▁dying . ▁He ▁isn ' t ▁ready , ▁but ▁she ▁tells ▁him ▁it ▁will ▁all ▁be ▁okay . ▁He ▁wants ▁to ▁know ▁why ▁she ▁is ▁keeping ▁her ▁distance , ▁so ▁she ▁comes ▁closer ▁and ▁reaches ▁out ▁to ▁touch ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade . ▁Their ▁second ▁encounter ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁episode ▁is ▁very ▁different . ▁By ▁then , ▁Mac ▁has ▁come ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁situation ▁and ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁move ▁on . ▁Cla ire , ▁however , ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁to ▁continue ▁living . ▁It ▁isn ' t ▁like ▁him ▁to ▁give ▁up . ▁During ▁the ▁final ▁scene ▁with ▁Mac ▁and ▁Cla ire , ▁Mac ▁conf esses ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁met ▁someone . ▁He ▁and ▁Christ ine ▁Whit ney ▁have ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁tent ative ▁relationship , ▁and ▁it ' s ▁clear ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁been ▁struggling ▁with ▁what ▁this ▁bud ding ▁love ▁might ▁mean ▁for ▁his ▁past ▁with ▁Cla ire . ▁Cla ire ▁gives ▁Mac ▁and ▁Christ ine ▁her ▁bless ing , ▁which ▁symbol izes ▁Mac ▁forg iving ▁himself ▁for ▁falling ▁in ▁love ▁again ▁and ▁allowing ▁himself ▁to ▁move ▁on . ▁What ▁he ▁shared ▁with ▁Cla ire ▁will ▁always ▁be ▁an ▁important ▁part ▁of ▁him , ▁but ▁he ▁deser ves ▁to ▁find ▁new ▁happiness . ▁In ▁fact , ▁Cla ire ' s ▁final ▁words ▁to ▁him ▁are , ▁" Be ▁happy , ▁Mac ." ▁While ▁Mac ▁de als ▁with ▁his ▁internal ▁strugg les , ▁Christ ine ▁is ▁waiting ▁at