Walter or Henry????

Chapter 4

We last left off with Henry deciding to keep Walter's special surprise for Betty.. an engagement ring. It is now Valentine's Day. Betty is in her house, celebrating the holiday with her family.

"Hola mi amore. Happy Valentine's Day."

"Thanks, Dad. Happy Valentine's Day."

Betty kisses her dad on the cheek. All of a sudden there is a knock at the door.

"I'll get it, Dad."

Betty goes to the door and looks through the window. Standing there is Walter, wearing a teddy bear costume to celebrate Valentine's Day. With a slight sigh, Betty opens the door for Walter.

"Happy Valentine's Day, Betty! You deserve a Valentine's bearific kiss!"

Walter comes in to Betty's house and gives her a kiss. After they kiss, Betty listens to her heart beating normally. She feels her palms and sees that they aren't sweating like crazy like they were with Henry. With a sigh, Betty responds to Walter's Valentine's Day kiss.

"Thanks Walter."

"Your beary welcome!"

"OK, Walter, enough bear cracks."

"Oh, Betty, what's Valentine's Day without a couple of bear jokes?"

Hilda and Justin come down the stairs to join the celebration.

"Mornin Walta and Betty. Happy Valentine's Day. Say Happy Valentine's Day, Justin."

"Happy Valentine's Day. Can I go look at my Seventeen magazine again?!?!"

With a slight giggle Hilda replies…

"Sure. So, Betty, what was your special surprise this year?"

"I haven't opened it yet."

"She had to wait to the exact day….but we can open it now! Go get your present, Betty."

"Alright, Walter. I'll be right back."

Betty goes and finds her present. Walter goes to Betty's couch and motivates himself quietly.

You can do it, Walter. Just say, will you marry me. Will you marry me. Me marry you will.

Walter then accidentally says out loud as Betty comes into the room..

"No! That's not right!"

"What's not right"

"Umm….uh…this television says it's 9:40 but my watch says 9:39! No! That's..that's not right."

"Okay. Now let's open my present, shall we?"

Betty goes and sits next to Walter.

"Betty…did you eat your way to it?"

"I'm almost done, Walter. I have just been really busy lately..umm…thinking about some things. But, hey! I don't even know what te box looks like so now it's a super surprise!"

"Ok, fine. Here, my lady, is your present."

"Why thank you my lord."

Walter hands Betty the small box. Betty looks at the box. She slowly opens it. While she does Walter gets down on one knee and starts to propose.

"Betty!...Will you…"

"A box?! Oh how……thoughtful Walter. Thank you...I can put my…I'll find something to put in here."

"What? A box? No, it's not just a box! It's the ring inside the box!"

"What ring?"

Betty shows Walter the empty box. Walter's mouth drops. He stands up and starts pacing nervously.

"What!?!?! Where did the ring go!? It was there when I bought. I know. I made sure of it!"

"Walter…WALTER! Calm down. Maybe it opened and the ring fell out when I was fishing out candy. Don't worry, Walter. I'll go trace my steps and find the ring."

"Ok..ok…ok..you go trace those steps. Look for a shiny ring..shiny..very very shiny."

"Ok, Walter. Do you have a picture of this ring so I can find it easier?"

"Yes! But no! It has to be a surprise! At least what it looks like has to be a surprise! Or the surprise is ruined! COMPLETELY RUINED!"

"OK, ok Walter! Calm down! I'll go find this mysterious ring of yours."

Betty goes and gets her coat.

"Dad! I'll be right back! I'm gonna go find my present! See ya in a few."

Betty leaves and goes to the first place she thought of where she spends most her time…Mode. Betty goes into Mode and starts looking for a shiny ring. She starts on the 28th floor and goes down. On the 20th floor she runs into Henry.

"Henry! What are you doing here?"

"Oh, I always have to put down final payments for all the departments. What about you, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, well I'm trying to find this present Walter gave me that I supposedly have lost."

"I thought I gave you your present."

"No..well, yes, you did. But, you see, there was a special surprise inside that I have lost. Have you seen a shiny ring anywhere on this floor?"

Henry feels guilty. Really and incredibly guilty. He doesn't even know what to say. He has no time to think. His guilt overcomes him.

"Well..I did find this one shiny ring…it's…"

Henry thinks. He realizes he is giving up Betty. He freezes, not knowing what to do at all.

"Well? Where is it?"

"It's..it's in my desk drawer."

"Thank you SO much Henry! You are a life saver! See ya later tonight, at your house, right?"

"Ya. Ya right. See ya then. Just..just call if you change your mind."

"Okay. See you and thank you again!"

Betty runs to the elevator. Henry sighs. He knows he just gave up his chance to ever be with Betty. He tries to stay positive. He talks to himself.

"Henry. I know right now you really think you gave up your true love. Well, you just might have. But don't fret! You know half of the women proposed to turn it down! Yea, she'll just turn him down…I think."

As Henry hopes Betty turns Walter down, Betty sees something in the corner of her elevator. It's a white note. She goes over to it in pure curiosity. She picks it up and dusts it off. She reads it.

"Dear Betty, I love you. You're my only sweetheart that I care about. Marry me. Love, Walter."

Betty gasps. She now understands everything. Walter's ring is an engagement ring. He wants to marry Betty! She realizes that after she left the elevator with Henry he looked in her present and found the ring. She realizes that he was going to keep the ring because..he loved her.

"He loves me. More importantly, he loves me so much that he is giving the ring back to me. And you know what…I think I love him."

Right then and there Betty decides between Walter or Henry, Henry or Walter. She decides to follow her heart and she'll be happy. She decides to choose….Walter.