Okay a warning before this chapter: I am male, was born male and choose to remain male so when I try and write a girl to girl talk you know its going to be kinda crappy. So in advance I apologize to all the female fans of Flashpoint who read this for probably one of the most awkward conversations you will have ever read. On the plus side this is the shortest chapter I have written so you don't have to suffer long.
Spike headed back inside to face the peanut gallery. As he closed the door he was met by six quizzical faces, all of which quickly turned to horror as they realized he was alone.
"Dude, I'm so sorry!" spoke up Lou.
"What? Why?" asked Spike.
"Well she must have said no"
"Actually she's thinking it over. She's in the garden." Answered Spike, as nonchalantly as he could mange.
Jules got up and headed for the door, stopping to pull on her shoes. "Where are you going, Jules?" asked a puzzled looking Sam.
"She probably needs a friend right now and as her best friend just proposed to her I think someone else should go. That someone could be me." And with that she headed out into Joseph's garden. George still had her head in her hands when Jules approached her. When Jules sat down however, George's head flicked up.
"Oh hello Officer Callaghan." Snuffled George.
"You can call me Jules, George. How are you holding up?"
"I...I don't know." Sobbed George. "If my mom was still here I'd ask her for help but she's not. And – and I don't know who else to talk to." She paused, "I mean its not like I don't want to marry Mike. God knows I had the biggest crush on him in high school but this is all so sudden. We've only been dating a couple of months. And he's my first boyfriend since grade thirteen... but it's not like we don't know each other... arghh, I'm so confused."
"George" said Jules firmly, "no one can tell you what to do, ultimately it is up to you. But think about it. He loves you. Now you may not have known Spike since your high school days but he is a serial dater. And of all of his girlfriends he has never once risked everything to be with any of them except you. As girls who hang around guys all day, you and I know that's a pretty big deal."
"I guess you're right" responded George, wiping her nose on her sleeve. "Uh, do you think you could get Mike to come out here? I really don't want to face the rest of them right now."
"Sure." Jules answered getting up from the small bench.
She had made it half way back to Spike's door when a small voice called out, "Thanks Jules." Jules smiled and headed back into Spike's suite.
"Hey Spike." She called out as she entered, "She wants to talk to you." Spike paled even more as he got up and headed out the door. While treading the path to the garden Spike saw that George no longer had her head in her hands but was looking at him, nervous. The rain had slowed to a light drizzle as Spike sat next to her on his father's garden bench.
George looked at Spike and nervously said, "Mike, you know you are my best friend in the world right?" He nodded, "And you know that I love you more than anything?" he nodded again. George took a deep shuddering breath, "Then in response to your question, my answer is yes. Yes, I will marry you. And yes, I will marry you within the next week."
Dumbstruck Spike's mouth fell open, "Really? Are you serious?"
"Mike, if you were willing to quit and move to Sudbury just to stay with me, I think I can deal with becoming Mrs. Michael Scarlatti." They both laughed lightly. George looked up at the rain, "Well we better go tell the group our good news before we catch a death out here." The couple ran to back to the basement suite.
As the door swung open the tension that had enveloped the room could have been cut with a knife. Lou raised an eyebrow at Spike as he entered and Spike nodded. A huge grin spread rapidly across Lou's face and he jumped up and slapped Spike on his back.
"Congrats man"
After seeing Lou's jubilant action the rest of team one and Allie bounded towards the couple, shaking their hands and congratulating them. After about half an hour, and many assurances that they would be invited to the ceremony everyone except the engaged couple left. An eerie silence fell between the two and they sat down on the couch together emotionally drained.
"So?" Posited Spike.
"So." agreed George.
"How are we going to break this to our parents?" Spike queried.
"Break what to us?" Asked Maria Scarlatti, from the door that connected the basement to the rest of the house.
"Yes what?" echoed, much to Spike and George's disbelief, Frank Rossi. Unknown to the couple Maria and Joseph Scarlatti along with another bridge partner Frank Rossi had arrived home just in time to see the three vehicles of Spike's teammates leaving their property. Curious they had went to question their children, but little did they know what had conspired in the few short hours they had been playing cards.
Soooo what do you think? What should they tell their parents? Should they get married? Does anyone actually read the authors notes? To answer any of these questions please press the review button!
