Breath-of-Ice

Note: Final installment of 'Memories' and 'Reminders of You'. Sorry for the bouncing back-and-forth of the characters.

Rekindled Reminiscences

The first place that Sarah had thought to go was the airport. Her plan was to get a ticket and fly to Glen Oak and see Matt. But half-way there she scratched that plan. What if he had already left? Or he in New York and she in Glen Oak and he thought that she didn't care about him? And did she really want to get back together with Matt in front of their families? No. They needed to be alone when this happened. And, she thought, preferably in their apartment.

So, that being the next logical destination, Sarah Glass Camden turned around and headed in the opposite direction.

Matt sat on the plane and reflected. He had left the house briefly after he had talked to his parents. The house held too many memories of Sarah. Things they had said to each other, the taste of her lips upon his late at night, her smile---oh her smile! Matt shook his head. He would be in New York soon and he needed to clear his head and think of what to say to Sarah to bring her back to him.

Matt sighed deeply and leaned his head back against the headrest of his seat. He couldn't help but think…what if Sarah's not there? What if she left New York? What if and this was a big one, what if she was flying to Glen Oak to talk to him? Shaking his head, he tried to relax…

Matt pulled out his apartment key and slowly unlocked and opened the door. The first thing to hit the floor was his bag. There, sitting on the couch, sat the woman who had plagued his thoughts but made his heart soar, his Sarah.

"Sa-Sarah?" He stuttered.

"Yes Matt, I'm here." She said as she got off of the couch and walked over to him. She shut the door and set her head against it, content just to be near him.

"So..." He started

"So…" She finished.

Turning to him, Sarah began, "Come. Sit. We need to talk."

"That's why I came back."

"That's why I did too."

The two walked and sat on either end of the couch. The distance between them seemed vaster than it actually was. He sighed. "Look Sarah. I don't want to argue anymore. About what happened at the hospital…I wasn't trying to show anyone, especially you, up or make my self look better. It just sort of happened that way."

"Matt…I don't know what to say…I was mad at you for the hospital thing but…"

"But…"

"But I think it was just a place to channel my worries."

"Worries about what?" Matt asked, scooting closer to Sarah.

"About school, work and the hospital but…mostly…us."

"Why us?"

"Because, sometimes mind you, I think that we may have rushed into our marriage. That…we didn't think it through all of the way. That we were married and didn't know how to tell our parents…Mostly though, that somehow, in one way or another, I would drive you away from me. And Matt, I can't stand the thought of losing you."

"Sarah. You won't drive me away. In fact when you left I thought that it was me who had driven you away. I was scared and concerned about us. But you came back, I came back. We're here together right now and that's all the counts. I can't promise to squelch your doubts and I'm not saying that more problems won't arise for us but I can say that I love you and that will never change." He looked deep into her eyes, trying to convince her that the words he spoke were true.

Sarah moved towards Matt all while reaching into her pocket and pulled out something. She glanced down at it and reached out for Matt's hand. In it she placed her wedding ring. A mixture of emotions flashed across Matt's face. Sacredness, concern, worry, confusion but the most defined emotion was sadness.

"Well…I guess this means that we're o-" Sarah's lips interrupted his train of thought. The feel of her soft lips against his was a much missed sensation. After a few moments he broke away from her, slightly confused. Sarah pressed her finger against his mouth to stop him from speaking.

"I'm not leaving you Matt. When I was at my hotel I took it off but you see only you can put it back on for me…" Realization passed across his face. He got off of the couch, went to his bag and pulled out a small box. He handed it to Sarah; in it was his wedding ring.

"As you can tell, my only one, can put this back onto my finger…"

"So does this mean that we're having another wedding?"

"I guess so…and in that case that means that we can have another honeymoon…"Matt said slyly.

Sarah wrapped her arms around Matt's neck, resting her forehead against his.

"I like the sound of that, Mr. Camden."

"As do I, Mrs. Camden."

Fin

Breath: So, tis the end of my three-part series. I hoped that you liked it. I should be back soon with a new one-shot that is out of season, like always….

! Hasta Luego!