It kept happening over and over. First with Aaron. Then Gabriel. Carter, Trip, Nate... Over and over. But it never mattered. They were just distractions. Things to take up her time. Although she thought she actually loved Trip for a time... Until he nearly killed her. But it all came back to Dan. His slow smile, his open honesty. She'd turned down Brown because she couldn't leave him behind. She'd left home because she couldn't stand the everyday reminder of why they couldn't be together. She was relieved when Carter gave her a reason to break it off. She went through all the motions of a devoted lover, but inside she rejoiced. She nearly died inside when Lily and Rufus got married and Scott revealed his secret. Any hope she had to be with Dan was dashed at that admission. She could never be with him now. But there was no one else. Her love for Dan was consuming. She'd told her mother from the beginning- he was her one and only. The only one she could ever be happy with. Her poet. Her lover. Her Dan. Her one and only. She stared at the sidewalk, looming up at her on the balcony, "I love you Dan," she whispered. "Always and forever." She took a swig of whiskey. Then jumped.