Chapter 1:

It was a year after Donna and David got married. Kelly and Dylan were still together. They seemed happy. They seemed like they were in love. They seemed to have everything a young couple could want.

Dylan had a very special surprise for Kelly. He was ready to take the next step forward in their relationship. He knew that Kelly was ready too. He had an evening of romance all planned out. He took Kelly to her favorite restaurant. Meanwhile, he had Donna and David decorate his and Kelly's home with rose petals, bouquets of flowers, and tons of candles. He wanted everything to be perfect. In his eyes, Kelly was perfect so she deserved nothing less.

Donna and David heard Dylan's car pull up. They were home. Dylan was getting ready for one of the most important moment's of his life. Donna and David snuck out the back, as Dylan and Kelly entered. "Dylan, this is beautiful." Kelly said with sincerity.

"So are you, Kel." Dylan replied in his hush, husky tone.

"What is all this?" Kelly asked naively.

"Kelly, I love you." Dylan paused. "I want to spend the rest of my life with you. You are my everything."

"Dylan. I love you too." Kelly answered, tears streaming down her face.

Dylan reached in his pocket and pulled out a box. He opened it and directed it at Kelly. He got down on one knee. "Kelly, will you marry me?"

"Yes. Yes." Kelly sobbed.

Dylan slipped the ring on Kelly's finger. It was too big for her. "We can get it sized" Dylan said as he stood up. He kissed Kelly on the cheek and wrapped his arms around her. "I'm the luckiest man in the world." Dylan whispered.

In London, Brenda had fallen in love. His name was Ben Parker, an fellow American she had met in one of her acting classes. They had been dating for two years and were very much in love. Ben made Brenda happy. Brenda made Ben happy. It was all either of them could have asked for. They seemed to have a very solid, secure relationship.

Ben decided that it was time to make Brenda a part of his life, permanently. He was going to ask her to marry him over a romantic dinner for two. Ben decided to order in from Brenda's favorite restaurant. He wanted a more intimate setting. He set their apartment up with tons of candles and bouquets of flowers. He dimmed the lights and set the table. It was beautiful. Brenda was at an acting class while he was doing this. He waited for the food to arrive. He was just hoping that it got their before Brenda got home. Luckily for him, it did.

When Brenda arrived home, she was in complete shock. She couldn't believe what Ben had accomplished while she was gone. "Ben, this is beautiful." she managed to get out.

"So are you Bren. Here, come and eat."

"Wow, looks delicious."

They sat down at the table and ate their dinner. They couldn't help but look in each other's eyes the entire time they ate. They didn't say anything to each other, their intense eye contact did the talking. They finished their dinner when Ben finally let out, "Brenda, I have something really important to ask you."

"Okay. Go ahead." Brenda replied sharply.

"We've been dating for 2 years now. I don't think I've ever been in a better place. I am so in love with you. You mean everything to me. You make me the happiest man in the world. I guess what I'm trying to say is..." Ben paused. He got down on one knee and pulled a box out of his pocket. "I guess what I'm trying to say is, Brenda, I can't live without you. Will you marry me?" He opened the box to show her the ring.

"Yes. Yes." Brenda could feel the tears starting to flow from her eyes, down her cheeks.

Ben took the ring out of the box, stood back up and attempted to place it on Brenda's finger. It was too small. "We'll get it sized" he said as he kissed her cheek. He wrapped his arms around her and whispered, "I'm the luckiest guy in the world."