"Hey, 'D'. What are you doing calling?" answered Sarah moving into the bathroom so she didn't wake Kevin.

"I wanted to check on you, make sure you were okay."

"I'm fine."

There was an awkward silence before Howie, his voice filled with emotion, asked, softly, "Did you turn your phone off, 'Angel', to avoid my calls?"

"No, I didn't turn off my phone….I wanted Becca to be able to reach me. I must have just been out of range this morning while we were horseback riding in the mountains. Why?"

"I've been trying all morning to reach you. I'm back in Orlando and I wanted to ask you to come back home so we can be together."

Sarah's tears fell hearing his pleas and the emotions. From nowhere, Kevin's fingers wiped them away and with his index finger, lifted her chin so he could see her eyes. Softly, he asked, "Howie?"

Nodding her head, Sarah asked, "Why are you doing this, Howie?"

"Because I love you, 'Angel'."

"You can't keep doing this," she insisted tearfully. "You said I could have space, that you wouldn't interrupt when I'm with Kevin or AJ. I don't do this to you when you're out with someone. It's not fair, 'D'....to me, to yourself, to Kevin or AJ."

Howie remained silent for a few seconds. "When can I see you then?"

"I promised you next weekend."

Kevin wrapped her in his arms and pulled her against his chest to comfort her. He pressed a kiss to her temple in an attempt to ease her tears that fell effortlessly.

"Let me take you to work Monday," pleaded Howie.

"I'll call you…next week."

Howie knew he was pushing his luck and he didn't want to push her too hard for fear that he would push her further away. "I'll wait for your call. Sarah, I do love you."

In a whisper, Sarah answered, "I love you too, Howie," and she broke the connection.

Kevin took her phone from her and set it on the counter so he could hold her. Sarah welcomed the comfort of Kevin's arms as she cried. Kevin stroked her hair as he whispered soothing words. He had known it was too good to believe that they would make it the whole weekend without a reminder of what was going on between Howie and Sarah. At least for a short time, he had been able to distract her.

Feeling her starting to calm, Kevin pulled back to look into her eyes. "Do you want to go back to Orlando?" he asked, silently praying that she would say 'no'.

Shaking her head, she said, "No, you brought me here for the weekend and it's not over. You promised me dirt biking, a home-cooked dinner, and dancing."

Kevin smiled as he caressed her cheeks wiping the wetness of her tears away. "I sure did. Are you ready?"

"I have a question first."

"You can ask me anything, baby."

"Can I stay with you for the week…when we get back to Orlando?"

"You know my answer without having to ask, but it's not what you really want," smiled Kevin. Seeing her start to protest, he put a finger on her lips to stop her. "Here's what we'll do, baby. We'll stay here like I had planned doing all the things I promised and when we get back to Orlando, I'll take you home with me for as long as you want."

"Thank you," she whispered gratefully.

"Let's go get dressed," he urged.

Sarah closed her eyes and lay her head on his bare chest.

"Baby?"

"I'm okay…sorta."

"Come on. Fresh air and a little danger will get you refocused on the weekend."

Sarah gave a soft chuckle, "You're probably right."

"Woman! Haven't you realized by now? I'm ALWAYS right."

That got an outright laugh from Sarah. "Yeah, yeah!! Mr. Large and in Charge! Let me wash my face."

"I'll be in the other room getting dressed," smiled Kevin. He gave her a soft kiss and left her in the bathroom.

Sarah didn't take long and when she joined Kevin, he already had his jeans on and was pulling on his shirt. She quickly got dressed as well.

In no time at all, the couple was ready and headed out to the barn where Kevin had a couple dirt bikes stored in the last stall.

Handing her a helmet, Kevin said, "I can't take a chance of you hurting that beautiful head."

Sarah laughed, "Uh huh…you just want me to be in one piece for later."

"Definitely," leered Kevin as he grabbed her by the waist and pulled her against him. "I love seeing you smile."

"You have definitely given me plenty to smile about this weekend."

"Think you can handle one of these bikes?"

"I'll give it a try."

Kevin quickly showed her everything about the bike thinking she'd never ridden before and then helped her with her helmet. Sarah got on and got the bike started, then waited for Kevin. She gave the illusion that she didn't know exactly what to do, she followed Kevin for a little while until they reached an open field. That's where she gunned it and took off leaving Kevin shaking his head realizing she knew exactly what she was doing.

For the next several hours, Sarah and Kevin ripped and raced through the fields and paths on the farm. They were both competitive and wanted to out-do each other . There were several close calls but each one managed to correct themselves and catch up with the other.

Arriving back at the barn dusty and dirty, Kevin took his helmet off as Sarah did the same.

Kevin grabbed her by the waist pulling her to him. "Where did you learn to ride?"

"My brothers."

"You're pretty fierce. Is there anything you can't do?"

"Make up my mind about who I want to be with," smirked Sarah.

Kevin shook his head, "Yeah, you can …. You're just enjoying doing what you should have done in high school instead of being tied to one person. Now, how about a nice, hot shower?"

"Sounds like fun. Bet we could make it steaming hot."

"Oh, baby…I know we can."

"Piggy back ride?"

"I'd love one, baby, but do you think you can carry me?"

"Ha! Ha! Smart ass!" laughed Sarah.