Promises

There she was again. Just walking towards her mailbox. Mike couldn't keep his eyes from her. It had been several days ago that she came walking up to his truck, and she told him she was getting married. The shock it had given him, he thought she was about to marry the doctor, what's his name, Ron? He was relieved when she told him it was for her health insurance but he realized his feelings for her were still the same. And now he watched her as she stood there, just flipping trough her mail not knowing he was watching her. How he wanted to go over there and talk to her. But he wasn't sure what to say to her. Would a simple " I'm sorry" be enough for all the pain he had caused?

He walked away from the window. Not knowing what to do Mike turned on the radio. At first he didn't really listen to the music until a new song started, and the words sounded as if he wrote the song himself.

Tell me his name
I want to know
The way he looks
And where you go
I need to see his face
I need to understand
Why you and I came to an end

Tell me again
I want to hear
Who broke my faith in all these years
Who lays with you at night
When I'm here all alone
Remembering when I was your own

I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow

Mike couldn't believe how a song would fit so perfect to his one situation. He had been so stupid to let Susan go. He remembered a night when they were lying in her bed together and she had looked to his face and asked him: " Mike promise me this will never end?'

He promised her he would never leave her. But he did…he broke his vow to her. He sat down and listened as the song continued.

Tell me the words I never said
Show me the tears you never shed
Give me the touch
That one you promised to be mine
Or has it vanished for all time

I close my eyes
And dream of you and I
And then I realize
There's more to life than only bitterness and lies
I close my eyes

I'd give away my soul
To hold you once again
And never let this moment end.

Mike could feel the tears come to his eyes. He took a deep breath and looked at Susan's house again. Would she listen to him if he went over? He was afraid she would slam the door in his face. But than again… she did came to tell him she was getting married. It had seemed important to her that she told it herself. Maybe deep inside she still felt something too.

Mike knew he had to do something. He looked on the internet what the name of the song was he just heared. He decided that he was going to send her a letter and he wanted to include the song. He sat down at his table and started to write the most important letter of his life.

Susan poured in a cup of coffee. She had been working on a new assignment all afternoon and she needed some kind of distraction. She saw the postman coming and putting a package in her mailbox. She walked outside, maybe it was something from her publisher. She took out the package and recognized the handwriting immediately. It was Mike's.

As she sat down at her kitchen table she wasn't sure what to do with it. Should she open the letter and read it? Or just throw it away? She remembered the other letter Mike wrote her. When she heared he was a convicted felon he had written her a letter of explanation but she refused to read it. If only she had… they would not have been apart for so long. She had known of his innocence much earlier. She turned the package over again. There was something hard in it. Her curiosity won from her mind. She opened the package an saw a letter and a cd in it. She walked over to the living room and put the cd into her stereo. She sat down as the music filled the room. She couldn't believe the words she was hearing. What did they mean? Did Mike still love her? She decided to open the letter.

My dear Susan,

I don't know what to write, nothing can make up for the way I've treated you. I hope you've heared the song by now. It's says it all. I've been so stupid for letting you go! Susan I really want to talk to you. But I also understand that I just can't barge in. So maybe you can meet me in that Italian restaurant, you know where we've been before. I'll be there tonight, waiting for you. Please come!

Mike

Susan lowered the letter, a big sigh escaped from her mouth. Just when she started to think she was over him. "Why now Mike?" she spoke out loud. " Why did you have to wait so long?"

Mike had taken a shower and was ready to go. He was wearing black pants and a white shirt. Looking in the mirror he wondered if she would come. He tried all day not to get his hopes up, but he could not help it. This might just as well be his last chance to fix things. He grabbed his car keys and walked out of the house.

It was a quiet evening at the restaurant. Mike didn't care. He asked the waiter for a private table. " Maybe someone will join me later". " Ok we'll set the table for two", the waiter answered. Mike sat down facing the door. This was it. All he could do now was wait.

Susan was still sitting in her car outside at the parking lot. She had decided to go and listen to what Mike had to say, but now that she was here she wasn't so sure anymore. She had Ron after all. But this afternoon she had compared the two relationships. She couldn't help it notice that the feelings she had for Ron were nothing compared to what se felt for Mike. Or should she say feel. Confused by her own thoughts she sighted. It was time to face the truth. If her feelings for Mike were over she would be able to handle this. She got out of the car and walked towards the restaurant.

Mike heared the bell that was attached to the door of the restaurant. Hopeful he lifted his head and could not believe what his eyes saw. There she was, standing in the doorway looking around. The waiter approached her and the two of them talked. Then the waiter led her to his table. Mike moved his seat backwards and stood next to the table.

"Susan, you came," he almost whispered. " Yes", she answered " I don't know what to expect but I….err…well to be honest I don't know what I'm doing her, if I made the right choice".

" Please sit down", Mike moved around the table to help her with the chair as she sat down.

" Can I get you something to drink?" the waiter asked. " A bottle of red wine?" Mike looked at Susan. " Yeah, that's ok", she answered still avoiding to look at him.

When the wine was served at their table, Mike didn't know how to start the conversation. He took a sip of his wine. " Susan I …. I don't know how to start, there's so much I need to tell you. But I'm not sure if you want to listen".

" I'll listen Mike, Susan replied, "But don't expect from me to fall in your arms again. To much has happened Mike, you really hurt me".

" I know I've hurt you, that's the reason why I wanted to talk. I have no excuse for what I did. I should have given you the chance to explain why you did it. Sending Zack away I mean. But I was to stubborn to give in, and now I am afraid it's to late. That I've lost you forever. I just want to tell you that I still love you Susan, and if you are willing to give us another chance I promise you I'll show you every day how much I love you".

