It was 7:00. The plane was about to land as Leslie eagerly awaited Nick's arrival. She hadn't seen him since the European tour started. She had spent countless hours on the phone w/ him, but that couldn't make up for the fact that he wasn't there to hold her in his strong arms. She missed the nights that they used to spend in front of the fire, laughing and talking until early in the morning. The last night they had spent together thought was special.
Nick had put soft white lights up around his boat and taken Leslie for a late night ride. When they were away from land, people, everything...Nick took Leslie's hand and led her out to the deck, under the stars. He got down on one knee and pulled a small box from his pocket. Leslie could feel the tears forming in her eyes. Nick slowly opened the box and pulled out a small silver ring. In the middle was a small emerald. Nick had always told Leslie that her eyes looked like shiny emeralds. He placed the ring on her finger and stood back up. He took both hands now and brought his face close to hers. As she looked into his crystal blue eyes, he slipped his fingers between hers. "Leslie, " he said, as a breeze blew through his soft hair, " This is a promise. I promise that I will always love you. You know that you are the only girl in the world for me and I don't know what I'd ever do without you. So, while I'm gone, whenever you look at this ring, I just want you to think of ho much I love you. Afterall....not every guy is lucky enough to be able to touch an angel..." With those words, Nick put his hands behind Leslie's head and pulled her in for a deep kiss......
Leslie twirled the ring around her finger as she thought of that night. That perfect night. She knew then that her and Nick would be together forever. She walked a little closer to the gate where Nick would be arriving. She saw the plane land....she was so close now. She walked to the door. All of the dancers came out first. Leslie looked down hall way and saw AJ and Howie. They hugged her as they came out. Then, there he was. As their eyes met, Nick dropped his bags and walked quickly to her. Leslie ran to Nick and wrapped her arms around him. They hugged for what seemed like forever. This is what she had been missing all those lonely months. She felt so safe and warm in his arms. As she went to kiss him...Nick kind of pulled back. "Nick? What's wrong?" Nick looked down at the ground. "
Leslie, I have something to tell you.." Leslie felt her stomach turn, she knew by the sound of his voice, and the fact that he couldn't look her in the eye that something was wrong. “Leslie, um...I kinda....I umm..well, I met someone else...." Leslie felt sick. She didn't know what to think. She turned and ran with tears in her eyes.....she heard Nick calling behind her telling her to come back, yet she kept running.
He finally caught up with her as he grabbed her arm. " Let go of me!! Just let go!" Nick let go, but as Leslie looked at him, she could see that he was crying as well. " Why Nick? How could you do this to me?" Nick didn't have an answer. He just stood there. A million thoughts were running through her mind....but one stood out in particular. " Nick, I have something to tell you too." Nick looked up . "Nick, I think I might be pregnant." As Nick's eyes widened, Leslie once again walked away . As she looked back, Nick was standing there all alone...Leslie didn't know what she was going to do.