After dinner Jack and Janet decided to take a walk on the beach. They were each lost in their own thoughts.
Janet was thinking what a perfect night this was. The moon was shining bright and there were a lot of stars in the sky. She knew that she could let herself fall in love with Jack, but she was still afraid of getting hurt. Many things had changed since the three roommates lived together before. The biggest one was that Janet had a hard time trusting people. After Phillip hurt her so bad she was still scared. In her head she knew that Jack would never do anything to intentionally hurt her, but in her heart she was afraid to let herself get hurt again. She knew that she needed to learn to love again. Maybe Jack was that one special person.
Jack was still surprised that Janet had agreed to go out with him. He figured that she would take one look at him and head back into her house. He regrets the fact that he wasn't there for Janet when she was having her problems with Phillip. Somehow he knew that she needed him but knew that it wasn't his place. Phillip was insanely jealous of his friendship with her. Now he knows why. When you are guilty of the same thing that you think your wife is doing it is easy to be jealous. He still wishes he would have gone with his gut feelings. He would spend the rest of his life making it up to her. If she would only let him, he would help her love again.
Somewhere along the walk they reached for the other's hands. It was something that neither one realized until they stopped to look at the ocean. Then they looked into each others eyes and saw hope and trust. Hope for a future. Hope for a lifetime of memories.
Life is a funny thing. One minute you are alone and wondering if you will ever find someone to love. Then the next minute you find that special someone. Someone to laugh with, cry with, someone to fall in love with.
They are watching the waves and can hear the sound of music in the background. It is coming from the Santa Monica boardwalk. Jack reaches out for Janet's hand. She looks deeply into his eyes and knows at that moment that she could love this man. They are both speechless as they are walking.
Jack takes Janet's hand and they begin to dance. The song that is playing seems to speak to their hearts. It is "A room in my heart" by Faith Hill.
My heart was once just like a home
With many rooms and open doors
And I always let love in
It would change the rooms around and then
Leave them empty
'Till one by one I locked each door
And soon forgot what love was for
But I never gave up hoping
So I left just one door open
In case you found me
So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before
There's a room in my heart for you
We'll paint the walls from blue to white
And set the mood by candlelight
Together we'll keep out the cold
And I'll still be there when we're old
If you'll let me
So there's a room in my heart for you
If your trust has been stolen too
If you walk softly on this worn out wooden floor
And leave behind you the hurt you've had before There's a room in my heart for you
By the end of the song they were totally oblivious to everything going on around them. Jack looked at Janet and she had tears in her eyes. He wiped one away with his thumb.
"What's wrong Janet?"
"That song is absolutely beautiful. It says everything that I am feeling right now. There is room in my heart for you. I could see myself falling in love with you. I am scared though."
"I know. I feel the same way. We have both been thru so much. You with Phillip and me with not being able to open my heart to anyone, we just have to take it slow. One day at a time and our love will grow."