OMG, you guys, I'm so sorry it took me so long to update! I went on vacation and then school stated (I'm sorry. But why the heck should school stat weeks before Labor Day!), and this is the first chance I've gotten. If anyone actually still remembers this story, please review! I will be eternally grateful if you do! (And BTW, this is the last chapter…. thanks for reading!)
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All owned by the fabulous Greg Berlanti.
Ephram opened the door to the apartment to a stunning Amy dressed in a tight, open-back, sparkling black dress and shoes to match.
Even though it was only 5:45, she was ready for their 6:00 date, which she normally wouldn't be ready for until 6:15. This was because Ephram wouldn't tell her where they were going, and she wanted to know what was going on.
Ephram brought Amy to the car like normally would for one of their dates, but then he did something unexpected. Ephram took out a blindfold and tied it around her head, which caused Amy to shout, in a surprised way.
"Ephram what are you doing to me! Why am I blindfolded!"
"You'll know soon enough," he answered. And with that, she got into the car.
They rode for almost two hours, talking the entire time, until he finally got off the interstate. Amy could tell they were getting close to wherever they were going because the roads kept getting bumpier as they got farther away from the interstate.
After Ephram parked, Amy got out and started walking, even though she couldn't see a thing. Ephram just came over to her and literally swept her off her feet, holding her in a baby cradle position. He refused to give her any clues to where they were going, and being able to feel the ground might help her figure it out.
Ephram then put Amy down and guided her to an open door. He then proceeded to untie her blindfold. Amy opened her eyes to a path of rose petals leading to a blanket with a picnic basket sitting on top. And of all places, she was in the mine. The mine where they had shared their first kiss, the kiss that made her mind melt and completely forget the horrible things that were going on. He was the only one that had ever been able to distract her from her problems.
Ephram brought her over to the blanket motioning for her to sit down. She wanted to say something, but she was speechless.
He then started his short speech, which was purposely like Amy's from six years before.
"10 years ago, I came to your little town, and you changed my life. I never thought that one person could do that to another, but you did. From the moment I met you and each moment after, everything I did came back to you. I don't know if the mine reminds you of anything?"
She followed his lead by saying, "Are you kidding me? How could I forget our first kiss? It's where I first realized I was falling for you."
Coming right back in, as if on cue, he said, "I can't believe you remember that."
"I remember everything about us, Ephram."
"Me too. See, that's the thing."
Then he went into his own speech, "I could never forget how much I love you, Amy, nor would I ever want to."
The he went back to what he had said all those years before.
"I knew it then, I know it now, I'll know it always. You're it Amy. You're my one."
He knew she was going to say her line in that memorable conversation, but he put his finger to her lips before she could, and asked the most important question of both of their lives.
"Amy Abbott, will you marry me?"
"Yes," she replied in a broken voice, because she was nearly in tears.
And for the first time, Ephram leaned forward and kissed his fiancé.
