~September 21, 1982~

Vanessa danced while she cooked breakfast in Scotty's neat little kitchen. Everything felt different now. September 17th had not only been her eighteenth birthday, but also the day that she had lost her virginity and the day that Scotty Tremont had asked her to be his wife.

They'd been back home for two days and still her heart would skip a beat as she realized that her childhood dreams were coming true. Time had continued to move forward ...