Saved By Liam Payne

"No." Liam mutters, tears springing to his eyes.

"I love you Kallista." I kiss the top of her head as I fall to my knees, matching her height. Liam grabs my face, kissing my lips.

"You're gonna be okay. I promise." He says, his eyes glazed with salty tears.

"Don't let her forget about me. Keep her safe Liam. I know you will." I smile, tears clouding my vision.

"You're gonna be okay." He fumbles with his phone. I fall backwards and he pulls me into his lap.

"Yea-need-ambulance quick. The north end-lake-Waterlow park. Hurry." I catch bits of the conversation as he speaks into his phone and fumbles with it once more.

"Get here-Fast as-can." He speaks.

"Megan?" He shakes my face and I look at him weakly.

"C'mon I can't do this without you." He looks down at his pocket.

"Mommy?" Kallista cries, her voice fragile and small.

"Kallista, baby. Mommy's going to take a trip to a far place. Okay? Just remember you're safe in the flower garden." I smile, quoting her favorite lullaby.

"But mommy. Why are you leaving?" She asks, oblivious to my defeat.

"I just need to okay? Take care of daddy for me, will you?" My voice catches in my throat. Liam fumbles with his pocket and pulls a little box out. I look into his glassy eyes, mentally pleading for him not to make this harder.

"I bought this the other day. I asked Stan for permission to have your hand in marriage. I thought it would be the appropriate thing to do." He stifles a smile.

"I love you Liam." I sob.

"I love you more Megan. Would you do me the genuine honour of becoming my bride?" His voice cracks. I've never heard him so weak. So lost. So fragile. His voice is so different. I've heard him sad, but not this weak.

"I'd love to. As long as there's extra cake." I manage a laugh.

"Like I said, you always crack jokes at the worst times." He chuckles once, his face red and his eyes swollen.

"Oh god!" I hear someone cry followed by footsteps.

Time slows when you know it's over. When there's nothing left for your future to hold. When it's your true time you know. Not just because you know there's nothing that can be done to save you, but you can feel it in your heart. Your whole life flashes before your eyes. The good memories and the bad. You reminisce the best things in your life. Sometimes, the worst things are the best.

"I love you all." I say, my breathing steady. The boys and Delaney stand around me and let the paramedics through when they come.

"You're going to be okay! I promise." Liam shouts as they push him away. I listen to his words as they sink in. I'm going to be okay. Everything is going to be okay.

I never worried about death. It never came as a scare to me. I always awaited it. Because I knew, when it's my time nothing can get in it's way. When it needs me, it will get me. And there's nothing anyone can do. I'm okay with that. I've used my limited supply of lives. I've been saved far to many times now. I may not be there physically to watch my daughter grow up. I may never get to grow old with Liam and have the wedding of my dreams. But I know that I will be there for them. Always and forever. I might not be able to touch them or talk to them again. But it's the way it has to be. I'll just have to wait until its their time. And I'm okay with that.

"Megan Nicole. Time of death, 9:54 pm." A voice says far away.

I'm okay.

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