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At first I thought I was doomed. Life could not possible go on without my Gallagher Girl. She is my everything. Joe was trying to snap me out of those thought to happier ones, he thought I might kill myself or something. One time he sent me up to Oregon, for what reason I have no clue, and it was there that we bumped into each other, like literally bumped.

I was walking, with my head down, around a corner. She bumped into my shoulder and I said, "I'm sorry," I accidentally looked into her dark brown eyes and brown/red hair, I knew that if anything could ever snap me out of this trance it had to be her.

I, Zachary Goode, blushed a little but when she said, "UH sorry I wasn't looking. What is your name?" Her voice was close to what I remember as Cammies not exact but close.

"Zach," I said, "I don't mean to sound strange or anything, but I lost a girl, not just broke up, but lost. I have been in a,a bad mood for about a year and when I saw your face it was like, like an entire new feeling for me. Could I maybe possibly have your number?"

She took out a piece of scrap paper and scribble it down,"Sure. What is yours?"

I was in a bit of a hurry so as I walked away I called, "I'll text it to you."

Now in Roseville, two years later, I know a lot about her. I know she has a step kid. The child is a little girl about three years old. She is adorable and her eyes look familiar to Cammies not to mention that her favorite candy is M&M's, but she only likes the regular kind while Cam used to like the peanut kind.

Andrea is a middle school teacher. She teachs mainly seventh and eighth grade. Usually she busy with teacher work when she gets home. As far as she knows I work at the Smithsonian and have to travel a lot. I want to change that, I want to tell her the truth. I still think of Cammie a lot but I really do believe that this Andrea girl is the one I want to be with for the rest of my life.

That is why we are here tonight. I took her out to the perfect dinner and I want to propose. We have had dinner and now that we are walking out I am just not sure I can do it. I love, loved Cammie. I love Andrea but can I stay with her while still trying to love someone that is never going to be here again. It's now or never.

"Andrea," I say gently getting on one knee, " I have known you for awhile, but it feels like forever. I love you and will you marry me?" I say.

She frowns and I realize I didn't take the ring out of my pocket as I take out the velvet box she smiles , but when I open it she gasps, "Of course."

We ride to the house with a smile on our faces. We make a detour to pick up Mackenzie from the baby sitters. The entire ride our hands stay on each others. We look at one another as Madision gets in the vehicle. I can sense she knows something is different, but we don't tell her yet.

From the time we got out of the vehicle to the time we got inside our door I felt something change. The emotion in the air was different, I couldn't figure out what was wrong. The night went on. We were both laying in bed. Her face was facing away from me, I was about to put my arm around her waist and ask if I had done something wrong. She suddenly turned to me and I could tell that there were tears forming in her eyes, "I need to tell you something. I have a secret and we need to talk, " she whispered.