AN: A fairly short, and sweet chapter, this one is going to be. With that said, read and enjoy.

Chapter Three: Then and Now

LOVE

Gail, and Asya were madly in love with each other. Her family knew of her being a lesbian, and they knew that she was dating someone that was a cop, which meant that there was a certain level of danger that was going to be along with that. But Gail's family knew that this woman that stood before them was the one for their Gail, and Asya promised that she was not going to leave, or do anything to cause any type of harm to Gail, and that was something that they knew was true.

With her parents blessing, Gail smiled, and snuggled with her fiancee.

LOSS

Gail was about to die, she knew it. A masked assailant broke into their home, and whoever it was was torturing Asya to death, and Gail managed to stop the assault, but her only reward for doing so was to have the beating turned on her. When the maniac was done, they left the home, only to leave the starcrossed lovers to die. Asya managed to crawl over to where Gail was lying, and with what little strength Gail had in her body, she turned her head, and looked into Asya's beautiful blue eyes. Gail reached out, and stroked her bloodstained cheek. She remembered the last words she uttered to her.

"I love you."

Everything went black, and Asya's frantic screams and cries was all that she heard as she slowly passed away.

LOVE, AGAIN

It sort of was a strange feeling, though for Gail. She was happy that the woman she loved was with someone else, but now she had to watch as the woman she loved was going to get married to someone else. She was both sad, and glad in this particular instant.

It was almost two years since Gail was murdered. Asya was now with Mickie, and when Asya thought that she was never going to find true love again, now she was back with her long time friend, and now fiancee, Mickie James. Asya loved Mickie with all of her heart, but a day would not go by where she would not think of Gail, and how she died so she could go on living. Now she was again with someone that she loved. Asya couldn't have been any happier, but now she was.

PRESENT DAY

Gail watched as Asya laid there in bed with Mickie snuggled against her as she laid there peacefully. Asya was really happy as Gail can clearly see. She was happy as she was with someone who really loved her, but it was sad that she was not there with Asya any more. Gail crossed over to where Asya was, and leaned over to give her one last kiss before she disappeared.

Asya sat up, and looked around. She felt something on her lips, and it felt so much like Gail's kiss, but Gail was dead, right? As she looked around the room, she could have sworn that she saw her, but it was the sleep that was getting to her. She laid back down, and went to sleep.

"I will always love you, Asya."

AN: See? Short, sweet, and to the point. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for more!