A year had passed. It was 1996. Elysa and Cory's wedding was in two months. Everything was still great between them. Elysa was out running errands. She was trying on her wedding dress for the final time. Roxanne and Whitney were with her.
"Are you guys ready?" Elysa asked from behind the door.
"We're ready." Whitney said. Elysa came out in a sleeveless, backless, silk wedding gown. "You look so beautiful."
"You look amazing." Roxanne said.
"I can't believe it's the big day in two months."
"I've never seen you so excited."
"Me either." Whitney said.
"I've never been so excited." Elysa said smiling. "I can't wait to become a Haim."
Elysa stopped by the engraving shop on her way home. As a surprise wedding present to Corey, Elysa was getting a wedding ring engraved for him. It was silver with "222" engraved on the outside of the band. On the inside it said. "To My Love Corey" It was ready to be picked up.
"Hello Miss Connors." The man behind the counter said.
"Hi."
"It's all ready for you." He opened the box to show her.
"It looks so great." "Corey's going to love it."
"I'm sure he will."
Elysa had just walked in the door.
"I'm home." She said. "Corey?" She looked down and saw rose pedals at her feet. They led up the stairs. She smiled and followed them. There were more in the hall. She went into the bedroom where the lights were off and candles were lit. She felt Corey's arms wrap around her waist.
"Hi Leecie." He said.
"Hi." "What's all this?"
"I felt like practicing for our honeymoon." She turned to face him. He was in nothing but his boxers.
"Not wasting any time huh?" She said smiling.
"Nope." They kissed.
Afterwards he was holding her in bed.
"Wow Corey, that was amazing." She said.
"Well I always try to make you happy."
"You did."
"I've been thinking a lot." "I know we've never talked about this but after the wedding, what would you think about trying for a baby?"
She looked at him shocked. "Really?"
"Yes." "I've been thinking about it a lot." "We'd make great parents." "I know I'm ready to be a father." "I really want a baby."
"So do I." They kissed.
Later that night Elysa was asleep. Corey got up and went into the bathroom. He opened the medicine cabinet, took out a bottle of vitamins and opened the lid. Only it wasn't vitamins inside. It was all kinds of prescription medication. He'd been using again for the last two months unbeknownst to everyone. He took three pills out of the bottle and took them.
