1. Eric losses his 5 year niece, Maddie to a rare form of leukemia. Eric was helping his sister eaise her as she was a single mom.

2. Eric breaks uo with his college sweetheart Beth after the funeral. They were graduating college and were miving to Baltimore where Eric woukd be starting med school at Johns Hopkins. Beth was going to work a retail job while Eric attended school.

3. Shortly after Eric leaves Beth learns she is pregnant. She ends up having an ectopic pregnancy at work. She never tells Eric or anyone about the baby throughout most of the story.

4. Karl, Beth’s boss at the car dealership where she was working throughout college end up becoming friends outside of work. They eventually start dating about seven minths aftdr the breakup.

5. Beth is looking for a place to open up her bridal shop. Karl surpises her by leasing her the buikding she was looking at and proposes.

6. Eric graduates from medical school and comes back home to celebrate with his sister. He learns of Beth’s engagement from his sister who Beth remained friends with. Eric gets offered a job with Doctors Without Borders and decides to take it.

7. Karl and Beth marry abs have a daughter names Melanie.

8. After his contract with Doctors without Borders end, Eric moves back home as Head of Pediatrics Oncology at the hospital. After running into Beth he begins dating Racheal, a local realtor.

9. Beth’s assistant daughter, Sophia gets diagnosed with the same tare form of leukemia his neice had. She dies.

10. Beth and eric hooked up after the funeral. Beth ends up pregnant.

11. Beth is in a car accident and ends ip losing the baby. Her husband finds out. Rackes with guilt Eric leaves again.