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"Well, who says we aren't already engaged? Huh?"
That statement (well, question rather) stumped and quieted everyone in the room. Duncan sure knows how to make a scene, Courtney quickly thought to herself, looking between her parents shocked faces and Duncan's smug face. She knew he was messing with her parents, something she told him to try not to do, but they didn't catch his smugness, his snarkiness, and they were left in shock.
The whole thing had been brought up by Courtney and Duncan going to Courtney's house for dinner. She hadn't seen them in a few months, and decided that they should have dinner together. Duncan grudgingly went along, mostly because Courtney wouldn't stop bugging him about it. Her parents weren't too pleased to see him, based on past actions (he was a former criminal, after all), but if their daughter was happy, they would have to just move on... eventually. They sat there and talked and ate for a while, Duncan mostly staying quiet while Courtney and her parents caught up on daily events, their jobs, etc. Then, Courtney's Mom said:
"I'm very surprised you two aren't married by now! You two have been going out for, what, four years...?"
"Almost six," Courtney corrected her.
"Oh, sorry, dear. As I was saying, you two have been dating for six years now. Most couples would've been broken up or married by that point! Look at your two friends, Geoff and Bridgette. They got married within a couple of years of dating. And then your other two friends, Trey-"
"Trent," Duncan grudgingly muttered.
"-and Gwen."
"They got divorced," Courtney said, furrowing her eyebrows together.
"But they remarried!" She saw her daughter's slightly concerned looks and said, "Oh, sweetie, I'm not upset or mad. I was just thinking about this, and wondering why you two aren't even engaged or married yet..."
"Well, Mom, we really do love each other-" Courtney started, but that's when Duncan interrupted with his bold statement, "Well, who says we aren't already engaged? Huh?"
Her parents stared at them for a few moments. Her Mom looked shocked, and while her Dad had a slightly calm expression on his face, you could see the shock in his eyes.
"Bet you weren't expecting that," Duncan smugly said, a smirk on his face as he crossed his arms. Courtney shot him a dirty look as her parents began asking questions.
"When were you going to tell us?" her Dad calmly asked as her Mother calmly, yet frantically, asked, "Where's your ring?"
"I, uhh..." Courtney started. She truthfully hadn't expected Duncan to say that, because they weren't engaged, and she hadn't expected for anyone to be talking about that.
Thankfully, Duncan was quick to answer, "Well, I just popped the question a couple of nights ago, so we were going to tell you eventually... I'm still quite shocked she said yes, frankly. Like you mentioned, we have been going out for six years, but I was thinking, 'I love her so much, I just want to marry her!' So, a couple of nights ago, I looked over at her..." He looked at Courtney. She could see the mischivieous, the smirk in his eyes. "... and I just asked her. No ring, because I knew I didn't immediately need a ring to show her how much I love and want to marry her."
"That is just the sweetest thing," Courtney's Mom gushed, clasping her hands together.
"Congratulations, you two," her Dad said, smiling at the two of them.
Courtney nervously smiled at them back. "Thanks..."
That's all they talked about the rest of the night, which was only another couple of hours. Wedding dates, dresses, groomsmen, maids of honor, church locations, honeymoons... all of that. Courtney and Duncan were both grateful to love, but for very different reasons: Courtney wasn't ready to really talk about this stuff, and Duncan just wanted to leave.
"How could you do that?!" Courtney screeched as they got into his car.
He laughed. "I don't know what you're talking about."
"My parents think we're freaking ENGAGED!" she exclaimed.
"Babe, take a chill pill," he told her, driving off. "It'll be alright."
"No, it won't! We have to come up with a ring! We have to set a date! We have to get MARRIED!"
"And is that such a bad thing?" he retorted, glancing over at her, an eyebrow raised.
She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose. "No," she muttered. "But... I wish we had gotten engaged more properly, instead of just saying, 'Oh, hey, we're getting married', y'know?"
He nodded. "I know, but... if we didn't say that we were getting married when your Mom brought it all up, then she'd be going on and on and on about it all night. Would you rather have that?"
"Not really..." She sighed. "I'm not sure if I even want to get married right now..."
"I thought you were-" He started to say, but she cut him off. "I never imagined getting married at 22, Duncan! I didn't know when I wanted to get married. I mean, I just graduated college, and we're always at work..."
"Yeah, I never really cared for the idea of getting married..." He smirked as she crossly stared at him. "I mean, if I had to get married to someone, I guess I'd pick you, Princess..."
She rolled her eyes and muttered, "Smartass."
"Now, now, dearest fiancee, we're supposed to act loving towards each other..."
"I hate you," she said, getting out of the car as they pulled up to their apartment.
"No you don't," he said, continuing to smirk as he got out of the car and followed her.
She crossed her arms as he unlocked the apartment. She stepped inside and plopped down onto the couch. She groaned as she laid her head back. "What have we gotten ourselves into?" she muttered.
"We don't have to get married immediately, y'know," he said, sitting down next to her and rubbing her thigh. "It's like you said earlier, we work all the time. How are we going to get wedding planning in?"
"My parents will make sure we do."
"Well, your parents can shove it."
"Duncan!"
A/N: So this is my first Total Drama story... I hope all the characters are pretty much in character! Whether you like it or not, please please review, and I'll try to update ASAP =)