A/N: Hey, everybody! *Does imitation of Simpson's doctor*

So this idea came about unexpectedly and possibly as a result of insomnia mixed with a conversation with vnsjvhgs that happened many months ago. Her idea and mine are very similar. So go read Black's Proposals as well as this story, because hers is bound to be more awesome than mine. I'm still posting this because she let me and because I spent six hours (in a row. staying up until 2am) writing it all, lol. Beware that it's bound to be a little crazy. Still, I hope you enjoy. The whole thing is already written, so I will plan to update a new (very short) chapter each day. I might get around to doing two. We'll see.

The characters aren't mine. But this was still fun to write :)

Oh, and thanks to WolfGirl1335 and vnsjvhgs for prereading this madness.

Proposals Are Complicated

"I'm going to ask Nessie to marry me." It feels amazing to say it out loud. I'd thought about it and thought about it and thought about it some more, but to finally speak it aloud makes it seem a little more real. "Nessie is the one for me. I'm going to ask her to be my wife."

Ness and I have been dating for five years. When I first met her, we were both working part-time and going to Seattle University. She was the most beautiful redheaded gas station attendant I'd ever laid eyes on. She made fun of the car I was filling up with gas, not even caring that it was my sister's. I tried to explain that I drove a red Ford truck, not the powder-puff blue Bug with the cutesy little sunroof and rainbow charm hanging from the rearview mirror. No, that belonged to Jane, my pain-in-the-butt sister who had just gotten her license. I was only driving it because my truck was sick. I planned to have her back to full health in no time, especially after Ness tried unsuccessfully to stifle a few giggles.

At least I could say that the car had broken the ice. When I showed up with my truck—back to perfect health and running great—she asked me where the insect was. I happily told her that it was back with its rightful owner—a bubble-gum blonde chick with a nasty evil streak. She had to know how I had ended up with a tiny blonde sister. After all, I was tall, dark, and handsome with all the benefits that implied. I explained that my sister was adopted after my parents found they couldn't have more children.

I ended up going to her gas station to fill up only when I knew she'd be there. I would wait and let my poor truck get too close to empty for comfort if it meant I got to talk to Ness. We started hanging out together after we realized we were both studying some of the same subjects. She told me about her family. She grew up in Washington with her brother, Jasper, and two sisters, Bella and Rosalie. Her father was helping her with tuition, but she had to cover the books herself.

A few months later, I managed to work up the guts to ask her out. She said yes, and I couldn't have been happier.

She graduated before I did. She'd gone into nursing and was accepted into a position almost the day she got her degree. I was so proud of her. She cheered me on, and eventually I got my degree and a job as a second-grade teacher.

Life continued on, and Ness and I grew closer and closer. It had been almost a week since I'd made the decision to propose.

"Nessie will be my wife," I say again.

I hear a sigh from the couch behind me, but decide to ignore it. "You've said that a hundred times already," Jane complains.

I roll my eyes. "Shut up." Once an annoying little sister, always an annoying little sister.

"Just go ask her, then."

I turn from the computer desk to glare at her. "I have to decide how first."

She scoffs. "That part's easy. Get down on one knee and say, 'Will you marry me?'"

"Sure. And what about before then? Do I feed her? Do I take her on a hike? Do I make it romantic and mushy or spontaneous and exciting?" How the heck did guys do this on a regular basis?

Jane sighs again. "Decisions, decisions."

She was no help. I turn back to the desk and look down at the list of possibilities I'd already made. I had quite a few and was looking at more online. I read through them and try to decide which one would be best.

A/N: Thanks for reading. I'll have the next chapter up soon-ish. I'd love to know what you think :)