Jack drove at a steady pace towards the river. He knew exactly where Terri was as soon as she had muttered the words through her tears. The river was a special place for them and held many precious memories for them both, the most important one being the day Jack proposed to Terri. 19 years ago they had sat together on the old fashioned bench under the sunshine by the river side, and Jack had produced a simple ring from his pocket and asked a pregnant Terri the most important question he could ever ask, and she had said yes, completing them. He thought back to that day and remembered how he had been so nervous, as he was now. He hoped she wasn't choosing this place to tell him it was over in some sick symbolic way, as it would hurt. More than it would anywhere else, because this was their place. Doing it here would be her way of twisting the knife, and things really would be over, for good. He prayed this wouldn't be the case.

The happy feelings he felt that day were now gone as his drove, replaced with guilt, upset and nerves. Fear was the emotion he felt most of all, he was scared he had thrown it all away in a stupid act of honesty. He was almost beginning to wish he hadn't told Terri the truth about Nina, but knew that wouldn't have been right either. How could they start again on a foundation built up of lies? They couldn't, was the conclusion Jack had reached, which is why he had told her in the first place. He decided that even if they were truly over he would not regret telling her the truth. He had done the right thing, even if the consequences were bad, and that was what mattered. He would not lie to his wife, not then, not now, not ever again.

He parked the car and locked the door behind him before heading down the muddy footpath down the side of the riverbed. He knew the way like the back of his palm, and as he trudged along with his hands in his pockets, he wondered how many nights they had laid on their backs here, and starred up into the stars together, thinking about their future, about the time they were now living. He never would have imagined the things which had led him to where he was now.

He slowed his pace down and held a hand up to shield his eyes from the suns glare as he squinted across the overgrown field which now lay before him. He could make out the old rusted bench at the far end right before the river, and sure enough, sat a lone figure. There was no doubt in his mind it was Terri. He walked over to her at a slow pace, prolonging what he felt was inevitable - the end of them. Hew reached the bench and stood behind it, too scared to sit, too scared to do anything, he could feel the butterflies fluttering around freely in his stomach, or so it seemed.

Terri sat still, she knew he was behind him. She couldn't see or hear him, she just knew, she could feel his presence in the air, it was comforting. She closed her eyes, she was so ashamed of herself. She had to do this, she knew, but it still hurt. She would have to confess to the truth, just as he had, she just wished she had done it when the chance had first presented itself, instead of waiting and letting his pain and her guilt build up in the process.

She felt Jacks hand rest gently on her shoulder and opened her eyes to see him take a seat besides her, gently grabbing her hand from her lap in the process. He held it in his own, inter-linking their fingers together. She could feel him shaking slightly but didn't know why, it wasn't cold out. She looked in his deep blue eyes and felt even worse, she should have told him before.

"Thanks for coming." She said, now looking down at her feet. Jack watched her speak, he knew not to interrupt, he wouldn't rush her into ending their marriage.

"I'm sorry. The other day, when..." She paused momentarily to look up at him, before quickly glancing away again. "When you told me about Nina.... I was mad, but, but, I shouldn't have been."

She paused again and Jack finally saw his chance to jump in. "Terri you have every right to be angry with me I know what I did was -"

"Jack, stop it, please. Let me finish. I haven't been entirely truthful either, you see..." She broke off and took a deep breath, it was hard. "I had a brief relationship with someone else, too."

She swallowed hard and stared at him, waiting to see his reaction. Jack watched her as he took it all in, he was hurt, but relieved too - this was the last thing he was expecting to hear. He took a shaky breath as he weighed up his thoughts quickly before deciding how to proceed. Yes, he was angry and upset that she hadn't told him this when she had the chance, but he was not going to let this ruin them. They could move past it.

"Its okay.... It doesn't matter, none of that matters anymore."

He smiled at her as the fact that she wasn't leaving him finally sunk in. Terri felt her knees go weak, both at the smile and that he was so forgiving to her. So this is love, she thought to herself as she started to feel herself get emotional.

"I'm sorry Jack." She said as a tear dripped down her cheek, she still felt guilty for keeping it back from him.

Jack stopped her from going any further by leaning over and kissing her gently on the forehead.

"Shhh...." He whispered as he placed a light finger on her lips. "All that matters is that I have you by my side, that's all I want. I don't care about anything else, other than you and Kimberly, my family."

It was Terri who stopped him this time, with her mouth on his. They kissed passionately and they both knew, for certain, this time, that things were finally right. They could start living there lives together again, and more importantly, make it right this time.

She pulled away from him and smiled happily, before leaning down into him as he wrapped a strong arm around her and whispered sweet nothings into her ear.

Inside he promised himself that he was never going to let go of her, not again.