Nick quietly rolled over in the bed, seeing Cassie lying next to him peacefully. His emotions were running high as he drunk in the sight of her more and more. He couldn't fight with his feelings any longer, he had to give in. He had to face the fact that he loved her. There was no way he would've gone through the crap that they had with anyone else. As much as he didn't want to be in love, he was. Even though the life was no longer, she was the mother of his first child. Nick's thoughts were interrupted when his eyes noticed a book lying open on her desk. He took one more look at her, seeing she was in a deep sleep, and crept over to investigate. He glanced over the showing page, but soon turned the pages back. It was almost as if he was turning back the hands of time but was unable to rectify any of the harm that was caused to either of them. "I'm sorry, so sorry," he whispered. It was then that he actually took a good look at final line of the last entry. His eyes widened in surprise and he dropped the book immediately. "Cassie, please wake up," he quietly urged, hoping that she was only sleeping.

"Nick, what's wrong?"

"Thank God," he gasped, taking her in his arms and not showing a sign of letting go.

"What's the matter with you?"

"Reality hit me in the fuckin' face tonight, that's what's the matter. It hit me and I wasn't sure if I was ready yet for what the future inevitably holds for us."

"Nick, what are you saying?"

"I'm saying that I don't want to ever be without you. I'm saying that I want to give this a try. I'm saying that I love you."

Cassie froze in his arms at once. No, he couldn't be doing this now. "Why didn't you realize this sooner? Why did you have to wait until now, when it's too late?"

"Cee, I'm so sorry things are messed up like they are. This whole situation between us has opened my eyes. It's made me see that we need each other. You know it as well as I do that you want this."

"Nick, I did want this."

"If you did want this, as in the past, then why did you sleep with me just last night? If those were feelings of the past we wouldn't have shared what we did."

"What did we share, Nick? Tell me, please. You've slept with girls before and it's meant nothing. Why is it all of a sudden such a big thing for you now?"

The tears were stinging his eyes with each word she spoke. "Because I slept with you, that’s why. You aren't some girl I met on the road and wanted to have a one night stand with."

"No, I'm just a friend that you wanted a one night stand with, got pregnant, wanted the baby killed and then came crawling back to me after you felt nothing but guilt."

"That is so not fair," he managed to choke out. "I didn't make you kill anyone. I gave my opinion which was asked for. I didn't tie you down to that table and force you to do it!"

"Stop it! We're not getting anywhere this way!"

"We're not getting anywhere period! I'm trying so hard with you. I've let you know how sorry I am. I've told you how guilty I feel and how my feelings for you have changed. None of it's good enough though."

"It's good enough, Nick. I just feel like it's all come too late."

He grabbed her arms, forcing her to face him. "Look, little one, I can't turn back the hands of time with the snap of a finger. I can wish and wish with all my heart to change the events that have affected us so deeply. None of it will work, though. I can't perform any magic. Believe me, if I could make everything different I would."

"Nick, I'm just so scared. Ever since our first night together I've wanted you to myself, but you didn't want that. What if by some unforeseen force, you don't want it again?"

"Cassie, I can't guarantee the world won't end tomorrow. I can't guarantee that I'll still be famous in a month and I can't guarantee that either of us will be living in a week. What I can guarantee is that I love you. I wouldn't have been able to go through what we went through with anyone else." Her eyes were avoiding his, looking everywhere else. He touched her chin lightly, causing their eyes to connect. "Please, take this moonlight drive with me."