After Dinner Carrie and Mike head up to their rooms to change into comfortable clothes. There Carrie checks to see if Austin has called. Carrie: No messages. Mike: Well maybe Austin's never going to call you. Carrie, come on...We've put our feelings on hold for months now because of your marriage. Well, Austin is the one who broke the trust, and as far as I'm concerned, there's no turning back for us. I want us to be together...I need us to be together. We belong together. Carrie: (softly) I want us to be together, too. Mike: That's all I need to hear...So, let's go. Carrie smiles up at him longingly. But...Carrie is having her doubts... Mike: Don't... He takes Carrie in his arms. Mike: You have nothing to feel guilty about. Carrie: Mike - don't I? Look what I'm doing. She pulls away. Mike: Look what Austin's done. I mean, he certainly didn't feel guilty checking out on you, did he? He doesn't care about anything except what's right for Sami. Carrie: He's only trying to do what he thought was the right thing. Mike: Just like he was trying to do the right thing when he took on the gambling ring to save his sister from her drug addiction, just like...don't you see? This is a pattern for him, he will always choose somebody else over you at your expense. Carrie, I'm sorry, but you've got to see the truth. You will never be first in Austin's life. I can promise you this - You will always, always, always be first in mine. I will never, I will never desert you, and I will never put anyone over you. Carrie and Mike are sitting on the bed... Mike: I hate to see you hurt this much. But I can take away your pain...I know I can. Carrie: You are so good to me. Mike kisses her hand. Mike: It's because I'll always hold you first in my heart...Always... Mike pulls Carrie close and she snuggles under his arm. They stay that way for a few seconds, until the phone rings. It's Austin, but the conversation doesn't last long. Later, after the phone call and Ali's suicide attempt, Mike and Carrie begin discussing Austin again... Mike: I know that when you're with me, you're happy. Carrie turns to look at him. Carrie: You do. You make me happy, Mike. You really do. And I know that you love me, and I rely on that. But it's not fair to you, either...There's so much that's unresolved. Maybe I should pack my suitcase right now, go back to Salem, and have it out with Austin face-to-face. Mike: You want to go back to Salem? Carrie: What else can I do, Mike? Mike: You can stay...You can stay here and clear your mind. Carrie: I have to confess what is going on between you and me. I have to be honest with my husband. Mike convinces Carrie to stay in Las Vegas with him. Carrie: I want to go to the medical convention. Mike: Right, and you want to jump in the shower and you want to dress warm, because we're going on a star-gazing outing. Carrie: What would I do without you? Mike: Well, you'll never have to find that out. Mike stares at Carrie for a second, and then winks at her. Star-gazing Mike and Carrie: Together Forever