"Maria,..." Michael began, "I never ment to hurt you....and I thought you would rather have me break up with you before i left...but when i came here tonight, i-i-i just couldn't do it! so i was going to look at you one last time and leave..."

Maria's tears fell down her face and on to the tank top that HE loved so much. "Isabels pregnet and....Maria, I have to take responsibility for what I did wrong. Could you please turn around?" he asked.

"Why?" she asked through the tears.

"So you don't have to see me walk away from the best person in my life, the only person who ever made sense to me, the only person who I felt really loved me....and the only person who ever will."

Maria walked over to him and brushed his hair from his eyes. She placed a soft kiss on his lips. He didn't kiss her back. The situation was hard enough. Then she turned around. She would not let him see her cry...she was strong...he was wrong...and now he's leaving...She herd him climb out the window, but before he closed it and locked it for the last time, he whispered "I love you Maria, I always have and I always will." //My lovers gone. his boots no longer by my door//

"I'm so sorry Michael" Isabel said sitting in the passanger seat...tears ran down her face. Michael pulled out of the drive way.

//he left at dawn, and as i slept, i felt him go//

Maria fell to her knees and cried, she cried until her alarm clock went off at 6am.