Dreams

Susan just finished hanging up the lights. As she stepped down, she smiled, looking around. Everything looked perfect! A table was standing in front of the trailer, close to the pond. Candles were burning and the little lights gave a nice glow. Now all she could do was wait for Mike. She felt kind of nervous, what if he backed out, what if he didn't want her anymore?

Mike came out of the store, a nice bouquet of roses in his hand, the ring in the other. He stopped to look at it again. When he read the invitation, he knew Susan really meant it, when she said her heart was in the exact right place. He thought things over again, and decided he was going to surprise her tonight. He smiled again, putting the little box in his pocket. He crossed the street, a car passed right in front of him, made him quickly run across. He got in his car, ready for the most important night of his life.

Susan heard the sound of a car driving close. "Could that be Mike?" She thought. She got up, anxious to see if it was him. She heard the door being closed and the sound of footsteps approaching. And there he was, looking amazing in his black jacket and light blue shirt.

He stopped a few feet away from her. She saw the look in his eyes, hearing him take a deep breath. "Hi", he spoke softly. "These are for you", he said as he walked up to her to hand her the roses.

"They're beautiful!" Susan warmly answered.

"Not nearly as beautiful as you", she heard him whisper, before he bended towards her. His lips touched hers so tenderly, she forgot everything around her. Wrapping his arms around her body, pulling her close, she felt her knees getting week.

"I've missed this so much", Mike softly spoke, still holding her close.

"Me too", Susan answered, stroking his cheek with one hand. Slowly they moved away from each other and Mike looked at the setting in front of him, while Susan went inside to put the flowers in some water.

"Wow, you really went out of your way, fixing this place up", Mike said admiringly. Susan looked a bit shy at him.

"I,…want to show you I really mean it,…and I'm sorry for the way I've been acting before,..you know when Karl hit you,..and the whole house thing".

"Shhh,..", Mike put his finger on her mouth. "Let's not talk about that,…why don't we focus on us, tonight?"

"Dinner was great!" Mike said, putting his napkin down.

"So,…who do I have to thank for it?" He grinned. Susan playfully punched his arm. "Ok,..I'll confess,..I hired catering,..but only because I didn't have time to cook anything on such short notice,..and I don't have a stove!" Mike smiled at her.

She took the plates from their deserts inside. She put a cd in the radio, remembering when Mike told her what was his favorite "band".

Susan: "I'm mad that I like you so much without really knowing anything about you."
Mike: "Oh. What do you want to know?"
Susan: "What's your favourite food?"
Mike: "Mexican."
Susan: "What's your favourite sport?"
Mike: "Football."
Susan: "Favourite band?"
Mike: "Elvis Costello."
Susan: "That's a guy, not a band."
Mike: "It's a guy with a band."
Susan: "What do you think of me?"

She smiled again at the thought of their first kiss. The sound of music filled the air.

She listened to the words and couldn't believe how well they fit her thoughts.

Remember the first day when I saw your face

remember the first day when you smiled at me

you stepped to me and you said to me

I was the woman you dreamed about

remember the first day when you called my house

remember the first day when you took me out

we had butterflies although we tried to hide

and we both had a beautiful night

The way we held each others hand

the way we talked the way we laughed

it felt so good to find true love

I knew right then and there you were the one

Mike must have heard the music too, because all of a sudden he was standing in the door opening, holding out his hand. His eyes staring at her.

"Will you dance with me", he asked hoarsely, his emotions sounded in his voice.

Susan took his hand and he led them to a place, close to the water, under the soft lights. He pulled her in his arms, it was like she'd never left. Laying her head against his shoulder, feeling his hands stroking her back she listened to the words of the song.

