Dave nodded. "He does. Hell, I've been a regular there since it opened and I was a lowly college kid. Nate was DJ'ing there at the time and it used to be our second home. This was the time when Tyler was perfectly fine too. Damn, did he used to be such a self-assured and confident bitch. They were so in love, and I always wondered if I'd have a shot at that one day. The first time I felt it was with Aimee, but once you start test-driving everything, it takes guts to admit it's not working how you know it should be. I prefer to keep people who mean something to me in my life rather than losing them for no reason. Poisonous people, however? You need to cut loose. Which is what really killed Nate with Tyler." But then she was continuing about the cancer thing and he bit his lip briefly before continuing. "I've tried to censor the whole thing a lot, so it doesn't stir up painful memories for you. I know I'm one of the lucky ones, but I was pretty sick. I didn't really expect to make it. Then all of a sudden, the cancer markers were dropping. I was actually bedridden through chemo treatments. I had to be hospitalised every time. I couldn't stop being sick and they had to hook me up to constant hydration therapy and electrolytes."

He laughed. "Long Island? I was thinking more along the lines of Hawaii or the Caribbean. What about a cruise? Although, if you're anything like Mikey, that might be a bad, baaaaad idea. I do actually know some with a beach house in the Hamptons, though. Angel has property up there, and he just bought a new place in Tampa Bay. Are you sure you're ready to tell them? What made you change your mind? Something had to give you a sway in that direction," he asked, because he didn't want her at all to feel like she was being pressured or that he needed her to announce to the world they were dating.