She gasped as she opened the box he had given her. Inside was a beautiful ring. It wasn't anything fancy. A very small diamond in between two emeralds.
"What's this for?" Kate asked Tony still holding the ring in the box.
"Well, we've been separated for 3 years and I thought that we should renew our vows. We could get "remarried" so to speak." Tony looked at her wanting to see what she thought. Kate however just stood there stunned. This ring must have cost him a lot. "You don't want to." Tony half asked, half stated, in a disappointed tone. In response, Kate jumped onto him, wrapping her arms around his neck and her legs around his waist and kissed him. "Of course I'll remarry you, love of my life." She whispered in his ear then kissed him again. He had his arms around her waist holding her up and hugged her tighter. "Love you." He said putting her down. As she walked out the door to go get ready to pick Emily up she turned around, "Love you too." She picked Emily up from school and took her home. They watched a movie and ate dinner. After the movie Tony turned to Emily, "Do you know what a flower girl is, Emmy?" He asked winking at Kate.
"Umm…"She thought for a second before answering, "No, but it sounds pretty."
"Well, when two people get married," he started briefly glancing up at Kate just to see her perfect smile, "they pick the prettiest girl they know to be their flower girl. The flower girl goes before the bride and puts flower petals down and makes it look very pretty. Would you like to be the flower girl when Mommy and I remarry?" Tony asked.
Emily jumped up and for the second time that day he found a girl he loved with all his heart wrapped around his torso.
"YAY!" Emily said excitedly, "Thank you daddy." With Emily still attached to him he walk over to Kate and pulled her into the hug. He kissed them on their foreheads. This is how life was meant to be.
They played a few board games till 7:30 when Emily had to go to bed. After tucking her in and saying their good nights, Tony and Kate went down stairs and put one of Tony's many movies on. Half-way through the movie Kate leaned into Tony and raised her hand away from her face to admire her ring.
"Do you like?" Tony asked noticing her expression. It was one signaling deep thought.
"I love it Tony, but you didn't have to get this you know? I would have said yes either way. I already have the first engagement ring and wedding ring."
"Yes, I did. You need something to smile at when you're at work doing all that boring paper work." Tony said giving her his mega-watt grin.
"All I need is to think of you and Emily for that." She smiled back as he kissed her nose. She sighed and went back to her thoughts.
Near the end of the movie just before the credits, she startled Tony with a question. He actually thought she had fallen asleep. "Do you think it will ever be like it was before the separation?"
"No it won't," Tony started and seeing her disappointed look kept going quickly, "It will be better." She smiled up at him.
"Let's go to bed." She nodded and went to get up. She didn't get far however as Tony picked her up and carried her up stairs. Before placing her down he kissed her. After he put her down he jogged to his side of the bed and climbed in.
"Love you Katie." He whispered in her ear. She made a faint murmuring sound, which Tony assumed was her saying it back, before they both fell asleep.
