delete the messages. She walked into her room and passed out onto her bed. When she woke up it was sunny outside. She decided to go for a run. Sam usually tried to get in some type of exercise at least once a month but it did not always work out the way she intended it to. She ran for half an hour. When she got home she got showered and ready for the rest of her day. At 1:30 she grabbed all of her songs and headed out the door to Tj’s. Sam got to Tj’s and was surprised at how busy the restraunt was today. She had not been here much at this time of day. The last time she was, there were maybe 20 people there. There had to be at least 100 people here this time. She guessed that it was a good sign that more people knew about Tj’s now. Sam walked right into the VIP lounge without telling anybody she was there. The lounge was pretty big as far as lounges go. There was room for 150 people and there was a stage on the back end of the room. Sam walked to the stage and opened the curtain. She walked backstage and grabbed 2 stools, setting them in the middle of the stage. “You are here early.” Tj called to her from the lounge doorway startling her. “Yea I know. I am getting ready for tonight with Max.” She said looking toward him. “So what is this big event?” He asked. “Oh.” Sam started realizing that she hadn’t told anyone about what the purpose of tonight was. “Max is asking Charlee to marry him tonight.” “Finally.” Tj said chuckling. “I know right.” Sam said with a slight smile. “You booked the whole lounge for that?” He asked. “Well yes. This is a special occasion.” She said “Max will be here any minute. We are going to sing a song for her and when it is over he is going to ask her.” “That sounds good. I will leave you too it then.” Tj said as he turned around and headed out the door. Sam pulled the piano out by the stools just as Max arrived. He looked tired. Max walked slowly up to the stage where Sam was waiting. “What is wrong with you?” Sam asked her voice mixed with concern and excitement. “Nothing, I didn’t get much sleep last night. I am so nervous.” Max said. “You have nothing to be nervous about.” Sam said trying to sound reassuring. “Yes I do. I don’t sing for people. I teach singing.” Max said looking as though he might vomit. “I know that can be scary Max. You decided to do it this way. I will try to help you through it.” “Ok. I do want to do this. I am just not sure if I can pull it off.” “Do you realize that I don’t do this either?” “You have before though.” “Yes I have. That is why I know you can do this.” “Why did you stop performing?” Max asked curiously. “I opened the store. After that I just didn’t have time anymore.” She answered. “Oh. Ok let’s do this then.” Sam and Max spent the next hour deciding on what song they would do. They ended up choosing a song called The Love of my Life . It was a song that Sam did not take lightly. She had written it when she thought George was going to eventually ask her to marry him. Sam really hoped he didn’t realize it tonight. They rehearsed for an additional hour until Max had almost perfected it. When they had finished Max had a big smile on his face. “I take it that you like the song.” Sam said with a giggle. “Yes. It makes me feel like it is something I would have written for her.” He said still smiling. “That was the goal.” Sam said. “Shall we go finalize the details?” “Yes, but first I want to show you something.” He said as he pulled a ring out of his pocket. “It is beautiful!” Sam exclaimed. It was a gorgeous silver sapphire ring. The main stone was a dime sized sapphire. It was surrounded by a ring of tiny diamonds. “She is going to love it!” “I hope so. I know she loves sapphires. That is why I chose this instead of the traditional diamond.” The two kept talking about how much they both liked