Michael kept looking at Callie, who got quiet all of the sudden.
" Callie, what is it?" Michael asked," The look you have is scaring me."
" I'm sorry," Callie said," This isn't easy to say."
Michael picked her up and set her on the counter.
" Look at me. Listen to me. Hear me. I love you Callie. Whatever is on your mind, tell me."
Callie ended up hugging him.
" I love you too, so much, but this is so hard."
" You don't want to break up, do you?"
Callie shook her head. Michael then got a thought.
" Does Sara think I'm pressuring you, you know, to give into my urges?"
" No. I told Sara that you're not pressuring me at all."
Callie was about to say something else when the phone rang.
" No. Don't answer it," Michael told her," I think we need to talk about this. Do you really think this is what I want?"
The phone stopped ringing and the machine picked up, it was Sara.
" Callie, it's Sara. I'm wondering how things are with you. Before you make a decision, talk to me."
The phone then went dead.
" Callie," Michael said," Whatever you decide, I'll understand."
Callie again hugged him, having Michael's arms around her made her feel better. Callie then let go and looked at him.
" In another dream, you're not happy with my decision. You demand it. I ask you if what you want is important, you say yes. I say in return, so what I think doesn't matter? I don't want sex right now."
Michael nodded his head.
" Don't let some dream tear us apart," Michael told her," I know you're scared Callie. What you want does matter to me."
" I want it to be perfect. The first time we make love should be perfect. Music, candle light, soft music, and dinner."
Michael smiled.
" I can handle that," Michael told her," How about if we go for a walk?"
Callie smiled and nodded her head. Michael saw the tears in her eyes.
" No more tears," Michael told her, using his thumb to wipe them away," You hear me?"
Michael and Callie went out for their walk, but Callie was distracted by certain thoughts. Michael looked at her.
" Hey," Michael said," Don't stress over it."
" How do you know what I'm thinking?" Callie asked.
" I know you better then you think," Michael answered.
Callie grinned.
" That's much better. I love to see you smile."
" Michael, a part of me feels that I shouldn't make you wait any longer. You've been so patient with me. I don't know why I'm scared, it's not like I've never done it."
Michael stopped.
" Callie, stop it. I don't want to fight with you on this. When the time is right, it's going to be perfect."
In the meantime, Sara was meeting up with Lincoln. Sara was worried about Callie. When Lincoln saw her, he knew something was wrong.
" Sara," Lincoln said," What did you need to talk to me about?"
" Callie and Michael," Sara answered.
Lincoln shook his head.
" What goes on with them, isn't our business," Lincoln told her.
" You're not concerned that Michael is pressuring her," Sara said," Callie is stressing over it. She tells me Michael isn't pressuring her, but I think he is."
" Sara. I hear what you're saying," Lincoln said," I thought that too at one point, but it's not what I think, it's what they think."
Sara shook her head.
" Lincoln, I don't want Callie to get hurt here. I just hope she makes the right decision."
" And what decision is that?" Lincoln asked.
" Not give into what Michael wants," Sara answered," I don't think it's the right time for them to become intimate."
Lincoln grinned.
" They already are," Lincoln said," Michael is crazy about Callie and he would never hurt her. You've to know that Sara."
" I can see how much Michael and Callie care for each other," Sara said," Callie has been hurt so many times."
Lincoln shook his head.
" Don't worry. Michael would protect her with his life," Lincoln said," That's how much Michael loves her."
Sara tried not to worry, but she was.