Author Note: In the last chapter, you read what happen six months after Sam and Martin's situations. I know that was methodically out of order, but that is the way I had it planned. Now the next following chapters will explain how things got that way they are. So you will understand Sam journey, Martin's journey to his new lover Angela, and you will find out how Jack, Danny, and Vivian feel. I hope you enjoy it.


It was a dark cold gloomy night. It was very late (last time Martin checked it was one a.m.). However, it did not bother Martin. He did not have anything important to do since he did not have work.

Martin found himself in the same bar that he was in last night. There were only a few people in the bar and they were all in the back. Unlike them, Martin was up in the front at the counter. He was trying to drink away his problems. Nonetheless, his problems would not go away.

"You think you had enough." The female bar tender suggested.

"I had enough of my life." Martin stated.

"You don't remember me." The bar tender asked.

Martin thought that was an odd question to ask. He did not know anyone who was a bar tender. He looked at the burnet woman's face to see if it had any impact. He then realized where he saw her before, "Yeah. Not only are you the same bar tender from last night but you are the waitress from the coffee shop from the other day."

"That is true, but you need to keep on thinking." The bartender elucidated.

"Look, I had a rough day, can you stop playing games." Martin insisted.

"Jess. Since I was the girl you lost your virginity to, I thought you would remember me." The woman explained.

Martin really looked at the woman. She was his old high school girlfriend, "Angela."

She smiled. She still had the same smile from high school.

"So how are things going." Angela joined him for a drink.

"Work for the FBI now. Missing person unit." Martin stated.

"Really." Angela said impressed.

"What about you? Why are you working at a bar and a coffee shop?" Martin was astonished. Angela always seemed like a woman who would accomplish greatness. In high school, she was the person who was voted most likely to succeed. She was the last person you would suspect end up working at a night bar.

"I'm trying to make it through law school actually. I have to the bar exam in a few month. I am working here because I have to pay the bills. What about you? Why are you at a bar drinking an ocean of alcohol? Why did you have enough of your life? Why are you having a rough day?" She asked inquisitively.

"It's a long story." He affirmed.

"Does it look like I have any business?" She announced.

"Well to make it short. The girl I loved broke my heart. Told me she was pregnant. We fell in love again. I was confused but then I became tolerant. And then she told me she wanted to have an abortion. I was bamboozled." He explained.

"That's it." She said unmoved.

"You don't have any compassion for me?" He asked.

"Not really." She said smiling.

"Why?" He asked baffled.

"Because worst could have happened to you." She said.

"Like what." She said.

"You want to here my sad story. My ex-boyfriend, told me he loved me. We got back together. He then started to beat me. He cheated on me. He started to gamble my money. He then instantly lost all my money. That's why I don't have that much money. That's why I am working here." She said impassive.

"So what did you do?" He wondered.

"I didn't give up. I've moved on. I picked one thing to achieve. And I picked law school." She rationalized.

"Did it work?" Martin speculate.

"I hope it will. But things will get better for you Martin." She clarified.

Martin looked at Angela. She was so beautiful. He loved her seventeen years ago and the feelings were starting to come back. She leaned in to kiss her. The kiss lasted so long and meant so much to each other.

After a good thirty seconds of their kisses, Martin asked, "When do you get off?"

"A few minutes." She stated.

"Want to come back to my place?" He invited her over.

"Of course." She said.