"Oh God" thought Mary as she shut the door after having watch Danny and Mike drive away. What a day it had been. An emotional rollercoaster that left her utterly confused, yet at the same time a little hopeful. Hopeful that this time will not end up like last time Danny went away, but instead they will end up together. She knew it was hopeful thinking, but hey maybe Danny will recognized what everybody else did, which was that they belong together.
Mary sat back down on the bed and started to cry. She cried for about a good hour and would have continued if it weren't for the knock on the door. As she walked to the door she tried to clear up her face and put on a smile, but she knew it wouldn't do any good.
On the other side of door were Mary's three best friends Nessa, Sam, and Delinda all holding some kind of comfort food.
"Bloody Hell….if you are going to look like that for the next couple of months I think I might I have to shoot ya" said Nessa.
"I know! Seriously, it's not the end of the world….. its Danny we're talking about. He'll back before you know it and you can ridicule him and nag on him all you want" remarked Delinda Deline.
"I completely agree" stated Sam with half of her mouth full of chocolate.
Mary sighed and wiped a tear from her eye. "I just wish it were like that…..but I can't stop thinking I will never seem him again. And you guys know what the worst thing about this whole situation…it's the fact that I can't be angry with him. I hate the fact that him going away makes me love him even more. He's only doing the honorable thing, his duty. And right now I so desperately want to hate him."
The three girls look to one another and none of them knew how to respond. The Danny/Mary saga was a long and complicated and many levels (especially the most recent) were unknown to them, and thus they were very cautious in giving advice on what to do. So in the end they just brought out the alcohol and the chick flicks and laughed and cried the night away.
Somewhere else in Las Vegas
"God I love this town" said Danny.
Mike looked across towards him and said "Man you love something else too, but I don't get why you won't admit it. Its obvious to everybody but you."
" …..it's complicated. I mean I do love her….god I love her so much….but…I don't know there's something holding me back….fear….." stated Danny.
"What do you mean fear?" mike questioned. "What can you fear? That it won't work out….Man its you and Mary….If you guys aren't meant to be"
"I'm sorry man I'm just not ready for this conservation" stated Danny cutting him off
"Then I guess the only question I have left is when are you going to be ready. You know she isn't going to wait forever."
Danny looked hard and long at Mike and finally said "yeah I know….yeah I know"
Mike laughed and parked the car and turned to Danny "Don't worry I'll watch out for her as long as you get back in one piece alright? You just get back in one piece"
The men hugged and parted ways. Both of them petrified of the future.