Chapter 3
Cable didn't sleep for as long as y/n was in the hospital. He never left her side.
The doctor came in while she was still sleeping.
By the look on their face, it wasn't good news.
Cable didn't say anything, just let the doctor do all the talking.
"Her prognosis is..not good. The neurons in the brain are not sending messages correctly. The dendrites, which are the part of the neuron that receives electrical impulses, are deteriorating rapidly. I'm afraid she's only got a few months. I believe long term exposure to a extremely powerful energy source was the cause of her condition. I'm sorry Mr. Summers. I’ll give you a minute."
What the hell. This was so fucking unfair. He just got her back and now she's dying? Fuck.
Why me? Why didn't i find her sooner?
(Y/n’s) voice pulled him from his spiraling thoughts.
"Is the doctor gone?" She asked, eyes still closed.
Cable let out a sigh. She was sneaky, Cable would give her that.
"Yeah."
She opened her eyes and looked straight at Nathan. For once, she couldn't read his expression.
A heavy silence lingered in the air
Nathan scooted the chair close to her and sat down.
He took her hand in his, bringing it to his lips.
"All those attempts to come home with the temporal dial...it was too much energy for my body to handle I guess."
She looked up at Nathan with watery eyes
"I don't wanna die." She said, her voice wavering.
And with that Nathan's heart split in two
(And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
'Cause if I say I miss you I know that you won't)
Cable looked at her, really looked at her. His wife, his partner..his everything.
He knew in that moment what he had to do.
"This is all my fault (y/n) I should've found you sooner. I'm so damn sorry."
"Not your fault my love." This time is was y/n who brought Cable's hand to her lips. She was only able to give him a weak show of affection.
"(Y/n) l've got to fix this..."
"Nathan you can't fix everyth-"
"I'll use both our dials and go back in time, back before I ever lost you the first time..and if that doesn't work I'II- I'll find you sooner, I know where you were I can find you."
"Nathan no, i've spent so many damn years without you. I want to be with you during what little time l've got left."
Cable was about to object, but y/n pleaded with him not to go. And well..he had always been putty in her hands. Years apart didn't change that.
"Okay, darlin." He said, placing a gentle kiss to her forehead.
"Thanks...I think l'm gonna go back to sleep I'm really tired."
"You just rest, baby.”
"Okay. She replied and smiled at him.
Nathan had missed out on that smile a long time.
Later that night when (y/n) was sound asleep
Cable quietly snuck her temporal dial from her bag and synced it with his own.
He looked over her sleeping form once more.
"I'm sorry (y/n) l've got to do this. I've got to at-least try. He sighed. "We'll be together again before you know it."
He placed one last kiss on her forehead before setting the dials.
Nathan pressed the button, leaving (y/n) once more.
He left the present with one thing he hadn't had in a long time.
Hope.