-1Promise Me

Sara stood in front of the tall mirror. She looked at herself in the flowing white gown. Her hair was pulled up into a curly bun under her short veil. A bouquet of white roses was in her hands. It was her wedding day.

It had been one week since Hank had attacked Greg at the lab. The team couldn't believe Hank had the nerve to show up at the hospital to apologize. Sara found it sincere, but the others didn't. They couldn't figure out why she still wanted to marry Hank. She didn't know how much it still hurt Greg.

"Sara?" a voice called out, breaking her trance. Sara turned to face Catherine.

"I'm ready," she said, smiling slightly. She looked back to the mirror as Catherine was leaving. "Cath?"

"Hmm?"

"Am I making a mistake?"

Frowning, Catherine placed a hand on Sara's shoulder. "That's for you to decide." She began to leave. "There's someone here to see you," she called back as she left.

Sara turned to see her visitor. It was Greg. "Greg?" she asked quietly. She simply stood and stared at him.

"Hey," Greg said, just as quietly. He was clearly upset. I, um, wanted to give you something." He slowly approached her. "Turn around." She obeyed, and Greg slipped a beautiful silver necklace around her neck.

"Oh, Greg, it's beautiful," she gasped, touching the necklace. She turned to face him. "But, why?"

Greg smiled sadly. "It was my grandmother's. She told me to give it to someone special." He looked away, tears forming in his sad eyes. "You, um, you look beautiful by the way."

Sara smiled, trembling slightly. She could feel her heart breaking. She quickly wrapped her arms around Greg and sniffed slightly. "Thank you."

"Please don't cry," Greg said, wrapping his arms around her. "You should be happy, you're getting married." His voice cracked on the last word. Sara held him tighter. It felt so right being in is arms. She was surprised when he pulled away. "I have to go," he said, tears flowing down his face. He brushed them away quickly. "I'm not feeling well." He put his arm around his stomach, which was bandaged due to his injuries. Sara found herself nodding. Out of nowhere, she reached up and kissed Greg lightly on the lips. Greg smiled sadly. "Good-bye," he whispered. "Promise me you'll take care of yourself?"

"I promise," she said softly. She choked back a sob as Greg left. Every step he took made her heart break even more. Once he was gone, she leaned against the wall to support her trembling form. She looked up when Catherine entered again.

"They're ready for you," she said.

Sara nodded, following Catherine to the door. She heard the organ music playing in the small chapel. Sighing, she knew what she must do.

TBC