"Kiss me." May requests as Leo and she walk through the garden in her backyard. He's been back for a year and she can't imagine life without him now. They're holding hands as they walk under the trees in the backyard.
Leo turns towards May, puts his hands on her shoulders and kisses her gently. As he pulls back again from May she sees tears shimmering in his eyes, which confuses her. He's not usually an emotional person. She decides not to ask Leo about it at the moment. She looks up at the stars shimmering above her and she smiles. This small town, New Bedford, is the perfect stargazing place second only to Bass Lake. When May looks back to Leo he's down on one knee with a velvet box in his hand. He takes a deep breath and says to her, "Please don't interrupt me while I say this. I'm terribly nervous." May merely nods so that she doesn't interrupt. "May, I have loved you for as long as I can remember. You're the love of my life. Make the circle complete and say you'll marry me."
May's eyes well up with tears. She sits gingerly on Leo's knee and cups his face in her hands. May looks into Leo's smoky blue eyes and says, "It would be my honour to marry you. It took you long enough to ask." May teases.
"It shouldn't have taken me as long as it did. It's my greatest regret." Leo says as he takes her left hand in his and places an elegant, understated diamond solitaire on her ring finger after slipping off the rings from her late husband. "When should we tell everyone our wonderful news?"
"We'll have to tell the family as soon as possible, but let's wait before we announce it to the town. I just want to enjoy this time early on in our engagement. I don't want to have to answer questions from certain members of this community." May says as they continue walking through the garden.