Billy woke up looking at the time knowing he was due to go in today, but with Mandy he wanted to call in sick. Seeing her resting her head on him, he felt her breathing, and enjoyed how she had her arm around him. He didn't want to leave her. Last night felt perfect for him in spite of how she felt otherwise. He loved her without a doubt.

Feeling her stir, he loved how those eyes focused on him. "Morning. How are you feeling?"

Adjusting herself, she went on her back to stretch offering him a nice morning view of her. "No pain other than what I feel down there."

Getting on his side, Billy ran a finger down her body. "Are you just telling me this?"

"No. I don't feel that horrible pain anymore, though now all I do feel is this..." She trailed off to roll on her side to kiss him. "You have to work today, don't you?"

"Yes, but if you..."

Mandy cut him off. "I need to do something extremely important, Billy. What time do you get off?"

"Uh 6, but I won't go in if you are feeling the same."

Rolling him on his back, she straddled his hips. "Billy, it seems that me giving myself to you last night, and with me wanting you to be my one and only did the trick." Leaning down, she kissed him. "Go to work, and I'll be at your apartment later on. I have a surprise for you."

"Are you sure?" Running his hands through her hair, Billy didn't want to leave her side just in case she relapsed.

Smirking, Mandy positioned him in her. "Let me prove it to you."

Billy let out a sound of deep approval feeling this to be the best morning ever in his life.

Heading into work he was all smiles. She said she had a surprise later on for him, and even though he was curious about it, Billy kept fighting that urge to call her to see how she was. He did stop in the middle of his work when he felt his phone vibrate showing he had a text message.

I know your worrying about me. I'm alive still.

He laughed at that. Still smiling, Billy spotted his boss hailing him over to speak to him.

For Mandy, after she came home from doing her errands, she went to the mailbox to start sifting through her mail as she slowly made her way in getting stopped by the one voice she swore made nails on a chalkboard sound good.

"Mandy? Oh my goodness it is my princess. Sweeter tasting than a cupcake."

Great, now he knows where she lives. "Go away, Irwin." She deadpanned her warning.

"I won't since you've been on my mind, and I want to know if you would like to attend a dance with me. It will be fancy. It will be..."

"I'm taken, Irwin."

"Yes, by me. Taken by me, my beautiful cupcake." Irwin cooed coming forth to try to wrap his arms around her, but ended up getting punched in the face.

Standing over him, Mandy placed her hands on her hips. "When will you ever get the hint? I am not and will never be interested in you, Irwin. I am with someone, and I don't intend on changing that outcome."

"It can't be Billy still." His voice was strangled saying that, but he was clear enough in his wording.

Turning her back to him, Mandy headed to her house. "I can neither confirm nor deny that, but in any case never ever come and visit me or I will kill you." Opening her door up, she instantly slammed it finding Grim in her living room. "Hey Grim."

"Well seeing that your still alive I see something worked. I wonder what that was?" Grim stood up to study her.

Putting her mail on the railing at the end of the stairs to bring up later, Mandy answered casually. "I gave myself to Billy. Simple as that."

Blinking his eyes, Grim followed her to the kitchen. "Simple as that? So there is a cure. Did you get a feeling that is what needed to be done?"

Turning around to face him, she shook her head. "No, I felt my life slipping away so I thought the first thing that came into my head when we came back. Funny how it was my last thing I thought of before the pain hit me." Going into her cupboard, she grabbed some pasta, and a pot to boil water in.

"So you and Billy then? I knew you kids were perfect for one another." Grim said smiling.

"I still wouldn't mind destroying that guy still." Gathering more stuff for the meal she was making, she went about chopping some peppers.

"What exactly are you making?"

"Lasagna. I'll take it to Billy later." Waving her knife towards Grim, she added as a warning, "Don't you dare start sounding like a girl now."

"But you in love, girl! That's amazing!"

Growling, she flung the knife at his feet. "You are acting like a girl, Grim." Walking over to retrieve her implement, she added a bit more calmly, "Besides if I confess something like that it will be to him first."

"Oh sure, sure, I understand." Grinning, he couldn't help himself. "Billy and Mandy sitting in a tree k-i-s-s-i-n-g..."

Holding her knife up as a warning Grim began to back up out of there. "Ok then, I guess I will go then, girl. Glad your well for Billy's sake."

Hearing him leave, Mandy shook her head as she continued preparing.

At a quarter to 7 pm, Billy answered the door for Mandy grabbing the food tote she had with her, and bringing it to the kitchen. Looking at what she was wearing, Billy smiled noticing it was the same blue dress he saw her in on their blind date making him wrap his arms around her to kiss her.

"How are you?"

Rolling her eyes, went into his kitchen to take the food out of the carrier placing it on the counter. "I'm alive still. I'm not a corpse standing here."

Looking at what she brought over, his nose went crazy. "This looks good, but this looks better." Locating her zipper he started undoing her.

Stopping him, she said, "You can have me later. Much later, but right now aren't you hungry?"

Getting a couple of plates and some utensils, he put them down on the table along with a couple of drinks. "Starving."

Finding something to slice the lasagna after handing him the salad to put on the table, she brought it over as she was done. "Good." Waiting for him to sit down, she served him before herself.

Waiting for her to be done, he was practically drooling over the smell and now the taste of the food. "Mandy, this is good."

"Thanks."

"Hey I got a raise today at work and a promotion. I will hate paperwork, but I will spend more time out of the office still."

Getting up, Mandy thought that was good news, making her want to give him a kiss for congratulations. "I guess finally getting a brain helped then."

"Ha ha."

After he did the dishes he joined her in the living room. "That idiot Irwin knows where I live now. Mail is evil. I went out to get it and there he was passing by. He is still not invited into that house." She told him not minding his arm going around her shoulder.

"I won't invite him. I don't live there in the first place anymore." Billy grimaced at how he said that. It sounded biting in the long run to him.

Turning to face him a little more, Mandy wanted to suggest something. "Well what if you do live there. I did enjoy having you there for the short amount of time together and you do seem to accept me for who I am. Don't know why still, but what do you think?"

"They only way I'll do that is if we marry. I've always wanted to be with you and I think we balance one another out pretty good." Sliding down on his knee, he took her hand. "Mandy, will you marry me? At least this time we aren't drunk."

She wasn't expecting romantic from him. Unique most of the time, but not romantic. Instead of giving him an answer right away, she stood up and walked around him to head to his bedroom offering Billy a view of her backside as she unzipped her dress letting it slide away from her. "Come on Billy, let's start having some fun." With that she went all the way into his bedroom to wait for him to join her.

In the morning she was gone. She gave her answer last night to his question, but was surprised to see her gone. Leaving the bedroom still stark naked, Billy spotted a note from her along with the ring next to it.

I'll see you tonight at our place if you want to join me.

Sorry I had to leave. Early meeting.

We can discuss our wedding plans or other things later.

Look under the box.

Lifting the box up, Billy giggled at the key under it. It had to be the house key, but she had it custom done in the shape of a skull on top. Hearing his phone going off, he went over to it to see a message from her.

Forgot to mention if I'm late to make yourself at home since it will be your place too and if you want to start bringing some clothes over. We'll figure out the rest.

Billy loved his unsmiling love so he texted her back.

Just as long as I'm sleeping with you and not the guest room I think I'll be happy.

Going into his bedroom so he can head to get showered her reply was simple.

Of course.

Singing, Billy hopped into the shower just dancing away in his happiness as he sung about his Mandy.