Every day during the paramedic classes LJ had to bite his tongue. On more than one occasion he nearly had called Sara Doctor Tancredi.

That would be weird. Thank god Veronica is going to find out the truth tonight.

"LJ you seem distracted lately. Is everything okay?" Sara asks worriedly when LJ doesn't leave after the class has finished.

"Everything is fine. I just got much on my mind right now. Sorry for keeping you from meeting with Vee!" the young man answers with a boyish smirk on his lips.

"Yeah are you going to be at dinner?"

"Dinner?" LJ asks shocked.

"Yeah Vee invited me over. Something wrong with that? If you feel uncomfortable I am not coming over."

"No, no I don't have a problem if you feel okay I am okay!" LJ stammers out and hurries out of the room.

Sara also has to hurry if she wants to make it to the gym in time. She is a little out of breath when she finally arrives and Veronica teases her about it.

"I thought we were going to work out here, not on the way to the gym!" And so they joked throughout their little running trip. When they sat down for their traditional after work out fruit cocktail Sara noticed a change in her friend's demeanor.

"Is something wrong? You seem uncomfortable?"

"Sara I have something important to tell you before we can go home for dinner but I am not so sure how you are going to like it."

"Whatever it is I am sure it can't be that bad. Spit it out. I promise not to scream!"

"I am not afraid that you are going to scream. I am more afraid that you are going to leave and never talk to me again."

"Okay now you are scaring me. You can tell me but if you are a serial killer it might be true!" Sara replies trying to joke and ease up the tension. Veronica chokes and nearly spits out her drink.

Here goes nothing.

"Okay I just want to say you can go and leave at any time."

"Okay." Sara answers unsure of what is to come.

"Five years ago I nearly lost my husband. We weren't married back then , I was engaged to be married to someone else and I was just his lawyer and friend but I couldn't help him. His brother did. Sara you asked me once what LJ stands for and well he is named after his father Lincoln junior." Veronica stopped and watched while all the color left Sara's face.

Sara started to take deep calming breaths and her hand gripped onto the bar top.

"Sara?" Veronica asks softly and puts a hand on her friends arm.

"Who are you married to? I need you to say his name, please!" Sara pleads in the vane hope that Veronica might not be married to who she thinks it is.

"I think you already know. I married Lincoln Burrows. You can leave if you want I would understand." Veronica offers once again but to her surprise Sara stays.

"I have a confession myself. Five years ago my name was Sara Tancredi." Veronica hears a faint voice say.

"Don't be mad but we kind of suspected it since LJ saw an old picture of you! Can I ask you something?" Sara could only nod. It was all too much to process. "The rose in your apartment, Michael gave it to you, right?"

"Yes he made it for my birthday." Sara answered weakly and then she started to silently cry.

Veronica took Sara in her arms and rubbed soothing circles on the other woman's back. After a while Sara had calmed down again.

"Let's go and have dinner!" Veronica was stunned.

"Are you sure?"

"Yes I am sure! You said your brother in law wasn't there and that means I won't have to deal with seeing Michael but I can meet your husband."

"So you don't want to see him?"

"I don't know. I never thought about it and I don't want to think or deal with it now. Do you understand?" Veronica nodded her head. She could understand only too well what was going through Sara's head.

In the apartment two men were waiting impatiently for the door to open.

"Do you think she is going to come?" LJ asks worriedly.

"I don't know but I couldn't blame her for deciding not to. I mean she must have some really bad memories. Vee said she overdosed five years ago; probably in the aftermath of the break out."

"What? You were responsible for her relapse?" They couldn't argue more because the phone started to ring.

"Hello?" LJ answered it.

"Hey LJ!"

"Uncle Mike! What's up?" the younger man shouts caught and looks to his father for help.

"I was just checking in to tell you I arrived alive and all. You sound weird is something wrong?" Michael asks worried.

"Ehm no I was just expecting another person on the phone." LJ managed to get out and hoped that his uncle drew the 'right' conclusion.

"New girlfriend? Sorry to block the line then. Where are your parents?"

"Dad is here setting the table and Vee is picking up Sara for dinner."

"Sara? Isn't that going to be weird for you?"

"No not at all. She says it is important for paramedics to be friends outside of work too and I believe it is cool and she isn't my teacher tonight she is a friend!"

"Ah okay say hi to all of them for me." With that Michael hung up again and LJ could breathe properly again. Lincoln stared at his son waiting for him to talk about the phone call after a couple of seconds the younger man cleared his throat and explains.

"Michael says hi and that he arrived alive."

"And what was that part about Sara not being a teacher but a friend tonight? And why would you tell him she is coming if we don't even know that she is coming?!"

"Sorry I wasn't thinking about it. He asked if it wouldn't be weird for me when she is coming over…." LJ couldn't finish up with his explanation because his father started to laugh.

"Weird for you? If it really is Sara Tancredi it is going to be weird for me and well him if she shows up!" They heard the key turning in the lock and looked at each other. Lincoln voiced their thoughts then they got up

"Here goes nothing…."

In front of the apartment Veronica was just about to push open the door when Sara put a hand on her friends arm.

"Are you really sure he isn't there?" Veronica sensed that this night was hard on Sara.

"You don't have to come in if you don't feel like it but yes I am sure Michael isn't here!" Veronica noticed that Sara once again cringed when she heard his name but she seemed determined to enter the apartment now.

"Let's do this!" and Veronica squeezed her hand once again before stepping in. Both Burrows men stood in the living room door staring somewhat unbelievingly at Sara. To all of their surprise it was Sara who made the first step.

"Lincoln Burrows, nice to see you under better circumstances."

"Hey doc, hope you don't mind the ambush." Linc tried to make a joke to ease the tension in the room but his attempt failed as Sara only heard ambush and feared Mike was there too.

"I I got to go. I can't be near him!" she stammered out and grabbed for her coat. Veronica looked at her man and silently asked if Michael really was here but LJ shook his head.

"Sara calm down. My stupid husband tried to be funny and meant us inviting you over to test if you are you. Michael isn't here. I promise."

"Oh sorry I freaked out. It is just so much. I mean I never thought about us crossing paths again and now …!"

"Yeah!" Lincoln chimed in and did the only thing he could think of to comfort the sad woman in front of him. He gave her a bear hug. After they had all calmed down a little they sat down to eat and slowly build a friendship. After dinner they agreed to do this again soon and Sara said her goodbyes. She definitely needed some time alone to digest all she had learned tonight.

I just saw that I didn't answer reviews last chapter and so I am saying it now Thank you for taking the time to read and review. It means so much to get a feedback. Next chapter is going to focus on Sara and if you want I can do flashbacks to some dinner topics.