When Taylor got back to her apartment, she saw Roger sleeping in her bed. He looked so peaceful. Seeing him sleeping like that made her fall in love with him again. She just sat in the chair in the living area and watched him. She began to cry. How was she gonna tell him to ditch his career and his friends for her? "Taye." he called out waking up to her crying.

"Roger, I can't let you give everything up for me." she cried looking over at him.

"You're not letting me. I want to. I love you and I don't want to be without you anymore." he told her getting up to go to her.

"But Roger, you worked so hard to get where you are. You've been through so much." she said looking up at him.

"Taylor, I want to be with you. I love you." he said kneeling down in front of her.

"I love you too Roger, but you're not thinking clearly." she said looking down at him.

"Taye, I am thinking clearer than I've ever felt in my life. I want to spend the rest of my life with you." he said reaching up to caress her face.

"Roger, what are you saying?" she asked getting up to pace around the apartment.

"I want to marry you Taylor. It's all I think about." he said standing up as he looked down at her.

"You what?" she asked looking up at him.

"I want to marry you." he said approaching her.

"Roger, how can we..." she started looking up at him.

"We'll find a way. I want to be here with you. All I want is to be with you." he said taking her in his arms.

"I wanna be with you too Roger." she said burying her face in his chest.

"Is that a yes then?" he asked smiling down at her.

"Yeah, it is. I wanna marry you too Roger." she said smiling back as he leaned down to kiss her.

"So we're getting married?" he asked looking into her bright blue eyes.

"Yeah, we are." she said smiling at him as she leaned up to kiss him.

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"Daddy, look who I brought." Taylor said quietly as she and Roger approached Mr. Kelly's bed.

"Roger, how are you boy?" he asked looking up at him.

"I'm fine now sir. How are you feeling?" he asked smiling down at him.

"I'll be OK. How are things with you and my little girl?" he asked quietly looking up at him.

"We've never been better, sir." he said smiling at Taylor.

"Mom, let's go get some coffee." Taylor said smiling at her mother.

"OK sweetie. I'll be right back honey, OK?" Mrs. Kelly said squeezing her husbands hand. "So I see you didn't send Roger home." she said as they left the hospital room.

"I couldn't. He asked me to marry him." Taylor said as Mrs. Kelly stopped in the middle of the hallway.

"I take it you said yes." Mrs. Kelly said smiling at her.

"Mom, I love him. I want to spend the rest of my life with him." she said smiling back at her.

"Sweetie, that's great. But that doesn't solve your problem." Mrs. Kelly said looking down at her.

"I know mom. But I can't live without him. I don't want to. He's the first person I think about every morning and the last person I think about before I go to bed. We'll figure things out. Marrying Roger just feels right." she said looking at her.

"Are you happy Taylor? I mean, really happy?" she asked putting her hands on her daughters arms.

"I really am mom." Taylor said smiling at her.

"Then I'm happy for you." Mrs. Kelly said hugging her.

"Thanks mom." she said hugging her back.

"Do you think Roger's gonna tell your father about your engagement?" Mrs. Kelly asked looking down at her.

"Probably. He's really excited." Taylor said smiling at her.

"We'd better rescue your father from your fiance, huh?" Mrs. Kelly said smiling back at her.

"My fiance. I like the sound of that." Taylor said laughing.

"Yeah, it does have a nice ring to it, doesn't it?" Mrs. Kelly said smiling at her.

"Yeah, it does." Taylor said hugging her mother again before going into the hospital room.

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"Roger, you have to call them eventually." Taylor said laying in bed with him.

"I will. I'm just trying to figure out the right words." he said smiling down at her.

"OK, well you have to figure it out soon. They're gonna think you ran away." she said as the phone rang.

"I did. To be with my love." he said leaning down to kiss her before reaching for the phone. "Hello." he said picking up the phone.

"Roger, you and Taylor have to get to the hospital right now. Don's taken a turn for the worst." Mrs. Kelly said crying.

"We'll be right there." he said hanging up the phone. "Taye, we have to go to the hospital. You're dad's getting worse." Roger said sitting up.

"Oh my God." Taylor said rushing out of the bed to get dressed.

"Calm down Taye. We'll get there, OK. I promise." he said slipping into his jeans.

"Roger, my dad's dying. He has been for a while now. I'm just not ready yet. I want him to walk me down the aisle when we get married, you know?" she said looking up at him.

"I know Baby. But he's been suffering for a while." he said holding her in his arms.

"I know. We better get to the hospital." she said looking up at him.

"OK Baby." he said as they finished getting dressed and left he apartment.