AJ and John had been engaged for six weeks. AJ was scheduled to come back next week. Her doctor had given her the all clear. She was so happy now that she was back on the road with John. She couldn't believe they were getting married. She'd never been happier in her life. She knew that this time it would work. She knew that she and John would be happy for the rest of there lives. AJ was working out in the hotel gym. Kaitlyn came up to her.

"Getting back to it huh?" Kaitlyn said.

"Yep." "I can't wait to come back."

"I can't wait for you to come back." "We can have more girls nights." "If it's alright with your hubby."

"He's not my hubby yet."

"I still can't believe the way he proposed."

"Me either." "I loved it."

"I knew you would say yes if he asked."

"How could I say no?"

"He told me he was gonna propose you."

"He did?"

"Yeah." "I knew right then you were gonna say yes."

"I know it's gonna work this time."

"Me to." "You and John deserve it."

"Everything's finally falling into place." "I'm coming back to work next week." "I'm marrying John next spring." "Life can't get any better."

"I'm so happy for you."

John came in the gym.

"Hi baby." She said

"Hi." "Almost done."

"Yeah."

"Wanna go to lunch?"

"Yeah." "Let me just go up to the room and rinse off and be right back down."

"Ok."

AJ rinsed off and came back down. They got in the car. AJ looked in the backseat. She saw a picnic basket and a blanket.

"We're going on a picnic?" AJ asked.

"Yep."

John drove for about twenty minutes. He pulled to a secluded grassy spot overlooking a lake. They got out and sat on the blanket under a tree. John took out chocolate covered strawberries.

"Ooh chocolate covered strawberries." AJ said. "I love those."

"I know."

"So, are you still gonna be this romantic after we get married?"

"Of course I am."

"I love it when it's early springtime."

"It is nice."

"Next spring will be the nicest spring of all." "I know our wedding's a year away but I'm already excited."

"Me to." "I can't wait until we're married

"Me either."

"You know what else is romantic?"

"What?"

"Having sex under a maple tree."

"We can't."

"Why?" "Nobody's watching." He started kissing the side of her neck.

"John."

"What?" He kissed her. She kissed him back. They laid down.

A few days later they were at home. John came downstairs in his workout clothes.

"I'm going to the gym for awhile." John said. He kissed her.

"Ok bye."

"Bye."

John had been gone for twenty minutes. The phone rang.

"Hello?" AJ said. "Speaking."

John came back a half hour later.

"I'm home AJ."

"Good." "I'm making dinner." "Come here." He went into the kitchen. AJ was smiling. She hugged him and gave him a long, slow kiss.

"What's that for?"

"I'm just happy you're home."

"Do I have time to take a shower?"

"Yeah." "Dinner will be done in fifteen minutes."

When John came back down candles were lit on the kitchen table.

"Sit down." She said. "I made your favorite." They sat down to eat. She noticed he wasn't eating. "Why aren't you eating?"

"I'm not hungry." He let her finish eating. "AJ leave the dishes and come in the living room." "We need to talk." They went into the living room.

"John you're scaring me." "What's wrong?"

"I have to tell you something." "Something that's been eating away at me."

"You can tell me anything." He hugged her.

"AJ I'm sorry." "I'm so sorry."

"Tell me what's wrong." He looked at her.

"Three months ago I was in a hotel bar." "Nikki was there to." "We left at the same time." "We were drunk." "When the elevator got to my floor Nikki asked if she could use the bathroom in my room." "I stupidly said yes." "We went to my room." "When she came out of the bathroom she sat on the couch next to me." "We talked for a second." "Then she kissed me." "I pulled away and told her we shouldn't." "She promised she wouldn't tell anyone." "Then she kissed me again." "We had sex."

"No." AJ said was tears in her eyes. She sat on the couch put her hands to her face and started crying. "No John." "Not you to."

"I'm sorry." He sat down next to her. "I made a mistake." "Nikki doesn't mean anything to me anymore." "I'm an asshole." "I know that." "I want to marry you." "Please forgive me." "I'm so sorry." "From the bottom of my heart." "Please forgive me." She looked at him and smacked him in the face.

"I guess I wasn't worth the wait." She said through her tears. She got up and started going up the stairs. John followed her.

"It wasn't like that." AJ went into the bedroom and got her suitcase. She started packing. "AJ please don't do this."

"I don't know why I'm surprised we both know how you get when you drink." She finished packing and was going down the stairs. John was again following her. She was to the front door. She took off the ring and gave it to John. "I really thought you were different from the others but you're not." "You never loved me either." She said as she continued to cry.

"Yes I do love you AJ." "I love you so much."

"I hate you."

"Don't say that."

"It's over."

"No." He got on his knees. Tears were in his eyes. "Please AJ I'm begging you please." "I'll never do anything like this again." "I love you AJ." "Please."

"You have no idea what you've done." She said with tears flowing down her cheeks. "Tonight was supposed to be special." She opened the door. "I thought it would be special because we were getting another chance."

"Another chance?"

"I'm pregnant." She left slamming the door behind her.