I'll always be in your heart. Forever.

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Liam had not been well these past few years. His heart had always been weak, but since the age of 17 it had been getting worse and worse. So bad that the doctors told him that he urgently needed a heart transplant only one year later.

"I'm so nervous, Noel." Liam lay on his bed in the hospital room, the day had finally come. Noel held his hand, stroking it with his thumb.

"Don't be. We're gonna pull through this, I know that for a fact mate." Noel reassured his brother, although, his voice was hoarse and his eyes were clasped shut. He was just as nervous as little Liam.

The door was pushed open by a young nurse holding a clip-board, she looked down to it before saying, "Mr. Gallagher, it's time for your operation." She paused, noticing the intimacy the brothers were sharing. "I'll just give you two a minute." She said with a smile, before closing the door.

Tears start to stream down Liam's cheeks. "Shit." He whispers under his breath. Noel places a kiss on his brother's lips. "It's gonna be okay, I promise."Noel pulls a smile, but Liam can tell he's just being strong for him.

As the room fills with doctors, ready to take him to the theatre, Liam and Noel get lost in each other's eyes. Liam places a kiss on his brother's' lips once again and whispers "I love you." Noel whispers the same back, before stepping back for the doctors. Noel couldn't be in the theatre with his brother.

The operation was successful. Within an hour of the operation Liam could stand, walk, eat and drink. He was over the moon with his fast recovery and the doctors returned him to the hospital room, where he hoped Noel would be.

But his brother was nowhere to be seen. Instead, Liam found a small teddy bear on the table next to the bed with a note attached to its chest. It read: 'Hey love, sorry I couldn't be there for you after the operation, but, I will always be in your heart, Forever. I love you. xx - Noel' Liam's heart started to beat faster than ever. Everything was perfect. The doctors told him he could start doing the things he loved doing again after this operation. He could play football, go to gigs, start singing again, maybe even be a naughty little boy with his big brother lover.

Liam wanders outside of his room, the teddy bear still in his hand. He sees the nurse from before and walks up to her. "Do you know where my brother is, love?" He asks, feeling better than ever.

The only thing to make this amazing day better is to see his brother again, the last familiar face he saw before entering the operation, and the first familiar face he'd hope to see after the operation. The nurse looked up from the clipboard, straight faced, staring him in the eye.

"Um, didn't they tell you who the donor was?"

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