Mike: So, did you come to a decision?...Sorry, that was stupid. It sounds like I'm pressuring. Carrie: (shaking her head) Mike.... Mike: Listen, I know you're confused. You explained that, but if it's a question of waiting - I'll wait forever. All I want is you. Us...I know that now. Carrie: But I don't...I don't know that. Mike: But you could know that if you just give it a chance. Can you do that? Carrie: No... Mike looks away sadly. Mike: Can you at least tell me why? Carrie: What Austin said to me about finding myself, that really hit me. Mike: Can I help you? Carrie: No, you can't Mike - don't you see that? When I am with you, my instincts are to put you first. Take care of your needs - make you happy. And then when I find out that loving you isn't enough, I will blame you. That's what I did with Austin...But it wasn't Austin, it was me. I lost myself in a relationship, and I can't do that again. Mike: Okay, help me. Help me to understand. What do you need that will make you feel fulfilled? Carrie: I'm not sure. I don't want to stay in Salem. Mike: Well, where do you want to live? Carrie: I have no idea, but it won't be a city. I want a little house where I can have a big garden. A smile forms on Mike's lips. Mike: I'm sorry - a garden? I didn't know you were into gardening. Carrie: Well, I've never given it a try. Mike chuckles. Carrie: Well, look at those plants here. You know, one little seed and then they blossom into this beautiful, full bloom. Mike: Okay, so you want everything in your life to be about growth right now. That sounds right. And I won't stand in your way. Carrie: Thank you Mike, for understanding. Mike: Carrie, I understand because I want the same thing. I know that I will never compromise my integrity again, and I know that I love you. But I still have to find out who Mike Horton is - apart and separate from my grandfather and my family and the whole Horton legacy. Carrie: What are you saying? Mike: I'm saying that there are places in Israel that are in desperate need for medical facilities. Now I talked to some doctors over there and made some inquiries. I found a space where I can make a clinic. Carrie: So, you're definitely going back? Mike: Yeah. Hopefully not alone. Carrie: You mean you're going to enlist people here? Mike: Yeah, well - one person in particular. I was thinking you'd be perfect over there. Carrie: Me? Mike: There are women there whose lives have been torn apart by the ravages of war and poverty...Husbands who don't know where to put their anger...And I really think you could make a difference over there, Carrie. Carrie: I could use the contacts I've made here to help raise money and awareness. Where does that leave you? Mike: Making sure I know myself...and waiting for you. Carrie: I can't ask you to put your life on hold for me. Mike: Nah - you wouldn't be doing that. That's on thing I know about myself for sure now, that I'm never going to stop loving you. And I don't think a love like that can be denied. In spite of all the pain that our love's caused, I don't think that it's going to deprive us or take from us. I think that it can help us find what we're looking for. I think it can make us complete. Carrie smiles tenderly at Mike. Carrie: Do you think that I could find a small house with a garden in this Israeli village? Mike: Yeah, I think you could. And I can maybe have a house nearby, I mean not too close. I don't want to push you there. I've always had a fantasy about building a house - working with my hands. Carrie's face lights up with a smile and Mike just looks at her. Mike: What's so funny about that? Carrie: I'm just remembering a time when you tried to build a tree house and it fell down. Mike: Okay, well - this time I would build it on the ground. Carrie: And then it falls down, you'll move in with me. Mike: (jokingly) Not if you begged me! Carrie: I might cook you something from my garden. Mike: (laughing) Are you kidding?! Your cooking is like my building? Carrie: People change. Who knows - I might turn out gourmet meals, and your house might have a roof this time. Mike: Listen, seriously... Carrie: I was serious. If you can find me that house in your Israeli village, I'd like to start a woman's center there. Mike: Really? Carrie: No promises. But, if I could find myself there, maybe we can find our way back together again. Mike: I know we're out in public and all these people are here, but every fiber in my being wants to take you in my arms and kiss you right now. Carrie: We're starting to want those same things already. Mike moves closer, and their lips meet hesitatingly but tenderly Mike's Conversation With His Grandmother Mike and Carrie: Together Forever