Earth, Texas.

The ship landed in one of earth's UNSC landing pads. The back opened a few seconds later. Church and Tex and walked out a little while later. The back closed and the ship took back off after they were far enough. They look at each other while carrying their luggage then walk up to a desk in the next room where a women in a green skirt and Green shirt with the UNSC logo on it is sitting.

"Hello!" The women said as they looked at each other.

"Leonard L. Church."

"Allison."

"Oh yes! Go down the hall to the left. We hold anything that was left at your home." They both walked into the room to see tons of stuff and a weird remote controlled lift.

"Welcome to storage six seven four. Aboard." They both stepped on.

"Name please. One name at a time."

"Church you go first." Tex said looking around.

"Leonard L. Church." It beep a couple times then started moving through the boxes and items.

"Tex your not saying much. Are you okay?" Church asked looking at her as she leaned against the railing.

"I'm fine."

"No, your not."

"Church what happens now?"

"I don't know. Are you going to keep talking to me?"

"Of course. We might not be dating, but we're still friends. Right?"

"Yes." The lift stopped and lifted up to one box that said, 'Leonard L. Church'.

"Great. One box." Church said as he picked it up.

"Lets take a look." Church opened his box to see stuff like books and pictures.

"I'll look better later." He then closed it and looked at Tex.

"Are you alive over there?" She jumped slightly.

"Allison. Yeah. Just deep in thought." The lift started moving again going back down. It stopped quickly and lifted high up. There was only one small box that said, 'Allison' . She grabbed it not looking inside as the lift headed back to the door.

"I'm worried about you."

"Don't be."

"Why?"

"Because I'm fine."

"Okay. They're giving us an apartment near our old one." Church said looking at her as her Green eyes glared softly on him.

"Good."

"Your quite today, are you sure your okay?"

"Yes." The lift stopped lowering a rap to make it easier to get off. They stepped off and walked to the desk again.

"These are your new addresses." The lady said handing them pieces of paper with the address.

"And the exit is down the left hall to your right. Have a nice day! It was a pleaser working with you." They both followed her directions and found the exit.

"Bye." Tex said turning to Church.

"Bye. I'll call you sometime soon." He said glaring at her. She then walked over to the edge of the road as a taxi drove by. She waved her hand it then pulled over.

"Bye." She said waving to Church and opening the door to get in. Church thought to stop her from leaving and tell her that he loved her, but didn't. He only waved and smiled. Tex got in the back of the cab and shut the door.

"Western Apartments." She read from the paper.

"Got it." The driver replied. He started driving away. As he did Tex looked outside the window and touched the glass to Church as it started to rain as if to say, 'I love you.' She looked away from the window looking forward again.

"Boyfriend?" The driver asked looking at her slightly then back to the road.

"No. Ex actually." she said looking at what she could see of him. He had Black hair and dark Blue eyes.

"He left you I take it."

"No."

"I'm surprised. I can tell you love him."

"No. I'm Allison."

"Tom. I'm just a lousy taxi drive anyway."

"At least you have a job. And probably a wife or girlfriend."

"Nope. I'm lonely." He said happily.

"No, boyfriend or anything for me." She replied unhappy.

"Why aren't you with that man?"

"Long story."

"Okay. How old are you?"

"Twenty four. You?"

"Twenty three."

"So what is a young man like yourself doing driving a taxi?" She asked glaring out of the windshield.

"Long story. What is a fine lady like yourself doing in the back of a taxi alone?" He said driving.

"I don't know." She replied sadly.

"you sound sad. Let me take you to dinner. It'll cheer you up."

"Okay. Where?"

"Well I already know where you live so I'll pick you up. I'll be there at eight." Tom said stopping the taxi in front of the apartment complex.

"Okay. See you then." She said getting out as he drove away. She waved as he did the same. Tex closed her eyes and walked up to the door of the complex. She opened the door and walked in.

"Hello. I'm Jerry I'm the landlord. You must be Allison." The landlord assumed.

"Yeah that's me." She said walking over to him as the door closed behind her.

"Here's your key." He then handed her the key.

"Okay. What floor?"

"Second. Down the hall on the left."

"Thanks." Tex said then following his directions to her apartment. She unlocked her door to a two bedroom one bath apartment. It was furnished in mostly Black. Tex sighed sitting down her suitcases inside. She shut the door and sat her box down on her kitchen table.

Meantime.

"Stoooop!!!!!" Church shouted as another taxi drove by him. It was raining hard and Church was soaked.

"Stop!!!" Another then drove by spitting water all over him.

"Thanks asshole!!!" Church wiped some water off then leaned against the building behind him partly out of the rain.

"This sucks." He waited a for another taxi to drive by then ran to the edge of the road as it drove by.

"Wait!!!!" It drove by yet again.

"Fuck!!!" He cursed leaning on the building again. Another taxi saw him and pulled over. He ran over and got in the back.

"Hello." A female voice said in happy tone.

"Its raining cats and dogs out there." He said wiping water off his face.

"Were are you going?"

"Belton apartments."

"Done." She replied as the car started driving.

"I don't think I've ever met a female taxi driver." She only laughed slightly.

"it's a very gender oriented job."

"I don't mind if you thought I did."

"Good. Some men don't like women driving them around."

"I like women to drive me around." He said drying off a bit.

"I'm not I want to know why." She said driving.

"I'm Leonard. You?"

"Lisa."

"Well nice to meet you. I'm so glad you finally pulled over. If you hadn't I would be still getting wet."

"Its my job. Besides I thought you looked cute."

"Thanks. Its been along time since someone said that to me."

"I'm surprised to hear that." She said surprised.

"Why?" Asked Church surprised.

"You're a very handsome man."

"Thanks….. So you got a man?"

"Nope. Just a lonely old taxi driver. By the way I'm twenty two."