I know that he loves me cause he told me so

I know that he loves me cause his feelings show

when he stares at me you know that he cares for me

you see how he is so deep in love

I know that he loves me cause its obvious

I know that he loves me cause it's me he trusts

and he's missing me if he's not kissing me

and when he looks at me his blue eyes tells his soul

Remember the first day, the first day we kissed

remember the first day we had an argument

we apologized and then we compromised

and we haven't argued since

remember the first day we stopped playing games

remember the first day you fell in love with me

it felt so good for you to say those words

cause I felt the same way too

The way we held each others hand

the way we talked the way we laughed

it felt so good to fall in love

and I knew right then and there you were the one

I know that he loves me cause he told me so

I know that he loves me cause his feelings show

when he stares at me you know that he cares for me

you see how he is so deep in love

I know that he loves me cause its obvious

I know that he loves me cause it's me he trusts

and he's missing me if he's not kissing me

and when he looks at me his blue eyes tells his soul

I'm so happy so happy that you're in my life

and baby now that you're a part of me

you showed me

showed me the meaning of true love

and i know he loves me

I know that he loves me cause he told me so

I know that he loves me cause his feelings show

when he stares at me you know that he cares for me

you see how he is so deep in love

I know that he loves me cause its obvious

I know that he loves me cause it's me he trusts

and he's missing me if he's not kissing me

and when he looks at me his blue eyes tells his soul

Tears were starting to drop on Mike's shirt. Hearing the words, expressing her feelings so well, she couldn't hold them back any longer. Mike felt a shiver run through her body. He looked down at her face and saw the tears run across her cheeks. He gently wiped them away with his thumb, lifting up her head so she had to look him in the eye.

"If I could only make you believe,.. that everything said in that song,.. is true", he whispered softly. Susan looked at him, seeing the soft look in his eyes, but also doubt.

"I know,… it's true,.. I feel it here", she touched the place above her heart,

"and I know it's here", touching his chest, feeling his fast heartbeat.

Mike couldn't hold back any longer. "Susan", he whispered, "I love you". He took her head in his hands, looking at her.

"I thought I would… never hear you..say that to me again", Susan sobbed. "I love you too ..Mike, with all my heart..".

Mike kissed her again, but now she could feel the passion in his kiss, the longing after waiting for so long. She hungrily kissed him back, eager to feel him close. She opened her mouth a little to give him the excess he was looking for. He deepened the kiss, and she felt like she could never be the same again.

She took his hand and pulled him back towards the trailer. Mike stopped for a moment realizing what she wanted. "Wait, I have an idea..", He softly spoke. He stepped into the trailer, a minute later coming out of it, with two blankets in his hand. He spread one of them on the ground, in front of the trailer.

"I always dreamed, about us, sitting outside looking at the stars, talking about our life together", he said as he lowered himself on the blanket, reaching out his hand to her.

As she took his hand he pulled her down, close to him, letting her back kneel against his chest. He wrapped his arms around her tight, while she rested her head against his shoulder.

He sighed deeply, gently kissing her cheek.

"When did you realize you still loved me? Or,..can't I ask you that?" Mike asked.

"I think,..I never stopped..", Susan answered honestly.

"Not even when you were dating the doctor?" Mike was surprised.

"No I guess not,..you know,.. I said 'I love Mike' before the surgery,..so, I realized when he told me I said that to him, I was still in love with you".

"So that's what upset him so much,..now I understand", Mike replied.

"And what about you?" Susan asked as she turned so she could see his face.

"I guess, I never stopped loving you either,.. I was just so stubborn to admit it,..I guess. When you came over to tell me you're getting married,..I thought I'd lost you forever.

But then at the hospital,.. you seemed so happy to see me. We became friends again, and if that fire would have started,…".

Susan looked curiously at him.

"Then what..?" She asked.

"I would have kissed you right then and there!" Mike answered. "Just like I'm going to do right now".

He leaned forward kissing her again.

"Promise me you'll never leave me again", Susan whispered, their heads still close to each other.

"I will never let you go,..never again…", Mike took a deep breath moving up a little so he was on one knee.

"Susan,…I know this may not come as a surprise to you,..anymore,..but…will you marry me?" Susan felt tears well up in her eyes. This was it, the moment she had waited for, for so long,..she couldn't believe that Mike just asked her to marry him,..after everything that happened. She saw the love in his eyes,..knowing he would never let her down.

"O Mike…, off course I want to marry you! There's nothing in the world I'd rather do!" She answered him. As a tear slipped down her cheek they kissed, sealing their promise. When they finally let go, Mike grabbed his jacket from the chair, reaching in the pocket. He pulled out the little box he had cherished for a few days.

