Chapter 2! Enjoy! :D

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Dez snatched the box from Austin and snapped it shut. "It's nothing."

"That didn't look like nothing, Dez." Austin pointed out. "That looked like a ring."

"That's because it is a ring…" Dez mumbled, trying to bury the small box in his bag.

"What do you need a ring for?" Austin questioned, is voice rising in pitch.

Dez look to Austin and then looked down at the ground. "Austin…I really love her."

"But-a ring-it means-" Austin studdered.

"I'm doing it tomorrow night." Dez shoved his hands in his pockets. "And it would be nice to know that I have the support of my best friend."

Austin shook his head, as if shaking the shock off. He then placed his hand on his best friend's shoulder. "Of course I'll support you buddy, If you really love her and this is what you want, then go for it."

"Go for what?" Trish asked from the doorway.

Austin and Dez turned and saw her, and their eyes grew.

"What? Nothing. He uhm. Dez wanted to try a new deodorant and I told him to go for it." Austin nervously replied.

"Oh." Trish said, suspicion in her expression. She then moved closer to Dez and wrapped her arms around his waist. "I don't know, I like how he smells now." Dez smiled a bit.

Austin nodded his head and laughed nervously. "I'll…I'll be right back…" He walked past Trish and Dez quickly, out to the living room area.

Trish lifted her head so she could look Dez right in the eye. "Ya know something?"

"What?" He replied shortly.

"I am perfectly fine with everything the way it is now. If nothing changed I would still be happy as ever." She whispered. Dez fought back the sudden frown threatening to collapse his smile. "I'm gonna go help Ally." She got on the tips of her toes and kissed his cheek, then turned and walked out the door.

Dez sat down on the bed, his heart weighing him down. He felt as though his chest had just been crushed in and that he couldn't breathe. She didn't want to be more than what they already were. That's all he could think about.

Later that night everyone was off in their own rooms, and emotions were running high.

"Austin. She said that everything was fine the way it is now, and that she wouldn't change anything." Dez grabbed his sides.

"You need to calm down Bud. Seriously, she may have said that but as soon as you do what you're planning on doing, she will fall for it." Austin smiled to Dez.

"I hope so…maybe I should just return the ring and not do it. Act like it was never even a thought." Dez muttered.

"It's been 10 years, it's pretty much now or never Dez." Austin said matter-of-factly.

"I know I know…ok I'll still do it." Dez mumbled, falling backwards onto his bed, still holding his sides.

The next day was full of cooking and singing. The boys helped out any chance they could without Ally asking them to leave the kitchen. Every now and then Austin or Ally would look over and catch Trish and Dez giving each other cute glances, or making faces at one another. At one point Austin looked over and saw Dez just staring. Staring at the love of his life. She wouldn't even realize he was looking, yet he was the happiest when he could just watch her.

Austin had decided not to tell Ally about Dez's plan, because he had a feeling she wouldn't be able to hide it from Trish.

As the sky outside began growing darker, Austin noticed Dez becoming more nervous. Several times they would excuse themselves from the kitchen because of the nervousness.

"Austin, just being in the room and next to her makes my stomach flip…earlier she brushed up against me and…I just feel like how I felt when she told me she loved me for the first time." Dez whispered to Austin, both of them in the hall right outside the kitchen.

"It's going to feel that way. But you have to remember that she said she loves you. She'll say yes." Austin reassured Dez.

Dez nodded and took a deep breath, and turned back into the kitchen. When they pushed through the door they heard music playing.

The song that had just started was "Next to You" by Connor Maynard & Ebony Day. Dez swallowed hard when he heard Trish sing the line 'Cause I'll be standing right next to you…' He came up beside her and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.

"Hey! Sing the next part Dez, you know this song!" Trish said excitedly.

Dez took a deep breath and looked right into Trish's eyes, smiling. 'If you had my child…you would make my life complete…just to have your eyes on a little me…' He trailed off.

'That'd be mine forever…' Trish finished for him, smiling.

Ally and Austin watched them silently, smiling.

"Now out of the kitchen, we gotta finish up. And look, it's already 8. Ball drops in 4 hours!" Trish bossed to them.

The boys started laughing and joking around until Ally grabbed them both and shoved them out the door.

The next few hours seemed to inch by slowly. Around 9:30, Trish and Ally finally abandoned the kitchen and presented them all with the food. They took their seats around the TV around 10 o'clock and started watching the New Year's Eve program.

As the program went on, Dez's legs began to grow jumpy. He kept shaking at least one of them and had to be told several times to stop. He was fidgeting and his heartbeat was increasing. Trish was sitting on the floor in front of him, and she had noticed the weird behavior.

"Are you alright?" She asked for the tenth time.

At this point all he could do was nod his head and focus on the TV.

11 o'clock was there before they knew it. Dez's breathing had increased and his nerves were becoming frazzled. Austin noticed and placed his hand on his friend's shoulder, giving him silent reassurance.

As 12 began to creep closer, Dez realized it was coming down to the wire. It was now or never.

It was 11:50 when Dez and Ally stood up at the exact same moment.

"I'm going to the kitchen for a drink real fast…" Ally started.

"No wait." Austin said to Ally, and then looked at Dez, who looked like a frightened puppy.

Ally looked to Dez as well, realizing that he hadn't said anything.

"Yeah, wait." He managed out, his voice cracking.

"Uhm, ok…" Ally mumbled confusion on her face. She sat back down. Trish wasn't even paying attention, and was singing along to a song that was just finishing.

"Trish." Dez said, his voice squeaking on her name.

She looked up at him. "Yeah?"

He held out his hand, she looked at him confused and then took it. He pulled her up and grabbed her other hand and just looked at her for a moment. Fear on his face.

The confusion was settling on Trish's face, while Austin just smiled knowingly in the background. Ally squinted her eyes suspiciously.

He pulled her over more so that they were standing in the middle of the small room, right in front of Austin and Ally.

"You know how much I love you." He started.

"Well of course." Trish replied.

He shook his head. "Let me finish first, ok?" He pleaded quietly.

She nodded her head.

"Thank you." He took a deep breath and swallowed hard. "I love you with everything that I am. I have never felt this way about any girl, ever. When we first met I never ever thought we would be where we are today. But here we stand, a relationship going strong for 10 years. He paused for a moment, noticing the tears growing in the corners of Trish's eyes.

He squeezed her hands tighter and laughed a little. "And trust me; you can drive me crazy sometimes. But I wouldn't change a minute of it. And this year has been our best year by far, and I think we should end this year the way we want to start next year." Trish smiled through the tears that had started falling down her face.

Ally had raised her hand to her mouth as it slowly dawned on her what was about to happen.

"So why not start the new year in a new relationship?" Trish's smile fell slowly, in shock. He reached into his pocket and got down on one knee. He opened the box and showed Trish the diamond ring inside. "Will you marry me?"

CLIFF HANGERRR. HE HANGS FROM A CLIFF.

Yeah, so what do you think she is going to say?

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