ruction . ▁After ▁under going ▁surg ery ▁and ▁chem other apy , ▁Christian ▁becomes ▁very ▁ill ▁and ▁L iz ▁dec ides ▁to ▁stay ▁with ▁him ▁while ▁he ▁re co vers . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁two ▁end ▁up ▁having ▁sex , ▁leading ▁to ▁them ▁becoming ▁a ▁couple ▁briefly ▁until ▁Christian ▁re co vers ▁enough ▁to ▁res ume ▁his ▁woman izing ▁l ifest yle . ▁A ▁hurt ▁L iz ▁qu its ▁her ▁job ▁at ▁Mc N am ara / T roy ▁and ▁moves ▁back ▁to ▁Miami . ▁Despite ▁his ▁apparent ▁good ▁health , ▁Christian ▁lear ns ▁that ▁the ▁cancer ▁has ▁spread ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁six ▁months ▁to ▁a ▁year ▁left ▁to ▁live . ▁Real izing ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁spend ▁what ▁time ▁he ▁has ▁left ▁alone , ▁he ▁travel s ▁back ▁to ▁Miami ▁and ▁asks ▁L iz ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁by ▁propos ing ▁to ▁her . ▁L iz ▁returns , ▁and ▁disco vers ▁that ▁a ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁medicine ▁is ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁stor ero om . ▁Christian ▁adm its ▁to ▁L iz ▁that ▁he ▁st ole ▁it ▁because ▁he ▁found ▁out ▁his ▁cancer ▁had ▁returned ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁use ▁the ▁dru gs ▁to ▁kill ▁himself , ▁but ▁changed ▁his ▁mind . ▁L iz ▁is ▁ins ult ed ▁that ▁Christian ▁asked ▁her ▁to ▁marry ▁him ▁so ▁that ▁she ▁" could ▁help ▁him ▁die " ▁and ▁throws ▁the ▁ring ▁back ▁at ▁him . ▁Later , ▁L iz ▁changes ▁her ▁mind ▁and ▁agre es ▁to ▁marry ▁Christian ▁after ▁real izing ▁he ▁is ▁s inc