"Young to be a taxi driver Lisa. I'm… Twenty six." Church hesitated.

"Yeah. I failed out of collage. Not my thing." Lisa said confidently.

"I never even went….. So are you dating?"

"Yes. I know your asking me out. And yes I'll go."

"Um… Okay." He said as they stopped in front of the apartment complex.

"Are you free tonight at eight?"

"Yes."

"Meet me here at eight."

"Okay." With that said and paying her he got out and ran inside the complex.

"Its shitty out there, huh?" The voice of his male landlord said.

"Hell yeah." Church said as his landlord gave him his key.

"Hope you like it." The landlord replied walking to his office.

"Thanks." Church then ran up to his door and unlocked it. He walked in to a three bedroom, one bath apartment. It was furnished in natural colors mostly with a few bright accents. He looked around and then laid his suitcase and box on his bed. He looked around and sighed.

Unpack, Tex.

Tex sighed as she walked around her new apartment aimlessly. She then brought her suitcase into her bedroom. She opened it and unpacked her it. She then walked over to the door and grabbed the box. She looked at it confused as she sat on her new couch and sat the box on the couth next to her. She opened the old box slowly only to find some old pictures of Church and her high school photo book. She noticed the book and slowly picked it up. She sat it on her lap and started flipping through the pages. She laughed when she saw Church's picture. He had his hair styled back and he was giving a big smile. Tex then saw her picture. She had hair to her shoulders curled slightly and some makeup on. Church had wrote, 'Love you.' Tex smiled and shut the book after reading it. She looked hoping, but then shook her head and put the book back in the box. She lifted out one of the pictures of Church and placed it on the coffee table. She then looked in the box to find only a few more things not worth placing. She sighed closing the box and taking it into her bedroom and putting it into her closet. And shut it.

Unpack, Church.

He unzipped his suitcase and unpack his clothes and so forth.

"I hate being away from Tex." He said sighing as he observed the silence. He looked around a bit then went back into his bedroom and sat on the edge of his bed. He opened the box he got from command and looked inside. He saw pictures of Tex, books, and a small jewelry case. Church looked at the case confused. He picked it up and opened it to find a half carat, silver, three stone engagement ring. He thought for a moment then grabbed a journal. He read the last entry.

Entry.

God we get shipped out tomorrow! This sucks!! I wish Allison would realize this isn't right for us, but she's so damn stubborn! I hope I don't get stuck with a bunch of dumb asses. Anyways, we're having dinner tonight. I hope to ask her to marry me when we get back. I hope we last that long. I fucking hate her at the same time I love her. I guess I love her more though. She's also been riding my ass about cleaning my apartment when hers is barely livable. I bought a ring that I'm storing for safe keeping for when I get back. Man this sucks.

To sum it all up. Tex is a bitch and I'm awesome.

Unpack, Church.

He sighed closing his journal.

"Dumb asses." He mumbled quietly.

"Why in the hell I joined with her I'll never know." He then grabbed a picture of her at a farm somewhere in the country. He sighed.

"Now I remember." He stared at it a few seconds dreaming of what could have been snapped out of his thoughts shook his head.

"Don't dwell. Tex would have never married you." He said closing the jewelry case.

"Maybe I should tell her I still love her….. No…" He sighed putting the picture of her on his nightstand.

"She's so cute." He then checked to see if there were any blank pages in his journal. He found some and put it next to his bed and looked further into the box. He found a couple old videos that were marked, 'Farm'. He looked confused and walked into his living room and put one of the tapes into his VCR and turned on the TV and VCR. The tape was blank to Church's surprise. He looked at the fuzzy screen confused wondering why he would have marked a blank tape 'Farm' and took it out. He looked at it all around to see nothing out of the usual. He knew it was weird, but he felt there was a reason it was marked. He then tried the other tape for a picture to come up on the screen.

Tape.

"Its almost time for the wedding!" His mother's voice said. She was all dressed up in a dress and his father peeked from behind the camera.

"Hey Emma!" His dad said.

"If your watching this your most likely on your honeymoon with Dave." His mom explained.

"We have to leave!!" His voice shouted walking into the camera's view wearing a tux.

"Your making a video? Wait I'm in the picture." He said backing out.

"Its okay. Say something for your sister to see on her honeymoon!" mom said giggling.

"I'm busy! Get down here Allison! Its time to go!!" He shouted out of the picture.

"Can't you give me a fucking second!!?" Tex voice shouted from the upstairs.

"Stop cursing!!"

"No!!"

"My parents have a camera recording down here!!!"

"Crap!! Aw fuck!!"

"Stop it!!"

"sorry!!"

"She so fucking stupid." He mumbled.

"Don't curse around us!" His father ordered.

"Sorry." Church said. The camera then turned to the stairs as Tex walked down wearing a her Black knee length dress her hair slightly curled. She looked nervously at the camera then smiled.

"And that's Leonard's pretty girlfriend." His mother said.

"Hi." She said waving slightly. She then walked over to Church and kissed him lightly then stepping away.

"Don't curse anymore." He said to her.

"Its time to go!" His sister's voice shouted from the car outside.

"Oh." His dad said as the tape then ended.

Unpack, Church.

"This fucking sucks." He said laying on his couch. He stared at the fuzzy screen sadly trying to stop thinking about Tex. He then turned off the TV and VCR and still laid on the couch. He tried hard to block the thought of her, of what could have been, and how he felt, but he couldn't. He felt like dieing without her, but wasn't sure what to do. His heart told him to tell her, but his mind told him otherwise. He felt as if a he'd been stabbed in the chest. He thought over and over again as he laid there trying to figure out why she'd left him behind. He tried to figure it out, but then thought, why does it matter? He was come to pass to her as he knew. Church felt telling her would do nothing.