Linna and Josh's apartment 3 months later

Josh was standing in front of the mirror trying to get his tie right but with little success.

"Damn I've been wearing a tie for 3 months now and I still can' tie one." He said.

"You're hopeless." Linna said helping him.

Linna was dressed in a red dress with a pearl necklace and earrings.

"So are you gonna tell me where we are going?" Linna asked.

"No." Josh answered.

"Well fine thin tie your own tie." Linna said.

"Ok ok I'll tell you just help." Josh wined.

Linna finished tying the tie and asked again.

"So where are we going?" She asked.

"Can't tell you." Josh smiled and walked out of the bathroom.

"Heeeyyy you said you would tell me." Linna wined.

"I lied." Josh said from the bedroom.

Linna walked into the bedroom from the bath room and sat on the bed with her arms crossed.

"Your mean." She said.

"I try." Josh smiled. "Are you ready?"

"Yea I am." "Linna said.

They got into the car and Josh drove off to the restaurant where he had everything planed.

"So where are we going?" Linna asked.
"Give up, I'm not gonna tell you." Josh said.
"You are so mean!" She whined.
Josh just laughed and kept on driving. They pulled into the parking lot of the Shining Star, Linna's favorite restaurant.
"Oh wow! The Shining Star, I love it here!" Linna smiled as she got out of the car.
"I know, you've told me, so I thought I'd take you here." Josh casually said.
They walked through the doors hand in hand. The waiter smiled as he led them to their table.
"Good evening, I'm Kenichi, and I'll be your waiter tonight. Here is the menu. I'll give you a few moments to look it over and I'll return for your order."

Josh looked at the menu trying to think what most of the things tasted like.
'Let's see.' He thought. 'What kind of Sushi do they have? Unagi (Ele), Hotate (Scallop), Hirame (Halibut) or Saba (Mackerel).' "Linna which of the Sushi's is the best? I haven't had any of them." He asked.
"Well, my favorite is the Unagi, but the Hotate's not bad." Linna said.
Josh looked back at the menu trying to decide what kind of sushi to get when the waiter walked back up.
"What kind of Sushi with your meals tonight?" He asked.
"I'll have the Unagi and the Hotate." Linna said.
"I'll take the same." Josh said, setting down the sushi menu and picking up the real one.
"I'll be right back with that." The waiter said and walked off.
"You're gonna like it." Linna said.
"I hope so." Josh said looking at the menu.
The waiter returned a few minutes later with two plates of Sushi and set them in front of them.
"Have you decided on a main course?" He asked.
"I have." Linna said.
"Me too." Josh said and handed the waiter his menu. "I'll have the Teriyaki Salmon with Tempura."
"And I'll have the Teriyaki pork with Tempura." Linna said.
"Very well I will return with that in a few minutes." The waiter said and walked away.
Josh picked up a piece of Unagi and looked at it funny.
"Its not gonna bite you." Linna said.
"Well no guts, no glory." Josh said and popped it into his mouth. "Hey not bad."
"I love it." Linna said as she was shoveling another piece into her mouth.
Syila was standing at the door, looked in at them and smiled, "They're there!"
Nene looked past her and giggled, "Oh I can't wait to see her face!"

"Its gonna be priceless." Nesay said.
Leon and Nigel were standing outside the door smoking a cigarette and waiting for the signal.
Priss, very much pregnant, leaned against the car talking to Mackey.
"So what is the signal again?" Leon asked tossing his cigarette to the ground.
"Josh will give the waiter a signal and he will come get us!" Syila said.
"Where are Mike and the others?" Nene asked looking around.
"They are on their way, the flight arrived late." Syila said looking at her watch.
Linna was finishing her sushi when the waiter returned with their main courses and set them on the table.
"And what will you have to drink tonight?" He asked.
"I'll have a glass of Sake." Linna said.
"Same here." Josh said as he set his sushi aside.
The waiter smiled as he said, "I'll be right back with that."
Josh looked at his meal and smiled, "Now this looks good."
"It is, I've had it before!" Linna said taking in the smell of her meal.
The waiter returned a few minutes later with two glasses and a bottle of Sake.
"Will there be anything else?" He asked.
"No I'm fine." Linna said.
Josh looked at the wine and asked, "Umm do you happen to have any beer?"
"Yes sir we have Sapporo and Kirin beer. Which would you like?" The waiter asked

"I'll have the Sapporo." Josh answered.
Leaving the table, the waiter walked up to the doors where Syila and the others were waiting and waved at them.
"That's the signal!" Syila said.
"But Mike and the others?" Nene asked.
"Are right here!" Mike said out of breath, "Sorry we're late."
"Ok then, let's go." Syila said as she opened the doors.
Linna was just starting to eat when Syila and the others walked up behind her.
Josh looked up at them and set his fork down.
"Linna." He said.
"Yes?"
"There is a reason I brought you here tonight, and it's not just because you love this place." Josh said.
"I don't understand." Linna said with a blank look.
"I want to ask you something."
Linna, already knowing what the question was and hoping she was right asked, "What?"
Josh reached into his pocket under the table and pulled out a gold ring with a small diamond on each side of a larger one and stood up.
"Linna I love you more than anything in this world." He said as he walked to her side.
Linna's eyes filled with tears. Josh dropped to his knee at her side so she saw the others standing behind her.
"Linna Yamazaki, will you marry me?" Josh asked.
Linna started to cry as she tried to answer but she was speechless. She looked into Josh's eyes and nodded her head yes.
Josh smiled and slipped the ring on her finger.
As she wiped her eyes with her napkin she looked at the ring, "Oh Josh... It's beautiful!"
She threw her arms around him and hugged him tightly.
Nene and Terry and Nesay wiped a tear from their eyes as they looked on. Priss put her arm around Leon's waist and put her head on his shoulder. Mike, Kenny and Nigel clapped and Syila smiled.
Linna looked into Josh's eyes and saw that he was crying & hugged him tightly.
"I love you so much!" she whispered in his ear.
He pulled her closer to him and whispered back, "I'll love you forever!"