Susan listened to what Mike was saying. Why did he say these words, the words she had longed to here for so long. She was fighting her own battle within. Her mind was telling her not to listen, but her heart….

"Mike I don't know if I can thrust you again. I gave you my heart and you threw it away. Who says you won't do it again?"

"Susan please don't say that. I'll never hurt you again I promise. Just tell me what you need, how can I prove it to you?" Susan looked in his eyes for the first time that evening. She saw so much love in there, but still… She could not just run back to him. She needed things to go slowly. " Mike I don't know what to say, my mind is telling me to get out of here but my heart…I just can't go back right to where we left".

Mike listened to her sweet voice, hearing the pain he caused. The trust he had broken. He knew he had to take it slow to win her back. And that was exactly what he planned. He would conquer her all over again. " Susan, does this mean there is still a slight chance for us? I am willing to take it slow, I'll do everything, just tell me you want to give us another chance".

"I can't forget the time we had together, so..yes", she whispered.

The next morning Susan woke up and thought about the night before. Did she really tell Mike that she wanted to give him another chance? She knew she had to call Ron, it wasn't fair to keep on lying to him and even if things wouldn't work out for her and Mike, she knew she wasn't really in love with him. She decided to get things over with and call Ron immediately.

She felt relieved when she put the phone down. Ron was sad but understood her, even though she hadn't explained everything to him. She thought it would be better not to mention Mike's name.

After she took a shower, she walked downstairs to eat some breakfast. She was just drinking her coffee when the doorbell rang. " Delivery for Susan Mayer", the man at the door said. "that's me", Susan answered. The guy handed her a huge bouquet of red roses. " Have a nice day, some one must really love you, this bouquet costs a fortune".

Susan closed the door and looked at the bouquet. There was a card on top of it. She opened it:

" Dear Susan, when you look at these roses just know that each one of them stands for my love for you! Mike"

"Wow he didn't waist a minute to start proving her he still loved her", Susan thought. She walked to the kitchen to put the flowers in some water.

Every day for a week now Susan was getting flowers and other gifts. Sometimes it was a card or a poem, and today another bouquet came. The card said:

"Dear Susan, there are 49 roses in this bouquet, the 50th one is with me. Will you join me this afternoon for a picknick ? Meet me at the park at 12AM. Love Mike".

When she walked in the park she felt nervous again, like she felt on their first date. She had to say that Mike was winning her all over again, she never knew he could be so romantic. She looked around and saw him sitting under a tree.

"Hi", she greeted him warmly. Mike was surprised to hear her voice. Still he wasn't sure how she was responding to his attempts to win her back. But now she was here. " Hi", he warmly replied, "Please sit down". She looked beautiful and he felt his love for her deep within. If only she wanted to give him a chance. They enjoyed the delicious things Mike had brought.

" I've got something for you", Mike said. He took something out of the picknickbasket. It was the missing rose. But there was something hanging underneath it. Susan took the rose and looked at Mike, questions in her eyes. "Please go ahead, open it". Mike held his breath as she opened the small box. Susan couldn't believe her eyes, as she took a little golden charm in the shape of a heart out of the box. She looked at him. "I wanted to show you this week that I really love you. And to prove it I couldn't think of anything better than this. I give you my heart Susan, and this necklace is to remind you each day of my promise to you. I will always love you".

Susan knew she had loved him before but she lover him even more right now. She reacted the way her heart told her to. She moved over towards Mike and kissed him, for the first time in weeks. Mike immediately responded at her kiss. They both felt the passion between them, being so close. Finally Mike pulled back and looked in Susan's eyes. "Does this mean…?" " Yes, I love you to Mike, with all my heart. I want to spend my life with you, again". Mike pulled her in his arms again softly placing his lips against hers. Susan sighed at the contact. The only sensation she was aware of were his lips on hers, and his hands on her back. She opened her mouth to invite further exploration. Susan wrapped her arms around his neck feeling her body pressed against his muscular chest. He gently laid her down and began to place soft gentle kisses on her neck. He moved further down, as Susan moaned at his touch. " Mike", she whispered softly. " Hmm", Mike replied still kissing her neck. " Mike we're in the park people can see us". " So, I don't care, the whole world may see how much I love you". " That's so sweet of you, but still I'd rather continue this at home". Mike looked at Susan as she lay in his arms. He kissed her once again. " Ok you're right, your place or mine?" " Boy are you in a hurry, impatient are we?" Susan teasingly said. " My place will be fine, Julie is with Karl this weekend so we have the place al to ourselves".

"Wow, that was great", Susan sighted as she lay in Mike's arms, her head on his chest and his arms wrapped around her. " We should break up more often". " Don't make jokes about it Susan, I've never felt so bad. I still can't believe that we're here again". Mike touched the necklace he gave her holding the heart shaped charm in his hand. " I know it was the same for me", Susan replied. " But now nothing will keep us apart. I love you Mike". Mike looked at her face, he kissed her with all the love he felt within. Susan reacted at his kiss, rolling him over on his back. She started putting butterfly kisses on his chest, Mike moaned at her actions. He watched as she moved up his body wrapping his arms around her waist he quickly turned them over so he was on top again. His hands moved all over her body touching her like only he could. " Mike I need you now", Susan sighted. She pulled his head in for a passionate kiss.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I love you too," smiled Susan.

Mike kissed her neck as he united their bodies in love once again, knowing he would never break his promise again.