Opening his eyes slowly shifting onto his back Michael's eyes drift to the ceiling, yawning softly. Jumping up with wide eyes. "Oh, my god," glancing at his watch it read 7:30. He slept through the whole night and had missed his dinner with Sara. Running his hand over his face he and grabs his keys running as fast as he can hopping into his car he tares out of the driveway towards his apartment praying Sara will forgive him he has no idea how he ended up sleeping through the night. i Must have been more tired than I thought he thinks to himself I've been putting a lot of hours in on the house but it will be worth it in the end. Sara's going to love it. /i Taking his cell out of his pocket he dials the number of the apartment he shares with Sara. "Damn, maybe she's still in bed", he hoped this was the case. He hopes that she forgives him for missing there special night together.

Arriving at the apartment door. Opening the door he walks in puts his keys on the kitchen counter and looks around. Not a sound audible. Michael glances towards the dining room and he sees it.

"Oh my god, I can't believe she did all of this". He stares in awe of the scene in front of him.

Walking to the other side of the room he makes his way into the bedroom he shares with Sara. Once inside he drops down to the edge of the bed in shock and despair as he notices all of Sara's stuff is gone his foot brushes against something sharp. Looking down he sees it. A picture of the both of them together looking into each other's eyes smiling and happy which had been thrown onto the floor the glass frame broken into little pieces. He bends over with shaking hands and picks up the picture which is blurring through his tears and sets it on the night stand. Numbly walking over to the closet he opens the doors and looks to his left which holds all of his clothes and then to the right side which is bare. All of Sara's shoes and clothes are gone.

Walking back into the dining room his eyes are drawn to the dinner table. The food is still laying on the plates the wine bottle nestled in the ice bucket; the candles were blown out after being lit for sometime. There are two vases which have pristine 2 dozen red roses and what sat on the table made his heart melt. Little origami roses of different colors scattered all over the table.

He glances at a piece of paper sitting in between the vases he picks it up with shaky hands and begins to read it.

"Dear Michael,

As I sit here writing this letter I never thought in a thousand years I would ever have to do this, but really don't have a choice at this point. I've decided to take my stuff and leave I realized that you don't have time for me or maybe room in your heart to love me the way I love you in mine. When I asked you if you ever thought you might want to get married, your answer made my heart break in half, knowing that you don't see a future for us, us never getting married or having kids really opened my eyes to the fact that we don't want the same things. That's not the only reason why I'm writing this letter I feel as though we've grown apart and you've started hiding things from me. I know you weren't at work and haven't been for the last week your secretary informed me of this when I called looking for you. Why Michael why would you lie to me? I thought we were at a great point in our relationship but I guess that was me. It seems like you don't want to be around me anymore your never home and when you are you don't talk to me, we haven't made love in god knows how long and you never say I love you anymore. I don't know what I've done wrong maybe you've just fallen out of love with me if that's the case I wish you would have just told me or met someone new I just don't know all I know is that we don't seem to want the same things… your not showing up tonight just served to show me how unimportant our relationship is to you I love you with all my heart and soul but I can't go on like this, feeling alone and unloved even when your next to me. I don't deserve that and if you can't give that to me then I must move on and find someone who wants the same things as I do. I will always love you and wish you love, peace, and happiness in the future.

So I guess this is goodbye Michael.

-Sara

Michael just stared dumbfounded at the letter in his hands as tears rolled down his eyes and slipped onto the paper. He couldn't believe what he had just read how she could doubt his love for her; words can't express how much he loves her. The way he feels whenever she's in the room. Every time they kiss she takes his breath away. Every time they make love he still gets as nervous as their first time she's so passionate caring.

Slipping his hand in his pocket he takes out a velvet box opening it taking the ring out holding it up as tears escaped his eyes rolling down his cheeks "My love, my life and my heart will be yours for eternity".

Wiping his cheeks dry he grabs the phone and frantically dials.

"Hello"

"Lincoln, its Michael is Sara there? Have you seen her?" He asks.

"No Michael we haven't seen her, what's going on is something wrong?"

"I ruined everything I was suppose to come home to have dinner with Sara and I fell asleep and I came back this morning to find her gone she took everything all of her stuff. She left a note saying we both don't want the same things at that it was over".

"Slow down Michael everything will be ok, hold on Veronica wants to talk to you". He says handing the phone over to Veronica who had her ear pressed against it while Lincoln was taking so she had heard everything and was already formulating a plot.

"Michael, its Veronica I promise everything will work out. Here is what's going to happen your going to go to the house and plan to propose to her set up everything as you want it and I will call Sara ask her to go to lunch and happen to drive by the house. Leave her there and she will have to go to the house."

"Ok, I hope this works I don't know what I'll do if she doesn't forgive me".

"Don't worry just go and set everything up".

"Ok, bye".

"Bye Michael".

Hanging up the phone with Michael she quickly dials Sara's cell phone number. After several rings she finally answers.

"Hi, Sara this is Veronica. I heard what happened are you alright".

"I don't know what to do Veronica I love him so much how am I suppose to move on with my life without him, but I just don't want to be in a relationship with someone who doesn't want the same thing as I do. It's not fair to either of us".

"Sara it will be ok I promise, would you like to go to lunch and get your mind off of this".

"Yeah, I guess it would be a good idea to stop thinking about it".

"Ok, I'll be right there".

"Bye".

"See you soon".

Veronica had picked Sara up at the hotel she was staying at they had had nice leisurely lunch and were now heading out of town and right now they were driving to the house but of course Sara didn't know that. Veronica had suggested they go for a drive after lunch she had said there was a new subdivision she had heard a lot about and she wanted to check the houses out. Sara not really wanting to be alone agreed that that was a good idea.

"Oh Veronica all these homes are so gorgeous and extravagant".

"Yea they are nice".

All of a sudden a house came into view one that Sara couldn't keep her eyes off of".

"Wow look at that one, it's pretty and the landscaping is perfect".

"Do you want to stop and look inside, I'm sure they wouldn't mind".

"No, that would be silly".

"No it won't be silly come on I'll stop right here and we can take a peek".

"Ok".

Veronica slowed the car to a stop and parked and turned off the engine.

"Sara, why don't you go in I'll be in there a minute I need to call Lincoln".

"Ok".

Sara opened the door got out of the car walking up the drive way to the front door and knocked no answer. So she decided to wait for Veronica to get done with her call.

Meanwhile back in the car Veronica has just called Michael and told him Sara was standing outside the door.

Sara had her back turned facing the house and all of a sudden she hears an engine start she turns her head as Veronica drive away.