Three weeks later

Sara walked into her apartment and closed the door. Today was the longest day of her life. Jake had come by something while she wasn't there and cleared out his half of the office.

She sar down on the couch and pulled an envelope out of her pocket. Slowly she turned it over to see her name written on the outside. She opened it to find a single piece of paper. When she opened it, she saw Jake's familiar handwriting.

Sara

I will never be able to take back what I have done. I never meant to hurt you. In time I hope that you will be able to forgive me. Someday, maybe we will be able to be friends again. I want you to remember that I love you and I always will.

Love

Jake

Sara folded the letter and placed it back in the envelope. She wiped the tears away that were welling up in her eyes.

"Sara you have to talk to him."

She looked up to see Danny standing next to her.

"I…I can't."

"You love him and he loves you."

"He lied to me."

"He didn't lie to you."

"Well he didn't trust me enough to tell me the truth."

"There were reasons for that."

"I can't Danny. Its over between us."

The phone rang a few minutes later. Sara started to reached for the phone but changed her mind and sat back down. The machine clicked on after the third ring. The message played then the beep. It was silent for a moment, then Sara heard Jake's voice

"Sara its Jake. I know I don't have any right to call you. I hope you got my letter today. It will never make up for what I've done. I wanted you to know I am leaving for Washington DC tonight. I requested a transfer. I don't think I can stay in New York anymore. I wanted to let you know that I love you Sara and I am sorry that I hurt you."

Sara felt her heart break. She grabbed the phone.

"Jake…Jake are you there."

Unfortunately, she was met with a dial tone. She hung the phone up and curled up on the couch.

"Jake I'm sorry." She whispered, "I love you."

*******

Jake hung up the phone and walked back into his bedroom. He picked up the bag off the floor and carried it to his bed. His transfer had not been approved yet but he was sure it would be, so he was going to stay with one of his friends and look around for an apartment. The rest of the stuff would be easy to pack later.

"Sara…" a voice whispered

Jake turned, looking for someone but found himself alone in the room. He went back to folding his shirts.

"Go to her…"

"Who's there?"

"Don't run away."

Jake dropped his shirt on the bed and walked through the empty apartment.

"Is someone here?" He shouted

"Don't let go."

"I've really got to get out of here." He whispered

Jake walked back into the bedroom. As he approached the bed, he saw something lying on the bed. When he picked it up, he saw that it was picture of him and Sara from a softball game. They were standing next to each other. The person took the picture just as Jake was sneaking a peek at Sara.

"Where did this come from?"

He traced his fingers over Sara's face.

"Sara, I love you." He whispered, "But I really screwed up."

****

"Sara get up."

Sara lifted her head to see Danny next to her. Her eyes were red and puffy from crying.

"Now is not the time Danny."

"Now is the time Sara. You can't let Jake go."

"Its already too late."

"You still have time."

"He's going to Washington DC tonight."

"You can stop him."

"There's no reason Danny. Its over between us."

Danny shook his head

"There is one reason."

"What."

Danny waved his hand over her stomach.

"The future depends on it."

"You mean I'm…that Jake and I…That's there's a…"

"A little girl…and the future bladeweilder."

"A little girl." Sara whispered, "I have to stop him."

Sara grabbed the phone and dialed his number. The machine clicked on. Sara waited for beep, trying to figure out what to say. The machine beeped

"Jake? Jake are you there?"

She started to hang up the phone when someone picked up.

"Sara don't hang up."

"Jake…Jake I am so sorry…I… I was hurt and…I need to see you."

"I'll be right over."

The phone disconnected. Sara hung up her phone and stood slowly. She walked into the bedroom, heading for the mirror. Carefully she ran her hand over her flat stomach.

"Can you hear me little one." She whispered, "I want you to know that I am going to try to fix my mistakes and make things right for you."

There was a frantic knocking on the door about 10 minutes later. Sara walked out of the bedroom and through the apartment. She opened the door to find Jake outside.

"Sara is everything okay."

She nodded, not sure she could speak just yet. Slowly she opened the door a little wider and let him in. He walked in the apartment. His eyes focused on her.

"Have you been crying."

She nodded, still not able to speak.

"Sara what's wrong."

Sara moved towards him, throwing her arms around him. She buried her head in his shoulder and began to cry again. His arms wrapped around her, stroking her back gently.

"Its all right Sara." He whispered, "I'm here."

Sara pulled back slowly. Their eyes met. He gently reached up and wiped the tears from her cheeks.

"Now tell me what's wrong."

"Jakeimessedupsobadbutiwashurtandiloveyouand."

"I love you too Sara."

She started to open her mouth, then closed it again.

"Did you say you…"

"I love you Sara Pezinni."

Sara wrapped her arms around Jake again. Then it hit her and she pulled back slowly.

"What about DC and your transfer?"

"Don't worry about it."

Sara smiled then remembered the reason she called him.

"There's just one more thing."

"What?"

Sara leaned forward and whispered something in his ear. His eyes widened as she drew back.

"You…you're…We're gonna be…"

"Yes."

Jake pulled her forward, pressing a kiss to her lips. As they pulled apart, he took her hand and dropped down on one knee. He let go of her hand and slid a silver band off his finger. He held it between his fingers, then looked up at her.

"I know this is a poor substitute and I promise to get a better one later but Sara, will you marry me?"

Sara pulled him up so he was looking in her eyes.

"Jake I don't need an expensive ring." She whispered, "Yes I will marry you.

**Update** I hope you all enjoyed the story. If you are interested in what happens next, read Moments in Time, the sequel to Undercover.