I do not own or claim to own Desmond Hume aka Henry Ian Cusick (Unfortunatley!) or Penny Widmore aka Sonya Walger.

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Destiny or Love
Chapter 1: Moment Ruined

Desmond looked up from his almost empty plate as Penelope stayed still, her eyes fixed on his.
"Did you enjoy dinner, sweetheart?" He asked a bit nervous looking around the empty restaurant. He had been quiet all night long, prepping the right way to propose, the right words to say.

"I most certainly did." Penny smiled. "So what's the occasion? We just had our two year anniversery last month, we rarely go out to dinner like this." She chuckled and pushed a lock of her caramel brown hair behind her ears looking at him once again.

"Well..." Desmond paused and unbuttoned another button on his aqua blue dress shirt, he was getting sweaty and nervous. He reached into his pant pocket and took out the little box with the ring in it, but held it on his knee so that she couldn't see. He paused for a moment. "There is no occasion." He shrugged chickening out and slipping the box back into his pocket.

"Oh..." Penny looked down at her empty plate sounding disappointed. She was wondering if he had planned to propose to her tonight and planned on saying yes.

Desmond could see a disappointed look form on her face as he took the box back out of his pocket and got up, he walked around to her side of the table and knelt down on one knee .

"Penny..." He grabbed her hand as she looked down into his eyes trying to catch her breath.
"You have made me the happiest man in the world these past couple of years. I don't know what I'd do without you and quite frankly, I don't want to know what I'd do without you... When we were apart for those three years that I was stuck on that Island, I felt empty, but I knew I would find a way to be with you again and I was right." He paused and smiled at her, his eyes watering as he started to get emotional.

Penny kept her eyes locked with his, already in tears. "Will you marry me?" The words finally released from his lips as she nodded trying to get her answer out, but was too choked up from crying. "Yes...yes..of course, Des."

He pulled her up and wrapped his arms around her, his big hands grasping her waist. He tilted his head down pressing his lips softly against hers, as they pulled away slowly, little did they know the moment was about to be ruined.

"I will not let this happen." Charles shouted from the doorway as Eloise tagged alond right behind him. Desmond and Penny turned to face Penelope's parents.

"Mom, Dad, I'm a grown woman, in my 30's for goodness sake. You can't tell me what I can and can't do..."

Desmond just looked on as Charles walked over grabbing her arm. "You may very well be an adult, but your husband will not be with you for much longer."

Desmond looked at Charles, his face full of confusion. "I don't understand.." His scottish accent made him sound even more confused.

"Desmond, i refuse to let Penny be any part of where you are about to go." Charles furrowed his eyebrows. Desmond looked at him almost terrified. "No...NO i will not go back."

"I'm sorry Desmond, but the Island isn't done with you yet.." Eloise budded in as Desmonds eyes widened.