Both were staying in the hotel they often visited in the Smoky Hills, David checked out her as well as smiled: "What do you think, my love? Wed me?".
Lying on the bed, looking up at David, she recognized that he was the individual she needed in this life. For life. Looking deeply right into his blue eyes, she instantly listened to a blaring ringing of a bell. The sudden buzzing of the bell took him away. She tried to connect, tried to hug him, but in her arms there was just an empty space.
The ringing of the phone drew Susan out of her dream.