Thanks everybody for your reviews I really enjoy them.

Cookie044-I never really thought people liked cliff hangers, but this chapter is one too. I think the only time it's ok is when the story writer continues a.s.a.p. and doesn't make the reader wait so long.

Ashley Carnahan-good to hear from you again and yes that would be gross, which is why she chose not to go, or did she? But I laughed when I got your review I hadn't really thought of it that way. You see I got this idea from a dream of mine, and while asleep, I don't usually make sense, but please continue I think things will get complicated as the story carries on.

Evelyn Carnahan-O'Connell-ok, the whole Mulan story was what I was kind of going for, a little, but not by too much. Like I told Ashley, I got this idea from a dream and right before I fell asleep I had just watched Mulan with my sister and the idea stayed in my head and formed a dream in my head. Anyways here is the next chapter and I'm sure you'll get your answer to your question here+.

Ok here is chapter four.

Today was the day; it was upon us. Today at noon Rick was leaving me for two weeks. I kissed Rick's bare chest without waking him and got out of bed. Letting the cold room tempeture and the heat of the Egyptian day mix and hit my skin. I walked over to the bathroom and entered for a shower.

The second I stepped out, a fully dressed Rick, in a white shirt and tan pants, was standing outside the shower door with a towel.

"Thank you." I said gloomily. I couldn't believe he was actually leaving me.

"Anytime." He said, with just as much enthusiasm and I had given him, as he wrapped the towel around me, apparently ha wanted to leave just as much as I wanted him to.

He walked with me into the bedroom, sat on the edge of the now perfectly made bed and waited for me to change. As I did so I could feel his eyes following me with every move I made. Only once I was dressed, in a long black dress, barefoot, and my necklace hanging from my neck, and brushing my hair did he get off the bed and come up behind me.

He wrapped his arms around my waist from the back and started to kiss me.

"Rick, please." I pleaded as I pushed him away. "The next two weeks are going to be bad, don't make them unbearable."

"You're right I'm sorry." He said backing up. "I love you" he said quietly.

"I love you, too." I said with a hint of a smile, it took all my will power not to kiss him.

"Here." He said reaching into his pocket and brought out a blue, velvet, rectangular box. Curious, I opened it to find a diamond tennis bracelet resting on the cushion.

"What's this for?" I asked as I brought it out.

"Something for you to hold until I get back, sort of a reminder." He said looking at me and smiling.

"Thank you, darling. I'll wear it everyday you're gone, so it better not be on for anytime longer than the two weeks." I said jokingly.

"I promise, it won't have to be." We gave each other a quick kiss and walked downstairs. Me, forgetting all about my hair, pushed it aside as it lay falling onto my back.

We ate breakfast alone and in silence. After we were done we sat in the library talking about anything other than the fact that he was leaving in two hours.

Cleo entered the room quietly and took a seat on the chair across from the couch both Rick and I occupied. Where she sat she just stared at us, if looks could kill…well lets just say I'm glad they can't.

"What are we going to do with her?" Rick asked quietly.

"I don't know, I never thought she might get pregnant, but within time we'll know." I said shocked my cat could be a mother.

"Would you want to keep the babies?" he asked staring into my eyes.

"Sure, why not, I love kittens. What do you think?"

"Yeah, ok. They might come in handy in case we ever come across another walking, talking corpse from who knows when." He said jokingly, both of us laughed lightly, then grew silent as the grandfather clock stroke noon in the hallway.

We got up and walked over to the door, Rick picked up his things and looked at me.

"I love you, never forget that."

I nodded and spoke near tears, "I love you, too."

"Don't cry, love." He said wiping away tears that had already fallen. "the next two weeks will fly by." I nodded once more, hugged him and we kissed.

"Bye."

"Bye." And that was all, he opened the door closing it behind him and left. I watched him disappear down the street before I ran upstairs to my sleeping brother's room.

I burst through the door and yelled. "Jon! Get up, I've changed my mind!" I opened the curtains to let the Egyptian sun seep in.

Jonathan jumped out of bed due to the shock, fell on the floor while yelling "WHAT!"

Ok I think I know what you're all thinking: what's with the cat? Yes, she's in every chapter and does nothing really, but I've been studying my cats and realize they do nothing as well, but that still probably doesn't answer your question as to why she's even in the story, right? Well I'll tell you, she holds up for good conversation between the characters, plus I assure you, she'll hold greater meaning as the story progresses.

Please review and let me know what you think, thanks for reading. Good night.