The next morning, Sarah woke up still in Jon's arms. The night before had gone far better than she ever could've imagined. However, the fact remained that he had to leave the next morning for Florida and she had to go home. She could feel her heart shatter into a million pieces at the thought of being apart from him. Sadness overwhelmed her and she had to choke back a sob. There was no way she was going to ruin today by moping around, thinking about a future that most likely wasn't possible. No, today she was going to spend every possible second she could with him and cherish the memories for the rest of her life. Of course, that was easier said than done, so Sarah decided to close her eyes and take a quick nap until he woke up.

Jon was laying there awake, but with his eyes closed. He couldn't stop thinking about the night before and just how good it felt to have her feel the same way he did. And finally getting to make love to her? Beyond indescribable. He'd never known that sex could be that intense, but with her, it was easily the best he ever had. He just wasn't sure how she would react to what he was going to ask her, but he'd do anything to get Sarah to say yes. Jon would even get down on both knees and beg until she agreed. Today though, he was going to put all the heavy stuff aside and concentrate on making today the perfect day for both of them. However, he was excited for when he was going to ask the question that would change both of their lives. And he honestly couldn't wait.

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Jon decided to get up and run Sarah a bubble bath. He'd heard from some of the guys and seen on tv that women usually liked that kind of thing, so he hoped she was one of them. He went into the bathroom and ran the water until it was the right temperature before adding some soap. Once the tub was filled, he went back into the bedroom to wake Sarah up.

Sarah woke to Jon gently kissing her face and stroking her hair. She gave him a sleepy smile and said "Good morning." "Good morning, sweet girl. I have a surprise for you." he said. "Ooh. What is it?" she asked.

Jon simply lifted her into his arms in response and carried her into the bathroom. He lowered her into the bathtub and held her arm up until he could put a plastic bag on over her cast. She scooted forward a bit and he climbed in behind her. It was a tight fit since he wasn't exactly a small man, but they made it work.

Sarah leaned back against him and sighed in contentment. Jon wrapped his arms around her and kissed her shoulder. "What's all this for?" she asked after a comfortable silence. "I wanted to do something nice for you and I heard that women love this kinda thing. Do you like it?" he replied. She turned around in the tub so that she was straddling his body. Sarah leaned down and gave him a passionate kiss as her answer.

Jon's fingers speared her hair as their embrace sent sparks through their bodies. Sarah could feel him grow hard between them, so she grasped his erection in her hand and began tentatively stroking him. He groaned deeply as her lips lowered to his neck and she sucked on the delicate flesh.

"Fuck, Sarah, I need to be inside you right now. But I don't want to hurt you.." Jon said. "You won't. I'm not sore at all. I promise." Sarah assured him. He couldn't wait a second longer after hearing her response and he entered her body without hesitation. His hands gripped her hips in his hands as he helped guide her movements. Her forehead rested on his and their eyes locked on each other as their bodies soon exploded in unison.

Jon pulled the plug to the tub and they stood up to rinse off. He wrapped Sarah up in a towel and they went back to the bedroom where they spent the remainder of the morning lost in each other.

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Later that day, Jon and Sarah were sitting out on the balcony, huddled underneath a blanket, watching the sun set. As the day wore on, she was having a harder and harder time keeping a lid on her emotions. She had no idea how she was going to live without him. Separating from him was absolutely going to crush her. Tears started running down her face without warning and she tried to discreetly wipe them away without him noticing. No such luck there. He was too in tune with her to not notice that she was upset.

Jon wiped the tears away from her eyes and pulled her onto his lap. Sarah held onto him tightly, desperately as she fought to reign in her emotions. He started rubbing her back to calm her down and she finally managed to stop crying after a while.

"What's wrong, Sarah?" Jon asked. "I don't want this day to end. Tomorrow you have to leave and so do I, and the thought of separating is killing me. I love you so much, Jon. I don't want to leave your side. Ever. I feel like an idiot right now, but I can't help it. I don't want to leave you. Please don't make me.." Sarah replied.

"Look at me, Sarah. Please." Jon told her. She complied with his gentle demand and he continued "What part of 'I'm never letting you go' did you not get? When I told you that, I meant it with everything in me. I wanted to do this a bit more romantically, but I guess now's a good a time as any. Tonight, I want to call your brother and tell him I need a few extra days. Then we're leaving here tomorrow and going to your place and packing up whatever you need, then we're taking it all to Tampa. Once we get there, we're going to the courthouse and getting married. Please tell me you want all that. Will you come with me and take this journey together, forever? Will you marry me, Sarah?"

Sarah's eyes filled with tears and she finally was able to reply with a quiet, almost inaudible "Yes." "Yes?" he asked hopefully. "Yes, of course I'll go with you. Yes, I'll marry you. People might think we're insane, but I don't care. I want all of that. I want you."

Jon got a huge smile on his face and he gave her a passionate kiss in response. "Thank fuck you said yes. I was ready to get on both knees and beg you to agree. Or seduce you until the answer was yes." he told her, which made her giggle. "I knew I should've held out. Damn.." she teased. Jon laughed and held her close.

"I guess we should go call your brother now." Jon said. "Yeah, we should. I have to call Steph too. She wanted to know how things went. She's probably driving Paul nuts right about now." Sarah said. "Let's call them really quick. I want to spend the rest of the night making love to my fiancée." he told her. She smiled and said "That sounds like a great idea to me." He groaned in response and stood up with her cradled in his arms.

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