Silky Doll later that night

Linna sat next to Josh with a glass of Sake in her hand.

"So you were all in on it?" She asked.

"Yea we were." Syila said sipping her Sake.

"How long were you all planning this?" Linna asked.

"A little over a month." Syila said.

"Wow I had no idea you all acted the same even Nene." Linna said.

"Well we didn't tell Nene till last night." Syila laughed.

"Very funny." Nene said sulking. "I could have kept the secret."

"No you would have blabbed as soon as you had the chance." Priss said.

Everyone laughed as Nene sat on the couch sulking.

"Ok stop picking on my fiancée." Mackey laughed.

"Mackey." Nene wined.

"What I'm trying to help you." Mackey said.

"But your laughing." Nene said still sulking.

Mike yawned as he stood up.

"Hey guys I'd love to stay and talk but I haven't been sleeping to well lately." He said and looked over at Terry and Kenny.

"Good night mike." Linna said as he walked down the hallway.

"I think its time Priss and I go home." Leon said.

"Yea I'm really tired." Priss said as she got off the couch.

"Mackey and I should be going as well." Nene said.

"Terry and I are gonna go to bed." Kenny said and they stood up and walked down the hallway to their room.

"And then there was four." Josh said as the others left.

"Three." Syila said looking at Linna.

She was leaning against Josh with her head on his shoulder. Her eyes were closed and she was breathing deeply.

"It was a big night for her I can't blame her for being tired." Josh said looking at her.

"You can use to spare room if you want or you can go home." Syila said as she headed down the hall.

Josh looked at Linna for a moment before he reached over and shook her.

"Linna its time to go." Josh said.

"Hummm." Linna moaned.

"Everyone is gone Syila said we can use the spare room if we want or we can go home." Josh said.

"Lets go home." Linna said and slowly got to her feet.

They walked out side and got into the car and drove off. Linna fell asleep again before they got home and Josh carried her into the apartment and laid her in bed and pulled the covers over her. He stood there looking at her for a moment before he turned off the light and laid next to her and fell asleep.

Wail Linna slept she started having dreams. The day she meet Josh and their first kiss. Then she had a dream that she didn't get right away. She was looking into a full-length mirror and she was dressed in white.

'This is a wedding dress.' She thought. Priss and Nene came walking in behind her sand stood by the mirror.

"Well it looks like the bouquet was right." Priss said.

Linna tried to say something but she could only smile.

Nene handed her a bouquet of flowers and smiled.

"Its time to get married." She said.

Linna turned towards the door and Priss walked towards it. As she reached for the door she froze.

"What's wrong Priss?" Linna asked.

Priss didn't answered she just stood there with her hand gripping the doorknob. Linna looked at Nene who was in mid-step but she wasn't moving.

"What's going on?" She asked getting a bit scared.

"Don't worry every thing is gonna be ok." A woman's voice said from behind her.

Linna turned around and saw a young woman in a green Army uniform with an M16 over her shoulder and a diamond ring on her hand.

"You're Sherry aren't you?" Linna asked.

"Yes I am." Sherry said.

"But why?" Linna asked.

"I'm here to say congratulations." Sherry said.

"What?" Linna asked.

"Josh loves you." Sherry said. "He loves you with all of his heart."

"I know." Linna said.

"No you don't." Sherry said. "You think deep down he is still in love with me. He is not he was finally able to let me go."

"Let you go?" Linna asked.

"Yes he was holding on to my memory and he didn't want to lose it." Sherry said.

"Then how did he let you go?" Linna asked.

"When he proposed to you tonight he finally let me go. I am here now to tell you that he loves you and only you." Sherry said and started to cry. "I'm happy he was able to find love once again."

Linna looked at the young woman that was crying in front of her.

"This is a dream isn't it?" She asked.

"Yes it's a dream it's the only way I can talk to you." Sherry said. "I have to go its time I find some rest and now that Josh has let me go I can."

"How am I gonna explain this to him?" Linna asked.

"You don't." Sherry said as she started disappearing.

Linna could hear the sound of laughing all around her. Sherry smiled.

"Its my family." She said. "They are weighting for me. Goodbye." She said and disappeared.

Finally after 4 years Sherry Walther was finally at rest.

Linna sat up with a little scream. Josh sat up and turned to her.

"What is it?" He asked.

"Its nothing." Linna said. "It was just a dream."

"Must have been bad to make you scream." Josh said.

Linna lied down and smiled.

"No it just surprised me." She said.

Josh lied down next to her.

"Are you sure?" He asked.
"Yes I'm sure." Linna said leaning over and kissing him. "I love you." She said.

"I love you too." Josh said.

"Every thing is gonna be ok." Linna said.

Josh smiled and they fell back asleep.