Check whois.net to see who the registrar is. If it is enom you might still be in time to set up an account there and have them push the domain over.
Lover's quarrel that backed fired on us. Never, Never, Never get in between a lovers spat. Because you are the only one going to get hurt.
here it is an article from BusinessWeek: http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/mar2007/tc20070309_245992.htm