Emma Lee had tears streaming down her face and she was so lost for words that all she could do was nod. Kyle jumped up and hugged her around the waist, lifted her up, spun her around, and set her back down so he could kiss her. He kissed her again and again. He stopped long enough to put the ring on her finger.
"I'm so happy," he said between kisses, "I got to tell someone or I just might burst." He started to run for the door but turned around and picked her up like a husband does before he takes his new wife into their home. "I can't leave my fiancé behind," and he carried her out of the room to tell everyone on board the good news. "Gibbs, Pintel, Ragetti, everyone, we're getting married!" Kyle shouted.
"Kyle, calm down. I'm excited too, but calm down before you hurt yourself." Emma Lee said.
"Sorry, I'm just so excited."
"While you're carrying me, could you carry me to my room so I can change?"
"I guess," Kyle said with mock tiredness. He carried her to her room and set her down. He gave her a kiss before he let her go. Emma Lee walked inside and shut the door. She looked down at her ring. It was a simple, one diamond on a gold band, but it was the most beautiful thing she ever saw.
She undressed and went to put on her prom dress. She slipped it on, but the zipper was stuck down but her butt.
"Kyle," Emma Lee said, "can you please some in here and help me?"
"What's up?" Kyle asked as he walked in.
"My zipper is stuck, can you help me?"
"Sure," he came up behind her, and slipped his arms around her waist, underneath her dress.
"Kyle, that tickles," Emma Lee giggled.
"Oh really?" he said as he tickled her more.
"Kyle, stop!" Emma Lee said between giggles as she tried to squirm away. After a few minutes of him tickling her, he finally stopped.
"Let's have another go at that zipper," Kyle said. After a few attempts, it finally moved.
"Thanks," Emma Lee said, "You can have your shirt back if you want it." She held it up so he could it, but when he reached for it, she put it behind her back, "but I'm holding it for ransom. I get a kiss and you get the shirt," Emma Lee repeated what he said earlier when her had part of her shirt. Kyle playfully came up to her, threatening to tickle her some more. Emma Lee playfully backed up until she backed up into the wall. Kyle saw his advantage and pinned her up against the wall. He grabbed her by the head and held her head steady as he kissed her.
When he stopped, he said, "I don't know what I would have done if you would have said no," and then kissed her again. Just then, a huge wave rocked the ship and both of them fell to the floor with Emma Lee on top. "I like this idea," Kyle teased before he kissed her again as he wrapped his arms around her waist.
When Emma Lee got the chance, she asked, "What happened?"
"I didn't think I kissed that well," Kyle teased.
"Well yah, but I'm talking about the wave. We're by shore, you'd think the waves wouldn't be that big."
"Do you think it was Will?"
"I hope so, I wanna go home. Let's go check it out." Emma Lee said as she tried to get up.
Kyle tightly wrapped his arms around her waist so she wouldn't get up, "Now?" he said gloomily.
"The sooner we get back, the sooner we can tell everyone about our engagement."
"I guess," Kyle said, but before he let her go, he stole another kiss. As they were getting up, Kyle joked, "Just when things start to get interesting between us, something has to pop up."
"Just another reason to get back," Emma Lee handed Kyle his shirt back. They both headed for the door and onto the deck. Once Kyle got his shirt on, he wrapped his arm around her waist and held her close. When they got on deck, they saw the Flying Dutchman sitting on the water close by. "It's Will!" Emma Lee shouted.
