Catherine paced the tunnel entrance as she waited impatiently for Vincent to arrive. Tonight was the night she was going to tell Vincent about that night in the tunnels, the night she had went to him, scared that he was lost to her forever. Her back was turned to the entrance as she went through everything she was going to say; she heard the rock roll back and she whirled around startled.
"Vincent! You scared me"
"I'm sorry, I had no desire to startle you" he replied, she smiled at how sweet he was and met him for a hug, both sighing in contentment
"Vincent..." she started pulling away so she could look into his beautiful eyes. Vincent could only wait for her to tell him what was wrong, his life had been lived in dread and fear ever since he couldn't sense her.
"What is it Catherine?" he asked her, concern present.
"I have something very important to tell you..." she trailed off and turned her back to him, searching for the lost words she had gathered earlier. He stared at her back for what seemed an eternity until he urged her to go on.
"What is it?"
"...when you were down in the tunnels...I was, so scared...I went down there after you..." she was halted by Vincent.
"What?! How could you do that?" Catherine stared at him confused until he spoke his next words. "I could have hurt you!"
"But you didn't!"
"But I could have!" his voice calmed as he continued "Catherine you are my life. I could never bare if losing you, let alone be the cause of it...I was unpredictable when I was in that state. You should have never come down there you weren't certain that I wouldn't have hurt you" He turned his back to her in shame.
"Vincent. Vincent look at me!" Catherine pleaded and turned to face her.
"Vincent, you are my life! I could not leave you through this time alone. Let alone let you die!" tears threatened to fall and she spoke angrily and it pained Vincent to see how much he had hurt her. "I love you Vincent, if you die I die" she grabbed his hands and braced herself for her next words. "Vincent when we were down there something happened...We loved. I'm pregnant" Vincent could hardly believe what he was hearing of course he had dreamed of him and Catherine together as couple but he knew that it could never be.
"Vincent, please say something"
"I'm sorry...I can't believe...I don't know what to say" he answered her truthfully.
"Just tell me how you feel"
"I'm happy of course and terrified at the same time"
"Why are you scared?"
"What if it turns out to look like me? Is that what you want Catherine?"
"Of course that's what I want! Vincent you are beautiful. Our child no matter what it looks like will be beautiful and I will always love him or her no matter what, as I love you." Those simple words made Vincent's heart swell with so much love that he thought it was going to burst.
"As will I Catherine. I know that you willbe an amazing mother of our child" Vincent smiled just thinking of their child.
"And you will be the best father I know you will" Catherine smiled and was about to hug him when Vincent stopped her. She looked up at him confused that is until she noticed him get down onto one knee.
"Catherine, I can't offer you a normal relationship that perhaps a man from above can. I can't give you material things or much of anything but I can give you my heart and my love, that will always be yours. I never thought that we could ever be together but I know now that anything and everything is possible. Catherine, will you marry me?"
"Vincent, your love is all I'll ever need. Of course I'll marry you!" she knelt down with and met him the most spectacular kiss that either of them had ever experienced. And when they finally pulled away for lack of oxygen Catherine whispered.
"I love you"
"I love you too"
And they lived happily ever after! Not like in the show!!