Opening it he took out the ring. Susan was overwhelmed by emotion, when Mike took her hand and slid on the ring. Through her own tears she could see Mike was just as moved. She could see it in his eyes. She slowly placed her lips against his, trying to tell him in the kiss how she felt, knowing words could not express.

She started to unbutton his shirt, she could feel his breathing going faster. He moved up his hands to her shoulders, loosening the chords that held up her dress. As the fabric slid down, so did his hands. When he noticed she wasn't wearing anything underneath it, he moaned.

He cupped her breast with his one hand, the other one stroking through her hair. She had managed to open his shirt in the mean time and she impatiently removed it. Gazing at his bare chest, she stopped for a moment. Mike gently rolled the both of them on the blanket, leaning on one arm, he let his other hand travel across her body. Slowly working his way up, from her stomach to her cheek.

Susan let out a deep sigh, pulling his head in for a passionate kiss again. He lowered himself on top of her, his mouth planting butterfly kisses on her neck, moving his way down. As he kissed the edge of her breast Susan grabbed his head, arching her body up.

"Mike,…I,..need you..", she managed to get out. She started pulling on his belt, eager to get his pants of. Mike helped her a little, getting up for a minute to get out of his pants. As he lowered himself down again, he stripped down her dress, throwing it aside, gazing at her beautiful body.

"You're so beautiful", he whispered. "I can't believe you're mine".

He kissed her again, his hand teasingly moving along the upper side of her panties.

"Mike,..please don't….torture me like this..", Susan moaned. She removed his boxers, and he did the same with her panties.

Feeling his desire to make love to her, he moved himself on top. He joined their hands, still kissing her, feeling her body react at his touch. Wrapping her legs around him, to give him better access, she looked at him. She could see nothing but love in his eyes.

Slowly he joined their body's as one.

Susan was laying in Mike's arms her head resting on his chest. Mike had taken the other blanket and covered their body's with it. Susan felt sleep come over her, closing her eyes she knew she would never forget this night.

"Mrs. Mayer?" A strange voice sounded from far away. Someone was shaking her shoulder. "Mrs. Mayer? Are you ok?"

Susan opened her eyes to see who was waking her up, she just had the most wonderful dream. A nurse stood in front of her. A nurse? Was she in the hospital? Suddenly she remembered it all. How she had waited for Mike to come. How disappointed she was, driving home.

Getting the call from the police, asking her if she knew a Mike Delfino. She could still feel the shock the news had given her. And now she was here, in the hospital, for almost a week now. She refused to leave Mike's side, sitting next to his bed all the time. He had been in a coma for 6 days now.

"Is there something wrong,…is he getting worse?" Susan panicked, when she saw the nurse.

"No nothing has changed,..it's just,.. your daughter just called to see how you were, she asked me to ask you to call her if you needed anything".

"I don't need anything,..thanks..", Susan sat down again, looking at Mike. He laid there so still, would he ever hold her again? Would she ever hear him whisper her name, like only he could?

She felt a tear roll down her cheek, she had cried so much lately, she thought she would have no tears left by now. Grabbing Mike's hand she started talking to him again, the nurse said it might help. She told him all the wonderful memories they had shared.

"Remember that time when went to the park? We walked hand in hand, and we had a nice picknick,.and that time we went to the movies? We didn't saw anything of the movie,..because we had been kissing in the back during it. Mike,..I need you,.. I want to make new memories with me", Susan sobbed. "You've got to come back to me, Mike,..We just found our way back to each other!"

Tired of the lack of sleep, and overwhelmed by her pain, she buried her head against his chest, crying freely.

"Susan…..?" A soft voice called her name. Tiredly she lifted up her head expecting the next doctor showing up in the room. Then she looked at Mike. His eyes were open,…he was looking at her!

"Mike..?" She whispered, not able to believe what she saw. "Mike, are you, …really … here?" He blinked his eyes again, at the bright light, his hand moving in hers. "Susan,…what…happened? So…much,…pain..", he groaned.

"You had an accident,..someone ran you over,..you were in a coma for 6 days. O my god,..I can't believe you're actually awake,..I thought I would never hear your voice again".

Tears were streaming down her face again, but this time they were tears of joy.