Sarah and Brian are sitting on a blanket on the beach, looking up at the sky.

"Ever wished on a star?" Sarah asks Brian.

"I dunno. Maybe a couple times. Why?" Brian replies.

"I dunno. I was just thinking about it."  Sarah says.

"Have you ever wished on a star?" Brian asks.

"Once... I was like 15. A lotta stuff was going on in my life...Well, mostly boyfriend stuff.. But that meant a lot to me when I was 15!"  Sarah says laughing.

Brian laughs. " Yeah."  She is silent. Brian looks over at her and sees she has her eyes closed, her face tilted up
towards the sky. He leans over and whispers in her ear, " What are you doing?"

She opens her eyes and looks at him. " Wishing on a star."

"Well, how can you wish on a star if you have your eyes closed?" Brian says. " You can't see the stars!"

She rolls her eyes. " I already picked the star out."

"Oh...ok. Well, what'd you wish for?"  Brian asks.

"I can't tell you."  Sarah says pushing Brian playfully.

"Why not?"  Brian says smiling.

"Cause if I did it wouldn't come true," she tells him.

"I thought that was only with birthday cakes and wishbones or something?" Brian replies.

"You're such a doofus."  Sarah says laughing.

"Hey, it's not very nice to call names."  Brian laughs.

She laughed, "You wish on a star."

"Me? I don't have anything to wish for." Brian says.

"Sure you do."  Sarah says.

"No I don't. I have everything I need right here with me."  Brian says moving in to kiss Sarah.

I'm sitting on the couch in the living room; AJ is sitting on the floor next to my legs.  We're watching 'Who's Line Is It Anyway(this is a really funny show, I laugh my butt off everytime I watch it)?' on TV.  I laugh a couple times; but not even close to as much as I
usually do. AJ looks at me with a sad look on his face.

"What?"  I ask him.

"I hate knowing your hurting."  AJ says getting up and sitting next to me.

"I'll be OK baby.  I...I know she's in a much better place.  And I know she's not suffering anymore."  I say in a teary voice.  AJ puts his arms around me and hugs me.  Feeling him close to me makes me feel a lot better.  I sit there wonder to myself 'I wonder how Tiff is taking this?'

Tiffany lays curled up in the bed she sleeps in at Howie and Kevin's place in the guest room. She thinks about Sammy and all the things they'd been through; her, Suzy, and Sammy. Sammy was always there for them, not matter what the problem. Having 4 of her own kids, she understood them very well. Now she's gone for good.

'I'll miss you, Sammy, Tiffany thinks. You're always in my heart.  Tears begin to roll down Tiffany's face; reality is setting in for her.
Howie walks into the room quietly and hears Tiffany crying.

'Should I go comfort her?  Or should I just let her cry it out?' Howie thinks to himself.   Finally Howie decides that he'll try to comfort Tiffany.  Sitting down on the bed, Howie says, "Um...hey...I thought that you maybe could...well...use some company."

Wipping her tears away quickly, Tiffany says, "Um...sure thing."
 
"Tiffany, I know...well...I know your hurting.  I know what your going through.  My sister died a couple years ago and I thought I wasn't going to make it.  I'm always here for you if you need me."  Howie says, not knowing what else to say.  They sit there in silence for a couple moments.

"Well, I'll be fine.  Really.  I'm already getting over it."  Tiffany says trying to put a brave front on.

"Oh, well OK.  I just thought I'd try to help."  Howie says getting up off the bed and walking to the door.

"Well, thanks anyway.  But I'll be fine."  Tiffany says. Howie walks out the door.

Tiffany bursts into tears.  She thinks to herself 'why did you act like that?  He was trying to be nice to you.'  She puts her face in her hands and starts bawling. Howie is standing right outside the door listening.  His sweet nature just won't let him walk away from her.
He walks into the room quickly, goes straight to Tiffany's side, and holds her.  At first she tries to fight it; but then she realizes there's no reason to.

"You're so sweet," Sarah says.

"I try."  Brian says feeling sure of himself.  Sarah smiles and lays her head on his shoulder.

"Hey, I got something for ya," Brian tells her, reaching into his pocket. He pulls out the small black box.

"What?"  Sarah asks.

"Here. Give me your hand."  Brian says.  Sarah holds out her hand to him. He takes it, opens the box, and slips the ring on her
finger. She gasps.

"You like?" he asks.

She looks at the ring on her finger, then at Brian. " I love it."

He smiles. " Good."

"This must've cost a fortune!"  Sarah says with her eyes still open wide and starring at the ring.

Brian shrugs. " Money well spent if it makes you happy."  She gazes at Brian. He gazes back for a minute then lays down and uses his arms to rest his head on. They're both silent for a few minutes.

"Why don't you lay down with me?" Brian asks.

"Are you kidding.. It was enough to sit on the ground like this in this dress. If I try to lay
down, God knows what'll happen."  Brian sits up and looks down at her legs.

"Well, then we'll just have to work around it...or take it off..." he concludes.

Sarah narrows her eyes at him and tries not to laugh. " What are you implying?"

"I think you know," he says, gently pushing her down on the blanket and kissing her neck.
 

"I feel so bad for them."  Shena says to Kevin who she's on the phone with.

"I know.  Howie's with Tiffany in her room right now."  Kevin says.

"Have you talked with AJ or Suz since this happened?"  Shena asks.

"Nah... they've been kind of quiet ever since this happened."  Kevin says.  Libby walks into the room with Shena.

"Who ya talkin' to?"  Libby asks.

"Oh, Kevin."  Shena says.

"What?"  Kevin asks.

"Not you babe.  Libby asked who was on the phone."  Shena says.

Kevin gives a little laugh and says, "Oh OK."

"So how are Tiffany and Suz?"  Libby asks Shena.

"There taking it pretty hard.  AJ, of course, is trying his best to help Suz.  Howie's taking care of Tiffany."  Shena says.
Libby thinks a minute, 'Boy is she lucky.  I'd love for him to hold and comfort me.'

"Well, I was thinking of going over and checking on Suz later.  You wanna go?  Cause afterward I'm going to go see Kevin, Howie, and Tiffany."  Shena says to Libby.

"Sure."  Libby says.

"OK.  Well, baby.  I better go.  I'll see you in a little while."  Shena says to Kevin.

"OK, I love you."  Kevin says.

"I love you too."  Shena says.

There's a knock on Sarah and my apartment door.

"I got it babe."  AJ says.  AJ opens the door and see's Shena and Libby standing there.

"Bonjour!  Long time no see, eh?"  AJ says with a silly french accent.  Libby and Shena both laugh as they walk inside.

"You are such a goof AJ."  Shena says.

"So Libby, how are you liking Florida?"  AJ asks.

"Well, it's pretty nice.  It's a lot different than home though."  Libby says sitting down next to me on the couch.

"Hey Lib."  I say.

"Hey girl.  How ya doing?"  Libby asks.

"I've been better."  I say.