Lincoln rolled over to see Sam sleeping soundly on the pillow next to him. It was early, about five am. He needed to go home before work to shower and change, but not before he said good morning. With her back turned towards him, he moved over and slipped his arm around her waist pressing his body against hers.

Placing a kiss just below her ear he felt her stir a little. Pulling her closer, he placed another kiss to her shoulder. She moved again, this time with a little more distinction. "Good morning." He smiled against her skin.

She yawned and rolled over. Looking up at him, "What time is it?" she said sleepily.

"Five." Placing his hand to cup her face he bent down to give her a quick kiss. "Didn't want to leave without waking you."

Sam reached her arms up and wrapped them around Lincoln's neck. "When do you have to be at work?"

"Seven thirty."

"Hmmm." She said from deep within her throat. "So you have a little time."

Lincoln chuckled. "A little. But I need to stop at home and change first."

"Uh hun." She said as pulled his lips to hers for a slow sentential kiss. Shifting her body she brushed up against him. And he let out a low moan.

"I have some time." He said against her lips as he brought their bodies together again.

~

Michael had woken her up hours ago to say goodbye before he'd left for work and she'd fallen back to sleep. It was now just after eight and as she swung her legs onto the floor her belly did a little flip. Nothing major, but definitely enough to get her attention. Sara moved slowly to the bathroom and as she began to move it seemed to lessen.

By the time she made it to the kitchen to get some breakfast it had disappeared. At least until she'd opened the refrigerator and looked at food, then it began to come back again. Maybe she was coming down with something. She had been working quite a lot lately at the hospital and getting things ready for the wedding. Deciding caution was best, she fixed herself a dry piece of toast and drank some water.

Sara didn't have much planned today and since she wasn't feeling her best, she decided maybe just vegging would be a good idea. So after finishing her toast, she changed into some comfortable clothes, grabbed a blanket and made herself comfortable on the couch with the remote.

~

When LJ walked into the room for his English final, Jessica was waiting. She gave him a warm smile, which he returned. He wanted to kiss her but knew he couldn't. Not yet. Walking over, he took a seat beside her and had just enough time to get his pencils out in front of him before the professor closed the door and started the exam.

Jessica finished about five minutes before LJ so she was waiting out in the hall when he exited the classroom. He leaned in to give her a kiss. "How'd it go?" she asked as they joined hands and began walking.

"Good I think. You?"

"The same. Do you want to get some lunch?"

"No parents today?" he asked as they stepped out of the building and began heading toward the cafeteria.

Jessica shook her head. "They're sight seeing this morning since I had an exam. I told them I didn't know when I'd be finished so we're meeting up at two and I'm taking them to see some of the shops. Did you want to come?"

"Do you want me to come along?"

Jessica stopped to face him. "You know I do." She said softly.

With his free hand, LJ brushed his fingers along her cheek and smiled. "So we have until two o'clock?"

"Yea." She smiled back.

Getting them moving again, LJ and Jessica headed for the cafeteria. They decided to get sandwiches, chips and drinks to go. Finding a large Oak tree, they sat down against it and ate their lunch. As they were finishing up LJ reached for Jessica's hand and got her attention. "I talked to Uncle Mike about you coming to the wedding."

She looked almost apologetic. "I don't know if…"

"He said he'd buy your ticket to come back. They want you to be there."

The smiled she gave him lit her entire face. "Oh LJ that's great." But then she sobered. "I can't ask them to do that though."

"You didn't ask Jess and actually neither did I. Apparently they were talking about you not being there and decided they wanted to do this."

Her smile had returned. "I so hope my parents come to their senses and realize what a great family you have LJ."

Smiling back, he leaned in and placed a kiss on her lips. When he tried to pull back she held him in place and looked into his eyes for a moment before closing hers once more and finding his lips again. The kiss was tender but full of emotion and love. When they finally broke apart, LJ slid his arm around her shoulders and she leaned her head on his chest. It already felt like they were saying goodbye.

~

Michael came home to find Sara, snuggled under a blanket, asleep on the couch. She was facing him, her face relax in a contented sleep. He slipped his jacket and tie off throwing them down on the chair before making his way over to her.

Kneeling down, he brushed the long locks away from her face and just took a minute to enjoy the view. He never tired of watching Sara sleep. She was the most beautiful woman he'd ever laid eyes on. The fact that she loved him made his heart skip a beat every time he thought of it.

He knew he'd scared her last night when she'd found him sitting on the bed. Dinner had been strained and he'd been analyzing it in his mind, going over every detail, every vocal change. There'd been no danger last night of him falling into one of his LLI induced detachments but he could understand the picture he'd presented could very well have portrayed that image to an outside observer.

Sara's eyes fluttered open and there was Michael. "Hi."

"Hi." He smiled. "Were you tired?"

"Mmmm." She stretched. "I guess my body is still trying to recover from those extra shifts." He moved back as she sat up. "What time is it?"

"Almost six. I thought we could grab a bite to eat across the street before we leave."

Sara stood. "Give me a minute to change."

Disappearing into the bathroom, Michael took the opportunity to hang up his jacket and tie in the closet.

After Sara changed, they made their way over to the dinner just across the street from their apartment. It was a family owned place and everyone was friendly. Finishing their meals they headed out of town for hopefully their final meeting with Ron Keller.

An hour later they pulled into the parking lot of the church and made their way inside. Ron greeted the couple and they took their seats. The evening's topic was to be marital responsibilities and children. The subject was a little awkward at first but it was quickly obvious that Ron was making no judgments. Every couple is different he said. The important thing is that both of you are on the same page and expect the same things.

Sara had to admit he'd brought up some things they hadn't discussed like childcare and if one of the two of them would be staying home or adjusting their work schedules to accommodate children. Some of the questions, they hadn't had answers for but in the end Ron had given them some things to think about.

As they were saying their goodbyes, Ron asked them when they'd be arriving at the bed and breakfast. Michael told him they'd be arriving sometime that afternoon to get settled. The rehearsal was scheduled for six Friday evening and then Carol was going to be making dinner for everyone. Ron informed them he'd stop by at four to go over to preliminaries before the rehearsal. After a final goodbye the couple got into their car and made their way home.