Disclaimer- Tim Kring, Tailwind and NBC are so lucky. I wish I were they, but I'm not so I'll just have to keep inflicting this stuff on the rest of you.

A/N-Thanks to all of you who are reviewing, it really helps to know people are reading.As always many thanks to jtbwriter, my west coast sister in insanity. You are such an inspiration.

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Wren sat by Sarah's bed, talking to her and praying she'd hear and wake up.

"Sarah, please wake up. If you don't I'll kill Harrison, rot in jail for the rest of my life and it will be all your fault. Besides, if you don't wake up, I can't tell you all about Him. Not that I need to, you already know, don't you. That's why you wanted me in Boston, isn't it?" Wren smiled. "You knew he'd be the one. He's perfect sweet, funny, charming in a goofy way and tall enough that I can wear heels and still look up to see his eyes. Of course your choice is hot too. That voice is great and those chocolate eyes, but you know Sass, right now they don't sparkle the way you said they did. There's too much worry and pain in them. That's why you gotta wake up, Sarah, open your eyes, come on, open your eyes and let me see if his smile lights up the room the way you say it does. Come on, Sass all your friends are worried about you" Wren stroked Sarah's hand.

"You know I'm going to marry Nigel, he just doesn't know it yet. I can't provide all the Southern exposure this place needs all by my lonesome. I'm gonna need your help, Sass." Wren rubbed her eyes and yawned as Garret walked in.

"Why don't you get some sleep, Wren? I'll sit with Sarah."

Wren stood and stretched. "Sleep? I'm not sure I remember what that is anymore."

Garret smiled. "I know what you mean, I don't think I've slept more than an hour at a time since Friday. Any change?"

"Not a eyelash twitch." Wren looked near tears.

Garret put an arm around her shoulder. "She'll come back to us." He looked at Wren. "One question, why 'Sass'? It suits her but where did it come from?"

"Sarah and I met during rehearsals for Junior Miss Memphis pageant. She spent the weekend after with me at my family's farm. My Granny Rainelle said she had enough sparkle and sass for three Southern belles. The whole family started calling her Sassy Sarah and pretty soon it was just Sass."

Wren yawned again and started for the door, then turned and walked back over to Garret. "I want to tell you something. That woman is my best friend, she is closer to me than a sister and she didn't deserve any of this. She's the kindest, gentlest, most loving person I have ever known and I'm glad she's finally found real love."

Wren stepped closer and pointed a finger at Garret. "But if you hurt her, I will hunt you down like a Georgia bloodhound after a convict. Drag you to the back forty on my Pappy's horse farm, remove your internal organs with a spoon and sink your body in the old well."

Wren smiled sweetly and kissed him on the cheek. "Night Garret."

As Wren left, Garret couldn't help but smile. Now he understood what Sarah meant when she had described her friend as a 'steel magnolia'.

That is one hell of a woman, Nigel doesn't stand a chance, he thought. Everyone had noticed the effect Wren had on Nigel and of course someone had started an office pool on how long it would take her to catch him.