A knock at the door startled me in the middle of my episode of "Fright". The tension had been building for twenty minutes and I was prepared for the scare.

I opened the door to find my boyfriend smiling at me.

"You are home early. Everything OK?" I asked.  He gave me a kiss and walked into our humble City apartment.

"I made a deal with Sam... Death," he said, perfectly serious. I was still getting used to his odd sense of humour. Was this because he knew that I was binging a scary show?

"You want to watch with me?" I asked, "I'll tell you what happened so far."

"Reggie, can we talk for a bit?" he asked, looking serious all of a sudden.

Oh fuck! What was this about? He wasn't going to break up with me, was he?

"Sure," I said. I walked to the kitchen to make us tea. Apparently, this was something that I did when I was nervous.

"We have been together for what? Six years?" he said pensively.

Shit! Was this really going to end in a break up? Why? What had I done wrong?

"Six and a half." I corrected him, as I dropped two chamomile tea bags into mugs.

He smiled and said, "These years have been the best of my life."

Ok. So, he was happy.

"I wish that I could change what happened. Either that or I wish that I could take away the pain," he said. His expression was one of anguish.

"Ok, you are freaking me out," I said, having totally forgotten about the hot water for the tea.

He surprised me by suddenly grabbing me in a tight hug. "I love you, Reggie! Sooo much!"

"I love you too but you had better tell me what the fuck is going on!"

"Goodbye," he whispered.

***

A knock at the door startled me awake. I checked the time, ten thirty. I'd been asleep for quite some time. That was one fucked up dream!

Had Wes forgotten his keys again?

I opened the door to find a police officer with a grim look.

"Are you Reginald Smith?" the officer asked, carefully.

"Yes, officer. How can I help you?"

"I'm afraid that I have some bad news, Sir. Wesley Brenner was involved in a car accident. I regret to inform you that he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital."

What?