Gone, but Not Forgotten

The first time Russ went into the bedroom, he  missed the rose and the note. His back was to the bed  when he stripped off his clothes and hung them in  the closet. When fifteen more minutes passed  without Vicky, Russ went back into the bedroom to phone  her best friend. That was when he saw the note on  the pillow on the immaculately made bed. There was  a black rose lying across the plain, white paper.  Written in a careful hand were the  words "Gone, But Not Forgotten."