When Mark wakes up from his nap he realizes that he can now go visit Cassandra.  He grabs a coat and his camera and heads to the hospital.  Cassandra is sleeping lightly but when she hears the door open she wakes up and looks toward the door. “Hey, you’re back.” She says with a smile.  “Of course, and with good news too.”  “Really?  What?”  “Roger and Mimi have decided to get married.  Which is good news cause everyone knows they don’t have too much longer especially if their disease takes over soon.”  “I’m excited for them really; they deserve happiness while they can.”  “Well, there is even more good news.”  “Really, what now?”  “They are getting married in a month or sooner, also you and I are going to be the best man, and maid of honor.”  Cassandra’s face lights up.  “Wow.  I feel so honored.  But I don’t think I’ll be able to go.  What if I’m not strong enough?”  Mark sits on the side of the bed and brushes back Cassandra’s hair with his fingers.  “We will figure out a way for you to go.”  And with that he gently kisses her lips.  

Cassandra starts therapy within the next week.  She is still really weak so she uses a walker to get to her therapy sessions which are held in the hospital.  Mark attends every one of the sessions.  The first session didn’t go well.  Not much was said and Cassandra mostly leaned on Mark the whole time.  The second session went a little better.  Cassandra tells the story on how she lost Jon.  

Jon was my fiancé.  He had dark brown hair, and amazing dark brown eyes.  We had been dating for 3 years.  He had finally proposed to me and we were due to get married in a month.  It then goes to a flashback….

We see Cassandra, who looks the same as it was only a year ago.  The only difference is her eyes are different.  Her eyes have more of a fire behind them.  She is laughing at a young man, around Mark’s age with the same description that she just gave of Jon.  We can tell that she had been drinking, but Jon is completely sober.  They were celebration putting the finishing touches on the wedding and had gone out to celebrate.  They were headed back home.  Jon most of the time never wears his seatbelt unless Cassandra prods him.  She didn’t notice this night however, they were driving through the green light.  Cassandra is looking at Jon and laughing at him.  We then see her eyes turn into frightened ones with a blinding white light across the front of the car and hear her screaming.  The last thing we see is Jon being thrown through the front window of the car.  

It is the end of the flashback; we are back in the therapist office.  Cassandra is holding on dearly to Mark and she has her head buried in his chest.  He is holding her as dear and close as possible.  “That is all for today, you can go back to your room if you would like Cassandra.”  The therapist says gently to Cassandra.  Mark stands up slowly first, then helps Cassandra stand up and lean on her walker.  They walk back in silence back to her room.  When they get back to the room and helps Cassandra back into the bed.   “You really loved him didn’t you?”  She nods.  “But I love you too, and it’s hard to let him go.”  “Shhh, it’s alright.  I understand.” He says as he puts a finger to her lips.  He then gently kisses her lips.  “I’ve got to go.  I’ll tell the others you say hi. Alright?  I’ll be back tomorrow.”  “Ok.  Bye.”  And with that he walks out the door and back to the loft.  Cassandra turns and faces the window again.