not yet on FFN)...

I thought Terry could have left a little message, just for Dave... here is an attempt... let's see what you think...

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Dearest Dave,

I have asked Hutch to watch over you and Ollie and to love you both for me, and to give you this letter two months after…

Is it time for you to read this one now? I hope you feel ready to come to terms with the fact I'm gone, not too far from you though.

I love you, Dave, I always will, from the other side of the mirror. What I was most afraid of – the pain – did not last for long, thank God. I can feel my time is almost up, and I'm not afraid anymore.

What makes me desperate though is leaving you alone. You're not alone. You've got your Mom, Nick, Hug and the force. Most important of all, you've got Hutch. He is the most precious friend you'll ever have and I know he is gonna watch over you.

When you came to pick me up at the hospital, with that wonderful smile of yours and those red flowers, I was so close to say 'yes' to your proposal. Marrying you has seemed so natural after all we had been through. You are the sensitive, gentle, funny, trustworthy kinda man I always wanted to be with. And there you were, making me shiver, reassuring me though YOU were the one worried.

I would like you to promise me never to give up on life, love, happiness. You'll find one to love and cherish and the day you find her, my mission as your guardian angel will change.

I will always be at your side, my love.

Talk to Hutch when you're in doubt, don't build a wall around your pain. For pain is to end someday. Our love never will.

Now you have to wake up to a new dawn, a new light and live your life.

I love you.

Yours for ever,

Terry.

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