Tom Watts pulled the car outside the restaurant on the coast right near the water. He got out of the car, came around and opened the door for Elizabeth. Elizabeth stepped out of the car and glanced around at the scenery.

"Tom, this is beautiful, how did you find this place?" Elizabeth asked, turning to look at him.

"I was driving down the coast one day and stumbled upon it" Tom answered. "I looked up the reviews and found out the restaurant has really nice seafood". Elizabeth nodded, smiling at him.

"Great, I'm starving" Elizabeth affirmed. Tom took her hand and escorted her into the restaurant.

A while later….

Elizabeth glanced out the window at the view of the ocean. It was beautiful. The whole setting was perfect, sitting across from the man she loved. Elizabeth's heart thumped in her chest when Tom stared across at her. Yes, she still loved him. But wasn't going to rush and screw this up.

Tom took Elizabeth's hand in his own across the table.

"Are you okay Liz, you seem to be a bit pre-occupied" Tom teased. Elizabeth nodded, smiling at him.

"Yes, I'm fine" Elizabeth responded cheerfully. Elizabeth took a sip of her wine. Tom kept admiring her. Finally, she sighed and confessed. "Actually I'm a bit nervous". Tom laughed, he felt the same.

"Me too, not sure why. Maybe because it has been so long" Tom admitted, running a hand through his thick brown hair.

Jessica walked across campus from Theta house. The party was raging but she was over it. What was wrong with her? Jessica sighed, she needed a man, that was what was wrong with her. At the party was wall to wall losers. Jessica glanced up at the night sky. She missed Nick Fox terribly, even now, she wondered where he was and what he was doing at that moment.

Nick put down his binoculars and smiled. Jessica was still so beautiful. It had been six months since he was free of the witness protection program, they got Clay Di Palma and his associates. It was time for Nick to return where he was truly happy and that was in Sweet Valley with Jessica.

Jessica glanced around, she felt like she was being followed. Jessica hid behind a wall of a building and waited. He walked right past it, Jessica's heart pounded in her chest, there was something familiar about him. He was passing the grass in the quad so Jessica decided to approach him.

"Hey, you" Jessica cried, running up to him. The man stopped and turned around. Jessica nearly fainted. "Nick?"

A few hours later….

Tom escorted Elizabeth to her door. They stopped in front of it.

"I had a wonderful time Tom" Elizabeth exclaimed, staring up into his eyes.

"I did too" Tom said quietly, his voice soft and comforting. Tom bent his head, pulling Elizabeth closer in his arms and kissed her deeply. Elizabeth pressed herself against him, responding to his kiss.

"You know; Nina won't be back tonight" Elizabeth murmured. Tom stepped back, shaking his head.

"Nope, I would love to, but I'm going to be a gentleman and say goodnight here Liz" Tom explained. Elizabeth blushed. "Liz, you mean everything to me and I know it took a lot of courage to tell me about the Englishman, but if I come in now, I'll be no different than him" Tom tenderly brushed a strand of her blonde hair behind her ear. "You're worth the wait Liz". Tom pressed another kiss on her mouth before she could say anymore.

Elizabeth sighed, pulling back, Tom was right. Elizabeth knew he was the love of her life and she wanted to wait and make it special with him. But Elizabeth had also wanted to know what it was like to spend the night in Tom's arms, she always did and even more so when she found out about Tom and Dana Upshaw. She would soon enough.

"Okay, good night Tom" Elizabeth said reluctantly. Tom grinned at her.

"Sweet dreams Liz" Tom said tenderly. "We'll speak tomorrow" Elizabeth smiled back.

"Speak to you tomorrow" Elizabeth echoed, opening the door. Tom stepped back a few steps down the hall. Elizabeth went inside, Tom waved at her one last time and walked back to his car. Elizabeth closed the door and leant against it with a sigh. He was still perfect, she loved him even more for that.