"Baby?  Are you going to say anything?"  AJ asks.

"Oh God AJ."  I say bursting out in tears.  AJ holds me tight and doesn't let go for a long time.  I cry for, what seems like, forever in
his shoulder.

"I'm here for you baby.  Don't worry; I'm here."  AJ says stroking my hair.

"I can't believe she's gone AJ."  I say through my tears.

"I know.  I know."  AJ says.

"How could she...she didn't even get to see our babies."  I cry.

"I know, it'll be OK babe.  She's in a better place now."  AJ says as a tear rolls down his cheek.

Howie walks over to Tiffany who is sitting on the couch watching TV.

"Who was that?"  Tiffany asks.

"Oh...it was Bri."  Howie says.

"Oh.  So what did he have to say?"  Tiffany asks.

"He had some...some bad news."  Howie says.

"What?  Is it about Suzy and the babies?"  Tiffany asks nervously.

"No, the babies are just fine."  Howie says.

"Gosh, you scared me."  Tiffany says.

"I do have some bad news though," Howie says, "some really bad news."  Tiffany just sits there and stares at Howie.

"Brian took a call at Suzy's apartment.  It was...the call was about...well...it was Sammy's brother."  Howie says.

"Oh God.  What happened?"  Tiffany asks.

"Well, last night; Sammy...she...passed away."  Howie says.

"Oh no!  Oh God no!"  Tiffany says getting up off of the couch.

"Where are you going?"  Howie asks as he follows Tiffany.

She heads for the door and just keeps saying, "Oh God No."  Howie grabs her arm and tries to hold her; but she struggles against him.  Finally he holds her as tight as he can.  She finally stops struggling and starts bawling.

"It'll be OK girl.  I'm here, you're going to be OK.  You'll get through this."  Howie says as he tries to comfort Tiffany.

"Howie," Tiffany says through her tears, "if you weren't here I think I'd die."

"I'll always be here for you.  Always.  I lov...I'm your friend, I'll always be there for you." Howie says.  Kevin walks in, Howie had told him what happened to Sammy.  Kevin joins the 'group hug' and Tiffany just keeps crying.

"Suzy OK?" Brian asks AJ as they stand in the living room of Sarah and my apartment.  He was there to pick Sarah up for dinner. She was still staying with him in his and AJ's apartment, but she told him to pick her up there because she didn't want him to see her dress right off the bat.

"Honestly...I don't know," AJ answers. " She's really upset."

Brian sighs. " Howie called last night...Said he told Tiffany. He said she was really upset, too."  AJ nods.

"Well, I'm going to see if Sarah's ready yet. Girl takes forever," Brian says.

AJ chuckles. " It's all good in the end."

Brian smiles and shakes his head. He knocks on Sarah's bedroom door. " Are you ready yet?"

" Almost!" she answers. " Hang on."  Brian rolls his eyes.

" Hey, Bri, come here for a sec," I say, with a sniffle, from my room.

" Need something?" He pokes his head in the door.

" Not really. Just wanted to talk."  I say.

" OK." He sits down on the bed.

" Where are you guys going tonight?" I ask.

" Dinner.... And I was thinking maybe the beach," Brian tells me.

I smile a little. " Sounds nice." He smiles back and shrugs.

" You never told me what you bought yesterday at the mall."  I say.

" I thought you were gonna beat it out of AJ?"  Brian says.

I smile at him. " I forgot about it."

He nods and pulls a black box out of his pocket then hands it to me. It's a ring.

"Wow, it's nice."  I say.

"Yep, it's for Sarah... but you probably figured that out," Brian tells me.

"Are you gonna ask her to marry ya or something?" I ask.

"No...I don't think we're to that point just yet."  Brian says.

"Oh. Well, she'll love it."  I say.

"I hope so."  Brian says.

"Well, you better get back out there...she's probably just about ready," I say.

"Yeah," he says softly. " Are you all right, Suzy?"

"I'll be fine. Thanks."  I say.

"Yeah, you're a tough cookie." He grins. " See ya later."

"Bye. Have fun."  I say.  He leaves my room and closes the door softly behind him.

"Aren't you ready YET?" Brian asks, knocking again on Sarah's door.

"Yep!"  Sarah says.

"It's about friggin' time."  Brian snaps.

"Are you complaining?" Sarah asks opening the bedroom door.  Brian's jaw drops as looks at her. She's wearing a short, short sleeve, red dress, and her hair is up in a bun with a string of her brown hair, curled, hanging down by her face..

"I'll take that as a no. Close your mouth, it's not very attractive," she says, walking past him.

"You...You look..." he stutters. He was at a loss for words. " Wow.. Drop dead gorgeous..."

"You don't look so bad yourself," she says, smiling, as she grabs her jacket, " Are we going?"

"Indeed," Brian says, still looking at her, " I just gotta...sit down for a minute."

Sarah rolled her eyes and laughed. " Come on, silly."

"See you guys later," AJ says as they walk out.  AJ sits on the couch for a couple minutes and wonders to himself. 'shouldn't I go do something?  I shouldn't let her just be alone, she needs a shoulder to cry on.'  Finally AJ decides to try to talk to me again.  He walks down the hall and opens the door.

"Hey again."  AJ says.

"Hey" I say.

"Mind if I join you?"  AJ asks.

"Nah, it's OK.  Go ahead."  I say motioning for him to sit down on the bed.

"Hun, I know your upset, but you don't have to go through this along you know.  I'm always here for you."  AJ says putting his arm around me. Tears start running down my cheeks again. AJ pulls me close and holds me tight.