Chapter 6: Would You Be? Could You Be?

"MORNING SUNSHINE!" Sean yells. Kristin is sleeping when she opens her eyes to see him lying next to her, his face bright and happy.

"Morning." she says a little groggily. "What time is it?"

"Uhmm...around 9:30. Did you sleep okay?"

"Fantastic. Just Fan-tastic." She winked at him.

He laughed a little. "Good. Last night went well for me too." He winked back at her. "I made you, well us, breakfast in bed. Lemme go get it. I'll be right back." He smiled at her and headed to the kitchen.

Kristin lay there, thinking about what had took place last night. Last Night. She couldn't even describe how wonderful and magical it was; until it hit her. Did they use protection? She couldn't remember. It happened so quickly. Then, Sean entered the room carrying a tray with two glasses of orange juice, a rose in a little vase, a plate covered in a tin cover, and a plate that wasn't covered. He placed the one that was covered in front of Kristin.

"So fancy!" she said.

"I hope you like it. I'm not the best cook, but I can scramble eggs and toast bread like there's no tomorrow!" He nudged her a bit.

She opened the cover, Sean looking at her face for her reaction.

"Oh wow!...I...I...Sean!" she looked at him speechless. Under the lid was a diamond ring. It was silver with three diamonds on it. There were two tiny ones on either side of the medium sized heart-shaped one in the middle.

Sean took the ring off the plate, and got down on one knee. "You know I love you. You know we share something special. I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side. I will go to the ends of the Earth to make you happy. Will you marry me?"

She began to cry. Was this happening too quickly? Just yesterday she knew they could never date, let alone be married. But last night, last night they shared something special. She knew she wanted to be his.

With tear-filled eyes, she took his hand and leaned in close. She whispered in his ear. "Yes."

She threw herself into his arms and "I'll Never Fall In Love Again" began playing in her heart. He was happy beyond words.

"Just one question." She said. "Were you planning this? Or do you just keep a ring handy?" She laughed a bit.

"Kris, it's not 9:30. It's 1 in the afternoon. You are QUITE the heavy sleeper!" he said jokingly. "This morning I went out and bought the ring."

"Oh, well it's absolutely beautiful!"

He placed the ring on her finger. She had this done before. But this time, this time it felt...right.