Bluehaven4220- I am glad you liked it. I wanted it to come across as a powerful scene. Loved your review.

Meadow567- Your PM lost me. Why would she be wiping her fingers on her jeans? Maybe my blonde is coming out, LOL.

Vaughnloveralwaysandforev - I am glad you liked both chapters. Rizzo is at a poin the knows Chev isn't his, but is still in love. And the dream was to show that Chev still has him on her mind.

Flowersc781- How was the cold shower? I am glad you liked the dream so much. Everyone has been complimenting on it. I didn't want it like mega-porn but enough to show the intimacy Chev and Rizzo used to have.

Justlikewedo- I hope you enjoy this chappie too. No sex, but its important.

Emador- I can't believe you blushed over that.

Boston, Early July

Rizzo sat at the restaurant waiting for his date, wondering one last time how Silky had talked him into this. Silk had insisted Mike get out and have a date, start moving on with his life…Mike had finally agreed thinking it would at least get him out of the house. Silk had set him up on a blind date with a friend of his from his old neighborhood.

Finally Rizzo saw the girl Silk described walking towards his table. She was wearing a pink dress, she had dark hair and seemed cute enough. Mike stood up.

"Mike?" she asked.

"Yeah, are you Denise?" Mike asked.

She smiled. "Yes, nice to meet you."

They sat down. And the waiter took Denise's drink order.

"Been waiting long?" Denise asked.

"Not too long." Mike said.

"What would you recommend to eat? I haven't been here before." Denise said.

"Oh, well they have good soups. I usually enjoy a soup and sandwich dinner." Mike said.

"That sounds good." Denise smiled. "Dave has told me a lot about you."

"If it came from Silky, don't believe half of it." Mike joked.

"He was telling me about you guys playing together in college and in the Olympics, said how great you were, just stuff like that." Denise assured him.

"Silky is a nice guy. I knew him through college." Mike said.

"So what do you do now that the Olympics is over?" Denise asked.

"I work in the athletic department at Boston University." Mike said.

"That sounds interesting. Hockey stuff?" Denise asked.

"Yeah, it's a good job. I was happy when it was offered to me." Mike shrugged. "What do you do?"

"I am finishing nursing school. My mom was a nurse, so I am following in her footsteps." Denise said.

"My last girlfriend did the same thing…well she was following in her dad's footsteps." Rizzo said.

"To be a nurse?" Denise was confused.

"No, hockey. He was a player turned coach. Actually her whole family was in hockey, her dad, grandfather, great-grandfather, one of her uncles. It's no wonder she went into…." Rizzo trailed off as Denise continued looking confused. "Sorry. So you're mom is a nurse?"

"Yeah, she has worked at Memorial hospital for years in the maternity ward." Denise said.

"You want to work with babies too?" Mike asked.

"No, I think I would rather work with surgical recovery." Denise said.

"Are you ready to order?" Mike sighed.

"Yeah." Denise said.

(Later)

Mike walked into his townhouse to see Silky sitting on his couch watching TV and drinking a beer.

"What are you doing here?" Mike asked.

"Waiting to see how your date went." Silk said.

"It was pleasant enough." Mike said.

"Gonna see her again?" Silk asked.

"No, I told her I had a nice time. I gave her no reason to expect more." Mike said and sat down on the couch.

"What was wrong with her? If she wasn't a friend of my sister's I'd have screwed her five ways from Sunday years ago." Silk said.

"It wasn't right. She was nice and all, but…I just wasn't into it." Mike said.

"Rizzo, you have to get over Chevon. She is gone. She is not your girlfriend anymore. It's over. I know you loved her, but it's over." Silk said.

"It's not that easy. I wish I could just forget about her and move on. But…damn, I miss her so much." Rizzo sighed.

"We've all had girls break up with us, Mike." Silk said.

"Silky, when she broke up with me I was two minutes away from proposing to her. I had already asked Craig for permission, I had memorized what I wanted to say, the ring was in my pocket." Mike said.

"OC said you had bought her ring." Silk said. "I know that's rough….but how long you going to stay a priest?"

Mike rubbed his eyes. "I don't know. I mean….she was it for me. I wanted to spend the rest of my life with her. I was ready to carry her over the thresh hold and rock babies to sleep."

"But she wasn't….it wasn't right or it would've worked out." Silk said.

"I know….but how do I start over? I mean…I knew her so well. I knew how she liked to be cuddled. I knew things about her she didn't tell her dad." Mike sighed.

"Like what?"

"Like when she was little, she wouldn't join the girl scouts because it upset her that she didn't have a mom for the mother/daughter activities. But she never told Craig that because she was scared he'd feel obligated to remarry just so she'd have a mom." Rizzo said.

"Craig does need laid." Silk said.

Rizzo snapped his head up. "What?"

"Well, Craig has spent all these years raising Chevon and from the way she talks he never dated much. I mean he has to be getting antsy." Silk thought aloud.

"I asked him about that. The night I took him out to ask to marry Chevon, I asked Craig not remarrying after Chev's mom died." Mike said. "He told me he spent a long time grieving for his wife. He was young and a new dad. But then as Chevon got older…he was realized how much he was away from Chev and didn't want to take even more time away from her by having a girlfriend."

"I wonder if he ever picked up groupies on away trips?" Silk wondered.

"Silky!" Rizzo rolled his eyes.

"Sorry, its just, I couldn't go that long without…..you were saying." Silk turned back to Mike.

Mike shook his head. "I appreciate you trying to help, but no more set up dates. I guess when I am ready I'll know."

"Hey, I tried a blind date. Verchota's idea was to get you a hooker." Silk said.

"I don't need sex that bad." Rizzo rolled his eyes. "Besides, I still think about her so much…wouldn't be fair to any other woman."

"Careful of carpel tunnel." Silk smirked.

Rizzo sighed. "When did it all get so complicated?"

"It'll get easier." Silk said.

"I haven't talked to her since she walked out of my house that night." Rizzo said. "Think I should call her?"

"And say what?" Silk asked.

"I dunno…I just miss her." Mike sighed.

"Is there anything left to say between you two?" Silk asked seriously.

"No…I dunno. I have so much I want to say to her, but I can't say it anymore." Mike said.