Okay here's chapter 9! Thanks for the reviews again, and as always, this is in memory of Russell Johnson.
Roy Hinkley sat on the edge of his bed, completely immersed in thought. He knew Mary Ann hadn't heard what he said, but was shaken anyway. "Is it true? Do I want her to marry me?" He thought as he gazed into space. He loved Mary Ann, he was sure about that, but marriage... That was a whole new prospect. He hadn't ever been in love with someone enough to want to marry them, so he wasn't sure exactly how he was supposed to feel. Roy stood up and paced the floor. He wasn't sure what to do. Pretend like the thought hadn't ever occurred to him, or actually ask her to marry him?
"I'm not worthy of her hand," he thought as he slumped back down on the bed. "She's too good for me. I'm surprised she even loves me back in the first place. I don't have nearly enough to offer someone like her. She would turn me down flat. She's beautiful, funny, smart, kind, generous, hard working... And I'm just the lowly Professor, who's never really been in love before. Besides, we've only been together a day. It's too soon, it may come off as desperate or wolfish..."
As the Professor thought of nearly every excuse he could think of to disregard marriage, Mary Ann's words struck him like a bolt from the blue. "We have a love worth fighting for..." The Professor said out loud, recalling fondly what Mary Ann had told him so lovingly just earlier that day. His Mary Ann. The one that kissed him back with just as much passion, the one who had brightened his days on this forsaken island, the one who held tightly onto his hand as they walked back to the huts, the one he wanted to spend the rest of his days with. Suddenly, Professor Roy Hinkley stopped analyzing, he stopped doubting and pondering, he stopped thinking of excuses. For the first time in a long time, he listened to what his heart told him to do.
"I love her," he said determinedly. "I truly love her more than anything in this world. I love her more than myself, I love her more than life, and I love her more than science," he finished, feeling more proud than he ever had before. "And I'm going to ask her to marry me. Even if she rejects me, even if she laughs in my face, even if she..." He shook his head, clearing away the negative thoughts. "It doesn't matter, it's worth whatever happens. I know now... I can't spend one more day without her... I know now."
Roy nodded his head, determined not to let his courage fall. He turned in the little makeshift radio on his little nightstand, and fell back into the bed, staring at the ceiling. A song came on, and upon hearing the lyrics, a smile spread across his lips. He fell asleep, determined to begin the rest of his life in the morning. As Mary Ann filled his dreams, the song played on:
You'll never know how much I really love you
You'll never know how much I really care.
Listen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, oh Closer...Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you
Listen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, oh Closer...Let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you
I've known the secret for a week or two
Nobody knows, just we two
Listen
Do you want to know a secret
Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, oh Closer...let me whisper in your ear
Say the words you long to hear
I'm in love with you.
Well there it was! The song I used was "Do you want I know a Secret," by The Beatles. And now, for my one and only question... What will Mary Ann's answer be? Stay tuned to find out!
