The woman still lay on the jade bed without a hint of breath, and Shane Winchester seemed to have long become accustomed to this, not feeling discouraged from not receiving a response from her.
Shane Winchester remained silent for a while before he looked at the sleeping girl and softly spoke again, "Emily, I don't even know what's wrong with me, but... but I've realized that I seem to be unable to watch her marry someone else. I don't know what's gotten into me..."
Shane Winchester's vision involuntarily conjured the pale face of Jackson Sully, and it took him a long while to come back to his senses. He lowered his eyes and gently said, "If... I mean, if... if I want to take care of her for a lifetime, would you mind?"
The woman on the bed remained silent, as if nothing Shane Winchester said could affect her.
Shane Winchester softly spoke again, "You must mind, right? Even the most forgiving woman in the world would mind, wouldn't she...?"
