Dinning room:

Everyone is now seated in the dinning room. All not saying a word just staring at their plates. Maggie pokes at hers.

"No good?" Niles asked as he refills glasses.

"Just not hungry. That's all."

Brighton sighs. "I wish..." he looks over at the empty chair where Nanny Fine sat at. Tears start to form in his eyes. He uses a napkin to wipe them away. "Nanny..." He sobs.

"Was here." Sobs continue. Max sighs he is beginning to feel worse and worse. Max's mind: Would it have been better if I had never hired Ms. Fine in the first place? How could I think that? She's been the best thing in our lives. In my life. He lowers his head. Gracie changes places and sits next to him. She pats him on the arm. Which made him jump. "Sorry,"

"No, sweetheart. I'm fine. Just a little jumpy that's all. Lost in thought I guess."

"It's ok daddy." She looks from Brighton to Maggie and then back to her dad. "She'll come back to us one day. I just know it."

"No she wont." yelled Maggie "she's never coming back." And with that, she leaves the table. Max didn't even try to stop her. He knew if he did then that would just further his kids from him, something that he didn't need. CC enters from the living area. Looks at all of them.

"Hello, hello. What is with all the faces? Who died this time?"

"Now CC. That wasn't nice." Max looks sternly at her. She just shrugs. B and Gracie take off to their rooms.

"Niles," CC yells, Niles comes from the kitchen.

"Got any food for me?"

"It's in the doggie bowl in the kitchen. Help yourself." He holds the kitchen door for her and points in that direction.

"Niles," Max looks over at him.

"Sorry sir." He severs up some food and places it down with a bang in front of her.

"There you are." She looks up at him in disgust.

"You know I don't like..." Niles glares at her harshly. "Oh, never mind."

The church was packed. Max straightens up soft sighs come from him. "She looks like an angel! A sweet little angel!"

"Which, she is sir!" Niles commented as she started to walk towards them. Max swallowed. He wanted everything to be just perfect.

"I'm the luckiest man on earth." He whispers to Niles.

"And you should be sir."

"I'm so nervous."

"I see."

"Is it that obvious?"

"Oh yeah." She stood in front of him, with both hands interlocked with his. He sighed. She smiled.

"You look beautiful as always."

"You are as handsome as the day I meet you." They both face front. The priest looked at

them.

"Do you Maxwell take Sarah?" Max Turns towards Sarah.

"I do. Always."

"And Sarah do you take Maxwell?" Sarah turns towards Max.

"I do, I do."

"I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride. They kiss... Walking arm and arm everyone exited the church.

"This is the best day of my life." Max chanted, over and over.

"Our life dear, our life." She kissed him on the lips again. At the reception dancing went on all though the night. Then that dreadful day, Sarah's hands slip, slipping away from his grip.

"No..." he screamed. "Don't go you can't." he yelled. "You can't leave me and the kids."

Max shot up in bed. Blinked a few times, pulse racing. He took a few deep breaths.

"Relax it was only a dream but why so real. I can still feel her lips on mine." With that happy thought, he was finally able to calm enough to look around. He realized that he was in his room. He slid a hand down his face as he sighed. That feeling of being all alone hit him like a brick on top of the head.

He tried to lay back down but couldn't. He sat up in his bed. He turned to his bedside table and pick up a picture of his wife and started to cry. "I know this is the way it is but why did you have to leave me?" He kissed the picture. "I love you Sarah." Placed it back down. Then he saw one of Fran, they took when they went on Vacation. He smiled, "the vacation from hell, the one that, we sent most of the time at her mother's apartment." Then reality hit him. "I'm never going to see you again either." Starts to sob slightly. He took the picture placed it next to his chest. Trying to blink back his tears. "I...I..." Max's mind: I can't say it. Do I love her? Or is this just some kind of joke my heart is playing on me so I get her back? I just don't know.

"I'm never going to sleep again." More and more tears dripped from his face. The more he tried to fight them back the more they came. He rubbed his eyes. "I can't..." he finally drifted off to sleep once again or so he thought, he couldn't be sure this time. He pinched himself to make sure. "Ow..." he hollered. He felt pain "What I'm not dreaming? How can this be? I don't remember going down stairs." He was standing in the den with Niles. CC was going on and on about not being able to get anyone for the part that they needed to fill. Then there was a knock at the door.

Niles goes to the door and there stood Fran Fine selling cosmetics. Max shakes her hands. Maggie, Gracie, and Brighton came racing down the stairs. He faces his kids. They are smiling and jumping up and down.

"She's here. Our mommy is back." B called. Our mommy? That can't be?

All three kids hugged Fran.

"Great kids." She smiles back.

"I told you she would come back to us." Gracie yelled as she held on to Fran.

"I'm speechless, I need someone here..." Max starts. I didn't know the impact she really had on them. What am I saying of course I did? My kids were happy with her and so... so was I. Darkness fell all around him. That is where he felt his life was at this moment. Darkness. Back down in that dark hole. He swallowed. Fran I do, I really do need you! More then I know. Realizing he was still dreaming, he pushed back the covers.

"I have to go." He opens the door. There were bells going off in the distance. Along with the playing of 'here comes the bride'. He was shocked. Look how good she looks in that dress. She walked right passed him. On her arm was no other then...Then him.

He was walking down the aisle with her. Was he giving her away? This couldn't be happening. Max's mind: This is not happening. This is not the way this happens. I'm the one that's supposed to be at the other end of the aisle, I'm the one that's in love with her, I'm the one that's supposed to be her husband. I'm, I'm. He watches her just walk away from him and he stands to the side.

When the preacher ask if anyone, why these two shouldn't not be married he just stands there and lets them get married. Fran and Danny say their "I do's". I can't let her do this, not to me, not to my family. I lost one wife already. I'm not going to lose another one. Not this time.

I have to stop my wed...I mean that wedding! He jumped up and raced towards the door. He stopped short when he heard his kids' voices talking to Niles. Um...I wonder... He walks over to the intercom to listen.